An Interactive PowerPoint about Famous People in Deaf Culture Famous Deaf People An Interactive PowerPoint about Famous People in Deaf Culture By: Kaeleigh Green Click here to go on
Click here to take the quiz! Famous Deaf People Think you know them? Click here to take the quiz! I. King Jordan Thomas Gallaudet Laurent Clerc Marlee Matlin Linda Bove Lou Ferrigno William “Dummy” Hoy Bernard Bragg
Go back to Famous Deaf People I. King Jordan I. King Jordan was the first Deaf president of Gallaudet University (a Deaf university) in Washington, DC. Go back to Famous Deaf People
Go back to Famous Deaf People Thomas Gallaudet Thomas Gallaudet was a co-founder of the first American School for the Deaf. He helped create American Sign Language. Go back to Famous Deaf People
Go back to Famous Deaf People Laurent Clerc Laurent Clerc was a French man who helped establish the first American School for the Deaf, as well as made contributions to the language of ASL. Go back to Famous Deaf People
Go back to Famous Deaf People Marlee Matlin Marlee Matlin is a famous Deaf actor who won a Golden Globe Award for her role in the movie “Children of a Lesser God.” Go back to Famous Deaf People
Go back to Famous Deaf People Linda Bove Linda Bove was a famous Deaf actor who was featured on Sesame Street as a librarian. Go back to Famous Deaf People
Go back to Famous Deaf People Lou Ferrigno Lou Ferrigno is a famous bodybuilder who is also known for his acting as the role of “The Hulk.” Go back to Famous Deaf People
Go back to Famous Deaf People William “Dummy” Hoy William “Dummy” Hoy was the first Deaf baseball player in Amercia. Go back to Famous Deaf People
Go back to Famous Deaf People Bernard Bragg Bernard Bragg was a co-founder of the National Theater of the Deaf, as well as a famous actor, producer, playwright, etc. Go back to Famous Deaf People
Name that Famous Deaf Person! Who was the famous Deaf actor who won a Golden Globe Award for their role in the movie “Children of a Lesser God?” Was it… Linda Bove Marlee Matlin Lou Ferrigno
Whoops! That’s incorrect. Lou Ferrigno was the Deaf actor in “The Hulk.” Please go back and try again. Go back and try again
Whoops! That’s incorrect. Linda Bove was the Deaf actor in “Sesame Street.” Please go back and try again. Go back and try again
Advance to next slide to finish Congratulations! You got it right! Marlee Matlin was the actor who won an award for her role in “Children of a Lesser God.” Advance to next slide to finish
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