Charles-Michel, abbĂ© de lâ EpĂ©e
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Charles-Michel, abbĂ© de l'ĂpĂ©e, was an 18th-century French educator who pioneered the teaching of the deaf. He founded the first state-supported school for deaf children in Paris, which later became the Institut National des Jeunes Sourds. De l'ĂpĂ©e's method emphasized the use of sign language to teach deaf children their national spoken and written language. His approach served as a model for other European schools and influenced the development of deaf education worldwide, though it also sparked debate with proponents of the oral method.12
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sign languageInability to speakâŠeducator of poor deaf children, Charles-Michel, abbĂ© de lâEpĂ©e, developed a system for spelling out French words with a manual alphabet and expressing whole concepts with simple signs. From lâEpĂ©eâs system developed French Sign Language (FSL), still in use in France today and the precursor of American Sign Language (ASL)âŠ
Read MoreâŠeducator of poor deaf children, Charles-Michel, abbĂ© de lâEpĂ©e, developed a system for spelling out French words with a manual alphabet and expressing whole concepts with simple signs. From lâEpĂ©eâs system developed French Sign Language (FSL), still in use in France today and the precursor of American Sign Language (ASL)âŠ
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âŠwork was carried on by Charles-Michel, abbĂ© de lâEpĂ©e (1712â89), who changed the nature of communication for deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals by developing the natural sign language they used into a systematic and conventional language for more universal use. His work was developed by Roch-Ambroise Cucurron, AbbĂ© Sicard, and gaveâŠ
Read MoreâŠwork was carried on by Charles-Michel, abbĂ© de lâEpĂ©e (1712â89), who changed the nature of communication for deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals by developing the natural sign language they used into a systematic and conventional language for more universal use. His work was developed by Roch-Ambroise Cucurron, AbbĂ© Sicard, and gaveâŠ
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