History of Deaf Culture By Pfarley Apr 1, 1817 Laurent Clerc and Thomas Gallaudet Meet Gallaudet University - The Legacy Begins Apr 15, 1817 First American School for the Deaf opens The first school for the deaf was in Hartford, CT Aug 25, 1856 Texas School for the Deaf opens Oct 12, 1864 National Deaf Mute College opens This college later changed its name to Gallaudet University. Sep 8, 1880 Milan Conference Jun 4, 1972 "The French Chef" Captioning is introduced. "The French Chef" was the first show to be captioned on Television. Apr 26, 2016 First Electric Hearing Aid First Hearing Aid
