mrs. davis asl 1. in the beginning signs created by family members of deaf “home signs” ...
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In The Beginning
Signs created by family members of deaf
“Home Signs” Education was only
for wealthy families Abbe Charles
Michel de L'Epee- founder of first free public school for deaf.
Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet
Minister from Hartford, Connecticut
Meets Alice Cogswell Gallaudet travels to
Europe British use oral
method French use Sign
Language to educate Meets Laurent Clerc
Laurent Clerc
Deaf Educator in France
Comes to America with Gallaudet
Educates using French Sign Language
American School for the Deaf
Established in Hartford, Connecticut in 1817
First public free school for deaf in America
Find a partner (up to group of 3) How would you convey these concepts into a
sign or gesture? Mother Water Home Red Work
What would you do?
The Sign Language Melting Pot
French Sign Language
Martha’s Vineyard Sign Language
Native American Sign Language
Gallaudet University
Established in Washington D.C. 1864
First college for Deaf in the world
All classes are taught in ASL
William Stokoe
Helped ASL get recognized as a legitimate and living language
Published Sign Language Structure (1960)
Co-authored A Dictionary of American Sign Language on Linguistic Principles (1965) First time the name
American Sign Language was used
ASL is a “living” language, which means it is
still growing and evolving today. Technology impacts:
Evolution of the sign “telephone” Video Phones are bridging culture, people, and
signs.
Technology and ASL
http://www.gallaudet.edu/ http://
www.start-american-sign-language.com/history-of-sign-language.html
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