Grammar
How do you sign the verb "to be" (also known as deixis)?
Pointing. Ex. YOU ARE or I AM
Why is ASL a real language?
Because it has it's own sentence structure and rules of grammar.
What percent of deaf children have hearing parents?
90%
What year did the first school for the Deaf open in America?
1817
Who is responsible for leading the search for a way to communicate the gospel to the deaf?
Thomas Gallaudet
What is the typical sign order of an ASL sentence?
Time, topic, comment, question
What percent of deaf children have deaf parents?
10%
What year did the Deaf President Now protest happen?
1988
Which deaf teacher is responsible for using his country's sign language to create ASL?
Laurent Clerc
What all do you need to include to ask a Yes/No question? (3-4 things)
What general labels to people in a Deaf/ASL space have? (there are 3)
Hearing, hard-of-hearing, Deaf
4% of this city's population is deaf--the highest percent concentration of deaf residents per capita.
Rochester, NY
When did the charter to establish Gallaudet University (college) get signed?
1864
Who is the child that inspired the search for a signed language?
Alice Cogswell
What are 4 of the 6 instances that ASL uses fingerspelling?
Names of people, names of places (stores, cities, & states), titles, certain foods, clarification, technical terms.
What are the acceptable ways to get the attention of a deaf individual?
Tap the shoulder, wave your hand in their direction, flick the lights
Approximately what percentage of deaf students are mainstreamed?
85%-90%
Approximately, how many years has ASL been recognized as an official world language?
Describe how DPN started.
Gallaudet University board of trustees, out of 3 candidates (2 deaf males and 1 hearing woman), chose the hearing woman to be the next university president. GU students and staff demanded an answer from the board chairman.
What are the 5 parameters? Why are they important?
Handshape, palm orientation, movement, location, non-manual markers. Changing 1 can alter the meaning of a sign.
Name one major pet peeve of the Deaf community. (there are several)
Saying "death" instead of deaf
"I'll tell you later"
"It's not important"
Pity from hearing about being deaf
ASL student randomly approaching to practice
30%
When did the Milan Conference happend?
1880
What happened at the Milan Conference?