Inventing an Accessible World · Single and Double-Hand Alphabet pamphlet

Single and Double-Hand Alphabet pamphlet

Title: Single and Double-Hand Alphabet pamphlet
Rights: William L. Clements Library
Creator: Jo. M. T. Davis and Ada M. L Davis
Date: Sometime after 1817
Description: The cover page of this undated, yellowed pamphlet states that the authors, husband and wife deaf-mute duo Jo. M. T. Davis and Ada M. L Davis are publishing this pamphlet to provide for their six hearing and speaking children. They write that the least the non-disabled public can do is to buy this pamphlet, as their ability to hear and talk is an advantage over the deaf-mutes.

Inside, on the left side is a chart of the Single-Hand Sign Language Alphabet or the way to use sign language with one hand. Correspondingly, on the right side is the Double-Hand Sign Language Alphabet.

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Language: English
Identifier: Google Drive; https://drive.google.com/file/d/1s4_x2fZqpFqPiteUS0L-tMF4TPIb9MtC/view; https://drive.google.com/file/d/1lQAEVb4a82jSqy-uEu3dQEzqUOEryhwN/view
Subject: Disability studies.
Disability.
19th-century American history.
Deaf-mute history.