This person proposed legislation to prohibit two deaf adults from marrying, eliminate residential schools, ban the use of manual communication, and prevent people who were deaf from becoming teachers.

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Alexander Graham Bell advocated for oralism and against the use of sign language, believing it would isolate the deaf from the hearing world. He also supported eugenics principles, including discouraging deaf individuals from marrying each other to reduce the likelihood of deaf offspring.

This Person Proposed Legislation to Prohibit Two Deaf Adults from Marrying