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Rules for...
Essay, Art, and Sign Contest

- Entrants must be deaf or hard of hearing; hearing loss must be bilateral;
hearing loss must be verifiable.
- Entries must be postmarked or in our office by October 31, 2006.
- Entries must be delivered personally or sent through the U.S. mail.
- Entries must be accompanied by an entry form.
- One copy of entrant’s photograph is requested.
- Entrants may submit multiple entries, but they may only earn one award.
- Late entries will be RETURNED. We hate doing this, but we feel it is only fair to the other contestants.
- All entries become the property of Gallaudet University; they may be published in any format.
- Our judges’ decision is final.

Rules for...
Essay

- Entrants must be no older than 19 years old and no younger than 15 years old.
- Entries must be at least one page and no more than 1,500 words.
- Entries must be typed and doubled spaced.

Rules for...
Art

-Entrants must be no older than 19 years old.
- Entries may be acrylic, pastel, watercolor, oil, cut and paste, crayon, and/or pen and ink.
- Entries must be no bigger than 8½ x11 in size.

Rules for...
Signed Presentation

- Entrants may be no older than 19 years old.
- Essays may be placed on a CD and encoded in the following formats:
Quicktime (.mov), WindowsMedia Video (.wmv), or Real Media (.rm).
- Essays may also be submitted on Mini-DV videotape.
- Essays must be at least 2 minutes and not exceed 3 minutes.


 


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