Deaf History
Influential Deaf People
Acronyms
History Of ASL
Deaf/Hard of Hearing Representation in Media
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What famous protest happened at Gallaudet in 1988?
Deaf President Now!!!!!
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Who is the well known Hard of Hearing man that invented the lightbulb?
Thomas Edison
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What does CODA stand for?
Child Of Deaf Adult
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Who was the little girl that influenced Thomas Gallaudet to establish Deaf Education in America?
Alice Cogswell
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Which movie featuring a Deaf family came out in 2017 on Apple TV?
CODA
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During Deaf President Now, what were their 4 demands?
- A Deaf President: The immediate resignation of Dr. Elisabeth Zinser and the appointment of a Deaf person as president.
- Board Leadership Change: The immediate resignation of Jane Spilman, the chair of the Board of Trustees.
- Majority Deaf Board: The restructuring of the Board of Trustees to include a 51% majority of deaf members.
- No Reprisals: No student or staff participant would face retaliation or punishment for the protests
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Which profoundly Deaf man was a renowned composer in the late 1700s- early 1800s?
Ludwig van Beethoven
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What does ADA stand for?
Americans with Disabilities Act
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How did Clerc get his famous name sign?
He fell into the fire and suffered a burn/scar on his right cheek.
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Which model, actor, and Deaf activist won season 22 of Americans Next Top Model?
Nyle Dimarco
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What was the name of the pivotal, negative event where educators voted to ban sign language in schools, promoting "oralism" (speaking). This caused a sharp decline in Deaf teachers and forced sign language underground in 1880?
The Milan Conference
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Who was the first Deaf President of Gallaudet University?
Dr. I. King Jordan
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What is the MCDHH?
Missouri Commission For the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
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Who was a key figure in the development of American Sign Language and deaf education. He is sometimes referred to as "The first Deaf teacher of the Deaf"
Laurent Clerc
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For what movie did Marlee Matlin win Best Actress in a Leading Role in 1987?
Children of a Lesser God
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Where did American Deaf people use ASL before Clerc came to America?
Martha's Vineyard
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Who was the first deaf-blind person to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree, and the first woman to receive an honorary degree from Harvard University?
Helen Keller
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What does VRS stand for?
Video Relay System
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Where ASL originated from?
France/French
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Who is the actress that plays Regan Abbott (the Deaf daughter) in the movie A Quiet Place?
Millicent Simmonds
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Where was the first, free public Deaf education took place (city)?
Paris
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In the late 1950's what was the name of the group of Deaf people that helped NASA research the effects of prolonged weightlessness on the body. This same research played a crucial role in NASA being able to send astronauts to space.
Gallaudet Eleven
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What does RIT stand for?
Rochester Institute of Technology
(Prominent Deaf College)
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Where was the football huddle formed?
Gallaudet University in 1894
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What was the name of Wawa's charecter in the show Fear The Walking Dead?
Paul
