Deaf
History
History
American Sign Language is a combination of_______ and ________.
French Sign Language and Martha Vineyard Sign Language
What are the three features for WH-questiion?
1. Furrow eyebrows
2. Lean forward
3. Hold the last sign
What is TTY?
Teletypewriter
Name three things you should NOT do to a deaf person.
Force them to read lips.
Stare at them when they sign.
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Who was Helen Keller's teacher?
Anne Sullivan
Who was Laurent Clerc?
Worked with Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet to set up the first deaf school in America
What eyebrow feature you should do when using a Yes/No question?
Eyebrows up
Who invented the telephone?
Alexander Graham Bell
Deaf people do not have a long good byes
True or False
False
What does Helen do with the key to Annie's room?
When no one is looking, she takes the key out of her mouth and drops it under a plank into the well.
What is the name of the first deaf university in the world?
Gallaudet University
What is a Rhetorical Question?
You ask a question with eyebrows up and answers to your own question at the end of the sentence.
What is Videophone?
A visual screen device that helps deaf people communicate with hearing people through ASL
How to get Deaf people's attentions?
Give 4 ways to get attention
Tap on the shoulder
Waving at them
Flashing lights
Stomping on the ground
What did Helen begin to learn as soon as she could fingerspell some words?
To learn how to communicate
What is Martha's Vineyard famous for?
Deaf Settlements
When do you use fingerspelling?
People's names, places, brands
What are two devices that Deaf people hear with?
Hearing Aids and Cochlear Implants
How do you get through a crowd filled with signers without interrupting them.
1. Walk through
2. Push their back gently.
What kind of object did her teacher bring to help teach her a word?
doll
Who was the first Deaf settler at Martha Vineyard?
Jonathon Lambert
True or False:
The more you use your facial expression, the better.
True
Lists of devices that Deaf people use and depend on.
Captioning, visual alerting devices, real-time transcription, Videophone, Facetime Video Calling, and Text messsages.
When you see a lot of deaf people signing at the mall, is it ok for you to go up and talk to them?
Mostly likely, no. Usually with big groups they would want to spend more time with each other since they hardly ever see each other.
James wants Helen to be sent to an asylum because:
He is jealous of all the attention she receives.