Abstract:The development of the education of the Deaf begins in the 15th century, when the fi rst educators – preceptors, religious and doctors - sought to teach the oral and/or written language so that the Deaf of the nobility could be recognized by the law and inherit titles. In the brazilian context, the presenceof educators since the foundation of the Instituto Imperial dos Surdos-Mudos de Ambos os Sexos in 1857 was also fundamental for the formulation and development of the fi eld. I… Show more
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