Laurent Clerc Crossword

3. The number of years Clerc spent teaching in America.
5. ASL developed as a unique form of this in the Deaf community.
6. Some say Clerc fell into this, which caused his facial scar.
8. The country Clerc moved to in order to help improve Deaf education.
10. The first name of the man who helped establish the first Deaf school in America.
11. The last name of Clerc’s teacher at the French school for the Deaf.
12. Clerc and Gallaudet traveled to America on this.
13. The country where Laurent Clerc was born and educated.
16. The way Deaf individuals communicate, which Clerc taught in America.
17. The agreement that allowed Clerc to travel to America but was supposed to be temporary.
18. The word used to describe the French school for the Deaf where Clerc studied.
19. The last name of the Deaf educator who helped bring sign language to America.

1. The community Clerc was a part of and worked to support through education.
2. The last name of the American man who traveled to France to learn about Deaf education.
4. Clerc’s role in both France and America, helping Deaf students learn.
7. The city where the first Deaf school in America was founded.
8. The acronym for the language that developed in America due to Clerc’s teaching.
9. The field Clerc dedicated his life to improving for Deaf students.
14. The last name of the Deaf girl whose father helped Gallaudet start a school.
15. The U.S. state where the first school for the Deaf was established.