American Sign Language Roots And History

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In Paris 1755, an Abbe was walking when he stumbled upon two deaf girls. Looking for a way to teach them the bible, he decided that he wanted to educate the deaf, even though other people have considered teaching the deaf impossible. Efforts in pursuing to educate deaf people had been made. Some teachers used the standard alphabet to provide a oral language visual, but all mainly focused on teaching speech. The Abbe had noticed that the two deaf girls weren't the only deaf people that were able to communicate together through “gestures,” but other deaf people in Paris seemed to have this same ability. The hand movements were then known as the