Gallaudet
Washington deaf college
Gallaudet refers to Gallaudet University in Washington, D.C., the world's only university designed specifically for deaf and hard-of-hearing students.
Named for Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet, a pioneer in American deaf education, the name has become synonymous with deaf culture and sign language scholarship: She's studying ASL linguistics at Gallaudet.
Unable to hear
- ASLManual visual communication system
- WashingtonU.S. seat of government
- DCUnidirectional electrical flow
- signingInscribing one's name
campus · liberal arts · enrollment · bison · mascot · Kendall · Green · accreditation
Manual visual communication system
- American Sign LanguageGestural tongue of deaf community
- manualWritten instructions for use
- visualOf or concerning sight
- linguisticsScience of language structure
grammar · facial expression · handshape · classifiers · fingerspelling · syntax · morphology · spatial
Public expression of disapproval
- empowermentGaining authority or confidence
- identityWho someone is
- communityCollective of connected people
- activismDirect effort for reform
rights · visibility · pride · movement · leadership · representation · self-determination · heritage
Connecticut state capital
- deaf educationSchooling for the hearing-impaired
- pioneerEarly explorer or settler
- ministerReligious leader or serve
- ConnecticutNortheastern American state
1817 · pedagogy · advocacy · institution · legacy · establishment · France · teaching
deaf
Unable to hear
- ASLManual visual communication system
- WashingtonU.S. seat of government
- DCUnidirectional electrical flow
signing · campus · liberal arts · enrollment · bison · mascot · Kendall · Green · accreditation · undergraduate
ASL
Manual visual communication system
- American Sign LanguageGestural tongue of deaf community
- manualWritten instructions for use
- visualOf or concerning sight
linguistics · grammar · facial expression · handshape · classifiers · fingerspelling · syntax · morphology · spatial · research
protest
Public expression of disapproval
- empowermentGaining authority or confidence
- identityWho someone is
- communityCollective of connected people
activism · rights · visibility · pride · movement · leadership · representation · self-determination · heritage · linguistics
Hartford
Connecticut state capital
- deaf educationSchooling for the hearing-impaired
- pioneerEarly explorer or settler
- ministerReligious leader or serve
Connecticut · 1817 · pedagogy · advocacy · institution · legacy · establishment · France · teaching · reformer