Laurent Clerc
*Do you know his sign name?
Teacher for the deaf in France
Came to America with Thomas Gallaudet
Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet
“Father of Deaf Education”
*Do you know his sign name?
Inspired by Alice Cogswell
Originally a traveling salesman and then a minister
Founded American school for the deaf with Laurent Clerc
I King Jordan
First deaf president of Gallaudet
Became deaf at 21
Retired in 2006 and faced controversy after over 100 deaf students were arrested
Marlee Matlin
Deaf actress
Children’s Book Author
Received Oscar at age 21
Star in “Children of a Lesser God”
Greg Hlibok
One of the “Gallaudet Four”
Became student body president one day before the DPN protest
Heather Whitestone
Ms. America
Has 2 cochlear implants
Somewhat controversial in Deaf Community
Tara McAvoy
Ms. Deaf Texas
Killed by train in Austin while text messaging
Attended TSD and graduated in 2005
William “Dummy” Hoy
Deaf baseball player
Responsible for umpire signs “safe” and “out”
William Stokoe
Linguist
Compiled the first ASL dictionary in 1965
Bernard Braggs
Well-known for acting in the NTD
Carol Padden & Tom Humphries
Author of ASL & Deaf Culture books
Ben Bahan
Professor of Deaf Studies at Gallaudet University
Author of Bird of a Different Feather (brilliant ASL storyteller)
Ella Mae Lentz
Most well-known for ASL poetry
Robert Davila
9th President of Gallaudet University 2006- 2009
Alice Cogswell
Inspired Thomas Gallaudet
One of the first students to attend the American School for the Deaf
Erastus “Deaf” Smith
One of the most trusted scouts for Sam Houston
Helped Texans defeat the Mexicans in the Battle of San Jacinto
A county is named after this person
American School for the Deaf
Originally known as the American Asylum for Deaf-mutes
Founded in 1817
Founded in Hartford, Connecticut
Gallaudet University
Abraham Lincoln signed the charter for (it) in 1864
Located in Washington, D.C.
Location of DPN protest
Only deaf liberal arts college in the world
Texas School for the Deaf
Located on Congress Avenue
Home of the “Rangers”
Florida School for the Deaf & Blind
Located in St. Augustine
Largest residential school for the deaf in America
NAD
advocates for deaf rights in America
NTID
Part of RIT in Rochester, NY
Most well-known technical school for the deaf in America
Hearing dogs for the deaf
Service that alerts deaf people to environmental and emergency sounds
NTD
Theater group for the deaf
Sorenson
Service that offers VRS technology for deaf people
Service that offers free videophones for deaf people
ASLTA
Organization for ASL teachers
WFD
Advocates for deaf rights in 127 different countries
NCI
Supplier of DVD subtitles
Provides captioning
CODA
Children of Deaf Adults
People who are immersed in the hearing and deaf worlds from birth
Deaf President Now
Movement in 1988
Resulted in first deaf president at Gallaudet University
Week long protest
Harris communications
Company that specializes in technology and literature for the deaf
Congress of Milan
1880
meeting of deaf educators
Resulted in the deaf “Dark Ages”- a time period when signing was banned
Deaf way
Convention at Gallaudet University that brought together deaf people in 1988 & 2002
Celebration showcasing talented deaf people from all over the world
ITP
Typically a 2 year program that focuses on interpreting
Cochlear Implants
Controversial surgery that replaces cochlea
*Does not “restore” hearing to normal… not a “magic bullet”