Deaf History That: Deaf Community Gatherings

1 minutes 38 seconds

Now Playing As: Captioned (English)

Historically, community gatherings for the deaf community involved a meal and festivities afterwards. Attendees could expect to partake in performances, lectures, sermons, storytelling, and the sharing of news from other areas. This became a custom of the deaf community. Part of the “Deaf History That” series.

Media Details

Runtime: 1 minutes 38 seconds

Topic: Deaf Life
Subtopic: Deaf - General, Deaf History
Grade/Interest Level: 7 - 12
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Release Year: 2016
Producer/Distributor: National Association Of The Deaf
Series: Deaf History That

Man wearing a vintage costume suit and hat stands in front of a white church and snow on the ground. He faces camera and uses sign language, gesturing with both hands out slightly to 1 side. Caption. Church services were done in sign language.

Man wearing a vintage costume suit sits behind a desk next to a typewriter and American flag. He faces camera and uses sign language, pointing his index finger towards an open palm. Caption. These papers shared opinions, discussions, and stories.

Man wearing a vintage costume suit stands next to a model of a wooden ship. He faces camera and uses sign language, pointing 1 finger up and the other across his body to the side. Caption. Of the National Association of the Deaf, the N, A, D.

Man wearing a vintage costume vest and white shirt sits in a chair in a home setting. He faces camera and uses sign language, pointing 1 finger up. Caption. The paper was called, "The Silent World."

Man wearing a vintage costume suit and brimmed hat stands outside with a white church behind him and snow on the ground. He faces camera and uses sign language, touching palms together in front of him. Caption. And asked him to teach his children.

Man wearing a vintage costume suit stands inside next to a window trimmed with lace curtains. He faces camera and uses sign language, gesturing with both hands up, palms down. Caption. Deaf people all over recognize him as a venerated leader.

Man wearing trousers with suspenders and a white captain's hat faces camera and uses sign language, touching his index finger to open palm. Caption. Of independence to earn the fruits of their labor.

Man wearing a vintage costume suit and hat stands in front of a building. He faces camera and uses sign language, touching his fingertips together to form a peak. Caption. By circling the house and waving through the windows.

Man wearing a western vest, bandana, and hat stands outside of a wood building. He faces camera and gestures in sign language, both hands reaching out in front of him, palms facing in. Caption. Here at a small, humble town in Henniker, New Hampshire.

Man wearing a western vest and bandana sits outside of a wood building. He faces camera and gestures in sign language, touching hands together with fingers fanned out. Caption. Storytelling, and the sharing of news from other areas.