Years
Important People
History of ASL/Education
100

When did the first Deaf school in America open?

What is 1817?

100

Went to Europe in search of a way to educate the deaf and hard of hearing.

Who is Thomas Hopkins Galludet?

100

ASL is closely related to this signed language.

What is French Sign Language?

200

When did the Milan Conference, where they banned ASL in favor of oralism, take place?

What is 1880?

200

French man that helped establish the first school for the deaf in America.

Who is Laurent Clerc?

200

A deaf student in public schools/hearing classrooms

What is mainstream education?

300

When did an American man set sail to Europe to learn how to educate the deaf and hard of hearing?

What is 1815?

300

The young deaf girl who inspired Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet to devote his life to educating the deaf

Who is Alice Cogswell?

300

Schools for the deaf and hard of hearing

What is a residential school?

400

When did Abraham Lincoln sign a charter to establish Gallaudet University?

What is 1864?

400

Believed that oralism was superior to ASL and that deaf people should learn to speak/read lips.

Who is Alexander Graham Bell?

400

Teaching deaf students to be fluent in ASL and English.

What is the Bilingual-Bicultural Model?

500

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?

500

Proved ASL is a legitimate language.

Who is William Stokoe?

500

This island had a large population of deaf and hard of hearing people.

What is Martha's Vineyard?