Deaf President Now protest at Gallaudet University

In 1988 students, faculty, and alumni at Gallaudet University in Northeast Washington staged the 'Deaf President Now' protests demanding a deaf president for the university. The protests led to the resignation of the appointed hearing president and the selection of I. King Jordan as the university's first deaf president, a widely reported outcome in higher-education and disability-rights history. The event is documented as a pivotal moment in Deaf civil rights and higher-education governance.