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Deaf History

Deaf History. From the Milan Aftermath towards the present. VERY IMPORTANT!!!!. After the 1880 Milan Convention, the use of sign language declined for the next 10 years.

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Deaf History

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  1. Deaf History From the Milan Aftermath towards the present.

  2. VERY IMPORTANT!!!! • After the 1880 Milan Convention, the use of sign language declined for the next 10 years. • Many Deaf people kept the language alive by meeting each other during the social events to sign with each other, or joined NAD in their fight to save sign language. • Although Oralism won the battle…it didn’t win the war.

  3. William Stokoe • Hearing professor at Gallaudet University • Knows no ASL (or sign language), but learned some. • Responsible for naming American Sign Language as an official language after researching the language. Linguistic Research 1970

  4. Robert Weitbrecht • The Deaf person who created the first-ever telephone for the Deaf • It would eventually be surpassed by the creation of the TDD (Telecommunications Device for the Deaf) by Paul Taylor.

  5. The Rehabilitation Act of 1973 • Passed in 1973. • Banned discrimination against all disabled people who seek equal access to resources that receives federal funding. • This opened many opportunities for the Deaf

  6. Americans with Disabilities Act • Passed in 1990 • Gives people with disabilities equal access to communication and education. • Banned discrimination when it comes to employment. • HUGE positive impact on the Deaf history. • Closed Caption decoders are required to be put on TVs that are larger than 13”.

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