These travel tips will make getting through air travel easier for the deaf and hard of hearing. Arrange for pre-boarding and have a friend or family member escort you to the gate. Escorts can obtain a gate pass that allows them through security and to the gate. Airlines will often seat you at the front of a plane if you request it to improve lip-reading or if you have a service dog. Take a piece of paper with you explaining your situation and how you’d like to communicate. Sh

Hilbok was Gallaudet University's student body president during the 1988 Deaf President Now protest. image from gallaudet.edu Profoundly deaf since birth, Hilbok was the first deaf law student at Hofstra University. He oversaw the FCC's Disability Rights Office from 2010 to 2016 and now serves on the Gallaudet University Board of Trustees.  Hilbok is  currently Chief Legal Officer for video relay service providers ZVRS and Purple Communications. Read more here .