Important people
The deaf neighbor girl that inspired sign language and education for the deaf to be brought to America
Alice Cogswell
The first stop made in Europe. Was unsuccessful.
England
Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet was responsible for
The hearing man who was paid to travel to Europe to find language and education for his deaf neighbor.
Later opened a k-12 school for the deaf
ASL is approximately __ % French Sign Language, and __% Indigenous Sign
60%
40%
The 5 main attention getters in the deaf community.
●The shoulder tap
●The hand wave
●Flashing the lights
●Stomping on the floor
●Tapping on the table (to cause vibrations)
The hearing man who paid for his neighbor to search for language and education for his deaf daughter
Mason Cogswell
Where a demonstration of deaf abilities was being held.
France
Thomas Gallaudet was responsible for
Becoming a priest and Establishing a church for the deaf.
What was the original name of the American School for the deaf?
The American Asylum at Hartford for the Education and Instruction of the Deaf and Dumb
Define: Sign names
Similar to nicknames in a spoken language, a sign name is a visual representation of your name.
The family that had a successful teaching method for the deaf. The refused to share their secret method.
Braidwood family
Where was the first K-12 school for the deaf established?
Hartford Connecticut
Edward Minor Gallaudet was responsible for
Advocating for the education of the deaf.
Establishing the first deaf university (Gallaudet University)
The first deaf teacher of deaf children in France
(was once a student at the French deaf school, and then went back to teach)
Jean Massieu
Define the following:
Deaf-
deaf-
Deaf- Culturally deaf. Uses sign language. Proud to be deaf
deaf- Medically deaf.
Deaf French teacher who came to America to teach Deaf children
Laurent Clerc
Island of large genetically deaf population. Later influenced the language at the school
Martha's Vineyard
Reason why Gallaudet sympathized with his deaf neighbor
Was often sick as a child; this caused him to be isolated and lonely, just like his neighbor
The name of the ship that traveled between France and America
The Mayflower of the Deaf, or the Mary Augusta
Why is ASL not universal?
Signs vary based off of age, location, gender, ect.
The deaf French priest who created the school for the Deaf in France so he could teach reading, writing and religion.
Abbe De' Leppe
Where was Gallaudet University Established?
Washington D.C
Where was Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet born?
Philadelphia
Who took over after Abbe De' Leppe's death?
Abbe Sicard
It depends on when the person went deaf, their level of hearing loss, their mode of communication and their involvement in the deaf community.