Abstract
Charles V. Williams is a longtime advocate for the Black Deaf community at both the local, state, and national levels. In this second of two interviews, he discusses his advocacy in the Black Deaf community from the 1970s to the present, including volunteering at the Cleveland Society for the Blind, his efforts for greater inclusivity in the provisions of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, getting closed captioning added for the 1980 Democratic National Convention, creating an interpreter training program at Cleveland State University, serving on state and national boards, including as a founding member of Black Deaf Advocates and on the board of Gallaudet University, teaching ASL at Baldwin-Wallace College and CSU, and involvement in Deaf outreach in the Episcopal Diocese of Ohio.
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Interviewee
Williams, Charles V. (interviewee); Feher, Paula (interpreter); Cangelosi-Williams, Pat (participant)
Interviewer
Souther, Mark (interviewer)
Project
Project Team
Date
2-8-2020
Document Type
Oral History
Duration
151 minutes
Recommended Citation
"Charles V. Williams interview, 08 February 2020" (2020). Cleveland Regional Oral History Collection. Interview 999161.
https://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/crohc000/1230
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