Presenters & Topics
National Coalition of Deaf People of Color Conference

This list is tentative; it’s subject to change.
Presenters

Presentations, Workshops, and Interactive Sessions
Mark Azure and
Teresa Norris
“Native Communities &
Indian Sign Language”

Fred Beam

“Contribution of Performing
Artists of Color”

Steve Brunelle

“Is it TIME to give CREDIT to Plains
Indian Sign Language WHERE
the CREDIT is DUE?”

Tara Downing

“Sexuality Education:
You Can Talk About It, Too”

Melissa
Dragnanac-Hawk

“Oppression: Should I Say Something?”
Joel Garica

“Challenges Chicano Parents Face in
Raising Deaf Children in the Barrio”
Leah Katz-Hernandez

“Be the Change You Want to See!
My Journey Can Be YOUR Journey”

Mary Henry Lightfoot and Lillian Garcia

“Reaching Out to the Next Generation of Terps: NCIEC Discovers Interpreting”

Dr. Carolyn McCaskill,
Dr. Ceil Lucas, Roxanne King, and
Pamela Baldwin

“Black ASL: a Historical and
Linguistic Overview”

Krisiti Merriweather, Lindsay Dunn, and
Sheri Farinha

“On the Spot About Racism and Audism:
A Dialogue Amongst Deaf Diverse
Backgrounds”

Brenda Perrodin

“Infusing Multiculturalism in
Early Children In-service/Pre-service
Education”

Shari Kido

“Rising of Deaf Asian-American Youth”

Nan Zhou and
Liann Osborne

“Does Deafhood Apply to Us?”