Originally Posted by VamPyroX

Here's what it says...

“Only six years before his death, Alexander Graham Bell looked back over his amazing life and wrote, ‘Recognition of my work for and interest in the education of the deaf has always been more pleasing to me than even recognition of my work with the telephone.’ A brilliant and innovative teacher of the deaf, Bell dedicated a great portion of his life to help deaf children develop their potential for listening, speaking, and lip-reading. Today, NTID emulates the ideals of which Alexander Graham worked.”

Years ago, people thought that deaf people couldn't communicate... period.

Just because he dedicated his life to helping deaf people listen, speak, and lipread doesn't mean that he was oral-only. He was simply trying to prove that any deaf person has potential and can do anything.