Years
When did the first Deaf school in America open?
What is 1817?
Went to Europe in search of a way to educate the deaf and hard of hearing.
Who is Thomas Hopkins Galludet?
ASL is closely related to this signed language.
What is French Sign Language?
When did the Milan Conference, where they banned ASL in favor of oralism, take place?
What is 1880?
French man that helped establish the first school for the deaf in America.
Who is Laurent Clerc?
A deaf student in public schools/hearing classrooms
What is mainstream education?
When did an American man set sail to Europe to learn how to educate the deaf and hard of hearing?
What is 1815?
The young deaf girl who inspired Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet to devote his life to educating the deaf
Who is Alice Cogswell?
Schools for the deaf and hard of hearing
What is a residential school?
When did Abraham Lincoln sign a charter to establish Gallaudet University?
What is 1864?
Believed that oralism was superior to ASL and that deaf people should learn to speak/read lips.
Who is Alexander Graham Bell?
Teaching deaf students to be fluent in ASL and English.
What is the Bilingual-Bicultural Model?
When did they pass the law, known as IDEA, that requires public schools to provide a free and appropriate education to students with disabilities?
What is 1975?
Proved ASL is a legitimate language.
Who is William Stokoe?
This island had a large population of deaf and hard of hearing people.
What is Martha's Vineyard?