Deaf Community Reacts to Jane Fernandes

Jane Fernandes has presented (and she was given more time than the other candidates to prepare - fair? I think not). I'm watching the deaf blog community for comments so that About readers can get a real feel for the reactions of the deaf community.

Jane Fernandes Gallaudet University

The blog postings are starting to pile up, so I have separated them into three categories: 1) Positive 2) Negative 3) Mixed.

Positive

Adam Stone has a positive blog posting on the DeafDC blog. A quote from Stone: "For someone who isn’t President, Dr. Jane Fernandes sure sounded like one. The position suits her well, and she looks like she would suit Gallaudet well, too." Another positive posting was made by Howie Kent in Howie Talks. Kent wrote that he has had nothing but good experiences with Fernandes. Mike McConnell has been critical of students' behavior in multiple postings on Kokonut Pundits.

Negative

TactileJunkie wrote: "dr. jane fernandes is a human xanax." One of the commenters said she got a headache.. Only Xanga readers can respond, but she does have AIM so you can probably give her your feedback that way.

From Ridor: "...the Q&A Session left many to wonder if she is the one for Gallaudet?"

A new website just set up, Trimmin' the Fern (title is self-explanatory), posts others' negative experiences.

Patricia Raswant's detailed description of the presentation. Although Raswant attempts to be neutral, the description is unflattering.

Mixed

Another blogger, Ben in Wham-BAM had something negative to say about each candidate.

Students have set up their own website, NotWithoutUs.org to provide more detail, including videos.

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