Difference in an Era of Hyper-Citizenship

<b>Difference in an Era of Hyper-Citizenship: Lessons from <i>Citizenship Politics Difference</i></b> Members of the Deaf community are almost always a minority in whatever locale they inhabit. Deaf people struggle with high unemployment rates low access to education and difficulty engaging within their larger communities. Several studies have placed the US unemployment rate for deaf people at higher than 70%. What does it mean when such communities are located in countries with even fewer resources than the West? How do Deaf communities in Africa survive and thrive and what lessons might they hold for us here in the US? Presented by Dr. Khadijat Rashid Dean of the School of Education Business and Human Services at Gallaudet University. Presented in ASL with Voice Interpretation. In Partnership with Howard County Association for the Deaf and the Maryland Deaf Digital Culture Library. Dr. Khadijat Rashid is Dean of the School of Education Business and Human Services at Gallaudet University where she has been a member of the faculty at Gallaudet. Dr. Rashid has published scholarly articles and book chapters on subjects as varied as the meaning of citizenship deaf people's experience with implants; and deaf communities in Africa. She is the co-author of Citizenship Politics Difference: Perspectives from Sub-Saharan African Communities. Washington DC: Gallaudet University Press (2015). She has presented widely on her areas of specialization including at the World Bank the United Nations the State Department the US Agency for International Development and the White House. She lives in Howard County MD.