Famous Deaf People
What musical composer has profound hearing loss in both ears?
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Who founded Gallaudet University?
Edward Miner Gallaudet
What is the correct sign for horse
two fingers at the top of your head moving down
What is the KEY facial expression when signing " I don't Understand"
Furrowed eyebrows
What is the technique of understanding speech by looking at lips?
Lipreading
What Award winning actress who played cat woman, has profound hearing loss in their right ear?
Halle Berry
Who founded the National Association of the Deaf (NAD)?
Edwin A. Hodgson
What is the correct sign for 22
two finger facing down going left to right
What is the KEY facial expression when signing " Happy"
A Smile
A specific, distinct community of individuals with varying degrees of combined hearing and vision loss.
Deaf-Blind
What inventor who played a role in the creation of electricity suffered from hearing loss
Thomas Alva Edison
Who was the first Deaf president at Gallaudet University?
Dr. I. King Jordan
What is the correct sign for football
fingers apart then intertwined
Where is the correct hand location when signing Mother THEN father?
Chin then forehead
What does "CODA" stand for?
Child of deaf adults
Who was the first deaf offense player in the NFL?
Derrick Coleman
What is the difference between the upper case D and lower case d in ASL
Lowercase d refers to the audiological condition
What is the correct sign for garbage
Arm up, pointer finger moving from wrist to elbow
What location is the word "Summer" signed on
The forehead
What is the telecommunication service that allows Deaf people to communicate with hearing people in real-time via a sign language interpreter.
Video Relay Service (VRS)
What Famous Chinese Basketball player is partially deaf in their left ear?
Yao Ming
What is the art movement that visually represents Deaf Culture and experiences?
De'VIA (Deaf View/Image Art)
What is the correct sign for Spanish
two X finger shapes, one brought from shoulder on top of other
What movement makes the signs "Chocolate" and "Church" different
Chocolate moves around the back of the hand
Church moves up and down
Facial expressions, head tilts, and body movements that convey grammatical information and emotion in sign language.
Non-Manual signs (NMS)