DEAF CULTURE/HISTORY

Who was Thomas Gallaudet?

• Some dude with a face

• The French Teacher

• A former pastor who traveled to Europe to find a language for his deaf neighbor.

• The boogeyman

Who was Laurent Clerc?

• The Deaf French Teacher who traveled with Gallaudet to bring sign language to America

• Gallaudet's wife

• Ms. U's favorite designer

• The father of ASL

What was the name of Gallaudet's Deaf neighbor who served as the catalyst for education for Deaf students in America?

• Billie Bob

• Alice Cogswell

• Laurent Clerc

• Mason Troy Adams

Who was the boogeyman?

• Your Mom

• My mom

• Alexander Graham Bell

• William Stokoe

Who signed the charter that brought Gallaudet into existence?

• Your Mom

• Abraham Lincoln

• William Stokoe

• The guy

ASL originated from what other signed language?

• BSL

• MSL

• JSL

• FSL

What was the name of the huge protest in 1988 at Gallaudet University?

• Deaf People Now

• Dora Penelope Nutterbutter

• Deaf President Now

• Deaf Penguins Now

Why was DPN Significant?

• Resulted in the first Deaf Prez of Gallaudet and helped establish the ADA

• The students got a whole week off!

• something happened

• IDK

What is TTC?

• My fave band

• ASL sentence structure

• Some Letters

• English Syntax

When was the first Deaf school for America founded?

• 1900

• 2020

• 1817

• 1818