Technology
1993: Rectangular item that was used to text and call on
What is a flip phone
1968: Famously deaf and blind author and political activist
who is Helen Keller
1988: Important student led Deaf Movement that happened at Gallaudet university
What is the Deaf President Now movement
The university for the deaf
What is Gallaudet University
1971: Something people use to chat with eachother that you would receive in your inbox
What is a teletypewriter
1988: the first deaf president at Gallaudet University
What is I. King Jordan
Creation of a game for Deaf people inspired by the olympics
What is the deaflympics
Worldwide Event that caused job shortages and allowed deaf individuals to work and prove they were capable. (1940s)
What is WWII
1980: Readable words that appear on movies that can be turned off and on describing more than dialogue
What is closed captioning
1965: the person who was widely considered the father of ASL
Who is William Stokoe
Deaf video and speech that was created by George Veditz
What is the preservation of sign language
An association that was made in order to increase deaf athlete recognition (its original name was the AAU)
What is the AAAD
1964: The combination of both a typewriter and a telephone
What is a telephone typewriter
1988: Former director of the board at Gallaudet who was against a deaf president.
What is Jane Spilman
1990: A law passed in 1990 that positively impacted the Deaf community
What is the Americans with Disabilities Act?
What was the Deaflympics original name
Hint: first word of the original name is International
International Games for the Deaf
2000: a device that allowed people who were deaf or speech disabled to text and make phone calls (with help) instead of relying on a TTY.
What is a IP relay
1987: First Deaf Actress to Win an Oscar
Who is Marlee Matlin
1960: Book that formally recognized ASL
What is Sign Language Structure
An international organization for Deaf people
World Federation of the Deaf (WFD)