![]() ![]() Ladd's contribution to the Deaf world has not only been academic. His works have received international recognition. in Deaf Culture at Bristol University in 1998 and has written, edited and contributed to numerous publications in the field. Doctor Chair in Deaf Studies at Gallaudet University, Washington DC. He has been a core campaigner for Deaf rights since the 80s, and was involved in the National Union of the Deaf, one of the earliest British Deaf activist organisations. Ladd was one of the first presenters of BBC's See Hear and presented the earliest programmes from 1984 in both sign and speech. Despite considerable international pressure, the centre was wound down as the MSc was closed in 2009, the undergrad programme taught out from 2010 to 2013, and the centre finally closed in the July of that year. Ladd was a lecturer and MSc Coordinator (MSc in Deaf Studies to approx 2007, then after a brief pause, MSc in Deafhood Studies 2009) at the Centre for Deaf Studies at the University of Bristol. ![]() ![]() Paddy Ladd (born February 11, 1952) is an English deaf scholar, author, activist and researcher of deaf culture. ![]()
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