31 December 1913 Factual 14 mins
George Veditz, one-time president of the National Association of the Deaf of the United States, outlines the right of deaf people to sign instead of speak. The film is presented in American Sign Language and has no sub- or intertitles.
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George Veditz as Himself
United States 31 December 1913
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