dr irving king jordan, the first deaf president of gallaudet university.orld war, when the government began providing free vehicles, specially designed for disabled people. colin powell tells witness history about his love—hate relationship with the invacar he received in the 1960s. it's very much a result of the war veterans coming back disabled from the second world war. it became apparent to the government that they needed some form of transportation. newsreel: all have motor invalid chairs and many of them go out i in them every day to work in nearby factories along the great west road. the government came up with designing what we would best describe in those days as being an "invalid carriage". but then they got the brand name, which was the brand name of the manufacturer, they became the invacar. all were hand controlled, in other words if you take the three petals in a normal vehicle, the clutch, the accelerator, the foot brakes, they were all incorporated to be only operated by hands. i am a victim of polio and have always suffered a restricted mo

newsreader: gallaudet college has been the centre of deaf - education in america since1847. i have a lot to bring to the universityocess must start right away. the board of trustees voted to name elisabeth zinser the seventh president of gallaudet. dr zinser had a lot of experience but she didn't know anything about deafness. and that's when i guess you could say the protests started. someone had the bright idea to bring buses to block the gates. the rallying cry was "we want a deaf president now! chanting: deaf president now! we want a deaf president! one of the posters out front said "honk if you support a deaf prez", and of course everybody drove past, saw that sign, honked. honking. then the press started to come, and for a week it was the front page of the washington post. are the students prepared to continue blocking the entrance as long as the board refuses to meet your demands? the chair of the board was jane bassett spilman. and she came to campus and called a meeting. she wanted to talk and explain her decision. woman: are you going to resign? crosstalk and chanting. she used the word "children", said "