to the president of the Canadian Hearing Society. In this role, Malkowski opposed disabilities legislation proposed by the Mike Harris government in 1998 as ineffective. In 2004, Malkowski began a campaign to have major theatre companies install closed-captioning services for deaf patrons. This led to a human rights complaint which was resolved in 2007 when then major theatre companies agreed to install the deaf patron services in their theatres. Memoirs Author Richard Medugno has published a biography, Deaf Politician: The Gary Malkowski Story and a play, Bigger Dreams, about Malkowski. References External links Official Site 1958 births Canadian politicians with disabilities Deaf culture in Canada Deaf politicians Living people Ontario New Democratic Party MPPs Politicians from Hamilton, Ontario Canadian deaf people Canadian male table tennis players Deaf table tennis players