* To which two adults can we attribute the creation of ASL? * What is the name of the Deaf actress who starred on Sesame Street? * Why is American Sign Language so much like French sign?
* Andrew Foster- first Deaf African American to graduate from college; Father of Deaf Education in Africa * I. King Jordan- first Deaf president of Gallaudet University; DPN- Deaf President Now! * Erastus “Deaf” Smith- soldier and spy who played important role in Texas Revolution * Alexander Graham Bell- hearing, inventor of the telephone, metal detectors and more, Father of Oralism * Helen Keller- the first deaf-blind woman to graduate from college * Heather Whitestone- the first and only Deaf Miss America * Linda Bove- Deaf actress most known for her role as Linda the Librarian on Sesame Street * Marlee Matlin- only Deaf actress to win the Academy Award for Best Actress; creator of “Switched at Birth” * Ludwig Van Beethoven- famous Deaf composer of the early 1800’s * Nyle DiMarco- Deaf actor and model; winner of America’s Next Top Model and current contestant on “Dancing with the Stars”
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* French clergyman who founded the first free school for the deaf in France * ASL is derived from FSL, French Sign Language.
* Protestant minister from Hartford, Connecticut * Wanted to teach his neighbor’s daughter, who was deaf, how to communicate * Travelled to Europe to learn more about how to teach the Deaf
* Daughter of Mason Cogswell, neighbor of Thomas Gallaudet
* Abbe de l’Epee’s successor * Teacher at the National Institute for Deaf-mutes in France
* One of Sicard’s students at the National Institute for Deaf-Mutes * Became a teacher at the school later in life * Taught Gallaudet privately and travelled back with him to America in order to start the first school for the Deaf in the USA. * He and Gallaudet created ASL based on combining the signs they saw in America with French Sign Language. * Known for the scar on his cheek
* Was first known as the National Deaf-Mute College * Located in Washington DC
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