Q 26: American School for the Deaf Flashcards
ASD is what?
The oldest permanent school for the deaf in the United States
When was it founded?
April 15, 1817
Who founded it?
Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet, Dr. Mason Cogswell, and Laurent Clerc
How long did the first deaf school in the US last? Who founded it and where was it founded?
It was short-lived, 1815 to 1816.
Col. William Bolling in nearby Cobbs.
Who was teacher of the first deaf school
John Braidwood
During the winter of 1818-1819, the American School for the Deaf became what?
The first school of primary and secondary education to receive aid from the federal government
As a result of its pivotal role in American deaf history, it also hosts what
A museum containing numerous and rare old items
The ASD has graduated how many people in its history?
6,000 students
Brief history of the founded of the ASD up to Laurent Clerc pls
Dr. Cogswell recruited Thomas Gallaudet (recent grad from Yale) to teach Alice Cogswell (who was deaf in early childhood by fever). Sent him to Europe in 1815 where he turned to Paris French schoolteachers at the famous Paris school where he successfully recruited Laurent Clerc
On the strength of Clerc’s reputation, the ASD was incorporated as what?
the “American Asylum for Deaf-mutes” in May 1816
When the American Asylum for Deaf-mutes opened in 1817, how many were enrolled?
7 students
What was the original name for the school?
The Connecticut Aslyum (At Hartford) for the Education and Instruction of Deaf and Dumb Persons
Who was a 51 year old itinerant portrait painter
John Brewster Jr.
Gallaudet was principal until
1830
Gallaudet’s son followed his legacy, doing what
Establishing Gallaudet University
