School

The History of American Sign Language

  • Late 1700's, a deaf girl named Alice goes to Europe to learn sign.

  • Gallaudet went to France looking for a Co Establisher

  • Gallaudet Established the first deaf school

  • Laurent Clerc began teaching using French Sign Language

  • Gallaudet dies

  • Gallaudet's son establishes the first deaf college

  • The callege is called the National Deaf-Mute college

  • The college was renamed to Gallaudet College

  • It was renamed to Gallaudet University

  • Gallaudet remains the first and only deaf college in the world.