DFST 375 - Deaf History

There were two goals of the book. One goal was to explain why sign language's popularity changed during the late 1800s. What was the second goal?

• Learn about Alexander Graham Bell

• Understand the oralism movement

• Showcase American history from the 1850s to 1920s with a new perspective

• Discover the importance of Martha's Vineyard

Why was there such a debate and fight over sign language?

• It was new

• Oralism

• It was popular

• It was based on differing perspectives during the time

The author argued that the meaning of “deafness” changed over time. Deaf people and sign language are what inspired the history of American culture. Deafness is a: __________________.

• Hearing loss

• Disease

• Cultural construction

• Condition

Deaf and hearing people are different based on “hearing loss; however, the meanings of Deaf and Hearing are not transparent. Deaf people are a cultural, linguistic, ethnic group. They are clearly distinct from hearing people. The author argued that Deaf people invented ____________.

• Martha Vineyard Sign Language (MVSL)

• Oralism

• Sign language and culture

• Deaf schools

How was the American Deaf community created besides sharing cultural information?

• Hearing people

• Deaf people met other Deaf people

• Oralists

• CODAs

There were two turning points in American Deaf Education. One was the creation of the first school for the Deaf in 1817 by Gallaudet and Clerc. What was the second turning point?

• Creating sign language

• Eliminating manualism

• Establishing Gallaudet University

• Creating Deaf school

This campaign was successful in the late 1800s but it lasted until about the 1960s and 1970s. Who was this group of people who campaigned against the use of sign language in the classroom?

• Manualists

• CODAs

• Oralists

• Hearing people

Most Deaf people have opposed oralism since its early days. Before 1860, almost no Deaf students were taught by oral methods. What was founded in the late 1860s?

• First Deaf schools

• Sign language

• First oral schools

• Cued speech

Oralists believed that new techniques and knowledge in teaching speech and lipreading made the use of sign language obsolete. Oralists believe Deaf people can learn to speak and “function” like hearing people. Oralists also believe that the history of ____________ bringing sign language was purely an accident.

• Cogswell

• Clerc

• Gallaudet

• Massieu

Society showed support of this oralism movement. This group grew and became more acceptable after the civil war; however, Deaf people continued to use sign language. The author believed that the oralism movement became powerful because of the ____________.

• Deaf community

• Alexander Graham Bell

• Hearing people

• Timing or era