1. An Interactive PowerPoint about Famous People in Deaf Culture
Famous Deaf People
An Interactive PowerPoint about Famous People in Deaf Culture
By: Kaeleigh Green
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Famous Deaf People
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I. King Jordan
Thomas Gallaudet
Laurent Clerc
Marlee Matlin
Linda Bove
Lou Ferrigno
William “Dummy” Hoy
Bernard Bragg

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I. King Jordan
I. King Jordan was the first Deaf president of Gallaudet University (a Deaf university) in Washington, DC.
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Thomas Gallaudet
Thomas Gallaudet was a co-founder of the first American School for the Deaf. He helped create American Sign Language.
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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.
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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.”
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Linda Bove
Linda Bove was a famous Deaf actor who was featured on Sesame Street as a librarian.
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Lou Ferrigno
Lou Ferrigno is a famous bodybuilder who is also known for his acting as the role of “The Hulk.”
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William “Dummy” Hoy
William “Dummy” Hoy was the first Deaf baseball player in Amercia.
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Bernard Bragg
Bernard Bragg was a co-founder of the National Theater of the Deaf, as well as a famous actor, producer, playwright, etc.
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Who was the famous Deaf actor who won a Golden Globe Award for their role in the movie “Children of a Lesser God?”
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Linda Bove
Marlee Matlin
Lou Ferrigno

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That’s incorrect. Lou Ferrigno was the Deaf actor in “The Hulk.” Please go back and try again.
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That’s incorrect. Linda Bove was the Deaf actor in “Sesame Street.”
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You got it right! Marlee Matlin was the actor who won an award for her role in “Children of a Lesser God.”
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