By Bryan K. Eldredge of Utah Valley University
In the Fall 2016 issue of this newsletter, SASL President Samuel Supalla wrote about the growth
of academic programs in Deaf studies over the past several decades. In that article he recognized
the Deaf Studies Program at Utah Valley University (UVU) as one example of the kind of academic
programs that serve to fully implement the Deaf studies concept. I am honored that he then asked me
to write this short piece to talk about the field of Deaf studies, its place at our insti