Deaf History
What is the month, day and year that the first school for the Deaf opened?
April 15th 1817
What was the name of the ship used in WW II name in honor of the hearing person who started the first school for the Deaf in America?
Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet University
What was FRAT?
an insurance company
What was Thomas Gallaudet's occupation? (at first)
minister
define T-4
the killing and sterilization of the disabled during the holocaust
Why is French sign language written LSF and not FSL?
the syntax of French Sign Language is different then that of English.
what country voted against the signing ban
America
What is the current name of the first school for the Deaf in America?
American school for the deaf
What two companies in Akron, Ohio hired many deaf individuals during the war?
Goodyear and firestone
Who did William Hoy coach?
Goodyear silent football team
What year was Gallaudet founded?
1864
What year was the milan conference
1880
What are the years of the Dark Ages?
1880-1980
What month, day and year was NAD founded?
August 25th, 1880
Who interpreted for Deaf adults before RID was founded?
CODA's
What was the name of the very first school for the deaf in America?
CT asylum for the education and instruction of deaf and dumb persons
Name the first five schools for the deaf in America, in order.
CT, NY PA, KY, OH
Where was NAD founded
Cincinnati Ohio
Where is Ohio's school for the deaf located?
Columbus Ohio
Was Laurent Clerc hearing or deaf?
Deaf
Who is Robert Weitbrecht?
Deaf man who invented the TTY
Name two reason that everyone signed on Martha's Vineyard
Deafness gene was genetic and the island was self-sufficient
Why is FRAT no longer in existence?
Deafness is considered no longer a medical problem
Who paid for Gallaudet to go learn how to educate deaf?
Dr. Mason Cogswell
Who was the first president of Gallaudet University?
Edward Gallaudet
Where did Thomas Gallaudet go to learn how to teach the deaf
England
What and where did William Stokoe teach?
English and Gallaudet University
What is the sign used for founded?
Established
What is NAD's purpose?
Fight for deaf civil rights
Who was Alice Cogswell? (her title
First deaf student in America
What type of sports team were the Goodyear Silent?
Football
What does the term Dark Ages translate to in English?
Forbidden to use sign language to educate children
How was NTD funded?
Grants
Where is first deaf school located?
Hartford Connecticut
What is Abraham Lincoln's importance in Deaf History?
He signed the charted for the first deaf college
Was Thomas Gallaudet hearing or deaf?
Hearing
What is the last group of people to be admitted into Gallaudet University?
Hearing
Who is Amos Kendall?
Hearing man who donated the land that now makes up galludet University
Who is Miller R. Hutchinson?
Hearing man who invented the electrical hearing aid
Who is William Stokoe?
Hearing man who proved ASL is a real language in 1960
Who was Issac Peet and chareles stoddard ?
Hearing men that attended the Milan conference on behalf of the USA
What is the name of the president's house at Gallaudet University?
House one
What is the sign used for self-sufficient?
Independent
Where is the city of Milan located?
Italy
Name three other sculptors that Daniel Chester French made?
John harvard, minutemen, Lincoln
Who was the first deaf teacher in America?
Laurent Clerc
Write out the mathematical equation for ASL.
MVSL + LSF + Homemade signs
Who were the Brairwood's and why did Gallaudet not learn from them?
Oral deaf school in England that did not want to share their methods
What was the name of the island where everyone signed?
Martha's Vineyard
Where is Martha's Vineyard located?
Massachusetts
What does NAD stand for?
National Association of the Deaf
What does FRAT stand for?
National fraternal society of the deaf
What does NTID stand for?
National technical institution of the deaf
What does NTD stand for?
National theater of the deaf
What is the name of the deaf school in Ohio?
Ohio School for the Deaf
Who is James Denison?
Only deaf delegate at the milan conference
What is the signs used for Dark Ages
Oppression and year
What was voted on at the Milan conference?
Oralism vs. signing, oralism won
What does RID stand for?
Registry of interpreters for the deaf
Who was the first president of NAD?
Robert McGregor
Who were the two men that founded NAD
Robert McGregor and Edwin booth
Where is NTID located?
Rochester New York
Name two reasons signing stopped on Martha's Vineyard?
The first school for the deaf opened and people left the island. People started to come to the island from the outside
What was the first TTY called
The green monster
Name three reason that Deaf people so well in factory jobs.
The noise will not bother them Limit education needed Limited communication needed
Why did Ohio create their own school for the deaf?
They were sending their deaf students to PA
Three impacts from the milan conference on deaf education
deaf teachers fired, NAD grew, President of gallaudet refused to ban signing on campus
What was William Hoy's nickname?
dummy
What was William Hoy's accomplishments?
first person to hit the grand slam in the American league
Who is Daniel Chester French?
hearing man who made the Alice Cogswell, Thomas Gallaudet Statue in Gallaudet University.
