Deaf History

Dummy Hoy made history as the first deaf major league baseball player. He’s also not…

Heather Whitestone is known as “Miss Deaf America” (even though Miss Deaf America is a…

Helen Keller is an internationally acclaimed author and lecturer. And that is so amazing because…

The history of American Sign Language didn’t truly begin until 1814 when deaf education was…

An Interview with the Famous(Now Former)About.com Deafness Guide If you have ever researched deafness, deaf…

The question of who invented sign language has sparked much debate and has a vague…

We all know Alexander Graham Bell as the inventor of the telephone. That makes him…

When you are 9 years old, you don’t think about making history. Alice Cogswell made…

A huge event that occurred in Deaf history was the Deaf President Now (DPN) movement.…

The First Helen Keller When you think about the first deaf-blind child to be educated,…

A Hero of the Texas Revolution Deaf Smith is famous for the important role he…

If you have ever wanted to read the true thoughts of a Deaf person who…

No Hearing People Here! Deaf people have been more in the spotlight than you know.…

The events that occurred in the history of sign language are actually pretty shocking. How…