Deaf History Month

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Across
  1. 4. First signing community
  2. 6. Played football and won the Super Bowl in 2014 (first name)
  3. 7. Recognized as its own language in the 1960s
  4. 11. _____ School for the Deaf (the first school for the Deaf)
  5. 12. First name of the Hearing American who helped establish American School for the Deaf
  6. 13. First name of the first superintendent of Gallaudet University and Thomas Gallaudet's Son
  7. 15. State where American School for the Deaf was
  8. 17. Country where Milan is located
  9. 18. Where Daniel Durant met his partner (acronym)
  10. 19. Actor on stage and in movies (first name)
  11. 21. State Martha's Vineyard was located in
  12. 24. Signed the charter to establish Gallaudet University (last name)
  13. 26. City of the Team Derrick Coleman played for when he won the Super Bowl
  14. 28. Oscar Troy Kotsur won in 2022 (Best _____ Actor)
Down
  1. 1. First Deaf person to win an Oscar (first name)
  2. 2. Banned sign language in schools in 1880s (_____ Conference)
  3. 3. Protests held at Gallaudet University (Deaf ______ ____)
  4. 5. What Nyle DiMarco is well known for
  5. 8. Only liberal arts school for the Deaf
  6. 9. Movie that Marlee Matlin won her first Oscar for (Children of a ____ ____)
  7. 10. First name Deaf Frenchman who helped establish American School for the Deaf
  8. 11. Movie franchise that CJ Jones created a sign language for
  9. 14. Name of the method that focuses on speech and lip-reading
  10. 15. Is a comedian, actor, producer, consultant, and more (first name)
  11. 16. First Deaf president at Gallaudet University
  12. 19. Where Gallaudet University is Located (two letters)
  13. 20. Name of the Oscar the CODA cast won
  14. 22. Helped create Nav'i Sign Language (first name)
  15. 23. Last name of the man who conducted the research to prove ASL was its own language
  16. 25. Deaf winner of two reality TV shows (frist name)
  17. 27. First Deaf man to win an Oscar for acting (first name)