13 media results found for 'deaf history'
Performer Linsay Darnall, Jr. provides information about important events in deaf history. In authentic period costumes, he uses his knowledge of history and storytelling skills to recreate past events. Some topics covered include: education, reli...Read More
Historically, the deaf community used various forms of transportation. Some traveled by train, while other rode horses or traveled by carriage. These different forms of transportation helped schools for the deaf flourish. Students lived in various...Read More
People of the deaf community have always been employed in various careers. This episode highlights many examples of jobs held by people of the deaf community throughout history. Some individuals became teachers after graduating from school. Others...Read More
In conjunction with the education for the deaf, the spiritual needs were always paramount. The initial purpose of deaf education was to ensure the understanding of the Bible. As a result, churches were established so the deaf community could congr...Read More
Louis Laurent Marie Clerc and Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet established the American School for the Deaf, which is the first permanent school for the deaf in America. However, parents of children who were deaf sought out other educational avenues prior...Read More
Deaf advocacy can trace its origins back to Henniker, New Hampshire and the Brown Family. Nahum Brown sent his son, Thomas, to the American School for the Deaf. Thomas returned to New Hampshire and became the driving force behind the establishment...Read More
People belonging to the deaf community have to make many adaptations due to their hearing ability, and one of those is entering a home. If the homeowner is deaf, they cannot hear someone knocking on the door. Historically, the circling of the home...Read More
The deaf community recognizes Edmund Booth as a venerated leader. He grew up attending the American School for the Deaf under the tutelage of Laurent Clerc. In 1849, he decided to rush out to the gold fields of California. After returning from Cal...Read More
The story of how deaf-blind education began in America starts with a woman named Laura Bridgman. After a sickness left her deaf and blind, her family took her to Boston to Perkins School for the Blind. The school made cutouts of letters and labele...Read More
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 custo...Read More
In 1853, the deaf community in Vermont held a meeting and decided to establish an organization. A year later, the group drafted a constitution and named the organization the New England Gallaudet Association of the Deaf, the NEGAD. The purpose of...Read More
The first official publication from the deaf community was the “American Annals of the Deaf.” First published in 1847, it is the oldest and most widely read English-language journal dealing with deafness. Eventually, different schools for the deaf...Read More
Melville Ballard became the first undergraduate student to receive a degree from Gallaudet College. He was born in Maine and attended the American School for the Deaf in Hartford, Connecticut. Ballard completed his education and became a teacher....Read More
