National Deaf History Month is a great opportunity for educators to teach all students about the history, accomplishments, and culture of deaf people. National Deaf History Month runs March 13 to April 15 each year in the U.S.
National Deaf History Month was started in the 1990s after two deaf employees at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library in Washington, D.C., started teaching sign language to other employees. This grew into a month promoting understanding of the Deaf community that ultimately inspired the National Association of the Deaf to propose a national month-long recognition period.
