Defining Moment with John Reininger Jr. "Deafness Awareness"

John Reininger is a long time advocate of the Deaf Community who has spent most of his adult life recognizing and fighting for the needs of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing. John currently serves as Co-Chair for the ADA Committee for the City of Midwest City, President for Oklahoma City Association for the Deaf (OKCAD), an activist for Deaf Grassroots United of Oklahoma (DGMU), Vice President of the Oklahoma Association of the Deaf, and Coordinator for Deaf Awareness Day (DAD) at the Oklahoma State Fair. In 2009 he was recognized by OKCAD for his work in bringing Deafnation Expo to Oklahoma City. The State Fair of Oklahoma recognized John for his work as Deaf Awareness Day Coordinator since 2016. John has a tribal citizenship with the Muscogee/Creek Nation. He is a graduate of the Oklahoma School for the Deaf and comes from a large Deaf family. He Is married to Roshea and has three children, all of whom are Deaf. He holds two Associate's Degrees from Oklahoma State University. One in Architecture in CADD emphasis and the other in Building Inspection.