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Born: March 1972 ( years) Birthplace: St. Mary, Jamaica Location: Washington D.C. About: First Deaf Black Female Attorney |
First Deaf Black Female Attorney
Claudia L. Gordon is the first deaf Black female attorney in the United States. She currently works in the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs. Previously she held a position in the White House Office of Public Engagement as the Public Engagement Advisor to the Disability Community for less than a year She is also the first deaf person to work at the White House in an detailee capacity. In an interview she makes a point that there was a deaf intern working in the White House before her, and that there are currently other deaf people working in less prestigious positions in the White House
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Claudia Gordon has been active in both the black deaf community and the broader disability community. She was the vice president of the National Black Deaf Advocates. In 2004, she was named secretary of the Board for the Lexington Board of Directors. Gordon is also associated with the National Coalition for Disability Rights , where she is part of their national governance
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