- Date:
- unknown/unknown
- Main contributors:
- Indiana Disability History Project
- Summary:
- “I believed that the barrier of Alexander Graham Bell that he used the word, he can "fix" Deaf people by using speaking language in a speaking world.” Indianapolis artist Warren Miller explains his painting "Barrier" represents Alexander Graham Bell's attempt to prevent Deaf people from using American Sign Language. Warren discusses his early school experience with oralism. Oralism is a method of teaching Deaf people to communicate using speech, lip-reading and recognizing body language. Warren attended the Harrison Oral Elementary School from kindergarten through fourth grade. He says, “I was trained like a boot camp.” Warren was interviewed in 2017.
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