Models Matter: Seeing Deaf People Through A Cultural Lens | Diana Kautzky | TEDxDesMoines скачать в хорошем качестве

Models Matter: Seeing Deaf People Through A Cultural Lens | Diana Kautzky | TEDxDesMoines

On deaf culture. Diana Kautzky is the founder of Deaf Services Unlimited (DSU), an organization that facilitates communication between Deaf people and hearing people by providing innovative communication access solutions. DSU provides interpreting, captioning, and training services to higher education, federal agencies, Silicon Valley tech companies, and other commercial businesses. Born to Deaf parents, Diana has been a lifelong member of the Deaf community, and she continues to be an advocate for and speaker on topics on accessibility and equality for Deaf and hard of hearing people. For over a decade and ending in 1996, Diana held the position of Executive Director for the Department of Human Rights’ Deaf Services Commission of Iowa. She has a Master in Business Administration degree from Drake University, and Diana lives in Des Moines. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx