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Have you ever thought about others ways to communicate instead of using your voice? This website has been created with the purpose of provide you with relevant information about the importance of knowing about sign language and deafness. If you do not know what is it yet, here you are going to learn more than the one you expect. HISTORY The recorded history of sign language in Western society extends from the 16th century. In 1755, Abbé de l'Épée founded the first public school for deaf children in Paris; Laurent Clerc was arguably its most famous graduate. He went to the United States with Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet to found the American School for the Deaf in Hartford, Connecticut.[1] Gallaudet's son, Edward Miner Gallaudet founded the first college for the deaf in 1857, which in 1864 became Gallaudet University, the only liberal arts university for the deaf in the world. Gallaudet University is still present today; it is located in Washington DC. Variations within a 'national' sign language can usually be correlated to the geographic location of (residential) schools for the deaf. International Sign, formerly known as Gestuno, is used mainly at international Deaf events such as the Deaflympics and meetings of the World Federation of the Deaf. Recent studies claim that while International Sign is a kind of a pidgin, they conclude that it is more complex than a typical pidgin and indeed is more like a full signed language. Please visit the links at the left and try this special language. |