CMD 175 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Edward Miner Gallaudet, French Sign Language, Deaf Education
12 Apr 2016
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Cmd 175 - lecture 1 - history of deaf education part i. Sees two young deaf sisters signing to each other. Thinks signing would be a good method to use for deaf to communicate with each other. Opens a school in paris for the deaf. Attended school for the deaf in paris. Becomes an exceptional teacher at this school. Travels to america to help set up schools for the deaf that use signing. American school for the deaf in hartford connecticut is the first school for the deaf in the u. s. Tasked with getting an education system for the deaf in america. Clerc is doing a demonstration of french sign language in england. Goes with clerc to france to check out the school. Sees it is everything he wants for america. Convinces clerc to come back with him to america. Helps set up the first college for the deaf in america. Opens the first school for the deaf in germany.
