Deaf President Movement

Deaf President Now was a movement held in Washington D.C. at Gallaudet University. Gallaudet is a University for Deaf and hard of Hearing students where most if not all classes are held in American Sign Language and English. At Gallaudet they serve the community of Deaf, Deaf Blind, Deaf Disabled, Hard of Hearing people, and all of humanity. In this article, you will learn about the Deaf President Now movement and how the student, staff, and faculty fight for their right for education, and for someone who knows their story and can relate to them, through mutual experiences.

Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet and Louis Laurent Marie Clerc established the first American school for the Deaf.

Edward Miner Gallaudet, Thomas’ son, establishes a kindergarden through twelfth grade school for the Deaf in Washington D.C.

A collegiate division was added to Gallaudet school for the Deaf.