Sign Language
How many Sign Languages are there in the world?
no one knows
When was Sign Language recogized as an offical mother tongue language for the deaf?
1981
Who opened the first school for the deaf in the world?
L'Epée
Where did the first deaf games take place? and what were they called?
Paris. International Silent Games
The education of deaf children was usually arranged by
Their family
When did the first Sign Language appear?
No one knows
The first school for the deaf was opened in Paris, in which year?
1760
Gallaudet University's undergraduate students can choose from a wide range of degrees, but what kind of students can study there?
Deaf, hard of hearing and hearing students
How many people from how many countries took part in the first games?
148 sportsmen from 9 European countries
The first people who made attemps of teaching the deaf were
Priests or physicians.
Which country was the first to recognized Sign Language as the mother tongue to the deaf?
Sweden
The third school for the deaf was opened in Leipzig, Germany, in the year...
1778
What did the first school opened for the deaf focus on?
The school's focus was on the acquisition of language through sign language
Since 2001 the games are called...
Deaflympics
Deaf people were a burden to society and sentenced to death in...
Anciet Greece
Where did the first record of written sign language appear?
Ancient Greece
First deaf school opened in the USA was in the year...
1817
What did the second school opened for the deaf focus on?
The educational approach utilized a "combined system" incorporating sign language, articulation, speech, and lip-reading
How often are the games held? Has there ever been a break?
The Deaflympics are held every four years, apart from a break for World War II
Deaf people were respected and worshiped in...
Ancient Egypt
William Stokoe published a book about Sign Language, what did he say?
Sign Language is an independent language with its own grammar and syntaxis, it is not a translation.
When was Gallaudet Univesity founded?
1864
What did the third school opened for the deaf focus on?
It focused on teaching deaf children to lipread and produce speech
Explain is the deaf games logo; shape, colours, what do all the elements represent?, etc.
The hand shapes, "ok", "good", and "great" that overlap each other in a circle, represent the original sign for "deaflympics". Together, the hand shapes represent the sign for "united". The center of the logo represents the iris of the eye, which defines deaf people as visual people; they must use their eyes to communicate. The logo incorporates the four colors of the national flags of the world. The red, blue, yellow and green represent the four regional confederations – the Asia Pacific Deaf Sports Confederation, the European Deaf Sports Organization, the Pan American Deaf Sports Organization and the Confederation of African Deaf Sports
How were deaf people viewed in the eighteenth century?
societies everywhere viewed deaf people as intellectually inferior and linguistically impoverished