Moments of truth : Robert R. Davila, the story of a deaf leader /

Lang, Harry G.

Moments of truth : Robert R. Davila, the story of a deaf leader / Harry G. Lang, Oscar P. Cohen, Joseph E. Fischgrund. - Rochester, N.Y. : RIT Press, c2007. - xiv, 225 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 197-214) and index.

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.

9781933360263 (pbk.) 1933360267 (pbk.) 9781933360300 (hardcover) 1933360305 (hardcover)

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Davila, Robert R., 1932-


Deaf--United States--Biography.
Teachers of deaf people--United States--Biography.
Hispanic Americans--Biography.

HV 2534.D37 / L36 2007