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-property rights denied to deaf-mutes
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Aristotle believed Deaf people were not educated. He believed people cannot learn without hearing, and he felt Deaf people became senseless.
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Juan Pablo Bonet wrote the first well-known book of an alphabet for Deaf people.
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Samuel Heinicke was a German oral teacher of the deaf. He used "the German Method" to teach his students at the school he opened, which was the first oral school for the deaf in the world.
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Charles Michel De L'Epee was a priest and known as "father of Sign Language and Deaf Education". He published a FSL dictionary in 1788. He also established the first free public school for the deaf in France.
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Thomas Braidwood opened 'Braidwood Academy' in Edinburgh- 1st school for Deaf in Britain
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Arnoldi was a German pastor who believed education of the deaf should begin as early as age 4.
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Abba Silvestri opened the first school for the deaf in Rome, Italy.
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Gallaudet was an American interested in deaf education. He traveled to Europe & met Laurent Clerc. He also founded the American School for the Deaf in Hartford, Connecticut.
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-founded by Reverend John Standford
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-founded by David G. Seixas
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-set into motion by General Elias Barbee
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-formed by the Ohio Department of Education for deaf and hard-of-hearing Students
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-established by an act of the Virginia General Assembly
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John Flournoy proposed to Congress that there be a deaf state, with land set aside in the western territories to form it. He believed Deaf people could control their own schools and establish their own government.
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-became only accredited facility for the deaf in the U.S. to offer college degrees
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Abraham Lincoln signed the charter for the Washington D.C. based college for the deaf.
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-began his career as a deaf educator before he invented the telephone
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-lost both hearing & sight at 19 months old
-attended Perkins Institute for the Blind in Boston, Massachusetts
-graduated from Radcliffe College -
Now known as Gallaudet
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- called the Akouphone -invented by Miller Reese Hutchison -gave hard-of-hearing people 1st real amplified sound -carbon-based microphone & batteries -heavy; had to set on a desk
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Only 15% of teachers are deaf at this time.
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-Robert Weibrecht, who is deaf, invents the Teletypewriter (TTY)
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Congress issues the Babbidge Report on oral deaf education and finds it has been a 'dismal failure'.
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-deaf actor & mime
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6 people bought tickets to see 1st performance
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ASL is not included because it is not recognized as a language.
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-Caption Center at WBGH in Boston opens captions "The French Chef," the first nationally broadcast captioned program
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The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act is re-adopted and amended to recommend that disabled students should attend schools with the "least restrictive environment."
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Disabled gain right to equal access
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National Association of the Deaf conducted census of Deaf Americans
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-passes, requiring handicapped children in the U.S. be provided with free & appropriate education
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Silent Network was a Deaf Cable Channel that aired during the 1980's.
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She won the Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role for Children of a Lesser God.
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This curriculum was written and produced by Deaf authors: Ella Mae Lentz and Ken Mikos
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This curriculum was published by the Gallaudet University Linguistics Department.
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This book was published by the Congressional Report.
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-Students & faculty at Gallaudet University protest selection of another hearing president
-continues for one week, with many rallies, press conferences, and marches
After eight days of student protests, I. King Jordan is named the first deaf president of Gallaudet University. -
-1972 Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) is re-adopted & amended to recommend disabled students attend schools with “least restrictive environment”
-Residential deaf schools take this to heart, as they become labeled “most restrictive environment"
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Heather Whitestone was the first Deaf Miss America ever crowned.
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Nucleus 22 device and SPEAK Speech Processing System (developed at the University of Melbourne, Australia) are the latest technological advances in implantation
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The FCC releases new captioning rules for the broadcast and cable television industry.
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Cristy Smith was the first Deaf contestant on the TV show "Survivor". She wanted to raise awareness for Deafness & Deaf culture.
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Starting in 2002, Deanne Bray played character, Sue Thomas on the television show: Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye.
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Deaf Professional Baseball Player
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The television show, Switched at Birth, introduced many actors and actresses on camera using ASL. The show also spread more Deaf culture around the world.
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The television show, Switched at Birth, airs an entire episode using only ASL with captions for the audience unfamiliar with sign language.
