Praise for LET’S GO IN

“Educator, leader, role model—T. Alan Hurwitz has been both a witness to and participant in historic changes in education, technology, and law that have revolutionized life for Deaf people. Hurwitz reveals how he rose above many challenges to achieve not just personal victories, but victories for the Deaf community.”

—Paul Ogden, Professor Emeritus at California State University, Fresno, founder of The Silent Garden, and author of My Life of Language

“In this well-detailed journal of his movements through a career marked by success at every stop and capped with his appointment as president of Gallaudet University, Alan Hurwitz gives the reader a glimpse of the ups and downs in his long and productive life. His impressive career mirrors the progress that deaf people are still making to improve the quality of their lives. He was also a devoted husband, father, and public service leader who gave time to anyone who asked. The story of his life, achievements, and contributions will fascinate many and inspire greater effort to succeed.”

—Robert R. Davila, President Emeritus, Gallaudet University

“Alan Hurwitz’s reflections describe the journey of a deaf man in a hearing world and the people and experiences that influenced his remarkable successes in school, industry, and as a distinguished leader in higher education. Let’s Go In is much more than a retrospection on lessons learned. It is a testimony to his perseverance, patience, balance, resiliency, and devotion to removing barriers by improving access and opportunities for deaf individuals in America and around the world. This is not about the ‘good old days’ but rather how one dedicated individual made a difference by working tirelessly to ensure that deaf people experience ‘good new days’ through education, training, and technology.”

—Christine M. Licata, Vice Provost, Rochester Institute of Technology

“One need only look around to find Alan Hurwitz’s fingerprints everywhere . . . congressional testimony, scholarly journals, the National Association of the Deaf, the World Federation of the Deaf, the World Federation of the Jewish Deaf, Gallaudet, and NTID...to name but a few. Alan has given selflessly of himself throughout his entire career. While some seek glory, Alan seeks to do good.”

—James J. DeCaro, Professor and Dean Emeritus, National Technical Institute for the Deaf

“Alan Hurwitz has been described as an outstanding role model who proves the value of a full education, hard work, and developing leadership skills. His has been a life of service to his deaf students and to the deaf community. How did that happen? This memoir takes the reader on a journey through his life, a life full of challenges and joy, of perseverance and grit in the face of adversity, and of desire to give back to society in gratitude for what life gave him. Read this book to learn what made him who he is today!”

—Irene W. Leigh, Professor Emerita, Department of Psychology, Gallaudet University

“An inspirational read, particularly for both deaf and hearing young people who aspire to create positive change in education and society. The story of Alan’s life and work is a story of self-advocacy in an era largely unfamiliar with the notion of transformative Deaf leadership.”

—Harry Lang, Professor Emeritus, National Technical Institute for the Deaf, and author of Fighting in the Shadows: Untold Stories of Deaf People in the Civil War