A student protest at Gallaudet University forced out its newly appointed president 37 years ago. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with Nyle DiMarco, co-director of the new documentary "Deaf President Now!" ...

Premiering at Sundance, the film looks at the protests surrounding the hiring of a new president at Gallaudet University in 1988.

DIMARCO: Yeah. That legislation is so important because it protects over 25% of Americans. If you look at how legislation like that gets passed, it's because of radical acts of resistance like Deaf ...