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Title Moments of truth : Robert R. Davila, the story of a deaf leader / Harry G. Lang, Oscar P. Cohen, Joseph E. Fischgrund
Author Lang, Harry G
Publisher Rochester, N.Y. : RIT Press, ©2007
LOCATION CALL # STATUS
 Deafness & Outreach Collection  HV2534.D37 L36 2007    AVAILABLE
Subject Davila, Robert R., 1932-
Deaf -- United States -- Biography
Teachers of the deaf -- United States -- Biography
Hispanic Americans -- Biography
Add'l Author Cohen, Oscar P
Fischgrund, Joseph E
Description xiv, 225 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Note ISLR-Interpreting/Sign Language Resources
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-214) and index
Contents A sense of loss -- Waking up in silence -- Out of the barrio -- A rough start -- Bedazzled -- Breaking down barriers -- Syracuse -- Giving back to the profession -- Blessed and tormented -- Deaf president now -- Momento de verdad -- Assistant secretary! -- The second firestorm -- Fiercely the product of both cultures -- Return to White Plains -- The NTID years
Summary Summarizes a series of defining experiences that enabled Davila to rise to the pinnacle of his profession as an educator
ISBN 9781933360263
1933360267
9781933360300
1933360305
OCLC # 159822092