Marie Jean Philip

Did she come from a Deaf or hearing family?

• Deaf family
• hearing family

Which school did she attend? 

• Alabama School for the Deaf
• American School for the Deaf
• California School for the Deaf
• Connecticut School for the Deaf

What is the name of the nation's first Deaf school? 

• gally
• hartford

Marie Jean Philip was an early advocate for:

• Speech training for deaf children

• American Sign Language as a recognized language

• Spanish as a language of instruction

In 1985, The Learning Center for Deaf Children (TLC) was the first public school in the country to:

• formally recognize ASL as a language of instruction

• utilize Bi-lingual and Bi-cultural instruction

• Both A and B

Philip along with other Deaf advocates lobbied tirelessly to set up a State Commission for the Deaf in the state of Massachusetts in 1986.

• True

• False

Philip was:

• Deaf culture, Bi-bi education, and ASL as a recognized language

• a strong advocate for Deaf people in other countries

• an interpreter and adept in International Sign Language

• All of the above

What happened to Philip in 1997?

• She passed away unexpectedly in 1997.

• An annual competition was named in her honor, the "Marie Jean Philip ASL Poetry, Storytelling and Deaf Art" was established in 1997.

• Both A and B

Philip was remembered for:

• advocating for the rights of the Deaf community and for Deaf children

• her leadership, intelligence and wit

• her honest and compassionate approach to life

• All of the above

What does this quote mean, "Marie Jean Philip was a touchstone in a time of great change and achievement."

• She was a leader in the forefront of recognizing ASL as a language, to include ASL as part of instruction, to recognize Deaf culture and to advocate for the rights of the Deaf community.

• She touched the hearts of many people

• She was in the midst of all those changes such as civil rights movement, disability rights, Deaf President Now etc.