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 .

It was 36 years ago today (March 13, 1988) that the Deaf President Now movement succeeded. It happened when I King Jordan became the...