| A | B |
| Deaf Dogs | Dogs that act as the "ears" of a Deaf person |
| Thomas H. Gallaudet | Established the first school for the Deaf in America. |
| Laurent Clerc | Deaf teacher from Europe. |
| Alice Cogswell | A Deaf child with no language. |
| Gallaudet University | located in Washington D.C. |
| England | Country that refused to share their teaching methods with Thomas H. Gallaudet. |
| France | Country that shared their teaching methods with Thomas H. Gallaudet. |
| CODA | Children of Deaf Adults |
| Residential School | School where Deaf children live during the school year and return home once a month and in the summers. |
| Day Schools | Schools where Deaf students attend during the day and go home at the end of each school day. |
| CASE | Conceptually Accurate Signed English |
| SEEII | Signing Exact English |
| SEEI | Seeing Essential English |