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Martha's Vineyard Sign Language (MVSL) was created
(American Sign Language at Harvard)
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French Sign Language was founded
(American Sign Language at Harvard)
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Hartford Asylum for the Education and Instruction of the Deaf and Dumb established
The first School for the Deaf using sign language was founded by Gallaudet and Clerc. LSF and MVSL were combined to make American Sign Language (American Sign Language at Harvard). https://projects.iq.harvard.edu/asl/deaf-history-timeline -
Gallaudet University founded
(American Sign Language at Harvard)
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Clarke School for the Deaf opened
First major oral school in the U.S., Northampton, Massachusetts. Alexander Bell (American School for the Deaf).
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Milan conference - stresses Oralism, bans sign language
The conference stressed that oral education is the best way to educate all students regardless of their hearing abilities (American Sign Language at Harvard; Jowers-Barber, Sandra, 2011).
https://projects.iq.harvard.edu/asl/deaf-history-timeline
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National Association of the Deaf founded
(American School for the Deaf)
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Alexander Bell became president of American Association to Promote the Teaching of Speech to the Deaf (AAPTSD)
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World Federation of the Deaf begun
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MVSL ended
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William Stokoe, a linguist, published Sign Language Structure
Stokoe's research offered compelling evidence that sign language shares the essential characteristics of a spoken language, and he argued that it should be considered equivalent to, and afforded the same respect as, other languages (Collazo, 2019). https://blog.cyracom.com/icymi-deaf-education-a-history-of-american-sign-language-in-the-united-states -
William Stokoe finishes ASL Dictionary
(American School for the Deaf)
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PL 94-142 passed allowing disabled children free, appropriate public education
This legislation started the mainstreaming of deaf children in public schools (American School for the Deaf). https://projects.iq.harvard.edu/asl/deaf-history-timeline -
U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the 3M/House single-channel cochlear implant
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21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act
This act mandates that all televised material be captioned, including its online distribution (American School for the Deaf). https://projects.iq.harvard.edu/asl/deaf-history-timeline
