An American who went to Europe with the hopes of learning a method of teaching deaf children. He studied at the National Institute for Deaf-Mutes under Laurent Clerc.
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A deaf man who with Gallaudet founded the Connecticut Asylum for the Education and Instruction of Deaf and Dumb Persons in West Hartford, Connecticut (now known as the American School of the Deaf).
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60%
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Hartford, Connecticut
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Edward Minor Gallaudet
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They outlawed sign languages in schools and focused on learning speech.
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Supported oralism, claiming that deaf people should not be allowed to marry other deaf, as their genes would perpetuate deafness.
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Proved that ASL was a true language. Created Stokoe notation.
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After a hearing president was elected, students protested for one week until a Deaf person was made president.
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First Deaf president of Gallaudet University. Became deaf at 21.
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First deaf woman to be crowned Miss America. Became deaf at 18 months old.
