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3 unusual facts about Frank Bowe


American Coalition of Citizens with Disabilities

Fiorito found him: at a conference in NYC, she heard a speech by Dr. Frank Bowe, a deaf researcher at NYU, and decided that he was the person.

Frank Bowe

The example he and COED set was not lost on the students at Gallaudet University across town when, in March, 1988, they launched the Deaf President Now protest.

"SSDI and SSI ... the rapid escalation of costs and the narrowing of employer health insurance coverage ... and other factors ... keep the American Dream out of reach for many Americans with disabilities." ("Disability in America," 2006)



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