Deaf Clubs
When were Deaf Clubs started
- During the 1910s to the 1950s
- The 1940s and 1950s were the golden age for Deaf Clubs
What are the different types of Deaf Clubs?
- There are different clubs based on race, ethnicity, styles of worship, sports, and education
Why were they started?
Local Deaf Clubs
- There weren't many places Deaf people felt at home in the early nineteen hundreds when Deaf schools first began to appear. So, Deaf people formed these groups where they felt at home.
- The Deaf Clubs were a place to go and blow off steam, where everyone spoke the same language and was ready for fun
- Deaf Clubs were much more than a place for card games and conversations, Deaf Clubs hosted social events
- ASL Club at BU- runs every Wednesday at 8:30pm
- Started in memory of Professor Dottie Rice.
- They seek to promote ASL by creating a network for all interested individuals
- The BU students and Deaf Community collaborate to create a welcoming atmosphere.
- Fundraisers are often held and donation are made to the Deaf Community
- Broome's ASL Club meets Thursday at 11am on the second floor of the Library. Advisers are Nicole Frated and Joe