Directional Signs
What direction does the sign help me go?
In towards the body.
The face for asking a question.
He brought ASL to America
Who is Thomas Gallaudet?
The first deaf-blind person to earn a bachelor of arts degree
Who is Helen Keller?
What do you do to get a deaf person's attention?
Tap them on the shoulder or mildly wave your hand
What are two signs that use direction.
ASK, TELL, HELP, GIVE, MOVE
The head movement for saying yes.
HEAD NOD, EYEBROWS UP.
The language in which ASL originates from
What is LSF (French Sign Language)?
The first Deaf person to be named Miss America
Who is Heather Whitestone?
True or False: You should chew gum when you're signing.
False, it is distracting
What is a directional sign?
A sign whose meaning changes depending on movement.
Saying no with your head.
HEAD SHAKE WITH EYEBROWS UP
The year in which the first American School For The Deaf is founded
1817
He started the first school for the deaf in the U.S
Who are Thomas Gallaudet and Laurent Clerc?
How do deaf people enjoy music?
They can feel the beat/vibrations with their hands
What direction does the sign "Move across the room" go?
Away from signers body.
Saying something is small with your mouth
NMS-OO
A student-led protest in 1998 at Gallaudet University after a board of all hearing members was elected
DPN Movement (Deaf President Now)
The first deaf African American to earn a bachelors degree from Gallaudet
Who is Andrew Foster?
How many bones are in the middle ear?
3
True or false: If there is many questions being asked, you use multiple fingers for the sign "ask" coming towards you.
TRUE
Saying something is large
NMS-CHA
Thomas Gallaudet taught a Frenchman on how to write English while this Frenchman taught him sign language.
Who is Laurent Clerc?
First and only deaf actress to earn an Academy Award
Who is Marlee Matlin?
How did Mr. Gruber lose his hearing?
He got sick when he was 2 years old and his cochlea cracked.