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- Dec 26, 2023
- 1 min
Happy Birthday, Laurent Clerc! He was born on this date (Dec. 26) in 1785
Clerc is best known for co-founding the oldest permanent school for the deaf in North America with Thomas Gallaudet. Clerc was born near...
- Jul 23, 2023
- 1 min
Video of graduation for Black Deaf students at Gallaudet—70 years later
They were denied diplomas six decades earlier and now the school is apologizing. image from ABC News video Five of the six students who...
- Jun 19, 2023
- 1 min
Videos of Life in a 1950s Deaf School
Here are two videos filmed in 1954 at the UK's Royal School for Deaf Children in Margate.
- Jun 15, 2023
- 1 min
On this Day: The First Deaf Computer Science PhD
Karen Alkoby became the first deaf woman in the U.S. to earn a Ph.D. in computer science on this date (June 15) in 2008. She graduated...
- May 24, 2023
- 1 min
On this date in 1889, Laura Bridgman died
About 20 years before Helen Keller’s education, Laura Bridgman became first deaf-blind American to gain a significant education in the...
- May 20, 2023
- 1 min
Oscar Winner Marlee Matlin speaks at Marquette graduation
Marlee Matlin was the featured commencement speaker for Marquette's Class of 2023 this morning. image: Variety video Her son, Brandon...