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Gallaudet & Clerc Open first school for the Deaf
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22 Schools for the Deaf are open in the United States
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Gallaudet College Opens-the first college for the Deaf
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Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf.
Alexander Graham Bell forms Association for the Deaf -
Total Communication develops
A new teaching philosophy for the Deaf emerges -
Deaf President Now
Gallaudet students rally to have the first Deaf President of the University. Until this point all the presidents had been hearing. -
Heather Whitestone becomes first Deaf Miss America