[1] Despite considerable international pressure, the centre was wound down as the MSc was closed in 2009, the undergrad programme taught out from 2010 to 2013, and the centre finally closed in the July of that year.

[1] He held the Powrie V. Doctor Chair[3] in Deaf Studies at Gallaudet University, Washington DC.

[1] He completed his Ph.D. in Deaf Culture at Bristol University in 1998 and has written, edited and contributed to numerous publications in the field.

[citation needed] Ladd's contribution to the Deaf world has not only been academic.

[4] Ladd authored the book, Understanding Deaf Culture: In Search of Deafhood.