and the structure of signed languages. We use video and optical motion capture to study: the phonetics of ASL the relationship between sign phonetics and phonology how signing is affected by adult ...

Catherine Moses, former Gallaudet professor and inaugural Director of the Master of Social Work (MSW) Program at Gallaudet, passed away on June 16th. Born in Baltimore in 1937, Moses was inspired by ...

Deaf students turned out newspapers and magazines in school print shops across the country. The papers kept students, faculty, and alumni informed about school events and brought important issues ...

President Edward Miner Gallaudet stressed in his 1878 annual report to Congress the need for an athletic facility. Congress appropriated funds sufficient to lay the foundation, and famed architect ...

Sophia Fowler Gallaudet was the deaf wife of Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet, who founded the first permanent public school for the deaf in Hartford, Connecticut. She did not allow her deafness to prevent ...

I am very grateful for the numerous financial contributions you have made in support of my education. Without your help, I may never have been able to complete my studies. Your generosity and help ...

For over 150 years, our mission has been to empower deaf and hard of hearing communities globally. This mission lives through Gallaudet’s position as a space where the vitality of the deaf experience ...

Washington, D.C. is a global city – home to international cultural organizations, world-renowned museums, nonprofits, and corporations. With support from Gallaudet’s international admissions staff, ...

An actor, poet, writer, director, artist, and teacher, Bernard Bragg, ’52, is a true arts leader. As October’s Visionary Leader, he is regarded as a passionate and energetic trailblazer for deaf ...

A chance meeting between theology graduate Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet and nine year old Alice Cogswell, Gallaudet’s deaf neighbor, launched a legacy that continues to this day. The former traveling ...

The B.A. in Education with a Specialization in Early Childhood Education prepares future teachers to foster the cognitive, emotional, and social development of young children from preschool through ...

Would you believe that the first outstanding deaf teacher in America was a Frenchman? His name was Laurent Clerc. He became a friend of Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet and together they founded America’s ...