ProductUpdated on 6 February 2024

Cultivating deaf leadership and global advocates from China to the United States

Amy Hebert Knopf

Director of Education and Research at Center for International Disability Advocacy and Diplomacy at St. Cloud State University

United States

About

The Center for International Disability Advocacy and Diplomacy (CIDAD) at St. Cloud State University, in the state of Minnesota, initiated a graduate leadership certificate for Chinese citizens who are deaf. The students teach Chinese Sign Language and culture to American deaf students, facilitate a summer camp, and produce advocacy video modules. From its 2016 inception with one student, it plans to involve 30 interns across 15 deaf schools by 2024.

Read more here: https://zeroproject.org/view/project/05fb908d-3666-4bd2-bcc8-4bffc2d4a2f6