Grammatical
What are facial expressions, head movements, and eye gaze?
Parts of ASL grammar
What is the name of the president of NAD who was a major influence?
George Veditz
What does capital "D" in "Deaf" indicate?
Involvement with Deaf Culture
What is fingerspelling mainly used for?
brand names, people, and places.
What is while watching another person sign, you should focus on what?
Their face
What is American Sign Language most closely related to?
French Sign Language
What is the group experience that holds Deaf Culture together?
Deaf Clubs
What should you not do when fingerspelling?
bouncing up and down, punching the air, moving hand drastically to the side, facing hand to yourself
What is a way of describing things and what does the symbol, CL: stand for?
Classifers
When was the protest at Gallaudet University?
1988
American Sign Language and Deaf Culture are mainly transmitted through...
residential schools for the deaf.
What is the name of the five important things you must remember when signing?
Parameters
A language that is capable of expressing abstract ideas.
American Sign Language
What is the name of the French teacher who brought sign language to the USA?
Laurent Clerc
What is the polite way to get a deaf person's attention when they are looking the other way?
tap him/her on the shoulder.
What does MOPS stand for?
movement, (palm) orientation, placement, and shape.
ASL makes use of space in front of a signer's body by dolng what two things?
conveying distance and expressing time.
What is the name of the the first school for deaf children in the US?
American School for the Deaf
What is the name of the organization that was established in the 1920's that fought for the use of Sign Language in the classrooms and the use of Deaf teachers in the classrooms.
National Association of the Deaf (NAD)
What signs are good examples of placement?
summer, ugly, and dry