Adam Gouvan

I'm very strongly [connected] with deaf culture, but I began to realize how DPN really impacted us in "real life." I'm very glad that DPN proved the "White World" wrong big time! Deaf people were patient for a long time, and that was enough! They can do the same as the hearing world ... I feel a very deep pride. I feel like when I walk I can feel that the world now knows about deaf people. I [still] feel that they pick on us when we speak up for our rights. We are very [much a] minority but we got them to pay attention to us. It's really amazing how many people I've talked to are leaders ... Many deaf people are successful. DPN [encouraged] me to speak up for myself with hearing people.

Adam Gouvan
Indiana

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