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Let's take a journey through Deaf history- yesterday, today, and tomorrow.
Did you know that for thousands of years Deaf people have pushed and strived for recognition?
The "yesterdays" of Deaf history were full of hopeful and challenging moments for the Deaf.
In 360 B.C. Socrates himself quoted Plato saying "the deaf who express themselves in gestures or movement,
depicting that which is light or a higher sphere by raising the hands
or describing a galloping horse by imitating its motion"
But then in 384-322B.C., the ancient Greeks, they denied Deaf Education.
The philosopher Aristotle claimed
that "Deaf people could not be educated since they were without hearing".
When we move centuries down the line to the 1850's John Flournoy,
a former pupil of the Connecticut school,
proposed to Congress that a land be set aside in the western territories for the
creation of a deaf state,
where deaf people could better enjoy their own community and flourish unrestrained
In 1864 the Enabling Act was signed by President Abraham Lincoln
and the National Deaf Mute College was established.
Abraham Lincoln signed the charter for the
Washington, D.C.based college for the deaf.
Today, Gallaudet remains a leader in higher education for the Deaf.
These trying moments in history have led us to what Deaf life and culture is today.
This is a day in age that the Deaf are beginning to be recognized globally.
A time where we have 100,000 Deaf in Hong Kong being recognized for their culture,
their heart language
and their rights to equal access.
A time where Deaf rights in America are being pushed for and recognized at a new level.
It's a time where the Sultan of Muscat establishes a territory
specifically for the Deaf to work and to govern.
And more importantly, today is a great day in age because Deaf churches are being recognized.
These aspects give us great hope for the Deaf of tomorrow.
The Church, in partnership with the community
has the ability to bring greater awareness and recognition.
With new technological advancements and multiple language platforms the possibilities are endless.
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