American Deaf/HoH History

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Who founded the first permanent school for deaf children in North America?

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Thomas Hopkin Gallaudet & Clerc Laurent

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Who was the first Deaf African American person allowed to get their bachelor's degree in 1954?

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Andrew J. Foster

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What was the first deaf school in America called? Options: Massachusetts Grammar School for Deaf and Dumb Children, The National Institute for Deaf Youth, South Dakota State School and Home for the Feeble-Minded, Connecticut Asylum for the Education and Instruction of Deaf and Dumb Persons

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Connecticut Asylum for the Education and Instruction of Deaf and Dumb Persons

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What estimated percentage of hearing parents with Deaf children learn ASL?

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22%

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Which U.S. president granted over $13,000 to the Columbia Institution for the Instruction of the Deaf and Dumb?

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Abraham Lincoln

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What kind of communication did Alexander Graham Bell promote?

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Oral communication

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What type of communication did Gallaudet promote in his school?

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Manual communication

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How much information are Deaf people able to understand on average when lip reading?

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At most 40%

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When did Alexander Graham Bell open his School of Vocal Physiology and Mechanics of Speech?

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1872

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Who sued the DC School Board in 1952 for not allowing her 3 black children into the local deaf school?

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Louise B. Miller