Deaf educators reverse controversial 1880 decision

International (MNN) -- Orchestrated by the International Congress on the Education of the Deaf (ICED), the Milan Congress of 1880 caused massive damage to the global Deaf community.Instead of using the sign language that was most natural to them, Deaf children were forced to learn using oral methods.“Oral education is the idea of using lip reading and speech therapy rather than sign language,” DOOR International’s Rob Myers explains,“There were only one or two Deaf people out of hundreds of dele