NAD Mourns the Loss of Frank G. Bowe
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A News Release from the National Association of the Deaf
Release Date: August 30, 2007
Contact:
Anita B. Farb
Director, Communications and Operations
National Association of the Deaf
Email: http://www.nad.org/contactus
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NAD Mourns the Loss of Frank G. Bowe
Silver Spring, MD: Frank G. Bowe, Ph.D, LL.D, a long-time member and
supporter of the National Association of the Deaf (NAD), died on
August 21, 2007.
He served as a Government Affairs consultant to NAD during the past
several years, in addition to his full time work as a professor of
counseling, research, special education and rehabilitation (CRSR) in
Hofstra Universitys School of Education and Allied Human Services.
Prior to serving as consultant to the NAD, he provided his expertise
and support quietly behind the scenes and opened doors on Capitol
Hill, providing opportunity for the NAD to share its message with our
countrys leaders.
Frank served on the faculty at Hofstra University since 1989 and held
the Dr. Mervin Livingston Schloss Distinguished Professorship for the
Study of Disabilities. In 2005, 2006 and during the spring of 2007,
he served as acting chair of Hofstras CRSR Department. Also in 2005
and 2006, Frank gave invited testimony before the U.S. House of
Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce and conducted U.S
Congressional demonstrations of high-speed broadband communications.
A true giant is gone, but he paved the way for many generations to
come. Frank Bowes commitment to accessibility and leveling the
playing field; his wit and humor; and his uncanny ability to
encourage others to action are important elements of his legacy,
said Nancy J. Bloch, NAD Chief Executive Officer. The American deaf
community and disabled Americans are the beneficiaries of his
passion.
An accomplished leader in the disability rights movement, Frank was
the first executive director of the first national cross-disability
consumer advocacy organization, the American Coalition of Citizens
with Disabilities (ACCD). He conceived the nationwide protest that
led to issuance of landmark regulations for Section 504 in 1977. In
1980, Frank was the first person with a disability to represent any
nation in the planning of the United Nations (UN) International Year
of Disabled Persons. In the mid-1980s, he chaired the U.S. Congress
Commission on Education of the Deaf (COED), which made 52
recommendations for improving education and rehabilitation. He was
director of Research for the U.S. Architectural and Transportation
Compliance Board ( Access Board ) from 1984-1987 and then regional
commissioner for the U.S. Department of Education’s Rehabilitation
Services Administration from 1987-1989.
As a champion of access, Frank Bowe is legend. His broad knowledge
base and his wise counsel over the years guided us in many areas,
said Rosaline Crawford, Director of the NAD Law and Advocacy Center.
Frank was in the Washington beltway information loop and, as
consultant to the NAD, he kept us current on all fronts, noting areas
that needed attention and places we needed to be, and providing us
with the background and expertise we needed to move forward.
Franks textbooks, including Making Inclusion Work (Prentice Hall)
and Early Childhood Special Education (Thomson Delmar Learning), are
in use at colleges and universities around the country and in several
other nations. He authored other books, including Handicapping America
(Harper & Row) and Universal Design in Education (Greenwood
Publishing), hundreds of articles in professional journals in public
policy, special education, rehabilitation, and technology, and
prepared NAD technical reports, provided consultation on NAD
legislative and regulatory comments.
Frank earned his doctorate at New York University, his master’s
degree at Gallaudet University, and bachelor’s degree at Western
Maryland College. He was awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws by
Gallaudet University. He was selected as an Outstanding Scholar of
the 20th Century and received a Distinguished Service Award from
President George H.W. Bush in 1992.
The American deaf community is invited to share their tributes and
memories at:
http://www.nad.org/HonoringFrankBowe
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About the NAD
The National Association of the Deaf (NAD), founded in 1880,
safeguards the civil rights of deaf and hard of hearing Americans. As
a national federation of individual members, state associations,
organizational and corporate affiliates, the advocacy work of the NAD
encompasses a broad spectrum of areas including, but not limited to,
accessibility, education, employment, healthcare, mental health,
rehabilitation, technology, telecommunications, and transportation.
The NAD website (http://www.nad.org
) has a wealth of advocacy information and resources.
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