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level: Deaf 401 - Deaf History Exam 1

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level questions: Deaf 401 - Deaf History Exam 1

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Fray Pedro Ponce de LeonSpanish monk; early teacher of deaf children
Who is this?Thomas Brown (early American Deaf community leader)
Who is this?Jean-Marc Itard (medical doctor at INJS, notorious medical experiments)
Etienne de FayEarliest known Deaf teacher of deaf children (Amiens, France)
Who is this?Eduardo Huet (Deaf French teacher; key in starting Deaf schools in Brazil and Mexico)
Who is this?Thomas H. Gallaudet
Sign NameLaurent Clerc H corner of mouth
Sign NameAbbe de l'Epee Sign for HUNGRY + closed X hs scooped out
Sign NameAbbe Sicard hold dominant arm. Shake S hs with dominant hand
Sign NameJean Massieu B hs scooped out
Where was the American School for the Deaf (ASD) established?Hartford, Connecticut. United States
What was the point of view toward deaf people in 16th century Spain?Spanish nobility develop desire to educate their deaf children to preserve family holdings
Where was the National Institute for Young Deaf (INJS)?Paris, France
Where was Braidwood Academy?Edinburgh, Scotland
Where was Cobbs School?Bolling family plantation, Cobbs, Virginia, United States.
Sparta and Athens viewpoints of Deaf peopleKilled when born
Roman viewpoints of Deaf peopleDrowned; others had limited rights
Egyptian Viewpoints of Deaf peopleRespected
Justinian Code's Viewpoints of Deaf PeopleDeaf people classed in five categories; identified distinctions of Deaf people
Ottoman Empire (Sultan Mehmed II) Viewpoints of Deaf PeopleFavorable view of signing; Deaf people employed
What was the impact of the founding of INJS in Paris?Successful Deaf education provided possible, particularly through manualism; many more schools opened
Who is Jonathan Lambert and what did he accomplish in his life?-Was a Martha's Vineyarder -Had property -Military work -Bossed slave boat -had family deafness -Mingled with tourists
What was the impact of Aristotle's statement about Deaf people?No serious attempts at Deaf education made for approximately the next 1800 years; Misperception led to Deaf people being viewed very negatively
Who are John Harrower and John Edge? What is noteworthy about them?-John Harrower taught John Edge (a deaf teenager) in 1774 -Likely the first record of teaching a Deaf child in the colonial era
What was the impact of St. Augustine's Statement about Deaf people?Misunderstanding of St. Augustine led to continuation of the perception of Aristotle's belief about Deaf people
What is most significant about the Gaudy brothers?Framlingham's will is the oldest known Deaf-written document
Why is the Ottoman Empire's Topkapi palace significant in Deaf history?-Deaf people worked in the Sultan's innermost court -A small Deaf community was formed of Deaf servants -Ixarette (a signed language) was used by Deaf servants
What year was the American school for the Deaf (ASD) founded?1817
Who were the three founders of ASD?-Laurent Clerc -Thomas H. Gallaudet -Mason Cogswell
Why did Thomas H. Gallaudet not learn Deaf education methods from the Braidwoods?The Braidwoods insisted on secrecy & a long apprenticeship
Who invited Thomas H. Gallaudet to Paris to learn Deaf Education methods?Abbe Sicard
Which boat did Thomas H. Gallaudet and Laurent Clerc ride to the United States?Mary Augusta
Where and when was the Cobbs school?Virginia, March 1815 - Fall 1816
One of your assigned homework readings was about life at which state's Deaf school?Indiana
Forbidden Signs argues there are two turning points in 1800's American Deaf history, which are:-ASD's founding -the rise of the oralist movement
Forbidden Signs describes two main groups affecting Deaf education in the U.S., which are:-Manualists -Oralists
Which Point from Forbidden Signs is false? -Manualists viewed signing as a gift from God -Oralists considered signing as animal-like and undesirable -Manualists viewed speech as a gift from God -Oralists equated speech with humanity and life-Manualists viewed speech as a gift from God
Where was ASD founded?Hartford, Connecticut
Who was the first student enrolled at ASD?Alice Cogswell
Which country, instead of the U.S., did Laurent Clerc almost go to to help found a Deaf school?Russia
What did John Flournoy propose?Creating a Deaf state in the American West
Chapter 3 in Forbidden Signs points out that as oralism rose:-Day schools proliferated and spread oralism -More women teachers were hired -Growing numbers of Deaf teachers lost their jobs
Who is Pierre Desloges?The earliest known Deaf author of a published book
Where did Dowager Empress (Queen Mother) Maria Feodorovna found the first Russian Deaf school?Pavlovsk
Who was the deaf founder of the first deaf school in Moscow?Ivan K. Arnol'd
What is significant about the first Deaf school Canon P.J. Triest founded in Belgium?It was a school specifically for Deaf girls
Who is Edward Huet?A French-born Deaf teacher who helped found Deaf schools in Brazil & Mexico
Who are Carl Oscar Malm and Andreas Christian Møller?Two of the earliest Deaf founders of Deaf schools in Europe
How did Deaf schools generally spread geographically through the U.S.?East to West
Where were the Black Deaf segregated schools in the U.S.?The South
Which language emerged from Black Deaf schools in the U.S.?Black American Sign Language (BASL)
Miller V. DC Board of Education (1952) is known for:-Involving the Kendall elementary school for deaf children -Stopping forced segregation across state lines -Involving a Black deaf child and his parents
Brown v. Board of Education (1954) impacted U.S. Deaf education by:Ending segregation within Deaf education (including residential schools)
Why did oralists establish many day schools for Deaf children in the U.S.?-To prevent students' signing and Deaf identity development -To focus students on speech acquisition at school and home -To limit students' exposure to deaf peers
From 1850-1940, which region in the U.S. had the largest number of students at Deaf residential schools?The Northeast
In which decade did the number of Deaf teachers at U.S. Deaf residential schools greatly decrease?1870's
During 1880-1930, which teaching method became predominant in U.S. Deaf education?Oralism
Beginning in the 1900's, which type of Deaf school rose in prominence?Public Day Schools
Which rural French town was Laurent Clerc born in?La Balme-les Grottes
True or False? La Balme-les-Grottes' city museum has a permanent exhibit honoring Laurent Clerc and Deaf historyTrue
Sign NameRoch-Ambroise Bebian Open to closed G on upper chest mimicking lapels
Sign NameSamuel Heinicke Bent V circles mouth
Sign NameJean-Marc Itard Y hs w/ thumb in ear twist up
Sign NameH Corner of mouth
Sign Name and Country SignCarl Oscar Malm (Finland) A hs. Thumb draws from upper lip to chin like long mustache Finland - X hs taps chin
Sign name and Country SignPär Aron Borg (Sweden & Portugal) fs(BORG) Sweden- Sign "EXPERIENCE" on back of hand Portugal - 3 hs flick forward
Sign Name and Country signAndreas Christian Møller (Norway) A hs rubs together as if grinding something Norway - N hs zig zags up and down across chest
Sign name and Country signPeter Atke Castberg (Denmark) No known sign name Denmark - 3 hs zig zags up and down across chest
Sign Name and Country signP.J. Triest (Belgium) Open 8 hs circles head X hs draws down from eye Belgium: B hs flicked out from mouth
Sign Name and Country ssignH.D. Guyot (Netherlands) Edge of B hs moves up from right hip to left shoulder Netherlands - closed O hs pulls out from head like flappy hat
Sign Name and Country signMaria Feodorovna (Russia) No known sign name Pavlovsk - Drag H hs across forehead then chin Russia - Drag finger along chin and flick out
Sign Name and Country SignEduardo Huet (Brazil & Mexico) Shake ILY hs next to face Brazil - B hs small zigzag down Mexico: V hs flicks out from forehead