General Deaf Ed cultural topics

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Who started the first school for the Deaf in America?

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Thomas H Gallaudet

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Who was the first Deaf teacher in America?

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Laurent Clerc

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What percentage of Deaf children have hearing parents?

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90%

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There are many different signed languages, just like there are many different spoken languages.

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True

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Which President signed the charter to create a Deaf college?

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Abraham Lincoln

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What is the name of the world's only Deaf University?

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Gallaudet University

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This famous person supported oralism, not signed language.

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Alexander Graham Bell

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This educational philosophy supported speech and lip-reading.

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Oralism

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What does N.A.D. stand for?

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National Association of the Deaf

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What is a C.O.D.A.?

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Child of Deaf Adults