The Fulbright Experience: Reaching Out to All People with Disabilities

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I JUST WANT TO SAY WE ARE ABSOLUTELY THRILLED TO HAVE YOU ALL HERE FOR THE KICK OFF OF A VERY IMPORTANT DISCUSSION TO BE HELD THIS MORNING.
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THE DISCUSSION ON THE FULBRIGHT EXPERIENCE, REACHING OUT TO ALL PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES.
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GALLAUDET'S FULBRIGHT SCHOLARS ARE PROOF THAT DREAMS CAN BE ACHIEVED THROUGH HARD WORK, DEDICATION, AND SUPPORT.
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LAST SPRING I WAS AT A UNIVERSITY IN RURAL NEPAL THE BEAUTIFUL FOOTHILLS OF THE GIANT HIMALAYAN MOUNTAINS. I MET WITH PEOPLE PACKED INTO THE AUDITORIUM FINDING OUT ABOUT STUDYING IN THE UNITED STATES. IN THE FRONT WAS A STUDENT WHO CAUGHT MY EYE.
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I COULD TELL SHE WAS VERY EAGER TO ASK A QUESTION BUT TOO SHY TO RAISE HER HAND. I STEPPED DOWN FROM A PODIUM LIKE THIS AND WENT TO TALK TO HER. AND SHE SAID SHE ONLY HAD ACCESS TO THE INTERNET ONCE OR TWICE A WEEK.
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BUT SHE HAD A CHANCE TO GO ONLINE TO FIND OUT WHO I WAS, WHAT FULBRIGHT WAS AND SHE READ THE BIOGRAPHIES OF THE OTHER FULBRIGHT BOARD MEMBERS. AND SHE SAID TO ME, THAT ONE NAME STOOD OUT TO HER DR. CHRISTIE GILSON.
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SHE SAID SHE WAS ASTONISHED THAT A BLIND WOMAN IN THE UNITED STATES HAD ACCOMPLISHED SO MUCH. AND SHE ASKED IF I WOULD SHARE A MESSAGE WITH DR. GILSON.
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SHE SAID SHE READ THROUGH THE WEBSITE DR. GILSON'S BIOGRAPHY TO HER YOUNGER SISTER WHO IS ALSO BLIND, SHE SAID IN OUR COUNTRY PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES DON'T HAVE MUCH OPPORTUNITY
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SHE SAID SHE READ THROUGH THE WEBSITE DR. GILSON'S BIOGRAPHY TO HER YOUNGER SISTER WHO IS ALSO BLIND, SHE SAID IN OUR COUNTRY PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES DON'T HAVE MUCH OPPORTUNITY
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WE FACE MANY CHALLENGES, AND PREJUDICES, PLEASE TELL DR. GILSON THAT KNOWING SHE IS THERE IS GIVES MY SISTER HOPE FOR HER OWN EDUCATION
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IT WAS HARD FOR ME NOT TO BREAK DOWN INTO TEARS RIGHT THERE AND I WAS SPEAKING AS I WAS TURNING TO GO SHE TUGGED MY SLEEVE AND SAID, AND ALSO TELL PRESIDENT OBAMA I SAY HELLO.
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I THINK THIS IS WHY IT'S SO IMPORTANT FOR GALLAUDET TO HAVE THE RELATIONSHIP WITH FULBRIGHT
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JUST BY BEING YOURSELF, YOU KNOW, THE STUDENTS JUST BY BEING YOUR BRIGHT CHARMING KNOWLEDGEABLE HUMAN SELF, YOU SHOW THE REST OF THE WORLD WHAT WE CAN ALL TRULY ACHIEVE
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WE ARE ALL TRULY BETTER TO HAVE DIVERSITY OF ALL SORTS IN OUR COMMUNITY. THAT EVERYONE HAS WORTH. EVERYONE CAN CONTRIBUTE SOMETHING.
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I WAS INVOLVED IN ITALY WORKING WITH THE DEAF AND DEAF-BLIND COMMUNITY THERE
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PRIOR TO MY GOING TO THE COMMUNITY THERE WAS NO ACCESS FOR DEAF CHILDREN UP UNTIL THAT POINT I HAD BEEN VERY INVOLVED IN THE DEAF-BLIND COMMUNITY HERE IN AMERICA
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PRIOR TO MY GOING TO THE COMMUNITY THERE WAS NO ACCESS FOR DEAF CHILDREN
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PRIOR TO MY GOING TO THE COMMUNITY THERE WAS NO ACCESS FOR DEAF CHILDREN UP UNTIL THAT POINT I HAD BEEN VERY INVOLVED IN THE DEAF-BLIND COMMUNITY HERE IN AMERICA
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UP UNTIL THAT POINT I HAD BEEN VERY INVOLVED IN THE DEAF-BLIND COMMUNITY HERE IN AMERICA
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I UNDERSTOOD THERE WAS A DESIRE TO HAVE ADEQUATE SERVICES AND ACCESS FOR DEAF-BLIND INDIVIDUALS IN OTHER COUNTRIES
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SO, WHEN I WENT OVER THERE I WAS ALSO PRECEDED BY DR. CLAYTON BOWLY AND BRINGING BACK A LOT OF INFORMATION AND STUDENTS HAD BEEN IN EXCHANGE PROGRAMS IN ROME, ITALY WHERE I WAS
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ONE PARTICULAR INTEREST FOR ME WAS ONE I CAME ACROSS A DEAF-BLIND CHILD WHO WAS 7-YEAR-OLD WHO HAD NO LANGUAGE WHATSOEVER PRIOR TO MY MEETING THE CHILD
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THE CHILD HAD BEEN WITH THE FAMILY A NUMBER OF YEARS ISOLATED IN A ROOM WITHOUT ACCESS TO THE OUTSIDE WORLD.
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NOW, I HAD LEARNED THE SIGN LANGUAGE OF ITALY PRIOR TO MY GOING THERE, SO WHILE I WAS LEARNING THIS LANGUAGE ANOTHER LANGUAGE FOR ME I WAS ALSO TEACHING THIS YOUNG DEAF-BLIND CHILD THAT I MET
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I WORKED WITH THIS CHILD 7 MONTHS WORKING WITH DEAF INTERPRETERS IN THE AREA TEACHING THEM HOW TO BECOME INTERPRETERS SO THEY COULD PROVIDE ACCESS AND INTERPRETING SERVICES FOR OTHER DEAF-BLIND PEOPLE IN ROME AND ITALY.
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I PROVIDED INTERPRETER TRAINING TO DEAF INDIVIDUALS TALKING ABOUT DEAF-BLIND INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS AND ADVOCATING FOR THE RIGHTS OF DEAF-BLIND PEOPLE
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THAT WAS ABOUT 2003 IT'S 10 YEARS I AM STILL IN TOUCH WITH THAT FAMILY THEY ARE STILL WORKING WITH THE CHILD THE CHILD HAS MUCH MORE ACCESS. SO IT'S BEEN A WONDERFUL EXPERIENCE
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I THINK FULBRIGHT IS THE HALLMARK OF EXCHANGE PROGRAMS, THOSE PEOPLE WHO ENTER THE FULBRIGHT PIPELINE REALLY COME OUT THE OTHER SIDE HAVING TRAMPOLINED NOT JUST THE PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
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BUT THE CAREER PATH WHAT THEY GO ON TO DO AS LEADERS IN THEIR COMMUNITY, AS A ROLE MODEL FOR OTHERS IS REALLY REMARKABLE.
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AND THAT -- THAT IS WHY I AM SO PASSIONATE ABOUT FULBRIGHT PROGRAM IS BECAUSE THERE ARE JUST NOT ENOUGH ROLE MODELS WITH DISABILITIES OUT THERE IN LEADERSHIP POSITIONS AND I THINK FULBRIGHT IS ONE OF THE MOST POINT A TO POINT B PATH YOU CAN TAKE EARLY ON.
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IN YOUR YEAR AND IN YOUR GRADUATE EDUCATION TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN
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YOU HAVE A RIGHT TO ACCESS THESE PROGRAMS JUST LIKE YOUR PEERS AND JUST LIKE ANYONE ELSE. IF YOU WANT TO EXPERIENCE CREATIVE WRITING IN ANOTHER COUNTRY, IF YOU WANT TO BE A JOURNALIST IF YOU WANT TO CHANGE THE FACE OF DISABILITY
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IF YOU WANT TO BE LIKE MARCELO AND STUDY LAW AND THINKING GOING BACK TO YOUR COMMUNITY AND CHANGES THE LAWS FOR OTHER PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES YOU CAN DO THAT.
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DR. GILSON WE HAVE A QUESTION FROM FACEBOOK THE QUESTION IS FROM ALI EDDELSTIEN,
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WHAT KINDS OF COLLABORATIVE OPPORTUNITIES EXIST TO HELP DEAF STUDENTS NAVIGATE THE FULBRIGHT APPLICATION PROCESS WITHOUT HIRING A SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETER EACH TIME WE INTERACT?
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YOU -- ANYBODY WANT TO TAKE THAT ON? I WOULD SAY COME TO -- ALI, THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION. I WOULD SAY COME TO GALLAUDET OR CONTACT FOLKS AT GALLAUDET OR WHAT IS THE OTHER SCHOOL FOR THE RIT? THE OTHER ONE? OKAY.
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I WOULD LIKE TO RESPOND. RIGHT. JUST TO SHARE SOME INFORMATION HERE. THE FULBRIGHT COORDINATOR FOR GALLAUDET INDIVIDUALS WANTED INFORMATION ABOUT APPLYING FOR FULBRIGHT, THEY CAN CONTACT ME HERE AT GALLAUDET AND ALL OF THE MATERIALS,
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YOU NEED TO HAVE AN INTERPRETER WE HAVE A DEAF PANEL THAT COMES TOGETHER DISCUSS THE PROCESS IF YOU WANT TO GO TO ANOTHER COUNTRY LET'S SAY TO GET EDUCATION OR WHATEVER FIELD YOU ARE INTERESTED IN WE WILL MAKE SURE WE HAVE INTERPRETER SERVICES ARRANGED.
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WE USE AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE SO THE APPLICATION PROCESS IS DONE IN AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE WE PASS IT ON TO THE OFFICE IN NEW YORK AND FROM THERE THEY HANDLE THE REST OF THE PROCESS.
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I WOULD SAY, TOO, KNOW YOUR RIGHTS. SO, IF YOU HAVE LIVED IN THE COUNTRY YOUR WHOLE LIFE YOU ARE GOING TO KNOW YOU NEED AN INTERPRETER OR SOME OTHER KIND OF ACCOMMODATIONS TO COMMUNICATE EFFECTIVELY WITH PEOPLE WHO DON'T SIGN, AND REQUEST THAT.
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YOU KNOW EVEN IF YOU CAN'T COME TO GALLAUDET OR FACILITATE IT THERE. AND I HAVE ALWAYS FOUND IN MY LIFE THAT WHEN YOU ARE POLITE AND WHEN YOU START TO GET A LITTLE PUSH BACK -- PUSH BACK NOT THAT I DID FROM FULBRIGHT I WAS WELL ACCOMADATED.
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IF YOU ARE GETTING A LITTLE HESITANCY START QUOTING THE NAMES OF THE LAWS YOU ARE INVOKING IT CHANGES THE WAY PEOPLE ACT. YOU COULD BE NICE ABOUT IT BUT IS THIS MY RIGHT UNDER THE ADA OR 504? AND GET BACK TO ME. IT WORKS WELL.
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HELLO EVERYONE MY NAME IS LARRY MUSAF FROM GALLAUDET UNIVERSITY. I DID WANT TO ADD A BIT TO ONE OF THE COMMENTS THAT WAS RAISED EARLIER CONCERNING ISSUES.
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I AM WONDERING ABOUT THE FUTURE FULBRIGHT INVESTIGATING ISSUES OF DISABILITY AND DOING SO COME HERE TO SEE WHAT WE ARE DOING AT THE UNIVERSITY AT GALLAUDET UNIVERSITY WE HAVE EVERY KIND OF ACCOMMODATION THAT YOU CAN IMAGINE.
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INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE DEAF, DEAF-BLIND OR MANY OTHER DISABILITIES. THE FULBRIGHT INDIVIDUALS COME HERE AND SEE WHAT WE DO HERE THAT MIGHT INFORM THEM IN TERMS OF HOW THEY CAN ASSIST OTHER INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE DEAF OR BLIND OR ARE DISABLED.
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SECONDLY, I TRAVELED RECENTLY TO NIGERIA I MET A PERSON WHO COULD HEAR AND THEY WERE INTERESTED IN COMING TO THE U.S AND LEARNING ABOUT HOW TO BE AN INTERPRETER
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HIS CONCERN WAS THAT HE WAS SO VERY FAR FROM THE CITY IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT FOR HIM TO VISIT THE U.S. EMBASSY TO SHARE HIS INTEREST IN BECOMING A FULBRIGHT SCHOLAR
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HOW MIGHT FULBRIGHT HELP INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE COMING FROM RURAL AREAS WHO DON'T HAVE MONEY TO TRANSPORT THEMSELVES TO THE EMBASSY AT THE CAPITOL
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THANK YOU LARRY. COULD YOU SUMMARIZE YOUR FIRST QUESTION AGAIN?
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THE FIRST COMMENT WAS NOT NECESSARILY A QUESTION WAS MORE OF A SUGGESTION THAT FULBRIGHT INDIVIDUALS COME TO GALLAUDET UNIVERSITY
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AND STUDY WHAT WE DO HERE IN TERMS OF PROVIDING ACCESSIBILITY FOR ALL OF OUR STUDENTS DORMS THAT ARE ACCESSIBLE WE HAVE A CAMPUS THAT OFFERS EVERY AMENITY IMAGINABLE FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH ALL DIFFERENT TYPES OF DISABILITIES IT WAS MORE OF A SUGGESTION.
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GOT IT, THANK YOU. I KNOW THAT THE BOARD IS VERY INTERESTED IN US WORKING WITH GALLAUDET MORE, WE HAVE HAD SOME WONDERFUL CONVERSATIONS WITH UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT LAST NIGHT AND OTHER STAFF HERE AT
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WE HAVE DR. COLLINS HERE ON THE PANEL, SO I WOULD IMAGINE THAT THIS WILL HAPPEN AT LEAST IN WHATEVER WAY WE CAN SUPPORT THAT FROM NOW ON. I AM SURE AS WE HAVE IN THE PAST AS WELL.
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I AM WONDERING IF A PERSON WHO USES SIGN LANGUAGE AS THEY ARE PREFERRED MODE OF COMMUNICATION AS OPPOSED TO WRITTEN LANGUAGE AND HOW THEY MIGHT WORK THAT OUT IN A RURAL AREA IN A DEVELOPING COUNTRY
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I AM WONDERING IF A PERSON WHO USES SIGN LANGUAGE AS THEY ARE PREFERRED MODE OF COMMUNICATION AS OPPOSED TO WRITTEN LANGUAGE AND HOW THEY MIGHT WORK THAT OUT IN A RURAL AREA IN A DEVELOPING COUNTRY
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AS WE NOTED EARLIER, A LOT OF FOLKS WHO ARE DEAF MIGHT WANT TO INTERACT IN APPLYING FOR A FULBRIGHT USING SIGN LANGUAGE,
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WHAT KIND OF RESOURCES ARE THERE IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, RURAL AREAS WITH PEOPLE WHO ARE DEAF TO DO THAT ONLINE PROCESS WHICH ISN'T THE SIMPLEST WAY FOR THEM TO COMMUNICATE, PERHAPS?
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WELL I -- AS YOU KNOW, OF COURSE CHRISTIE THE PROGRAM IS OFFERED IN 150 COUNTRIES EACH ONE OF THOSE IS GOING TO HAVE A DIFFERENT ANSWER PROBABLY.
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ULTIMATELY BECAUSE THE -- THE APPLICATION PROCESS IS ONLINE, IN ORDER TO APPLY AND BE CONSIDERED EITHER THAT APPLICANT OR SOMEONE WHO IS FACILITATING THE APPLICANT WOULD HAVE TO ENGAGE WITH THE ONLINE APPLICATION
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BECAUSE THAT'S HOW THE APPLICANT'S INFORMATION IS TRANSFERRED BOTH TO INSTITUTE OF NATIONAL EDUCATION FOR PLACEMENT AND THEN ON TO UNIVERSITIES FOR THEIR CONSIDERATION OF THE APPLICATION
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AND SO, AT SOME POINT THE APPLICANT WOULD HAVE TO ENGAGE IN SOME CAPACITY WITH THE APPLICATION. IF ONLINE COMMUNICATION ISN'T THEIR PREFERRED METHOD OF COMMUNICATING
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THEN THEY ARE GOING TO HAVE TO LOOK TO SEE WHAT RESOURCES THEY HAVE TO ENGAGE WITH THE EMBASSY TO MAKE A FIRST SORT OF ENGAGEMENT
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TO REACH OUT TO THE PERSON IN THE PUBLIC AFFAIRS SECTION TO INITIATE THE CONVERSATION ABOUT WHAT THE NEXT STEPS MIGHT BE
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AND IN THAT CASE IF THEY HAVE SOMEBODY IN THE COMMUNITY WHO MIGHT BE ABLE TO MAKE A PHONE CALL OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT THEY NEED TO BRIDGE THAT FIRST COMMUNICATION AND THEN SEE WHAT RESOURCES CAN BE MADE AVAILABLE.
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SO, IT SOUNDS -- THANK YOU MICHELLE IT SOUNDS LIKE INTERACTING WITH YOUR LOCAL COMMUNITY WITH THE DEAF COMMUNITY OR DISABILITY COMMUNITY MIGHT BE A GREAT WAY TO WORK THIS OUT.
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CHRISTIE THIS IS LISA HELLING FROM THE FULBRIGHT BOARD BUT AN OFFICER LET ME EXPAND A LITTLE BIT AS TO WHAT MICHELLE HAD SAID. BECAUSE THERE ARE, AGAIN IT DOES DEPEND ON THE COUNTRY.
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THERE ARE OFTEN TIMES WAYS OF REACHING SOMEBODY BEFORE ACTUALLY HAVING TO GET AS FAR AS THE UNIVERSITY OR THE EMBASSY BECAUSE IN MANY COUNTRIES THERE ARE EITHER AMERICAN FOREIGNERS OR OTHER KINDS OF AMERICAN SPACES THAT OFFER EDUCATIONAL ADVISING SERVICES
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OFTENTIMES IT'S HARD FOR PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY IN RURAL AREAS THEY DON'T KNOW HOW TO GET THROUGH TO THE EMBASSY. BUT THERE ARE PEOPLE SPECIFICALLY TRAINED IN KNOWING ABOUT AMERICAN UNIVERSITIES AND EDUCATIONAL PROCESS THAT CAN BE THAT
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PRELIMINARY LINK AND THEY KNOW ALSO HOW TO GET TO THE EMBASSY WHEN THAT IS THE APPROPRIATE STEP. I THINK EVERYTHING MICHELLE HAS SAID, THEY WILL ULTIMATELY HAVE TO ENGAGE IN THE INTERNET PROCESS BUT THERE ARE AMERICAN CAND OTHER EDUCATIONAL ADVISING STEPS
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I WORK AT AMERICAN UNIVERSITY WASHINGTON, DC THE TECHNOLOGY SPECIALIST THIS QUESTION IS WITH THE AREA
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ANY OF THE FULBRIGHTS PANEL OR THE AUDIENCE WHAT IS YOUR EXPERIENCE WITH THE ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY HOW HAS IT BEEN FOR YOUR EXPERIENCE BEING HERE AND ALSO BEING IN THE COUNTRY AMERICANS VISITING OTHER COUNTRIES
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ANY OF THE FULBRIGHTS PANEL OR THE AUDIENCE WHAT IS YOUR EXPERIENCE WITH THE ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY HOW HAS IT BEEN FOR YOUR EXPERIENCE BEING HERE AND ALSO BEING IN THE COUNTRY AMERICANS VISITING OTHER COUNTRIES
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I KNOW YOU GUYS TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT TECHNOLOGY THE EXAMPLE IN HONG KONG FOR EXAMPLE, BUT I CARE TO KNOW WHAT YOUR EXPERIENCE IS WITH ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY WHERE YOU SEE IT GOING FROM THE EXPERIENCE
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IN TERMS OF THE TECHNOLOGY WE HAVE TODAY WE OFTEN HAVE PEOPLE USE VIDEOPHONES HERE IN THE UNITED STATES IT ALLOWS US TO HAVE TELEPHONE ACCESS
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BACK IN THE DAY WE HAD TTY AND WE WOULD TYPE OUT OUR CONVERSATIONS BUT WE USE SIGN LANGUAGE THROUGH A VIDEOPHONE
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AND MORE AND MORE EMBASSIES ARE LOOKING AT VIDEOPHONES SO WE CAN CONNECT TO THEM THROUGH INTERPRETER VIDEOPHONE SERVICES AND MAKE TELEPHONE CALLS TO INDIVIDUALS AND WE ARE ABLE TO ACCESS THE GREATER COMMUNITY THROUGH THE USE OF OUR VOIP COMMUNICATIONS
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THAT'S ONE OF THE COMMUNICATIONS USED HEAVILY HERE IN THE UNITED STATES
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I WOULD SAY YOU PICKED UP ON SOMETHING PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES FROM OTHER COUNTRIES TALK ABOUT WHEN THEY COME TO THE U.S., WHICH IS WOW, THERE IS A LOT OF ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY HERE.
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IT ACTUALLY -- THE AMOUNT OF ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY THE DISABILITY COMMUNITY USES HERE CHARACTERIZES OUR DISABILITY CULTURE IN THE U.S. IN A WAY THAT'S REALLY DIFFERENT FROM MOST OTHER COUNTRIES.
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I THINK THAT IS A REALLY POWERFUL AND VERY EMPOWERING EXPERIENCE TO COME HERE AND SEE WHAT IS POSSIBLE KIND OF LIKE YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU DON'T KNOW
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IF YOU HAVE NEVER SEEN A BUS THAT CAN KNEEL AND A RAMP COME OUT AND YOU GET ON AND YOU -- YOU KNOW, RIDE THE BUS TO WORK LIKE ANYBODY ELSE,
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THAT IS WHOLLY EMPOWERING TO EXPERIENCE. AND THEN TO THINK, YOU KNOW, MY TIME HERE AT YOU WILL FULL -- AT FULBRIGHT I AM GOING TO GO BACK TO THAILAND I WILL NO LONGER BE ACCEPTING OF A PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM THAT DOESN'T HAVE ACCOMMODATIONS
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AND YOU KNOW, I AM GOING TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THAT. AND I THINK THAT PLANTING THOSE SEEDS ARE SO VITAL. AT THE SAME TIME WHAT I SEE IS HERE IN THE U.S., THE
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YOU KNOW THE COMING OF AGE NOW, THE COLLEGE STUDENT AGE IT'S A GENERATION THAT HAS GROWN UP UNDER ADA IT WAS PASSED IN 1990 ALL THEY HAVE EVER KNOWN THESE ARE OUR RIGHTS AND THAT'S IMPORTANT
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THEY DON'T ALWAYS CARRY OVER TO ANOTHER COUNTRY THAT EXPECTATION PERHAPS OF WHAT ACCOMMODATIONS ARE AVAILABLE, THE EXPECTATION THAT THERE IS A RIGHT TO THAT TECHNOLOGY OR THAT ASSISTIVE DEVICES MAY NOT TRANSLATE AND OFTEN DOESN'T.
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IT'S DIFFICULT IF YOU ARE TRAVELING FOR THE FIRST TIME AS INTERNATIONAL TRAVELER IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO IMAGINE PEOPLE SAY WHAT ACCOMMODATIONS DO YOU NEED. I DON'T KNOW. I HAVE NEVER BEEN TO JAPAN. I HAVE NEVER BEEN TO ARGENTINA
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IT'S REALLY DIFFICULT TO IMAGINE YOURSELF IN ANOTHER COUNTRY AND WHAT YOU WILL NEED. SO, FOR THAT REASON WE OFTEN SAY, THE REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION PROCESS IS EVER EVOLVING.
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AND EVER FLEXIBLE. AND JUST BECAUSE YOU THINK WE GOT EVERYTHING SETTLED THEY ARE GETTING ON THE PLANE IT'S REALLY JUST THE BEGINNING
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I THINK THAT RELIANCE ON ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY IS OFTEN THE BIG PIECE OF WHAT CAN MAKE ADAPTATION OVERSEAS FOR AN AMERICAN VERY, VERY CHALLENGING
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THEY ARE USED TO A CERTAIN LEVEL OF INDEPENDENCE THAT THAT TECHNOLOGY ALLOWS. AND WITHOUT IT, THERE COMES TO RELY ON PEOPLE WHICH IS NOT ALWAYS COMFORTABLE FOR AN AMERICAN WITH DISABILITY
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AND IT WOULD BE SOMEWHAT OF A LOSS OF MOMENTUM ABOUT THE EXCITEMENT OF WHAT THEY ARE DOING THEY FEEL LIKE THEY ARE FALLING BEHIND IN SCHOOL,
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THEY ARE NOT ABLE TO COMMUNICATE WITH THEIR FAMILY BACK HOME LIKE THEY EXPECTED. THOSE ARE ALL PIECES THAT WE CAN WORK AS COMMUNITY
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AND EXCHANGE TO HELP WITH TO PREPARE SOMEBODY TO TELL THE STORIES HOW DID YOU ADAPT AND WHAT DID YOU DO WITHOUT THAT TECHNOLOGY
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WE LOOK AT THE AMERICAN DEFINITIONS OF DISABILITY UNDER ADA AND 504 AS OUR WAY OF DEFINING WHO IS COVERED IN THE LAW IF YOU HAVE A LEARNING DISABILITY FULBRIGHT IS FOR YOU. IF YOU HAVE A PSYCHIATRIC DISABILITY FULBRIGHT IS FOR YOU. PLEASE APPLY. WE WANT
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WE ARE GOING TO LEARN FROM YOU, IT WILL CHANGE YOUR LIFE. I ALSO WANTED TO JUST THANK THE FULBRIGHT BOARD FOR ALLOWING US TO HAVE THIS EVENT RELATED TO DISABILITY FOR EMBRACING THIS DIVERSITY SO VERY FULLY.
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SHOULD FOLKS HAVE QUESTIONS FOR US AFTER THIS, SOMEONE FROM STATE REMIND ME OF THE FULBRIGHT BOARD'S E-MAIL ADDRESS PLEASE? FOR THE PUBLIC? CATHERINE OR -- >> FSB @ STATE.GOV
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BOB AT STATE.GOV. IF YOU WANT TO CONTACT ME OR OTHER MEMBERS OF THE BOARD RAISE CONCERNS, THANK YOU FOR RAISING WHAT YOU DID TODAY. I AM GLAD YOU MENTIONED THOSE. OR IF YOU WANT TO PRAISE FULBRIGHT WE KNOW WE DO A WONDERFUL JOB.
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WE DO DO PRETTY DARN GOOD I AM PRETTY PROUD OF US. PLEASE E-MAIL US. AND THANK YOU FOR COMING TODAY AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU ABROAD. GO APPLY. THANK YOU.