I feel that it is actually a huge success story, Based on the fact that before the 1800s, the deaf were treated as if they had a mental illness and as if they were unable to learn. If it weren’t for Alice meeting Thomas Gallaudet and inspiring him to find a way for her and other deaf people to be able to get a proper education, the deaf might have never had the same opportunities that hearing people have. I truly think it is amazing that a young man was so inspired by a deaf nine year old girl, that he was determined to make it possible for her and other deaf people to get a proper education. There is a statue of Thomas and Alice on the campus of Gallaudet University. The statue is of him seated in a chair with her standing beside him and they are both doing the letter “A” in fingerspelling. There is something that the Gallaudet University Alumni Association does that I think is absolutely amazing, and that is that they have an award called the Laurent Clerc Cultural Fund Alice Cogswell Award. It is awarded to people that have provided a valuable service for deaf citizens. I. King Jordan’s famous quote, “Deaf people can do anything hearing people can do, except hear.” And from everything I have read, Alice Cogswell is a perfect example of this quote. I really did enjoy learning about Alice and the things
I feel that it is actually a huge success story, Based on the fact that before the 1800s, the deaf were treated as if they had a mental illness and as if they were unable to learn. If it weren’t for Alice meeting Thomas Gallaudet and inspiring him to find a way for her and other deaf people to be able to get a proper education, the deaf might have never had the same opportunities that hearing people have. I truly think it is amazing that a young man was so inspired by a deaf nine year old girl, that he was determined to make it possible for her and other deaf people to get a proper education. There is a statue of Thomas and Alice on the campus of Gallaudet University. The statue is of him seated in a chair with her standing beside him and they are both doing the letter “A” in fingerspelling. There is something that the Gallaudet University Alumni Association does that I think is absolutely amazing, and that is that they have an award called the Laurent Clerc Cultural Fund Alice Cogswell Award. It is awarded to people that have provided a valuable service for deaf citizens. I. King Jordan’s famous quote, “Deaf people can do anything hearing people can do, except hear.” And from everything I have read, Alice Cogswell is a perfect example of this quote. I really did enjoy learning about Alice and the things