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Gallaudet

American  
[gal-uh-det] / ˌgæl əˈdɛt /

noun

  1. Thomas Hopkins, 1787–1851, U.S. educator of the Deaf and writer.


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She received praise from the Deaf community, advocated for closed captions, and helped Gallaudet University hire a Deaf president when a hearing woman was named, much to the anger of students.

From Salon • Jan. 22, 2025

Gallaudet has been playing football since 1883, when it was known as the National Deaf-Mute College, and invented the huddle just over a decade later.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 31, 2023

Videophones - like the ones that debuted on campus at Gallaudet in 2004 - gave way to FaceTime and similar apps.

From Washington Times • Oct. 31, 2023

One of those adaptations is the drum, a symbol of Gallaudet football that has strategic importance and goes everywhere the team goes.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 31, 2023

In 1872 he organized and became general manager of the Church mission to deaf mutes, and in 1885 founded the Gallaudet home for deaf mutes, particularly the aged, at Wappingers Falls, near Poughkeepsie, New York.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4 "G" to "Gaskell, Elizabeth" by Various

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