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Welcome to the second of four episodes on American Deaf History. These episodes were part

of a larger project I started years ago but decided to release them now. These are not

true crime and they are not deep dives but rather a four-part overview of the history

of sign language and deaf education in the United States. If you are interested in a true

crime case that involves these issues, please listen to the Darlene Vandergiesen episode,

which is what inspired me to dust these off.

We can express ourselves just as well with eyes, hands and smiles and lips. Our most attractive

discourse is found on the tips of our fingers and our language, rich and secret beauty,

and you, poor speaking people, will never understand. 39th birthday.

Welcome to episode two. Today we're going to talk about deaf education and how it was

established in the United States. Education of deaf people throughout the world and throughout

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