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1500
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Up until now, Aristotle's claim that Deaf people were dumb and did not have the ability to reason stood unchallenged. Girolamo, a physician, taught his son a set of symbols and showed that Deaf people had the ability to reason.
1521
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Rudolf, a humanist, advocated that thought and speech were separate abilities. This is because he knew Deaf individuals who were capable of writing to communicate.
1522 - 1560
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Famous Deaf author and poet. He was credited for helping form modern French language.
1522
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Joachin, a Deaf Poet, published Hymn to Deafness (Only one source)
1524 - 1585
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A hard of hearing (since age 16) famous poet who is recognized due to his sonnets.
1525 - 1579
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Nicknamed El Mudo. Deaf painter appointed by King Philip II.
1533
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Moretto da Brescia painted the "Apparition of the Virgin to the Deaf-Mute Filippo Viotti" piece which was a depiction of the Italian peasant Filippo who was visited by the Virgin Mary.
1550
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Pedro started teaching the Deaf. He established the first Deaf school. He developed a rough form of sign language.
1575
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Lasso, a Spanish lawyer, gave inheritance rights to Deaf individuals who could speak by claiming they were no longer dumb. Though, not a large leap due to the Deaf individual still needing to learn how to speak, it still gave some rights to some Deaf individuals.