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  Deaf Disability Rights activist Joanne Jauregui on the 504 protests and the unique implications on the deaf community

  In this oral history interview, deaf protester Joanne Jauregui discusses her participation in the 504 protests. Working as a teacher in a deaf school, and a full-time mother, she came to the Federal Building for a few hours each evening after work. She notes the specific place of deaf protesters within the movement, and the separation they felt from organizers due to language barriers. She recalls one specific meeting with a congressman who was deeply moved by individual pleas of why 504 mattered to different people.

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  Lynette Taylor on her experience as an interpreter at the Section 504 protests

  In this oral history interview, child of deaf adult(s) (CODA) Lynette Taylor discusses her spur of the moment involvement in the Section 504 Occupation as an interpreter for the Deaf Community. Newly arrived to the city, she heard about UN Plaza protests in need of an American Sign Language (ASL) interpreter and, having been raised by a deaf mother, offered to help. She entered the building and stayed for the duration of the 26 day protests. Like other protesters interviewed from the Deaf Community, she notes a tension in the language barrier between deaf protesters and other organizers. She discusses aspects of daily life during the occupation, including fun, food, and romantic relationships. She also speaks on her experience as one of the interpreters who traveled to Washington D.C. at the end of the protest.

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  Maureen Fitzgerald on the experience of being a 504 protester and non-disabled ally

  In this oral history interview, Maureen Fitzgerald describes her experience with the 504 protest and the media involvement therein, and her work advocating for more universal use of sign language, navigating the complicated terrain of inclusion.