Deaf History Month
Deaf History Month
APRIL IS DEAF HISTORY MONTH
It’s a time to celebrate significant advancements for deaf and hard of hearing people and to bring awareness and appreciation of Deaf culture.
Previously recognized from March 13 to April 15, it is now celebrated through the entire month of April. During this month, we look back at influential people like Laurent Clerc, often regarded as “The Apostle of the Deaf in America;” Thomas Gallaudet, the co-founder and first principal of the American School for the Deaf; Thomas Edison, inventor of the light bulb, phonograph, and motion picture camera; and Marlee Matlin, advocate and the first deaf performer to win an Academy Award.
This is also a time to recognize influential events in Deaf history such as the acceptance of American Sign Language (formed from French Sign Language from the 18th century), the first cochlear implant, the creation of television closed captioning and the 1990 Americans with Disability Act.
Deaf education was largely inspired by the desire to share the gospel with the Deaf community. Today, we embrace this desire as well. Calvary is blessed to have a Deaf Ministry that serves the Deaf and Hard of Hearing communities through events and Sunday services. This month, we pause to celebrate their reflection of the imago Dei and the gifts God has given them to enrich His missio Dei.
It’s a time to celebrate significant advancements for deaf and hard of hearing people and to bring awareness and appreciation of Deaf culture.
Previously recognized from March 13 to April 15, it is now celebrated through the entire month of April. During this month, we look back at influential people like Laurent Clerc, often regarded as “The Apostle of the Deaf in America;” Thomas Gallaudet, the co-founder and first principal of the American School for the Deaf; Thomas Edison, inventor of the light bulb, phonograph, and motion picture camera; and Marlee Matlin, advocate and the first deaf performer to win an Academy Award.
This is also a time to recognize influential events in Deaf history such as the acceptance of American Sign Language (formed from French Sign Language from the 18th century), the first cochlear implant, the creation of television closed captioning and the 1990 Americans with Disability Act.
Deaf education was largely inspired by the desire to share the gospel with the Deaf community. Today, we embrace this desire as well. Calvary is blessed to have a Deaf Ministry that serves the Deaf and Hard of Hearing communities through events and Sunday services. This month, we pause to celebrate their reflection of the imago Dei and the gifts God has given them to enrich His missio Dei.
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