Deaf History & Culture Timeline

Laurent Clarc

Dec 26, 1785

Dec/26/1785-July/18/1869
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laurent_Clerc

Thomas Gallaudet

Dec 10, 1787

Dec/10/1787-Sep/10/1851
http://www.biography.com/people/thomas-gallaudet-9305354#synopsis

NAD

Feb 9, 1880

https://nad.org/about-us

Helen Keller

Jun 27, 1880

Jun/27/1880-Jun/01/1968
http://www.biography.com/people/helen-keller-9361967

The Milan conference

Sep 6, 1880

http://deafness.about.com/cs/featurearticles/a/milan1880.htm

Hearing aids

Jan 1, 1900

http://theinstitute.ieee.org/technology-focus/technology-history/the-history-of-hearing-aids

William C. Stokoe

Jul 21, 1919

July/21/1919-Apr/04/2000
http://gupress.gallaudet.edu/stokoe.html

Deaflympics

Aug 9, 1924

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1924_Summer_Deaflympics

Video Relay Service

Feb 9, 1964

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_relay_service

TTY

Feb 9, 1964

http://www.lifeprint.com/asl101/topics/relay-services.htm

Marlle Matlin

Aug 24, 1965

Aug/24/1965-still alive today
http://biography.yourdictionary.com/marlee-matlin

Miss Deaf America

Feb 9, 1972

http://www.lifeprint.com/asl101/topics/missdeafamericapageant.htm

Cochlears

Oct 9, 1982

http://www.cochlear.com/wps/wcm/connect/au/about/cochlear-30-anniversary

DPN

Mar 6, 1988

http://www.gallaudet.edu/dpn-home/issues/history-behind-dpn.html

ADA (association of disability act)

Jul 26, 1990

https://adata.org/learn-about-ada

Sean Berdy

Jun 3, 1993

Jun/03/1993-still alive today
http://www.sean-berdy.com/

Deaf Expo (in michigan)

Feb 9, 2001

http://deafnation.com/

Not Deaf Enough

Feb 9, 2006

http://bolesblogs.com/2006/05/17/not-deaf-enough-at-gallaudet-finally-is-not-enough/

D-PAN

Feb 9, 2006

http://d-pan.com/

Motion Savvy

Oct 1, 2014

https://wefunder.com/motionsavvy