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He published those handshapes and publicized their use for religious purposes among deaf people to promote understanding of spiritual matters. 1963 – Sports! He first taught at New York School for the Deaf then returned to Gallaudet in 1895 as a professor of mathematics. He  and his wife, Diane, both graduated from Bob Jones University in Greenville, SC. 1910 – News! Jim and Terry later joined Silent Word Ministries in Trenton, Georgia. – USA Today – Kara Rose. 1884 – Alexander G. Bell was concerned about intermarriage among deaf and stated they should not marry because this isolated the deaf from hearing society and encouraged births of deaf children. 1969 – The Silent News launched. 1910 – News! He received B.A. NTID, a federally Technology helped shape the way deaf and hard-of-hearing communicate – Sorenson Communications. 355 BC. This is recorded in a single passage of the Natural History by Roman author Pliny the Elder. 1852 – Wisconsin School for the Deaf opened in Delavan. It was a period of spiritual  and intellectual awakening. She performed the role of Sarah in Children of a Lesser God. Alberti believed that Deaf people were rational, capable of thought, even though they lacked speech. 1880 – Helen Keller was born in Tuscumbia, Alabama. 1823 – Kentucky School for the Deaf opened in Danville. Just as public sc… Messages and Outbound Caller I.D. The six-course qualifies for Continuing Education Units for RID Certification Maintenance Program. 1846 – Georgia School for the Deaf opened in Cave Springs. Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window), Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window), Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window). 1922 – Alexander Graham Bell died in Nova Scotia, Canada on August 1, 1922. The Deaf Mutes’ Journal is established. He first taught at New York School for the Deaf then returned to Gallaudet in 1895. 1870 – West Virginia School for the Deaf and Blind opened in Romney. He travels worldwide as a Deaf preacher reaching the deaf. L’Epee supported the school at his own expense until his death. 1886 – Washington State School for the Deaf opened in Vancouver. The ministry continues under the direction of Joe Kotvas. Nellie Z. Willhite was considered as the first recorded deaf female airplane pilot. He believed Deaf people were rational and capable of  thought, even though they lacked speech. 2010 – Gallaudet University Press published book on deaf people in the Holocaust, “Crying Hands“ by Horst Biesold. After his death, the government began to support the school. (Gallaudet) Sophia Fowler Gallaudet died. from Columbia Theological Seminary. She initiated this idea and BATOD’s Steering Group and National Executive Council welcomed it. The first School for the Deaf using sign language was founded by Gallaudet and Clerc. 1972 – Missions! IP Relay Introduced – (November) IP Relay is a means of communication using the computer and internet for the deaf community. 360 BC (Gallaudet) Gallaudet purchased the personal library of Charles Baker of England. Deaf Pastor Bruce Kelly established Deaf Baptist Church 3000 Jonquil Drive in Smyrna, GA. 1898 – Oklahoma School for the Deaf opened in Sulphur. At this conference, a declaration was made that oral education was better than manual (sign) education. They were being private-tutored while Cobbs was being renovated due to damage from the Revolutionary War of 1812 – (Submitted: Kathleen Brockway, Deaf History expert). Torah protects the deaf from being cursed by others, but does not allow them to participate fully in the rituals of the Temple. The first electric hearing aid (radio aid) is developed. 1845 – North Carolina Schools (3) for the Deaf opened in Morganton (1845), Wilson (1965), and Greensboro (1975). 1990 – Technology! Deaf Baptist Ladies Retreat (DBLR) began in Rochester, NY. In 1919, the Illinois School for the Deaf was the first to start a scout troop for girls. 1869 ~ … Gilbert L. Branagan (deaf) continues to lead the deaf ministry ([email protected]). 24. In the 1540s he taught the deaf brothers Don Francisco de Velasco and Don Pedro de Velasco, as well as 10 to 12 other deaf people, at his monastery. Deaf women began an era of female leadership of state associations. Please send your dated information, changes, and suggestions to SWM. 2014 – The ministry continues to be active. The Silent Word Ministries headquarters was built in Trenton, Georgia, in a one-week building program by the Men & Women of Action. A History of Deaf Rights, Culture, and Language In the 1850s, deafness was considered to be so unique and such a marker of difference that Congress considers establishing a … 1885 – Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind opened in St. Augustine. Deaf delegates and international Deaf groups abandon the Congress and join to organise an 'Alternative Conference' at Manchester's Deaf Centre. 1961 – William Ellsworth Hoy died on December 15, 1961. “Dummy” Hoy was considered as the forefather of “Sports Hand Signals.” He finished his career in Los  Angeles after playing a record 1,792 professional baseball games. 2014 – Allen Snare continues to serve as a missionary with Silent Word Ministries in Trenton, Georgia. 1943 – Deafness and the Deaf in the United States by Harry Best published. 1885 – Name change to “The Adult Deaf and Dumb Mission” 1887 – The first Deaf Sub-Committee is established William “Dummy” Hoy began his fifteen year career in professional baseball. 1653 – John Wallis published De Loquela (a method of teaching English and speech). The first conversation was between Weibrecht and James C. Marsters which read, “Are you printing now?” Robert Weitbrecht died on May 19, 1983. Bush. Gallaudet football enjoyed a 9-0 undefeated season with coach Ed Hottle. (Mexico) Ronald M. Henson, Highland Park Baptist Church (Chattanooga, TN), became a missionary to the Deaf in Mexico with BIMI. He also uses his influence to implement the practice of oralism, thus restricting communication for deaf people. 99-55 BC – Lucretius, a Latin Poet who wrote only one poem. 1975 – World Federation of the Deaf met in Washington, D.C. 1975 – News! 1996 –  Started the Baptist Chapel for the Deaf (now Bible Baptist Church of the Deaf). He died at the age of 99. The conference addressed issues of social change, Deaf education, Deaf Marriage, rights, privileges, legislation, support of Gallaudet College, and combined system. Edward M. Gallaudet became the first president and continued until 1910. (BSL DVD available SWM), 2003 – Technology! 1960 – News! It was considered one of the most important laws for deaf individuals. They established the Iglesia Bautista para Sordos in Chiclayo. He implied they were equal to spoken language in terms of reaching the soul. Quintus was a very talented artist who happened to be Deaf. 1972 – National Association of the Deaf (NAD) hosted the first Miss Deaf America Pageant in Miami Beach, FL. (Telephone) Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone. Videophone VP-200 was introduced. It springs from their hearts; it is worthy of them; it is worthy of the sculptor who created it…it is sublime in the nationality, the universality of the sentiment which it symbolizes.” (Note: Statue picture on back pages this manual). 1976 – News! 1894 – News! He served 39 years as field consultant to deaf ministries throughout the Southern Baptist Convention. The first state association of the Deaf. He used this methodology so the deaf could be integrated with hearing society. DMJ is renamed the New York Journal in the 1930s. ([email protected]). 1874 – News! 1968 – Religious! 1916-1920 – News! Joanna “Anne” Sullivan was known all her life as the teacher of Helen Keller. 1760  The gym was funded by Congress. 1901 1816 – Laurent Clerc (deaf) returned to America with Thomas H. Gallaudet. James Denison is the only deaf person there out of 16 attendees. George Wallis publishes his book; “Language of Touch – a narrative illustrating the instruction of the Blind and Deaf Mute” based on a deafblind woman called Mary Bradley.  Laurent Clerc. In 1981 – He  established their first free deaf camp in Iloilo. On March 10, Zinser resigned and Spilman's resignation followed on the 13th. Sorenson Communications launched Video Center giving VP-200 videophone users a central location to access both information and entertainment in (ASL). Sons Luke and Eddie now directors. DeafNation is the international leader in video content, news coverage, social networking and special events for the greater deaf and hard-of-hearing community. The first International Games for the Deaf were held in Pershing Stadium in Paris. Contact: [email protected] (See 1977 for more updated info). Alberti, a German physician, published the first book of any kind specifically regarding deafness: Discourse on Deafness and Speechlessness. The National Fraternal Society of the Deaf was formed for insurance for Deaf men. He established the first school of his mission in Ghana. (Gallaudet) First women admitted to Gallaudet College on conditional basis. 1856 – News! 1937 – Edward Miner Gallaudet was born on February 5, 1937. The first school to integrate deaf and blind students. 1996 – Religious! 1000 BC – Hebrew law provided that the Deaf have limited rights to property and marriage. St Augustine believed that faith comes by hearing and that deafness is a hindrance to faith. Deaf education in the United States has a long history, going back to the 19th century.1 Perhaps the greatest impact in a negative sense came from the Second International Congress on Education of the Deaf in Milan, Italy in 1880. Contact: (deaflibertybaptist.org). To name the most famous, Ludwig van Beethoven 77 AD – Pliny the Elder published his Natural History. In 1880, humanitarian Helen Keller was born in Alabama. Gallaudet was told he would have to pay a fee to learn methods of teaching Deaf students. 1857 – News! 1846 - American Annals of the Deaf (AAD) begins publication in Hartford at American School for the Deaf. 1893 – World Congress of the Deaf met in Chicago. Sorenson Communications announced sponsorship of professional education courses that allows interpreters to improve their skills while earning college credit. Dr. Don Cabbage has worked in the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Community internationally since 1967. 1912 – Juliette “Daisy” Gordon Low, a late-deafened woman founded the Girl Scouts of America in Savannah, Georgia. Abbe de l’Eppee publishes “Instruction of deaf and dumb by means of methodical signs.” The conference overwhelmingly supported oralism. 1909 –  On April 7, President William Howard Taft overturned Roosevelt’s earlier decision to prohibit deaf people from taking civil service exams for federal jobs. 1853 – New England Association of the Deaf was established at Montpelier, Vermont. Students, faculty, and fire department worked hard to put out the fire. 1874 – Colorado School for the Deaf opened in Colorado Springs. 1960 It would not have been possible without their research and knowledge. protestors barricaded the school. At this international conference of deaf educators, a resolution was passed banning sign language. 1977 DeafNation.com – [email protected]. First headline was, “Silent News is Born.” Silent News reprinted stories from the media about deafness and deaf awareness. He was widely attributed for developing the hand count and signals of safe, out, balls and strikes for umpires in baseball. (Gallaudet) Gallaudet University begins. 1861 – News! Carter Bearden (deaf) appointed a Southern Baptist Missionary in Waco, Texas, where he served as the conference’s first president in 1949 and 1950 before moving to Atlanta to serve Southern Baptists’ first national missionary to the deaf. In order to be an artist, he had to first receive permission from Caesar Augustus. The original Hiptop was released in October. In 1973 The nationwide Old-Time Gospel Hour with Jerry Falwell was founded, and Sue Willmington was the “Interpreter” in a small circle on TV. The ministry has publishes free tracts, Bible courses, and a Christian newspaper. The office was dedicated to the memory of Alvin Spurgin, the first deaf person who influenced the ministry. He later attempted to instruct them. As a child she became deaf and blind from “Brain Fever” or “Scarlet Fever.” She lived to be 87 years old. Alexander G. Bell establishes the Volta Bureau. Contact: SilentWordMinistries.org. (Gallaudet) The Laurent Clerc Cultural Fund was presented to Gallaudet to promote projects and activities which would lead to the cultural enrichment of Deaf people. All features, including the line-by-line scroll feature remained the same. 2000 – Started the Bible Baptist College for the Deaf. 1854 – News! american-sign-language.com/famous-deaf-people.html. It is now called Braidwood Trust School for the Deaf in Birmingham. 2014 – The ministry continues under present pastor Missionary Joe Kotvas. 1875 – Cincinnati Public School for the Deaf opened in Cincinnati, Ohio. 1997: Alla Kliouka, who is coda (a hearing child of Deaf parents), won the Best Actress award on June 13 at the Sochi Film Festival in Russia for her role in the movie, "From Hell to Hell". 1830 – Thomas H. Gallaudet resigned as principal of American School for the Deaf. 1933 – Sports! 1894 (Deaf Church) Pastor Eugene Bordean (CODA)  founded Liberty Baptist Church of the Deaf – 1552 Elmore Avenue, Columbus, Ohio 43224  2011 –  Present Pastor Rev. De Yebra was familiar with the hand alphabet used by monks sworn to vows of silence. 2010 – The ministry expanded into three buildings that headquarters a mission board, Deaf Bible Institute (Correspondence), Teaching and Training Bible Institute, Silent Word Newspaper, Internet ministry and a 24/7 ministry that reaches the deaf worldwide. Contact:  d[email protected]. A popular newspaper of the Deaf. 1976 – Closed Captioning Authorized – The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) authorized Line 21 to be reserved for Closed Captioning. The Thomas H. Gallaudet Liberty ship was built and commissioned for World War II. Take a look back to commemorate our past and to understand how we came to be at the forefront of the struggle for total equality under the law for deaf and hard of hearing Americans. 1871 – News! She was later chosen to teach Helen Keller. 1937 – Ernest Marshall produced a motion picture in Sign Language for deaf audiences. 1990 –  News! 1956 – NAD officials and state representatives met at the Missouri School for the Deaf to reorganize the National Association of the Deaf (NAD). american-sign-language.com/famous-deaf-people.html 1000 BC – Hebrew law provided that the Deaf have limited rights to property and marriage. It us a deaf church with deaf leadership. Amos Kendall donates 2 acres of land and a house to found a school for the deaf, dumb, and the blind. Cabinet For educational institutions For ... History of Deaf Technology (1960-2017) Spokane Art Association awarded a silver medal in 1928    The Montana Clarke Western Art Gallery & Museum in Montana features his bronzes, paintings, Carvings, & pictures. He went on to found 31 schools and 2 centers for the Deaf in Africa. The World Federation for the Deaf and Blind was founded. L'Epee supported the school at his own expense until his death. (Gallaudet) The Columbia Institution of the Deaf and Dumb was reorganized. Heather Whitestone, Miss Alabama, became the first deaf woman to be crowned Miss America. 1501-1576 1914 Bell is concerned about intermarriage amongst the deaf and states that they shouldn’t marry because this would isolate the deaf from hearing society and encourage births of deaf children. (Gallaudet) Chapel Hall completed construction. Hebrew law provides that the Deaf have limited rights to property and marriage. The soldiers were the Pennsylvania regiment under Colonel Samuel Black. He used this methodology so the deaf could be integrated with hearing society. (Hispanic Deaf Church) Mimmac Deaf Ministry established. Deanne played a deaf FBI employee based on a real-life person named Sue Thomas who had really worked for the FBI. 1591 [email protected]. 1980 – National Association of the Deaf had its first female president, Gertrude Galloway. Melchor de Yebra and Juan Pablo de Bonet were prominent during this era. 1782 – R.A. Sicard opened a school for the deaf at Bordeaux: wrote Theorie Des Signes (dictionary of signs). Post was not sent - check your email addresses! (Worldwide) World Mission Society in El Paso, Texas, was founded by Don & Betty Cabbage. (Gallaudet) Andrew Foster was a Deaf missionary to the Deaf in Africa from 1956 until his death in 1987. 1868 – Maryland School for the Deaf opened in Frederick, Maryland. Funds were derived from the Volta Prize that Alexander G. Bell won for inventing the telephone. 1975 – Religious! 1928 – Nellie Zabel Willhite died on January 13, 1928. 1893 – Montana School for the Deaf and the Blind opened in a two-story farm house in  Boulder. 1936 – Religious! He also used his influence to implement the practice of oralism, banning the use of sign language in 1880 at the Milan conference – thus restricting communication for the deaf blind. Relay Operator providers (Hamilton, MCI, Sprint, Sorenson, and i711) provided direct Relay Operator access from the Sidekick using either one of the instant messenger clients or through a free download, and two companies (Lormar Logic and i711) provided direct TTY access. 1985 – Sports! 1970 – (News) John Louis Clarke (Deaf artist & sculptor) 1881 -1970. 1921 British Deaf Association is founded. The National Deaf Bowling Association was organized. The ADA protects the civil rights of more than 50 million Americans with disabilities. (Gallaudet) Gallaudet College became Gallaudet University. He formed the local committee for the first convention. David  Mason (deaf). He supported oralism, but used finger spelling to teach speech and literacy. Unlike other cultures the Deaf culture is not associated with any native land as it is a global culture. He remained president for 46 years. 1876 – Technology! 1901 – Sports! “Picturephone” demonstrated (AT&T) at World’s Fair. 1954 – News! 1866 – Frederick L. Olmsted presented National Deaf Mute College (Gallaudet University). 1954 – News! He implies that it is equal to spoken language. Stokoe published his findings about sign language as a legit language. Silent Word Ministries. 1914 – Central Institution for the Deaf opened in St. Louis. He earned the degree from the University of Pennsylvania. 1500 – Girolamo Cardano was the first physician to recognize the ability of the Deaf to reason and the first to challenge Aristotle’s belief that hearing was a requirement for understanding. from Baylor University. 2002 – Technology! (Gallaudet) Gallaudet had its first Homecoming football game against Shenandoah College. (Gallaudet)  Agatha Tiegel Hanson (president of OWLS) was the first woman to graduate with a four year degree, a Bachelor of Arts. Founders: Gloria Wojick, Ann Lister, Joan Macaluso, and Eloise Bolen. 1880 – International Congress of Educators of the Deaf met for Milan Conference. 1964 – News! And straightway his ears were opened, and the string of his tongue was loosed, and he spake plain” (Mark 7:32-35). Quintus was a very talented artist who happened to be Deaf. 1981 – Religious! Timeline. Capitol City Baptist Church in Holt, Michigan, established a separate Deaf chapel ministry under the leadership of Pastor Erwin Robertson with Deaf leader Al Cooper. They gave their approval and support to the signing of the ADA (American Disability Act). Nellie Zabel Willhite, believed to be the first deaf pilot in the world, soloed. Was a strong supporter of the Aural philosophy, and in 1872 opened a school in Boston, which followed his father's view that the Deaf could be taught to speak. It specializes in free tracts, Bible courses, and a Christian newspaper. By some, deafness may be viewed as a disability, but the Deaf world sees itself as a language minority. Major life activities include things like speaking, walking, caring for oneself, and performing manual tasks. 1986 – Religious! It also specializes in reaching deaf young people in the Atlanta area. 1851 – Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet died September 10, 1851. Email: ([email protected]). He signed his name, “Cutapuis,” which means “The-Man-Who-Talks-Not.” In 1918 American Art Galleries awarded him a gold medal for bear sculpture. 1867 – Lexington School for Deaf opened in New York City, becoming the first pure oral school in the country. (Deaf Missionary) Ronnie B. (Peru) Missionaries Lee and Eva Johnson began serving Deaf in Peru. 1964 – Registry of Interpreters for Deaf (RID) organized in Muncie, Indiana. 354-430 AD 1863 – Minnesota School for the Deaf opened in Faribault. 2010 – Religion! First deaf sport 01/01/1880 First Deaf Mutes Cricket Club was formed in Melbourne in the 1880’s. The Rainbow Alliance of the Deaf is established. 1942 – The John Tracy Clinic for the Deaf was opened in Los Angeles. 1855 - John J. Flournoy first floated the idea of an independent "Deaf State" sparking a … (Ecuador) Deaf Missionaries Ray and Anita Bradley (BIMI) started serving the Deaf in Ecuador. 2006 – Technology! American Athletic Association of the Deaf sponsored the 10th International Games for the Deaf in Washington, DC. He stated that hearing and speech were separate functions. (deafladiesretreat.org). 1961 –  Georg von Bekesy won Nobel Prize for inner-ear research. (Gallaudet) Edward Merrill became the fourth president of Gallaudet College. -- UNAD Best Actress Award. Socrates mentions the use of signs by the deaf Plato’s Cratylus. Text Pagers  â€“ Due to the increased use of pagers, wireless telephones and personal digital assistants (PDA), two-way text paging grew in popularity. 2014: The ministry is still active EM: Elvistabaptist.org. – TC, Ancient Times – Quintus Pedius a Roman painter was the first deaf person in recorded history known by name. First Miss Deaf America was Ann Billington who was also Miss Gallaudet. The establishment of a National Technical Institute for the Deaf. 1921 – Technology! The deaf and dumb by accident. Abbe Charles Michel de l'Epee (1712-1789) establishes the Royal Institution of Deaf and Mutes in Paris. Clarke School soon followed in Northampton, Massachusetts. Rather than rely on a TTY and telephone to connect an operator, IP Relay utilizes a computer, the Internet and web browser to contact the IP relay operator who calls and voices the conversation between the deaf or hard-of-hearing person and the hearing person. The first president was Robert P. McGregor of Ohio. 1846 – Illinois School for the Deaf opened in Jacksonville. SWM has beome one of the largest ministry to the the Deaf. He mentioned Quintus Pedius, the son of a Roman Consul. Thomas Braidwood founded the first British Academy for the deaf. On April 8, 1864 (charter day for Gallaudet College/University) President Abraham Lincoln signed the charter that granted the college the authority to award degrees. The SK3 was released and manufactured by Sharp. Mortgage on Kendall Green was paid with $70,000 from Congress. 1760 – Thomas Braidwood founded the first British Academy for the deaf in England. Marlee Matlin (Deaf) won an Oscar for her first ever movie performance. WMS mission is to take the Gospel to Deaf people around the world. 1485 – Rudolphus Agricola wrote about a deaf-mute who learned to read and write. 1883 – Scranton School for Deaf  (Pennsylvania School for the Deaf) opened in Scranton. 1964 – Technology! www.pbs.org/wnet/soundandfury/culture/dhpop/popup1.html. The Americans with Disabilities Act protects the rights of the disabled to education, employment, accessible buildings, and other reasonable accommodations. 354-430 AD – Augustine believed that “faith cometh by hearing” so deafness is a hindrance to faith. 1953 – Religious! 1873  Socrates discusses innate intelligence, and claims that Deaf people are incapable of language and ideas. He published conclusions about education of the deaf in Didascalocophus, also known as The Deaf and Dumb Man’s Tutor, which supported the use of fingerspelling and gestures. (Gallaudet) School buildings were used by Civil War soldiers as a hospital for sick soldiers. (Theater) Phyllis Frelich won a Tony for her performance in Children of a Lesser God on Broadway. 1812 Our goal is simply to inform the public, those in deaf ministries, and especially the Deaf concerning their Deaf History & Heritage. There are an estimated 200- to 300,000 signers of ASL in the United States and Canada and many more who have learned it as a second language. The International Conference attracted more than 5,000 Deaf people from nearly 70 countries. Pennsylvania School for the Deaf inducted Allen Snare into the P.S.D. Socrates mentions the use of signs by the deaf Plato’s Cratylus. This sparked debate for prohibition of marriage among the deaf. Gallaudet football organized with coach John Hotchkiss. 1966 – News! technological college for deaf students in the world. He founded Christian Mission for the Deaf in 1956, and set out for Liberia, Africa. 1953 – California School for the Deaf opened in Riverside. These laws protected deaf people from being cursed by others but prevent the deaf from participating fully in rituals of the Temple. Nov 10, 1771 National Institute for Deaf-Mutes 1852 – Louisiana State School for the Deaf opened in Baton Rouge. 63. He graduated from Berkeley School and also taught there. International Partnership Ministries in Hanover, PA launches worldwide Deaf ministry outreach into many countries. VRS Providers & FCC – Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced its decision to establish a multi-year reimbursement rate for relay service providers. (Gallaudet) The first Deaf Women’s Conference held in Washington, DC. 1994 – Religious! 1818 1972 – First Captioned Television program introduced. from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, and Th.M. 1865 – Empire State Association of the Deaf formed. Bush died November 30, 2018, Houston, TX – Born June 12, 1924, Milton, MA. Gallaudet went to the Braidwood Academy for the Deaf and Dumb to learn how to educate the Deaf. First “Sidekick” phone, released on October 1, was the first cellular phone to include instant messaging along with on-device email and a full QWERTY keyboard. It listed the National Census of the Deaf Population (NCDP). They could not attend Literary Society meetings without a female chaperone. 1789 – Abbe de l’Epee died. DeafNation Expo (July)  met in Las Vegas, Nevada. 1875 – Chicago Day Schools for the Deaf opened in Chicago, Illinois. In 1880, humanitarian Helen Keller was born in Alabama. After one year relocated to Eleventh & Market streets. She married in 1821 to Thomas H. Gallaudet. He was the son of Thomas H. Gallaudet and later became the first president of Gallaudet University in Washington, D.C. 1881 – News! (Africa) Chris and Lucinda Radebaugh of BIO (Baptist International Outreach) started a deaf ministry in Kenya. Jean, his wife, stated that his desire was to be buried in Brazil. The first World Congress of the World Federation of the Deaf was held. It was Sicard who brought Laurent Clerc and Jean Massieu to London where they met Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet. (NAD). 1974 – Technology! Earl C. Hanson patents the first vacuum-tube hearing aid. It is rare to come across one in current times. 1966 – (News) The Telecommunications Act is signed by President Bill Clinton. 1902 – Helen Keller earned a BA degree cum laude at Radcliffe College. 1800 – The 19th Century was known as the Enlightenment Era Philosophers, Locke, Rousseau, and Condillac, debated the nature of language, the origin of language and thought, and signs. 1963  â€“ International Congress on Education of Deaf met at Gallaudet College. The protest included a march to the Capitol. The National Deaf Mute College was renamed to Gallaudet College in honor of Thomas H. Gallaudet. The Gallaudet College Alumni Association met in Chicago and drafted a petition to rename the National Deaf Mute College as Gallaudet College in honor of Thomas H. Gallaudet. It is becoming hard to find qualified interpreters…but without a qualified interpreter, (deaf students) are just sitting there. As states raise the requirements for deaf children in schools, some students are left without qualified translators in schools…. During the past seven years 26 schools  have adopted the Educational Interpreter Performance Assessment (EIPA)…. 1893 –  News! Throughout the years many accomplishments have been achieved by deaf people. 2018 – (News) President George H.W. 1680 –  George Dalgarno, a Scottish Tutor, taught students to lipread, speak, and fingerspell. The coupler allows people to use typewriters to send messages over the telephone. 1984 1886 – Sports! ASL and Deaf History Timeline Project Timeline created by oliviabaughan. 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