Thomas Gallaudet 17811851 Hearing Traveled from America to England in search of learning how to educate Deaf children In England he only found Oral schools but met Laurent Clerc and Jean ID: 725426
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Famous Deaf People
Ms. Cheese’s ASL 3 ClassSlide2
Thomas Gallaudet
1781-1851
Hearing
Traveled from America to England in search of learning how to educate Deaf children.
In England he only found Oral schools, but met Laurent
Clerc
and Jean
Massieu
who took him back to France to see their Deaf schools.
Clerc
taught Gallaudet sign language and Gallaudet taught
Clerc
English.
Gallaudet brought
Clerc
with him to America and together the established the American School for the Deaf in 1817.
Gallaudet University is named after him.Slide3
Laurent
Clerc
1785-1869
Became Deaf at 1 year old.
Sign Name
First Deaf teacher at the American School for the DeafSlide4
Andrew Foster
1925-1987
Became Deaf at age 11 due to Spinal Meningitis.
Did not get accepted into Gallaudet until 1951 (because he was African American), but received a full scholarship.
First Deaf African-American to graduate from Gallaudet
He was a missionary who toured North America, western Europe, and Africa.
He helped develop a total of 32 deaf schools in 13 different African nations.Slide5
Marlee
Matlin
Born in 1965
Became Deaf at 18 months due to illness.
American actress.
Break out role in “Children of a Lesser God” and won Best Actress in 1987.
Since has appeared on many TV shows and movies like “Switched at Birth” and “Dancing with the Stars”.Slide6
I. King Jordan
Born in 1943.
Became deaf at 21 after a car accident.
In 1988, he became the first Deaf President of Gallaudet University.
The reason for the DPN Movement.
Continued to be the President of Gallaudet until he stepped down in 2006.Slide7
Helen Keller
1880-1968
Became deaf and blind at age 2 from “brain fever”
First deaf-blind person to earn a bachelor’s degree
Author and activist.Slide8
William “Dummy” Hoy
1862-1961
Became deaf after getting meningitis.
Famous Deaf baseball player.Slide9
Glenn B. Anderson
Born in 1945
Became deaf at age 7due to pneumonia.
First Deaf African-American Gallaudet alumnus to earn a doctoral degree.Slide10
Chuck Baird
1947-2012
Born Deaf
Famous Deaf artist
Notable founder of the
De’VIA
art movement. Slide11
Matt Hamill
Born 1976
Born Deaf
Famous UFC fighterSlide12
Michelle Banks
Born 1968
Became Deaf at age 1 due to
spinal meningitis
.
Famous Deaf actress.
“Girlfriend’s” and “Soul Food”
Started the Onyx Theatre Company which is the first Deaf theatre in the U.S. oriented towards people of color.Slide13
C.J. Jones
Became Deaf at age 7 due to
spinal meningitis.
Famous Deaf comedian.
Been in many movies and TV shows.
“See What I’m Saying” “Sesame Street” “Lincoln Heights”
I met him once