Sign Language Timeline

St. Augustine tells early Christians deaf people are signs of Gods anger at parents sins

550

A.D. 345-550- St. Augustine tells early Christians that deaf people are a sign of Gods anger at their parents sins.

Geronimo Cardono teaches his deaf son using symbols

Jan 1, 1500

Geronimo Cardono teaches his deaf son using symbols

Abbe Charles Michel de L'Epee discovered first free school for the deaf

Sep 19, 1775

Abbe Charles Michel de L’Epee of Paris discovered the first free school for deaf students. The deaf people learned hand signs and finger spelling.

Abbe Charles Michel de L’Epee publishes French sign langauge dictionary.

Jan 1, 1788

Abbe Charles Michel de L’Epee publishes the French Sign Language dictionary.

First school for the deaf founded

Sep 19, 1817

1817- First school for the deaf was founded by Laurent Clerc in Hartford, Connecticut.

Sign Language Predicition

Jan 1, 2050

I predict that if you are deaf you can have a chip in your brain and transfer into a headband that would talk out loud and say what you want to say!