Lawrence R. Newman (March 23, 1925McLellan, Dennis. 2011. Lawrence R. Newman dies at 86; a prominent advocate for the deaf. Los Angeles Times. died July 6, 2011 (PDF ) – July 4, 2011) was a prominent deaf activist, educator and author who served two terms as President of the National Association of the Deaf from 1986 to 1990. He was named "California Teacher of the Year" in 1968.Newman, Lawrence R. 2009. I Fill This Small Space--The Writings of a Deaf Activist. David J. Kurs (ed.). Washington, DC: Gallaudet University Press, page 15. An early proponent of bilingual education for the Deaf,Newman, Lawrence "Bilingual Education," The Deaf American, Volume 25, May 1973, pages 12-13. he was the author of two books: Sands of Time: NAD Presidents 1880-2003,Newman, Lawrence R. 2006. Sands of Time--NAD Presidents 1880-2003. Silver Spring, Md.: National Association of the Deaf and I Fill this Small Space: The Writings of a Deaf Activist.Newman, Lawrence R. 2009. I Fill This Small Space--The Writings of a Deaf Activist. David J. Kurs (ed.). Washington, DC: Gallaudet University Press Newman was awarded on honorary doctor of letters degree by Gallaudet University in 1978 in recognition of his extensive advocacy efforts as an educator and writer.Straehley, Dayna. 2011. OBITUARY: Deaf advocate, educator dies in Riverside. The Press-Enterprise. July 6, 2011, p. 3. (PDF )
Quotations "Education is to deaf people what the Golden Fleece was to Jason in mythology. He was willing to go through many trials and tribulations because if he could get the Golden Fleece, the throne in the kingdom of Greece would be his. If deaf people could get an education, their minds would be set free and the kingdom of the world would be theirs."Newman, Lawrence R. 2009. I Fill This Small Space--The Writings of a Deaf Activist. David J. Kurs (ed.). Washington, DC: Gallaudet University Press
References
External links National Association of the Deaf press release, Monday, July 11, 2011. Congressional Record, Monday, February 27, 2012. COED testimony