Scope and Contents

Correspondence and other material related to the Nippon Foundation’s sponsorship of the WDL program, including copies of the Memorandum of Understanding between the Nippon Foundation and Gallaudet that established WDL. Also includes some material on foundation representatives’ visits to the Gallaudet campus, as well as some items related to other deaf groups.

Scope and Contents This series includes records related to two projects in South Africa. The first ran from 1997-2001 and the second ran from 2002-2005. Both involved collaboration between WDL and the Deaf Federation of South Africa (DEAFSA) and were focused on leadership training for the deaf, including youth leadership camps and training for deaf community leaders in South Africa.The series includes correspondence and progress reports from various involved parties. Of interest are a copy of the...