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DeafPride group ‘glosses’ to music

By Hany Abdel | November 10, 2013

DeafPride members held a Sign Sync event Thursday night in Wirtz Hall Auditorium to raise awareness for National Deaf Awareness Week.The student organization “glossed” over several pop hits to music and lyrics during the event. Glossing is a term...

During Deaf Town, an event hosted by DeafPride, NIU community members used sign language to emulate both commuication through words and body to raise awereness for social barriers for Deaf Awareness Week.

Students learn through Deaf Town

By Kate Chopelas | November 5, 2013

A new type of town, called Deaf Town, was created Tuesday evening in the Holmes Student Center’s Skyroom.Organizers Tertia Jeppson, vice president of DeafPride, and club President Kaitlyn DeVita promoted and held the event to educate the public on Deaf...