First Deaf Man
Who was the first Deaf man that moved to Martha’s Vineyard?
Jonathan Lambert
People would ____ and ____ to communicate to one another.
Speak and sign
American School for the Deaf founded by _____ & ______
Clerc & Gallaudet
Researchers still preserve Martha’s Vineyard Deaf Culture, but it is no longer truly _____
practiced
In 1974, what movie was famously filmed here?
Jaws
____ out of 7 of his children were deaf and deafness eventually spread across the population.
2
During class, sometimes children would sign behind the teachers back. Today, this is almost like children ______ _____ during class.
Passing notes to one another
After The American School for the Deaf opened, what happened to MVSL?
Many kids from the island enrolled so MV sign language was just lost.
Who was the last individual who was born into the traditional signing of MVSL, passed away in 1952?
Katie West
Many public figures and celebrities vacationed here including (Name 2)
Reese Witherspoon, Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, Princess Diana, Taylor Swift, Oprah etc.
With influence of ____ _____ ____ ____, Lambert developed their own Martha’s Vineyard Sign Language (MVSL)
Old Kentish Sign Language
These were focal points of communication for the community
The grocery store and post office
At its highest point, what percent of people in the town of Chilmark, MV were deaf?
4%
For about how long was MV was a place where the deaf and hearing coexisted and thrived?
About 200 years
Throughout the year, ______ people reside on the island full time.
15,000