Deaf Culture Flashcards
The Braidwood Academy for the Deaf and Dumb
Established in 1783
by Thomas Braidwood
emphasized the “oral” approach
abbe de Epee
founded the first school for the Deaf in Paris, France in 1760.
abbe Sicard
took over the school after abbe de Epee death in 1789
Jean Massieu
Sicard’s prime pupil.
he was Deaf and appointed head teaching assistant in the Paris school
Thomas Gallaudet
a Protestant minister from Hartford, Conn.
Thomas Gallaudet and Sicard met…
in London while Sicard was giving a lecture on methods of educating the deaf
In London, Sicard was with ____ _______ and ______ ____ .
Jean Massieu and Laurent Clerc
Sicard invited Gallaudet back to _______.
Paris
1816
Laurent Clerc went with Thomas Gallaudet to American
1817
established the first School for the Deaf in America. ASD (American School for the Deaf)
American School for the Deaf’s former name
The Connecticut Asylum for the Education and Instruction of Deaf and Dumb Persons
1864
President Lincoln signed the Enabling Act, establishing the first college for “the deaf and dumb and blind” (later renamed Gallaudet Unversity)
Gallaudet Unversity was founded by
Edward Miner Gallaudet
The birthdate of professional interpreting.
June 14-17, 1964
The birthplace of professional interpreting
Ball State Teachers College,
Muncie, Indiana