Veditz On August 13 2011 D eaf people across the nation celebrated the 150th birthday of George Veditz Today in 2012 we celebrate 151 st He was the seventh President of the National Association of the Deaf ID: 492953
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George William
Veditz
On
August
13, 2011,
D
eaf people across the nation, celebrated
the 150th birthday of George
Veditz
.
Today in 2012, we celebrate 151
st
.
He was the
seventh President of the National Association of the Deaf. Slide3
George was born on August 13, 1861 in Baltimore, Maryland.
He became Deaf
at age
9 from a scarlet fever.
He
was an alumnus of Maryland School for the Deaf in
Frederick
.Slide4
Veditz
graduated
from Gallaudet in 1884; was valedictorian with a
grade
average of
98.8
He
taught at the Maryland
School for the Deaf.
He taught at Colorado School
for the
Deaf and Blind for 17 years.Slide5
He founded the
alumni associations and the Colorado Association of the Deaf.
He was twice
elected NAD
president.
He
was
president of the World Congress of the Deaf
and
a forerunner of the
World
Federation of the
Deaf.
Veditz
was an avid chess player.
He raised chickens and pigeons and won trophies from National Poultry Associations.Slide6
Veditz
is
remembered
for his advocacy of Deaf
rights.
He fought against
oralism
.
He cherished
sign language as “the noblest gift God has given to deaf people.” Slide7
He realized in the early 1900s that the newly developed technology of motion pictures were an ideal way to convey the beauty of sign language to the world.
One of his motion pictures showing his passion for sign language was accepted into the Library of Congress in February, 2011.Slide8
150 years after his birth, we thank to his gift to us, NAD continues to advocate for the preservation, protection, and promotion of American Sign Language for all deaf individuals in the United States. Slide9
Veditz’s
Famous Quote
"
As long as we have deaf people on earth, we will have signs. And as long as we have our films, we can preserve signs in their old purity. It is my hope that we will all love and guard our beautiful sign language as the noblest gift God has given to deaf people."Slide10
George and Bessie
Veditz
This photo was taken in 1934 at their home,
414
North Custer in Colorado Springs, CO
.
In courtesy of Colorado School for the Deaf and Blind.Slide11
George and Bessie inside red circle
George
Veditz
, second row/third on the left, and fellow staff on the steps of the CSDB Administration Building in 1904, the 30 year anniversary of the school
.
In courtesy of Colorado School for the Deaf and BlindSlide12
George’s Office
The
three trophies are from the poultry association that
Veditz
won in Colorado. The typewriter was given to him
from
NAD in 1913.
In courtesy of Colorado School for the Deaf and Blind.Slide13Slide14Slide15Slide16Slide17Slide18Slide19Slide20
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