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He traveled to Europe to become familiar with methods used to teach the deaf
Who is Thomas Gallaudet
100
He was an ancient philosopher who believed deaf people were senseless and incapable of reason.
Who is Aristotle?
100
After a conference in 1880, this was the method of teaching that would be used to teach the deaf.
What is oralism?
100

In the 1980s it was mandated that all televisions 13" or bigger had this built in decoding system. 

What is closed captioning?
100
Gallaudet University is the only University in world where every program is is designed to accommodate deaf and hard of hearing students.  It is located here. 
What is Washington D.C.?
200
the grandfather of ASL.  He studied ASL and found it to be a true language with its own rules, grammar, and syntax.
Who is William Stokoe
200
He appears to have been one of the first people to write about deafness. He was a philosopher who believed deaf people could express themselves in gestures.
Who was Socrates? 
200
This was established in the year 1880 in Ohio.  It is formed to fight for Deaf rights.
What is the NAD, National Association for the Deaf?
200
This device helps people communicate instead of using a phone
What is a TTY?
200
During the Middle Ages deaf people were often considered possessed by the devil and put here. 
What are asylums?
300
The first Deaf president of Galluadet University
Who is I. King Jordan
300
He signed a Charter signing the Columbia Institute into the National Institute for the Deaf and Blind currently know as Gallaudet.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
300
In 1973 this was passed into law which required all federally funded building to provide equal access to individuals with disabilities.  For deaf people this meant that an interpreter must be provided for them.
What is Sect 504 of the Rehabilitation Act 
300

This is a device that amplifies sound. It is not permanent and most effective for use on those with a conductive hearing loss

What is a hearing aid?
300
The American School for the Deaf was located here.
What is Hartford Connecticut? 
400
He traveled with Gallaudet to America and co-founded the first School for the Deaf in the US
Who is Laurent Clerc
400
She is a deaf actress, she was the first deaf person to win an Oscar. 
Who is Marlee Matlin?
400
In 1988 this was an 8 day protest at Gallaudet.
What was the Deaf President Now Movement
400

In 1984 this was approved for use. It is a permanent device that gives Deaf people the ability to hear

What is a Cochlear Implant?
400
The National Institute for the Deaf and Blind was located here.  It is where school based education for deaf children began.
What is France?
500
A hearing man who founded The National Institute for the Deaf and Blind. It was the first time sign language was consistently used in a school.
Who Abbe de'l Eppe
500

He was an Oralist who represented America at the International Conference of Education for the Deaf. 

Who was Alexander Graham Bell?
500
A conference in 1880 that was to decide the methods used to teach the deaf.
What is the Congress of Milan?
500
This allows deaf people to communicate with hearing people. ( hearing people use a telephone)
What is a Relay Service?
500

Between 1690 and 1880 everyone here communicated in Sign Language. In some villages as many as 1 in 4 people were deaf. It was considered a Deaf Utopia.

What is Martha's Vineyard?