The first book on teaching sign language to deaf people published

Andrew Baker

Year: 1620

The first published manual on conversing by hand gestures is published by Juan Pablo de Bonet. This is the first written text that allows the teaching of sign language on a wide scale to others. This manual describes the basic hand positions for the alphabet. This publishing helped to get rid of the notion that deaf people were unable to be taught.

Year: 2030

Beltone introduces the first "hearing aid for the total deaf". This hearing aid, which is implanted in the inner ear gives the recipiant an exact representation of the sound waves to the individual. Pitch, loudness, and tone are all recived throught this instrument that is connected to the auditory fibers of the brain located near the stem. While this process is very dangerous, successful implants give a natural sense of hearing to those who would otherwise have no

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