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Earliest Known History of Deaf People - Coggle Diagram
Earliest Known History of Deaf People
What people thought
Hebrews
Believed they were part of God's creation
They could easily be tought
Those who were born deaf, were unable to own property
Egyptians
Treated them with respect
allowed them to have jobs
Jewish religion
Believed that deaf people should not be allowed to own property
Believed that it was necessary for a person to hear and speak, in order to understand god and obey him, therefore, they were not accepted
Middle Ages (A.D. 400-1400
Some of Justinian (Roman emperor) beliefs
Unable to control their property
Those who were not deaf from birth, could get back all privileges if they were able to speak
Those who were not born deaf, could be taught but mostly in painting or some form of art
Interest in teaching deaf individuals grew
A deaf man was taught the alphabet, then syllables, later on learning sentences. He was also taught to speak
Deaf Education was more common
Germany
Had free public schools for deaf children
Johann Amman wrote a book titled "A Dissertation on Speech, which made a big influence on deaf education in Germany
France
Abbe de I 'epée, who was a catholic priest, used the money that he had from his family to build a school for deaf children
Abbe de I 'epée created signs according to French
He united Deaf people, and influenced other that education should be for all children no matter what background or social status they had
Strongly encouraged the use of sign language for teaching