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Deaf Culture was first truly recognized in 1965 thanks to William Stokoe.

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American Sign Language is not a universal language.

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Christy Smith was a deaf contestant on a season of the TV show “Survivor”.

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Former Washington Redskins offensive running back, Larry Brown, got permission to install a hearing aid in his helmet.

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Closed Captions: transcriptions of the spoken word into a written form that permit deaf and hard of hearing people to see what they cannot hear

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Vinton Cerf is hard of hearing and created the internet as a way to help with communication.

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Hearing dogs are specially trained canine assistants who help people who are deaf or have hearing loss.

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The 2017 Summer Deaflympics will be in Samsun, Turkey.

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Deaflympics: a multi-sport competition for the best deaf athletes from all over the world.

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Thomas Edison thought his deafness helped him be a better scientist because he had less distractions.

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When Beethoven composed his ninth symphony, he was profoundly deaf.

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Deaf people are mothers, fathers, teachers, doctors, lawyers, athletes, actors and about every other profession.

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The founder of the Girl Scouts, Juliet Lowe, was deaf.

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Helen Keller was the first deaf blind person to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree from college.

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Deaf drivers tend to be better drivers than hearing people.

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American Sign Language has many similarities to French Sign Language

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There are more than 200 signed languages in use around the globe!

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American Sign Language has it’s own vocabulary, grammar and syntax.

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Some deaf people use sign language; while others choose to use their voice.

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Deaf people can do everything hearing people can, they just do it a little differently.

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People who are deaf can drive cars, make music, play sports, and go to college.