ASL is thought to have originated in the American School for the Deaf (ASD), founded in Hartford, Connecticut, in 1817. Originally known as The American Asylum, At Hartford, For The Education And Instruction Of The Deaf And Dumb, the school was founded by the Yale graduate and divinity student Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet.
The American Sign Language (ASL) is thought to have emerged from the American School for the Deaf (ASD), which opened in Hartford, Connecticut, in 1817. The institution, originally called The American Asylum, At Hartford, For The Education And Instruction Of The Deaf And Dumb, was founded by Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet, a Yale graduate and divinity student.