"Deaf History" By LevLAS Jan 1, 1000 Deaf Property Rights are Denied by The Talmud 1000 BC (1000 BC) Jan 1, 1400 Spanish nun who had become late-deafened, was exceptional in her time in confronting her disability Jan 1, 1500 Developing Deaf Education Pedro Ponce de León is credited as the first teacher of the deaf history Jan 1, 1664 Thomas Willis discovered the role of the cochlea in relation to hearing Jan 1, 1760 Establishing the French Sign Language Jan 1, 1817 The American School for the Deaf was founded in Hartford Jan 1, 1870 Alexander Graham Bell Promotes Education of Deaf people Jan 1, 1985 Cochlear Implants were Approved Jan 1, 1995 First Deaf Miss America was Crowned