Question

In most colleges and universities, ASL is considered a world language, and students are able to take ASL classes to fulfill foreign language requirements. What historical event prompted this acceptance?(1 point)
Responses

the establishment of Gallaudet University
the establishment of Gallaudet University

the Civil Rights movement
the Civil Rights movement

the Conference of Milan
the Conference of Milan

the success of Helen Keller's education

Answer 1

the establishment of Gallaudet University

Gallaudet's founding created a center for higher education and scholarship in Deaf studies and sign language, which helped legitimize ASL as a language and paved the way for its acceptance in colleges.