Presenters & Topics
National Coalition of Deaf People of Color Conference

This list is tentative; it’s subject to change.
Presenters
Pre-Conference
Institute Workshops
Darian Burwell

“College Students in a Predominately
White University”
Cheryl Wu and
Nancy Grant
“Uncovering Unconscious Bias.”
TBA

“Infusing Multiculturalism in Early Childhood Inservice/Preserive Education”
TBA

“Racism and Audism:
The Understanding of Deafhood”
Presenters

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

Fred Beam

“Contribution of Performing Artist of Color”

Melissa
Dragnanac-Hawk

“Oppression: Should I say something?”
Joel Garica

“Challenges Chicano Parents face in
Raising deaf children in the barrio”

Mary Henry Lightfood and Lillian Garcia

Reaching Out to the Next Generation of Interpreters: NCIEC Discover Interpreting

Leah Katz-Hernandez

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

Shari Kido and
Karen Wilson

Leadership for Harmony: Heart of a Peacemaker

Poorna Kushalnagar

Psychology and Neuroscience Research with Deaf People: Why Should Research Include
More Deaf Participants of Color

Krisiti Merriweather, Glenn Anderson, Lindsay Dunn, Karen Wilson, Mike Byrd and Sheri Farinha

“In a straight and honest dialogue
about racism & audism”

Carolyn McCaskill
and Ceil Lucas

Black ASL: a historical and linguistic Overview

Christopher Smith

ASL Choreography of Expression:
“Seeing Your Inner Voice”

Nan Zhou and
Liann Osborne

“Does Deafhood apply to us?”