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Sculpture of Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet and Alice Cogswell at Gallaudet University The story behind this sculpture, for those who don't know the history of American Sign Language and the American Deaf culture, is that Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet was a minister whose neighbor's daughter was deaf, and saw the need for her to have a language and an education. He went to Europe in search of an educational system and communication method for deaf people. After much searching, frustration, and…

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The beautiful campus of Gallaudet University where we found our little gem of a hotel. It was the first university for the deaf or hard of hearing in the country, opening in the 1860s. It's a beautifully cared for historic resource and is on the National Register. Pretty special place. Washington D.C. (photo by Sarah Brewer Thompson)

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The acoustics of a building are a big concern for architects. But for designers at Gallaudet University in Washington, DC, it’s the absence of sound that defines the approach to architecture. Gallaudet is a university dedicated to educating the deaf and hard of hearing, and since 2005, they’ve re-thought principles of architecture with one question

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