Definition
True or False
Hearing loss is a spectrum
True!
What do hearing aids do?
Amplify sound
True or False
ASL is a linguistic Minority
True
Who was Gallaudet university named after (Bonus 50 if you can name the other guy to)
Thomas Gallaudet and Laurent Clerk
True or False
Deaf people cannot speak
False
( if you said true I'm disappointed- Alicia)
What are the two different types of hearing loss?
Conductive and Sensorineural
true or false
Doctors can use tubes in the ears to help with hearing loss?
True
True or False
ASL sentence structure is the same as English?
False!
they are completely different
ex: you would not sign: I am going to the store
you would sign: Today store I go
When was the first electronic hearing aid?
1901
Are all people who are considered hard of hearing or all the way deaf use sign language?
No! due to environmental or personal factors not every person chooses to sign or wants to.
In 1880's what was established for the Deaf
National Association of the Deaf (NAD)
What does a Cochlear implant do?
stimulates the cochlear nerve
Why does the Deaf Community argue about cochlear implants?
because it is seen as a medical model that needs to be fixed and not their identity ( Big Deaf community vs. Little Deaf community)
What are the two types of sign language's that made ASL
Martha Vineyard and French
What is considered a "downside" to any hearing device?
what is the name of this type hearing loss?
damage or blockage in the outer and middle ear
Conductive
What can doctors do to fix a rupture in your ear?
Repair Ear Drum Ruptures
Who loved Eugenics?
Alexander Gramham Bell
what was founded in 1951
World Federation of the Deaf
What is one important thing when asking someone deaf or hard of hearing when classifying it?
It always depends on that persons identity and the type of hearing loss
what is the name of this type of hearing loss?
damage malfunction of the hair cells in the cochlear
Sensorineural
You can only get a cochlear implant if you have?
A Cochlear
Why did AGB practice and loved eugenics?
AGB wanted to prevent deafness to future generations warning that deaf people should not marry each other
when was NTID-National Technical Institute for the Deaf founded?
1965
what could be a reason why someone does not use sign language?
- was not taught during formative years
- did not want to pick it up later in life
- discouraged from using ASL