Transcript 1880's PPT 1

Do you know the
1880’s?
What happened in 1876?
A.G. Bell had patented
a device for sending
the spoken word over
a wire.
What famous woman was
born in 1880?
Helen Keller
Who passed away in 1880?
Mrs. Clerc (Laurent
Clerc’s widow
T.H. Gallaudet: 1851
L. Clerc: 1869
Who did many of Lewis
Wallace’s novels include?
Deaf characters who
use sign language
How many Deaf schools were
in the U.S in 1880?
38
When was the first school for
the Deaf established in
America?
1817
How many of those 38 schools
were started by Deaf people?
8
(~4%)
Where were there
associations of the Deaf?
New England
New York
Wisconsin
Indiana
When was there the first idea
of a national association of
the Deaf?
1850
Despite the need for a
national association, why was
it impractical?
No newspaper linked the
Deaf community
Deaf leaders were
scattered
Travel was slow and
difficult
Why a national organization?
Deaf Americans were
beginning to realize
that if anyone was
going to resolve their
problems it would have
to be themselves
What were Deaf people
concerned about?
The educational conditions in
schools for the Deaf
The method of instruction
Deaf people needed better training
for industrial work
Discrimination hampered the
independence and well being of the
Deaf
The lack of public understanding of
Deaf people, their handicap and
their capabilities
What is NAD?
The National
Association of the
Deaf
Where was the first
Convention of the National
Association of the Deaf (city
and state)?
Cincinnati, Ohio
What did they resolve to do
at the first Convention ?
To bring the Deaf in
close contact
Deliberate on the needs
of the Deaf
Take care of ourselves
Where was Robert P.
McGregor educated?
OSD
and
Gallaudet
What was Robert P. McGregor
skilled at?
Orating
Swaying an audience
at will
Who was Robert P. McGregor
in regards to NAD?
The first president
How old was the youngest
person involved in the first
convention?
20 years old
How many states were
represented at the first
convention?
21
What state were most the
people from?
Ohio
Why?
Ohio was the host state
What U.S. president supported
the Deaf?
James Garfield