Thomas Gallaudet: Great Way for Deaf Education in America
Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet (1787-1851) , American educator, founded the first free school for the deaf in America. Before Thomas Gallaudet, deaf education was nonexistent in America. Inspired by a young girl Gallaudet set sail for Europe to learn methods for teaching the deaf. With Laurent Clerc he co-founded the first permanent school for the deaf…
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