Years
The first deaf school was established in what year?
1817
Gallaudet traveled to what part of France to learn sign language?
Paris, France
Gallaudet learned sign language because of his neighbor named
Alice Cogswell
Sign language is the ______ most common used language in America
fourth
What does DPN stand for?
Deaf President Now
Gallaudet was born in what year?
1787
The first school for the deaf is located where (city & state)
Hartford, Connecicut
Gallaudet learned sign language from which two people?
Laurent Clerc and Jean Massieu
Gallaudet was how old when he attended Yale?
14 years old
What is the first deaf school now called in present day?
The American School for the Deaf
What year did DPN start?
1988
Gallaudet University is located in?
Washington D.C.
Who is known as the 'father of the deaf' in France?
Charles-Michel de l'Epée
What three letters are commonly confused in lipreading?
b,m,p
What is the main purpose of DPN?
answers vary
What year did Heinicke start tutoring students which one was deaf?
1754
The name of the first school was originally
The Connecticut Asylum for the Education of Deaf and Dumb Persons
Father of the Oral Education for the Deaf is who?
Samuel Heinicke
Alexander Graham Bell developed a method of teaching speech to deaf people called
visible speech
Alexander Graham Bell worked at
Boston School for Deaf Mutes
The first deaf president for Gallaudet University
I. King Jordan
How many students attended the first school for the deaf?
7 students