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SIGN LANGUAGESIGN LANGUAGE
American Sign
Language is the 3rdmost used
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Baby SignBaby Sign
One of the hottest trends in child
development is that infants can
communicate basic needs beforethey can speak. It also boosts
lingual and intellectual
developments.
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Spicing it upSpicing it up
Sign Language, in its
natural state, adds spice.Visual-spatial arts, and
bedtime storytelling, are part
of the spices.
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Persons With DisabilitiesPersons With Disabilities
Signs break communication
barriers for hearing people
with chronic and acute
disabilities who have delayed
or little verbal skills.
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ProfessionalsProfessionals
Visual-gestural communication is the
primary mode for stock traders on the
floor, flying hands filled with numbersand codes. Partially modified
International Sign Languages may be
extremely beneficial for stock traders,scuba divers, firefighters and several
other purposes in the fields.
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Animal SignAnimal Sign
Human interest in
communicating with animals
(and possibly vice versa) has
been around for a long time,
via speaking, signing and/orpainting.
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ARISTOTLEARISTOTLE
384-322 B.C.
A GreekP
hilosopher,Aristotle, pronounced that
Deaf people could not be
educated without hearing,people could not learn.
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1616thth CenturyCentury
Geronimo Cardano, a
physician ofPadua, in
northern Italy, proclaimed that
deaf people could learn and
understand via signcommunication
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1717thth CenturyCentury
Juan Pablo de Bonet published
the first book on teaching sign
language to deaf people thatcontained the manual alphabet in
1620. Although, sign language
was already instinctively
developed by deaf signers.
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1818thth Century/Romantic Period of artCentury/Romantic Period of art
Abbe LEpee ofParis founded the first free
school for the deaf people in 1755. He
demonstrated that deaf people could develop
communication with themselves, and thehearing world through a system of conventional
gestures, hand signs, and fingerspelling. He first
recognized and learned the signs that were
already being used by deaf people in Paris, anddeveloped his sign system. He added a signed
version of spoken French.
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Samuel HeinickeSamuel Heinicke
Leipzig,
Germany
Established
first public
school for thedeaf people
Did not use the
manual method
ofcommunication
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1919thth CenturyCentury
Thomas Hopkins GallaudetThomas Hopkins Gallaudet
A Congregational minister who helped agirl named Alice Cogswell, traveled toEurope in 1815. He studied the methods
of communication for the deaf. In England, Abbe Roche Ambroise Sicard
invited him to his school for deaf in Paris.
Gallaudet then returned to the UnitedStates with Laurent Clerc, a deaf signlanguage teacher
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Gallaudet and ClercGallaudet and Clerc
Thomas Hopkins
Gallaudet founded
the first American
public school for
deaf students in
Hartford,
Connecticut in1817.
Laurent Clerc
became the
United Statesfirst deaf sign
language
teacher.
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Baseball SignalsBaseball Signals
William DummyHoy ( 1862-
1961) the first deaf Major
League baseball player, was
the reason umpires adopted
hand signals : out, safe, andstrike.
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Football HuddleFootball Huddle
1894: The Gallaudet University
football team invented the football
huddle to keep the opponentsfrom eavesdropping on the
quarterback in American Sign
Language.
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International SignInternational Sign
1924: Comite International des Sports desSourds (CISS) was founded in Paris onAugust 16th during the first World Games
for the Deaf held in Paris, France onAugust 10th to 17th, with six nations-Belgium , Czechoslovakia, France, GreatBritain, Holland, and Poland-participatingin the competitions in Athletics, Cycling,Football (Soccer), Shooting andSwimming.
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WFDWFD
1951: The First World Congress of the
World Federation of the Deaf ( WFD ) took
place in Rome, Italy, with participants from
25 countries. The Deaf were able to
discuss and decide on the Constitution in
Gestuno ( now International Sign ). (WFD)
The International Sign and English are theofficial languages of the WFD.
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Linguistic BookLinguistic Book
1960: William Stokoe of United States published a firstlinguistic book of Amercan Sign Language as a language
1970: Linda Bove ( Deaf Signer ) was a guest for theAmerican childrens populare TV show, Sesame Street
in 1970: Eventually, she became a regular actress in 1976
1979: Klima and Bellugi conducted a first linguisticresearch on the American Sing Language
Phyllis French was the first Deaf Signer to win a Tonyaward ( The Best Actress ) , for playing a Sarah role inthe play, Children of a Lesser God.
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Diana, Princess of WalesDiana, Princess of Wales
1983: Diana, Princess of Whales, who
acceptd an invitation to be the Royal
Patron of the British Deaf Association in
1983, later studied British Sign Language
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The SmurfsThe Smurfs
1983: The Smurfs became the first
cartoon to use sign language in America
on TV. The Smurfing in Sign Language
show had the highest ratings that The
Smurfs had ever had.
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Oscar AwardOscar Award
1986/1987: Marlee Martin ( hard-of-
hearing Signer, 21 ) became the first daeaf
Signer to win the Best Actress Oscar
award for playing Sarah role in the film,
Children of a Lesser God .
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ASL Recognized in ManitobaASL Recognized in Manitoba
1988: On December6th in Winnipeg,
Canada, a private members resolution
was passed unanimously which officially
recognizes the cultural uniqueness of the
deaf community and American Sign
Language ( ASL ) as a distinctive
language of deaf people in Manitoba.
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ASL Recognized AlbertaASL Recognized Alberta
1990: MLA ( Member of Legislative Assembly )Bill Payne of Calgary proposed Motion 216: Beit resolved that the Legislative Assembly urge
the Government, given the cultural uniquenessof Albertas deaf community and the linguisticuniqueness of American Sign Language as alanguage of the deaf in Alberta; and toincorporate it into Albertas grade school and
post-secondary curriculum as an availablelanguage of instruction. The Legislature passedthe motion on June 19th, 1990
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SL Recognized in Slovak RepublicSL Recognized in Slovak Republic
1995: The National Council of the
Slovak Republic passed a law
recognizing Sign Language as alanguage of communication of the
Deaf June 26th, 1995
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SL Recognized in FinlandSL Recognized in Finland
1995: The Sign Language was
recognized in the Finnish
Constitution in August
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SL Recognized in UgandaSL Recognized in Uganda
1995: On October 8th, 1995, the sign
language was recognized and included in
Ugandas new Constitution after the
Uganda National Association of the Deaf
and its allies campaigned to promote sign
language awareness in Uganda.
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Benefits of ASLBenefits of ASL
Expands your native language,
culture, and values
Beautiful, unique, and graceful
3 dimensional language
Communication is more wholistic
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Benefits of ASLBenefits of ASL
Bilingualism expands your cognitiveprocesses
You can sign with your mouth full
Underwater communication for scuba
divers
You can talk through windows ofbuildings from a distance
(Unspeakable)
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Benefits of ASLBenefits of ASL
You can be sure that nobody canoverhear you through doors/walls
You can use signs in a library or
church
Communication is easier in noisy
bars, clubs, discos Benefits others with special needs
(autism, communication problems)
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Benefits of ASLBenefits of ASL
Communicate with toddlers at ayounger age
Communicate with animals(Koko)
Develop linguistic, intellectual,
and literate skills earlier than withspoken language