Celebrating 100 Years of the Deaflympics: Preserving Institutional Independence

Join us for this lecture with Professor Donalda Ammons!

In this lecture, Professor Donalda Ammons, former President of the International Committee of Sports for the Deaf (ICSD, 2003-2009) and the first woman elected to that role, will explore the history of the ICSD and Deaflympics and their critical places in the global sports landscape. With 40+ years involvement in USA deaf sports, and 20+ years of involvement with the Deaflympics, including roles as team leader, delegate, and Secretary-General, Ammons draws from that experience to examine the ICSD’s former and future relationship with the Olympic and Paralympic movements.

She will address the institutional challenges confronted by the Deaflympics and the ICSD’s ongoing efforts in preserving its institutional independence amidst pressures to integrate with other global sporting bodies while also supporting national organizations.

Event Program:
– 6:00pm: Doors Open
– 6:30pm: Program Begins
– 8:00pm: Reception with Light Refreshments

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About the speaker:

Dr. Donalda K. Ammons, Professor Emerita at Gallaudet University, has served on national and international level organizations in various capacities. Her involvement in USA deaf sports has spanned for 40+ years, first as Chair of the US Deaflympics Team committee, US representative on United States Olympic Committee’s disabled sport committee, and then became Secretary General in 1997 and then President of International Committee of Sports for the Deaf (ICSD) in 2005 until her retirement in 2009. She assumed a leadership role in the draft of the ICSD Deaf Sports Reform in 2006-2008. In 2018 The ICSD Executive Board re-established Deaf Sports Reform Commission (DSR) after a ten year pause since the 2008 extraordinary congress in Bratislava, Slovakia. Her areas of expertise are governance, ethical standards and gender equality.

Additional Event Information 

Accessibility:

This event will have ASL translation, CART Captioning, and the venue is wheelchair accessible. Please be aware that this is a fragrance-free event.

Media Advisory:

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Parking:

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Hero image description: This image shows a 3-tiered podium overlayed with gold, silver, and bronze medals. The text reads “Celebrating 100 Years of the Deaflympics: Preserving Institutional Independence”. The UCLA Disability Studies Inclusion Labs logo is displayed along with the Deaflympics logo, which represents 4 hands in a circle to represent the sign for “united”. The hands are colored red, yellow, green, and blue to represent the 4 global confederations.