Language Continuum
Using residual hearing and lip-reading to communicate without a sign system
What is the Oral Method
Tap him/her gently on the shoulder, wave your hand broadly in his/her line of sight or ask someone closer to the person to tap gently on his/her shoulder
How do you get the attention of a Deaf person who is not looking at you? (depending on distance)
A person who hears and speaks
What is "Hearing?"
Thomas Gallaudet
Who was the hearing man who worked with Laurent Clerc to establish the first permanent school for the deaf in the U.S.?
French Sign Language
Historically, what is American Sign Language most closely related to?
Less than 10%
What percentage of deaf children have deaf parents?
Using the manual alphabet to fingerspell each English word
Rochester Method
Hugs
What is common practice in the Deaf Community when greeting each other?
A profound hearing loss
What is "deaf (little D)?"
Laurent Clerc
Who was the French Deaf man who helped establish the American School for the Deaf in Hartford in 1817?
The United States and much of Canada
Where is ASL (officially) used?
Hang out with people who are deaf
What is the BEST way to become fluent in ASL?
A sign system that follows English word order and adds word endings to mimic English
Manually Coded English
Hit the table or stomp on the floor to send a vibrating signal, flash the lights in the room, or stand on a platform or chair and wave your arms above your head
How do you get the attention of a large group of people who are deaf or hard-of-hearing?
A person who has a hearing loss and still uses speech to communicate
What is "Hard-of-Hearing?"
Abraham Lincoln
Who signed the charter to establish what would become Gallaudet University?
Residential schools for the Deaf
Where has ASL traditionally been handed down from generation to generation?
The rallying cry of students to appoint a Deaf president of Gallaudet University in 1988
What is Deaf President Now (DPN)?
When 2 cultures come in contact and their languages mix
Pidgin or Contact Languages
Walk quickly between the 2 signers
What do you do if you need to pass between 2 signers?
People with a hearing loss who use ASL to communicate and consider themselves part of a cultural minority group
What is "Deaf (big D)?"
Not liked in the Deaf Community, because he advocated prohibiting the use of ASL in schools for the deaf and for laws forbidding deaf people from marrying other deaf people.
Who was Alexander Graham Bell?
Ask questions, introduce a new topic, indicate you are actively listening, express mood/tone...
How is facial expression used in ASL?
Speak directly to the deaf person in a normal tone and at a normal pace
What is best practice when using an interpreter?
A system of phonemic handshapes near the face to aid in lip-reading
Cued Speech
Talking without signing in the presence of Deaf people and asking about their hearing/speech
What is considered rude by Deaf people?
A medical and educational term that is NOT accepted by the Deaf Community
What is "Hearing Impaired?"
I. King Jordan
Who was the first Deaf president of Gallaudet?
A visual-gestural-spatial language with its own grammar and syntax
What is ASL?
How early deaf children learn sign
What determines how well a deaf child will learn to read?