Guest Blogger
3 days ago4 min read
The Lasting Legacy of Oralism and the Never-Ending Fight for Progress
Alexander Graham Bell, one of Jeanie Lippitt's teachers, left a complicated legacy in Deaf history.
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Guest Blogger
Nov 133 min read
Shifting Perception of Deafness: Deaf Culture and Deaf Gain
How much do you know about deafness? How are sign languages different from “flipping fingers”? How did “Deaf” become a cultural identity?
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Guest Blogger
Nov 64 min read
The Transformation of Rhode Island School for the Deaf from Oralism to Bilingual Education
What did oralist education mean for the broader deaf population in RI in the 19th century?
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Guest Blogger
Oct 304 min read
The Lives and Connections between Jeanie Lippitt, Mary Ann Lippitt, and Alexander Graham Bell
Jeanie Lippitt and her mother Mary Ann, along with Alexander Graham Bell, were important figures the 19th century deaf education.
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Guest Blogger
Oct 292 min read
The Lippitts and the History of Equal Rights for Deaf Education
A series about the history of equal rights for deaf education and the Lippitt family’s contributions to that history.
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