History of Sign Language
The earliest known mention of sign language comes from this ancient civilization.
What is Ancient Greece?
C, D, L, O, V
Nice job!
Hey
Great job, bud!
What is a sign name?
Hello
Nice work!
This Greek philosopher believed speech was the path to learning, and therefore people who could not hear or speak could not learn.
Who is Aristotle?
F, H, S, U
Good signing, Tex!
What's up?
You did it!
Nice to meet you
You did so good!
This country produced several major figures in the history of sign language, and had a major impact on the development of American Sign Language.
B, E, N, R, Y
Great job, lil' guy!
How are you? I'm fine
This is the percentage of hearing loss you must have in order to be part of the deaf community.
Trick question, anyone with hearing loss and many of their hearing neighbors, relatives, partners, and friends are part of the deaf community.
I'm learning sign
Incredible!
This New England community featured an abnormally large number of deaf people due to a genetic condition. Everyone there, deaf or not, was fluent in the local sign language and deaf people were fully integrated into everyday life, leading to an influx of deaf immigrants.
What is Martha's Vineyard?
Wow, that was great!
My name is [fingerspell your name]
Wow, you're smart!
This group believes that teaching deaf people to speak is better than teaching them to use sign language. They were prominent in the 1800s and early 1900s, but have become less prominent since the 1960s when sign language became dominant in deaf schools.
Who are the Oralists?
I'm from [fingerspell where you're from]
No doubt!
A man singularly important in the establishing of education for deaf people and developing professional networks of sign language communicators and educators. He was French, but founded schools and made connections in England and the United States as well.
Who is Thomas Gallaudet?
A, E, I, O, U
Nice job!
What's your name?
Wow, that was really something!
This influential and passionate oralist also invented the telephone.
Who is Alexander Graham Bell?
Where are you from?
Oh man, you nailed it!