Biography of i king jordan deaf

Gallaudet is the world's only university with all programs and services designed specifically for deaf and hard-of-hearing students. After the week-long protest known as Deaf President Now , the Board reversed its decision and named Jordan, one of three finalists for the position, the eighth president of Gallaudet, the first deaf president since the institution was established in He appears in the disability rights documentary Lives Worth Living.

Jordan is a native of Glen Riddle , Pennsylvania , a small town near Philadelphia. Jordan became deaf at the age of 21, when, after driving a motorcycle without a helmet, he was flung into the windshield of a car and suffered two skull fractures, a fractured jaw, and a concussion. His injuries severed the nerves in one ear completely and damaged the nerves in the other.

Jordan earned his master's degree and his doctorate in psychology at the University of Tennessee.

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Jordan and his wife, Linda, live in West River, Maryland. They have two grown children and two grandchildren. Jordan loves running daily. He is also a member of the Association of Late-Deafened Adults , which presents a yearly award to distinguished achievers in his name. Jordan became president of the university on March 13, , after the Deaf President Now protest.