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Nov 4, 2014 · Whilst over 700,000 British soldiers lost their lives in WW1, it's estimated nearly two million were left disabled. According to Peter Brown, a deaf historian at City Lit, an adult education...
This year has seen many commemorations of the centenary of World War One. It was one of history’s deadliest conflicts, claiming millions of lives. Stories featuring deaf people of that period have remained largely hidden but have been pulled together by See Hear ahead of Remembrance Sunday.
Dec 7, 2012 · Deaf People in the First World War. When the First World War began, the editor of the British Deaf Times (BDT), Joseph Hepworth, discussed the war, and among other things what possiblities there might be for Deaf people to help with the war effort (Vol. 11 p.204-6).
Nov 4, 2014 · This year has seen many commemorations of the centenary of World War One. It was one of history’s deadliest conflicts, claiming millions of lives. Stories featuring deaf people of that period have remained largely hidden but have been pulled together by See Hear ahead of Remembrance Sunday.
Oct 23, 2014 · We heard how one younger participant’s hearing loss had been caused indirectly by WW1. Her great grandfather had become deaf as a result of his military service and, as a consequence, needed to have the television volume turned up to maximum level. As a small child, she spent a lot of time with him, and her own hearing was damaged as a result.
Apr 22, 2024 · 1. Laurent Clerc (1785-1869) Known as “The Apostle of the Deaf in America,” Laurent Clerc was born hearing in France and became deaf due to an accident. Clerc met Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet while Gallaudet was in Europe studying methods of teaching deaf students.
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In 1871, Alexander Graham Bell accepted a position teaching at a school for the deaf in Boston, Massachusetts, beginning a long career as an educator of the deaf in the United States. He spent summers with the family at Brantford, Ontario, retreating there to rest when his tendency to overwork left him exhausted.
