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"Those who are born deaf all become senseless and incapable of reason.”
- Aristotle
Quintus Pedius had to ask Caesar Augustus permission to even just publish his art work.
Gallaudet University was founded
Alexander Graham Bell actively worked to pass laws against deaf individuals.
The Milan Conference
stressed Oralism, banning sign language.
Bell sparked many debates, leading to attempts to pass laws making deaf marrages illegal for fear of the formation of "a Deaf race."
Indiana passed the first sterilization law, whitch partially targetted the deaf.
Gallaudet University began admitting Black Deaf students until 1950.
The Rehabilitation Act of 1973 became federal law.
The Americans with Disabilities Act became law in 1990, prohibiting discrimination based on disability.
The 21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act was implicated.
In the fall 2017, Bridges for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing hosted its first Town Hall, launching its systems-change advocacy program.
Bridges for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing introduced a bill to change some terms associated witht their community.
Deaf, Hard of Hearing, and Deaf-Blind Individuals now have more rights than ever before.