Deaf History
American Sign Language is greatly influenced by this European Sign Language
LSF or French Sign Language
Sign KISS-FIST and explain its meaning
“Love/Like it”
Along with Laurent Clerc, this man confounded the first university for the deaf in North America (and named it after himself!)
Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet
LANGUAGE
L HSs
Airplane
ILY hs
Name the first university for the deaf and hard of hearing community in America
Gallaudet University
Sign THAT and explain some of its meanings
Y hand
“inflected in agreement with the subject or object“
”that’s it/ that one“
”exactly“
With over 1.6 million followers on instagram, this world famous deaf superstar won both DWTS and ANTM
Nyle Dimarco
ANIMAL
fingertips touch the chest. The fingers stay straight. The hands pivot inward towards each other.
Car
3 HS
Previously thought to be mentally inferior, deaf people were referred to as deaf and what word that also begins with D
Dumb
Sign PAH and explain its meaning
“Finally“
Regarded as the one of the most renowned deaf people in history, this French teacher was taught by Abbé Sicard and Jean Massieu.
Laurent Clerc
AUNT
A HS twist/shake by cheek
Someone using their legs to stand up
CL-V upside down bent then straight
TRUE or FALSE
There are up to 100 sign languages worldwide !
FALSE
There are over 300 sign languages (that we know of!) worldwide.
Sign CHAMP and explain its meaning
CLAWHAND to tip of non dominant pointer finger
“something that is the best, coolest, or most amazing”
Deaf educator who was denied education until age thirteen, until he met Abbé Sicard
Jean Massieu
FOREVER
ILY into Y
Three people walking together
6 HS
Where did the Conference on the Education of the Deaf that banned sign language in the classroom and started the oralist tradition take place ?
Milan, Italy
Sign 258 and explain its meaning
Handshapes 2, 5, and 8
”very interesting“
On the campus of Gallaudet University, there is a statue of Gallaudet alongside this young woman who lived next door to Gallaudet and inspired him to pursue deaf education
Alice Cogswell
EGO/ ARROGANT
Bent D HS from temples outward
An animal with two horns (bull, cow)
CL-horns or “horns shape“