| Although Gallaudet acknowledged the need for oralism, he believed in the value of sign language, and he subsequently emerged as a spokesman for manualism. |
| At this time, my parents were unaware that the choice between oralism and ASL was very political. |
| The early twentieth century brought discord to the Deaf community in the form of oralism. |
| Advocates of oralism said that with enough effort and time, I could learn how to speak and hear. |
| Most researchers have identified British reliance on fingerspelling as at least a precursor to oralism. |
| The first was published in 1908 by J. Schuyler Long, a principal at the Iowa School for the Deaf and an opponent of pure oralism. |
