Jeffrey bravin biography

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Imagine you’ve been in a car accident. You’re hurt and are understandably confused and dazed by what just happened in addition to being in pain and scared.

Now imagine trying to navigate that horrible experience as a deaf person with emergency and medical professionals who don’t know American Sign Language. 

It’s a traumatic situation that is sadly all too common and one that Jeff Bravin, executive director of the American School for the Deaf, says is just one example of the stigma people with hearing loss have to live with each and every day.

It’s also one that is avoidable and that Bravin is working hard to change.

Bravin illustrates his point with an incident that occurred recently in Austin, Texas.

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A group of about 20 deaf individuals had gone out to eat. A collision occurred and about 10 of the deaf people were injured, including one woman who was stuck under the car. The police arrived along with ambulances an