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In the United States, deaf culture was born in Connecticut in 1817 at the American School for the Deaf, when a deaf teacher from France, Laurent Clerc, was recruited by Thomas Gallaudet to help found the new institution. Under the guidance and instruction of Clerc in language and ways of living, deaf American students began to evolve their own strategies for communication and for living, which became the kernel for the development of American Deaf culture.[1]
- ^ Holcomb, Thomas K. (17 January 2013). Introduction to American Deaf Culture. Professional perspectives on deafness. New York: OUP USA. p. 3. ISBN 978-0-19-977754-9. OCLC 795460149. Retrieved 17 July 2019.