Deaf Community History & Organizations Flashcards

In what year was the National Association of the Deaf (NAD) founded?

Answer: 1880

NAD was founded in 1880 in Cincinnati, Ohio, making it the oldest and largest organization of Deaf Americans.

What was the primary concern that led Deaf leaders to establish NAD in 1880?

Answer: Protecting the use of American Sign Language against the oralism movement

NAD was founded largely in response to the oralist movement that threatened to eliminate sign language from Deaf education.

Gallaudet University, the only liberal arts university for Deaf students in the world, is located in which city?

Answer: Washington, D.C.

Gallaudet University has been located in Washington, D.C. since its founding and is federally chartered.

The Deaf President Now (DPN) protest of 1988 resulted in which landmark outcome?

Answer: The appointment of I. King Jordan as Gallaudet's first Deaf president

DPN succeeded in 1988 when I. King Jordan became Gallaudet's first Deaf president after student protests.

Which term describes the view held by many in the Deaf community that Deafness is a cultural and linguistic identity rather than a medical deficit?

Answer: Deaf-World perspective / cultural model

The cultural model (Deaf-World perspective) sees Deaf people as a linguistic minority with a shared culture and language.

The American School for the Deaf, the first school for Deaf students in the US, was established in which year and city?

Answer: 1817, Hartford, CT

Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet and Laurent Clerc founded the American School for the Deaf in Hartford in 1817.