Gallaudet

Noun

Meaning

United States educator who established the first free school in the United States for the hearing impaired (1787-1851)

Examples

Gallaudet's son, Edward Miner Gallaudet founded a school for the deaf in 1857 in Washington, D.C., which in 1864 became the National Deaf-Mute College. Source: Internet

D. in 1978 from The Ohio State University, holds a Master of Arts degree from Gallaudet University, and is fluent in American Sign Language. Source: Internet

I have been mentioning this book for quite some time so I'm thrilled that Myron Uhlberg will be making his way to Gallaudet University for the release of his memoir. Source: Internet

International Sign: Negotiating Understanding, Research at Gallaudet, Fall 2005 - Winter 2006. Source: Internet

Clerc went to the United States with Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet to found the American School for the Deaf in Hartford, Connecticut, in 1817. Source: Internet

In 1830, Gallaudet provided a description of his method to the American Annals of Education which included teaching children to recognize a total of 50 sight words written on cards and by 1837 the method was adopted by the Boston Primary School Committee. Source: Internet

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