Donalda Ammons
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Donalda Ammons | |
|---|---|
| 7th president of Comite International des Sports des Sourds | |
| In office 2003–2009 | |
| Preceded by | John M. Lovett |
| Succeeded by | Craig Crowley |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 15, 1953 Washington D.C., US |
Donalda Kay Ammons (born 15 May 1953) is an American educator and author. She served as a teacher at several deaf schools in the United States. Ammons was also the former President of the Comite International des Sports des Sourds (CISS) from 2003 to 2009.[1]
Ammons was born on May 15, 1953, and raised in Washington D.C. by an all-deaf family. She graduated from the Maryland School for the Deaf and also went on to teach in that school for three years. In 1970, she attended Gallaudet University and received her BA in Social Philosophy.[2]
In 1996, she was honored as the Gallaudet Distinguished Professor of the Year.[3]
Services to the deaf
As a deaf person herself, Ammons has been an educator in many deaf schools. In 1977, she taught at the Maryland School for the Deaf for three years. She has also taught Spanish in the department of foreign languages and literature at Gallaudet University, a university serving the deaf.[4][5][6]