Do You Speak American Sign Language?
Have you ever been fascinated when people say, “Do you speak sign language?” Sign language isn’t a spoken language, so it does not really make sense to say “speak” as […]
Category: Deaf History
Welcome to our list of Start ASL Deaf History articles! Here you will find all of our articles related to Deaf history and the history of sign language.
Start here with our main article: History of Sign Language – Deaf History
Associations by, for and of the Deaf
Updated /0 Comments/in About ASL, Deaf Accessibility, Deaf Culture, Deaf History /by Katelyn ChengDeaf Associations are businesses and Deaf organizations that provide services for Deaf people so they can be independent and successful, and there are so many. Have you heard that term […]
April 15th is ASL Day!
Updated /0 Comments/in About ASL, Deaf Culture, Deaf History /by Katelyn ChengThere are a lot of holidays we celebrate in the United States. Some of them are national holidays while others are religious holidays. Other countries have their holidays which also […]
Irish Sign Language and St. Patrick’s Day in American Sign Language
Updated /0 Comments/in Deaf Culture, Deaf History, International Sign Languages /by Katelyn ChengSt. Patrick’s Day is an Irish holiday that occurs on March 17th. During this holiday, people tend to wear green so leprechauns will not see and pinch them. The real […]
Famous Deafblind: Julia Brace, Laura Bridgman, and Helen Keller
Updated /0 Comments/in Deaf Accessibility, Deaf Culture, Deaf History, Famous Deaf People /by Katelyn ChengJulia Brace was the first Deafblind person before Laura Bridgman and Helen Keller. Julia Brace was born, in that part of Hartford County, Connecticut, that is now Newington on June […]
The Origins of American Sign Language in the United States
Updated /0 Comments/in About ASL, Deaf Culture, Deaf History, Famous Deaf People /by Katelyn ChengThere are many Deaf actors and movies that have American Sign Language. Not only are Deaf people have a successful career in acting. Deaf people are successful in other ways […]
Did You Know the Facts About American Sign Language, Deaf Culture, and Deaf Community?
Updated /3 Comments/in About ASL, Deaf Accessibility, Deaf Culture, Deaf History, International Sign Languages /by Katelyn ChengAmerican Sign Language is its own language that is used by the Deaf community. American Sign Language has its own history of where it derived from and the Deaf community […]
American Sign Language vs Israeli Sign Language
Updated /0 Comments/in About ASL, Deaf Accessibility, Deaf Culture, Deaf History, Famous Deaf People, Hearing Loss, International Sign Languages /by Katelyn ChengDid you know American Sign Language is not universal? In the article, “Is American Sign Language Universal”, it talked about whether or not American Sign Language is universal, in other […]
How to Become a Certified American Sign Language Interpreter
Updated /0 Comments/in ASL Careers, Deaf Accessibility, Deaf Culture, Deaf History /by Katelyn ChengMany people are inspired by American Sign Language (ASL) from signing in movies, in public, or by a d/Deaf/Hoh friend or d/Deaf/Hoh family member. This inspiration pushes them to want […]
What is Deaf Culture and who is the Deaf Community?
Updated /2 Comments/in Deaf Culture, Deaf History, Student Papers /by Megan Clancyby Ksenia Muhutdinova | 6 October 2021 Deaf culture is the culture made up of Deaf people that’s based on sign language and values, as well traditions and behavior norms […]
History of American Sign Language
Updated /0 Comments/in About ASL, Deaf History, Student Papers /by Megan Clancyby Faith Ekart | 29 September 21 Sign language has been around for a really long time. People don’t know exactly when it started, but people have been using types […]
Video Relay Services for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Updated /0 Comments/in Deaf Accessibility, Deaf Culture, Deaf History /by Jessica M.Video Relay Services (VRS) are a type of video relay services that many Deaf, hard of hearing, Deafblind people and people with speech disabilities use to communicate to hearing […]
Anne Sullivan
Updated /0 Comments/in Deaf History, Student Papers /by Start ASLAnne Sullivan is one of the most well-known teachers in history. She is best known for being the teacher of Helen Keller and the subject of movies such as The Miracle […]
Is American Sign Language Universal?
Updated /0 Comments/in About ASL, Deaf Culture, Deaf History, International Sign Languages /by Katelyn ChengMany people ask, “Is American Sign Language (ASL) universal?” Well, the answer is no, it is not universal. American Sign Language is unique and is commonly used within the […]
William Stokoe
Updated /0 Comments/in Deaf History, Student Papers /by Start ASLWilliam Stokoe – or William C. Stokoe Jr. – changed the course of American Sign Language history. Before Stokoe, ASL was not seen as a real language. It was seen […]
Laurent Clerc
Updated /4 Comments/in Deaf History, Famous Deaf People, Student Papers /by Start ASLLaurent Clerc played a significant part in the history of American Sign Language and was the first deaf teacher of the deaf in America. He was also among the first […]
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Updated /0 Comments/in Deaf History, Student Papers /by Start ASLLudwig Van Beethoven was completely deaf for the last part of his life and yet managed to produce some of the greatest music of all time. Beethoven Articles by Students […]
Laura Redden Searing – First Deaf Female Journalist
Updated /0 Comments/in Deaf History, Famous Deaf People, Student Papers /by Start ASLLaura Redden Searing was born in 1839 and is best known for being the first deaf female journalist. She was sent by the St. Louis Republican to cover the American Civil […]
Julia Brace
Updated /0 Comments/in Deaf History, Student Papers /by Start ASLJulia Brace was a deaf-blind girl who was born before both Laura Bridgman and Helen Keller. She was successfully educated, but lost the credit as the first to Helen Keller. […]
Helen Keller – The First Deaf-Blind College Graduate
Updated /1 Comment/in Deaf History, Famous Deaf People, Student Papers /by Michelle JayHelen Keller is an internationally acclaimed author and lecturer. And that is so amazing because she was deaf and blind. When I was in elementary school, we learned all about […]
Deaf President Now (DPN)
Updated /0 Comments/in Deaf History, Student Papers /by Start ASLA big event that occurred in Deaf history was the Deaf President Now (DPN) movement. DPN was a huge protest at Gallaudet University that started in March of 1988. The […]
Laura Bridgman – The First Helen Keller
Updated /1 Comment/in Deaf History, Famous Deaf People, Student Papers /by Michelle JayLaura Bridgman was the first deaf-blind person to learn language. When you think about the first deaf-blind child to be educated, you will most likely think of Helen Keller. In […]
Dummy Hoy (William Hoy) – The First Deaf Major League Baseball Player
Updated /6 Comments/in Deaf History, Famous Deaf People, Student Papers /by Michelle JayDummy Hoy made history as the first deaf major league baseball player. He’s also not famous just because he was deaf; he was also a remarkably talented and skilled baseball […]
Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet
Updated /0 Comments/in Deaf History, Student Papers /by Start ASLDr. Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet is probably the most influential person in the history of American Sign Language. Gallaudet, along with Laurent Clerc, was responsible for starting the first free public […]
Edward Miner Gallaudet
Updated /0 Comments/in Deaf History, Student Papers /by Start ASLWhen Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet died in 1851, his youngest son Edward Miner Gallaudet continued his legacy in deaf education, played a big part in the history of American Sign Language, and […]
George William Veditz
Updated /0 Comments/in Deaf History, Famous Deaf People, Student Papers /by Start ASLGeorge Veditz was a former president of the National Association of the Deaf of the United States and was one of the first to film American Sign Language. George William […]
Geronimo Cardano
Updated /0 Comments/in Deaf History, Student Papers /by Start ASLGeronimo Cardano played a significant role in the history of sign language–particularly in the history of deaf education. Cardano was an Italian mathematician and physician. He discovered in the 1500s […]
Gallaudet University
Updated /0 Comments/in Deaf History, Student Papers /by Michelle Jayby Madeline Huwaldt | October 3, 2018 Gallaudet University was founded in 1864 and is located in Washington D.C and is a federally chartered private school. Originally Gallaudet was a […]
Alice Cogswell – The Beginning of American Deaf Education
Updated /0 Comments/in Deaf History, Famous Deaf People, Student Papers /by Michelle JayWhen you are 9 years old, you don’t think about making history. Alice Cogswell made history at the age of 9 by sparking the beginning of the creation of American […]
Marie Heurtin – the French Helen Keller
Updated /0 Comments/in Deaf History, Famous Deaf People, Student Papers /by Amee Sevrieby Alyssa Weeks | November 14, 2017 My favorite person in deaf history is Marie Heurtin. You might know her as the French Hellen Keller but to many she is […]
Alexander Graham Bell – Helpful or Harmful?
Updated /0 Comments/in Deaf History, Student Papers /by Michelle JayWe all know Alexander Graham Bell (known as AGB in the Deaf community) as the inventor of the telephone. That makes him a good guy, right? Creating a way for […]
Pedro Ponce de Leon
Updated /0 Comments/in Deaf History, Student Papers /by Start ASLby Marcus McNeal | November 29, 2016 “Everybody has to start somewhere. You have your whole future ahead of you. Perfection doesn’t happen right away.” (Haruki Murakami, 2006). The quote […]
Famous Deaf People
Updated /20 Comments/in Deaf Culture, Deaf History, Famous Deaf People /by Start ASLNo Hearing People Here! Deaf people have been more in the spotlight than you know. There are so many famous deaf people and famous hard of hearing people who have […]
History of Sign Language – Deaf History
Updated /17 Comments/in Deaf History, Student Papers /by Michelle JayThe events that occurred in the history of sign language are actually pretty shocking. How deaf people experience life today is directly related to how they were treated in the […]
History of American Sign Language
Updated /13 Comments/in Deaf History, Student Papers /by Michelle JayThe history of American Sign Language didn’t truly begin until 1814 when deaf education was introduced to the United States. There is virtually no information about American Sign Language history […]
Who Invented Sign Language?
Updated /20 Comments/in Deaf History /by Michelle JayThe question of who invented sign language has sparked much debate and has a vague answer. If you want to know who invented sign language, you need to analyze the events […]
Andrew Foster
Updated /0 Comments/in Deaf History, Student Papers /by Start ASLAndrew Foster is a very important person in Deaf history. He was the first African American Deaf person to earn a Bachelor’s Degree from Gallaudet University and is known as […]
Martha’s Vineyard
Updated /0 Comments/in Deaf History, Student Papers /by Michelle Jayby Nicole Colterman (08/27/2020) Martha’s Vineyard, home of astonishing landscapes, fishing towns, marvelous summer homes and one of the first known deaf communities in the United States. From the late […]
Abbe de L’Epee
Updated /0 Comments/in Deaf History, Student Papers /by Michelle JayAbbe de L’Epee, a French Catholic priest, founded the first social and religious association for deaf people around 1750. L’Epee’s full name was Abbe Charles Michel de L’Epee and he […]
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