People
This person was the reason that Deaf schools were researched and eventually started in the US
Who is Alice Cogswell?
Deaf and hearing lived together in this community before ASL was ever created
What is Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts?
Ban on sign language in deaf schools went into effect
What is 1880?
Profession of Alice Cogswell's father
What is a doctor?
NOT counting ASD, how many deaf schools were created in the US between 1817-1880?
Man who traveled to London and France to research Deaf education
Who is Thomas Gallaudet?
Home of Mason & Alice Cogswell, Thomas Gallaudet, and the American School for the Deaf
What is Hartford, Connecticut?
Gallaudet University was founded in this year
What is 1864?
What sign language is ASL most closely related to?
What is French Sign Language?
Gallaudet & Clerc's journey to the US took this many days
What is 52?
Opposed sign language in deaf schools
Who is Alexander Graham Bell?
Laurent Clerc went to school here and later became a teacher
What is the Paris Deaf School?
General timeframe when Deaf people lived in Martha's Vineyard
What is the 1700's?
3 part answer: Name the 3 major influences on the creation of ASL
1. Martha's Vineyard Sign Language
2. Home Signs
3. French Sign Language
Where is Florida School for the Deaf and Blind located?
What is St. Augustine, FL?
Deaf teacher who helped open the first school for the deaf in the US
Who is Laurent Clerc?
What is Washington, DC?
Year that Gallaudet went to London/France to research Deaf schools
What is 1815?
This man founded Gallaudet University
Who is Edward Miner Gallaudet?
What is the name of the high school that is on the campus of Gallaudet University?
What is Model Secondary School for the Deaf?
President of the United States when Gallaudet University opened
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
Gallaudet traveled to this school first, but they didn't want to share their educational "secrets" with him
What is the Braidwood School in Scotland?
What is April 15, 1817?
This man proved ASL was a real language
Who is William Stokoe?
What is October 23, 2004?