Policy discussion on the future of Deaf education and the ASDB Tucson campus.

Arizona faces a critical decision about the future of the Arizona State Schools for the Deaf and the Blind (ASDB) Tucson campus.
In this talk, I examine the financial realities, legal framework, and educational possibilities surrounding proposals to move or downsize the historic campus — and present an alternative vision grounded in innovation rather than retreat.
Key questions explored:
• Why do signing families’ property tax payments fund local school districts — but not our state deaf schools?
• Does moving ASDB actually save money?
• Can ASL immersion attract new enrollment and sustainable funding?
• How Arizona teaching licensure laws allow deaf and hearing students to learn together.
• Why Deaf education nationwide is shifting toward regional centers and language-based models.
Instead of framing ASDB as a declining institution, this video proposes transforming the Tucson campus into an ASL immersion magnet program serving Deaf, hard-of-hearing, and hearing students together through reverse inclusion.
This is not about preserving the past.
It is about redesigning the future of public education through language access, efficiency, and community leadership.
The Tucson campus is not a liability.It is an asset waiting for modernization.