Milan Conference
DPN
DeVIA
Important Deaf People
Miscellaneous
100
This country hosted the Milan Conference 

Italy 

100

DPN stands for...

Deaf President Now 

100

De’VIA stand for

Deaf View/Image Art

100

French man who helped set up the first school for the Deaf 

Laurent Clerc 

100

Audism means

Opression agaisnt Deaf people 

200

Year conference took place 

1880

200

University was the site of the DPN protest

Gallaudet University  

200

Who is considered one of the founders of De’VIA?

Betty G. Miller

200

Deaf-Blind woman well known for being an author and activist 

Helen Keller 

200

Considered the Deaf Utopia 

MV

300
This major decision was made.

Oralism was declared superior to sign language

300

Year took place 

1988

300

Name one theme often found in De’VIA artwork.

Oppression, identity, language, resistance, culture

300

This child inspired the creation of the first school for the deaf in America

Alice Cogswell

300

Man who was the main proponent of oralism 

AGB

400

method of instruction was banned in many countries after the Milan Conference

Manualism/sign 

400

The first Deaf president 

Dr. I King Jordan 

400

Year DeVia created 

1989

400

baseball player known by his nickname

Dummy Hoy 

400

1. Father of ASL 

2. Travelled to Europe to set up the first school for the Deaf

1. William Stokoe

2. Thomas Gallaudet 

500

Name at least 2 effects 

Deaf teachers fired 

set back deaf world into dark ages 

ASL banned 

students punished if they used sign

500

Name two of the four demands made by the DPN protesters

(Any two): 1) Deaf president, 2) Jane Spilman resign, 3) No reprisals, 4) Deaf majority on Board of Trustees

500

DeVia expresses...

Deaf experience and culture;

500

Student leaders of DPN 

Bridgetta Bourne, Jerry Covell, Greg Hlibok, and Tim Rarus.

500

Describe: 

Golden & Dark ages 

Collectivism Vs. Individualism 

  • First School for the Deaf , President Abraham Lincoln signed the charter for Deaf Education. Gallaudet University 1864. Sign Language flourishing. 

  •  Dark ages- Milan Conference, Oral Movement

  • focus on group- deaf culture, focus on person American 

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