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Moments of Truth: Robert R. Davila, the Story of a Deaf Leader | 
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| Authors: Harry G. Lang, Oscar P. Cohen, Joseph E. Fischgrund
Publisher: RIT Press
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  1 reviews
Sales Rank: 184236
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 240
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 9 x 6 x 0.5
ISBN: 1933360267
EAN: 9781933360263
ASIN: 1933360267
Publication Date: January 18, 2008
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Withstanding childhood poverty in a migrant farming family and an illness in 1943 at age 11 that left him profoundly deaf, Robert R. Davila persevered to become one of the first deaf persons in history to earn a doctorate. He did so at a time when interpreting in higher education had not yet become a professional support service. Davila worked unfailingly to achieve positions of stature as vice president of Gallaudet University, the president of three major deaf education organizations, and the seeming culmination of his career as the highest appointed deaf official ever in the U.S. government at the Department of Education. Yet, after this government service, he returned to his field to achieve another series of firsts. He served as Headmaster of the New York School for the Deaf at White Plains for three years, and as the first deaf chief executive officer of the National Technical Institute for the Deaf at Rochester Institute of Technology for seven years. Then, in 2006, Bob Davila was invited to assume the presidency of Gallaudet University in a time of crisis.
Moments of Truth summarizes a series of defining experiences that enabled Davila to rise to the pinnacle of his profession as an educator. This book is not merely a roadmap on how he achieved such honors it is an inspiring tale of self-discovery and resilience appealing to all who face overwhelming odds, especially deaf children who are sure to be encouraged by his pioneering legacy.
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determination and achievement by Deaf April 5, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is a must read book if you have an inclination for understanding of Deaf culture. Although it is a biography of one man who is deaf, the book is written to extend beyond the realm of one success but includes as the title says the lives of humans' "moments of truth".
It is this encouragement and his devotion to the moments that inspires the readers of the book. There is no limitations on your dreams!
(Small world! I was surprised to see our son's picture on page 174.)
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