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Deaf Culture Diversity is a new group on campus attempting to not only educate about deaf culture, but also to broaden people’s entire perceptions about diversity.
“A lot of times when we talk about diversity, it’s mostly ethnic,” said Carrie Caldwell, the president and founder of DCD. “There’s a lot of physical diversity and ability diversity. That’s one thing I want to bring out to the community.”
Caldwell saw the need to form a group like DCD after realizing there was no group of its kind on campus.
“I’ve been at UW-Oshkosh for two years now as a student and there isn’t anything established for deaf students,” Caldwell said. “The Dean of Disabled Students works with some of the things and services that we need, but there’s nothing for the culture itself.”
Caldwell said being the only deaf student on campus is disappointing. She has turned her disappointment into motivation by forming a group that, she hopes, will be able to serve a greater good for the entire deaf community, both in Oshkosh and beyond.
“Ideally, I hope to service different kinds of deaf education,” Caldwell said. “There are several schools for deaf, not only in the United States, but also in other countries. I’d like to, each year, kind of do something to help either raise funds for a school somewhere or send them a package of something that they could use at their school.”
Some of nearby schools for the deaf include Wisconsin School for the Deaf in Delavan, Metro Deaf School in St. Paul, Minn. and Iowa School for the Deaf in Council Bluffs, Iowa.
DCD meets from 12 to 1 p.m. in the Multicultural Education Center on the second and fourth Fridays of each month.
Their first meeting, held on Feb. 9, introduced issues facing deaf culture, gave those in attendance a chance to talk about their experiences with the deaf and also had a question and answer session.
Caldwell said the cultural aspects of deafness were discussed as well.
“The deaf are completely able, we just live in a different lifestyle,” she said.
Ann Oliver Lepore, Writing Skills Specialist for the Center for Academic Support and Diversity and also the advisor for DCD, said there are many differences in the world students often aren’t aware of.
“There’s a lot of diverse culture around us, and we have much to learn from it,” Lepore said.
The next DCD meeting will take place Feb. 23.
Deaf Culture Diversity is a new group on campus attempting to not only educate about deaf culture, but also to broaden people’s entire perceptions about diversity.
“A lot of times when we talk about diversity, it’s mostly ethnic,” said Carrie Caldwell, the president and founder of DCD. “There’s a lot of physical diversity and ability diversity. That’s one thing I want to bring out to the community.”
Caldwell saw the need to form a group like DCD after realizing there was no group of its kind on campus.
“I’ve been at UW-Oshkosh for two years now as a student and there isn’t anything established for deaf students,” Caldwell said. “The Dean of Disabled Students works with some of the things and services that we need, but there’s nothing for the culture itself.”
Caldwell said being the only deaf student on campus is disappointing. She has turned her disappointment into motivation by forming a group that, she hopes, will be able to serve a greater good for the entire deaf community, both in Oshkosh and beyond.
“Ideally, I hope to service different kinds of deaf education,” Caldwell said. “There are several schools for deaf, not only in the United States, but also in other countries. I’d like to, each year, kind of do something to help either raise funds for a school somewhere or send them a package of something that they could use at their school.”
Some of nearby schools for the deaf include Wisconsin School for the Deaf in Delavan, Metro Deaf School in St. Paul, Minn. and Iowa School for the Deaf in Council Bluffs, Iowa.
DCD meets from 12 to 1 p.m. in the Multicultural Education Center on the second and fourth Fridays of each month.
Their first meeting, held on Feb. 9, introduced issues facing deaf culture, gave those in attendance a chance to talk about their experiences with the deaf and also had a question and answer session.
Caldwell said the cultural aspects of deafness were discussed as well.
“The deaf are completely able, we just live in a different lifestyle,” she said.
Ann Oliver Lepore, Writing Skills Specialist for the Center for Academic Support and Diversity and also the advisor for DCD, said there are many differences in the world students often aren’t aware of.
“There’s a lot of diverse culture around us, and we have much to learn from it,” Lepore said.
The next DCD meeting will take place Feb. 23.