ASL unit 1 Flashcards
What significant event happened just one month after Clerc’s Golden Anniversary?
He died
Who is Laurent Clerc?
He cofounded the first deaf school in North America
He is called the “apostle of the deaf”
A deaf man from France
he helped establish the foundation for ASL
When was he born and when did he die?
December 26, 1785 – July 18, 1869
Where was born?
La Balme, France
How did he go Deaf? What senses does he have left?
He fell from a chair into the hearth, he got an infection which led to a fever which led to him going deaf
He can see and touch
Were his parents famous or hold a position of importance?
Yes, his father was the mayor and justice of the piece
Where did he attend school?
The National institute of deaf and mutes
How did he end up in the US?
Gallaudet offered him a three year contract to come teach in America
Who did he become friends with in America?
Alice Cogswell, Dr Cogswell and Gallaudet
What was his wife’s name?
Eliza Crocker Boardman
Was she Deaf or hearing?
She was deaf
Did they have kids? How many? Were they deaf or hearing?
Yes they did, they had six. Only four lived. None of them were deaf
Who was Thomas Gallaudet?
American pioneer in the education of the deaf
Co founder and first principal of Connecticut asylum for the education and Hartford instruction of deaf and dumb persons, later changed to American school for the deaf
travelled to Europe to learn how to teach deaf children
He married Sophia fowler
What is Clerc’s name sign and why?
It’s his index and middle finger together stroking his right cheek
What is Gallaudet’s name sign and why?
It’s half the sign for glasses because he wears glasses
