ASL History
These two men established the first free public deaf school in America, where ASL was birthed.
Thomas Gallaudet and Laurent Clarc
ASL is not solely for people who are DHH or interpreters or people who are related to DHH. It is for _____.
Everyone
Sign Wednesday in ASL.
Wednesday what?
10 what? (in ASL)
Ice cream what?
This girl inspired a certain man to learn how to become a deaf educator.
Alice Cogswell
Is deafness a disability to deaf people?
NO!
Sign Sunday in ASL.
Sunday what?
Sign 22.
22 What?
Sign nice to meet you.
Nice to meet you.
This the method for teaching deaf people how to communicate through sign language.
Manualism
What is a common misconception about ASL as a language?
It's "silent" version of English
Sign December in ASL?
D-E-C what?
Sign 24.
24 what?
Sign how are you
How are you.
Alexander Graham Bell was inspired not only by his deaf mother, but by his father Melville's works. What did his father do?
Create visible speech
The misconception that cochlear implants fix hearing is wrong. What is the reason?
Cochlear implants can provide a sense of sound for deaf or hard-of-hearing individuals, but it cannot completely cure deafness or cause someone to hear 100% of speech.
Sign April 8
April 8 what?
Sign 18.
18 what?
Sign cookie.
Cookie
Alexander believed that deafness could be eliminated through ______
superior breeding
A common misconception some people have of deaf people regarding lip reading is
That all deaf people can read lips, very false. Not everyone has had the opportunity to learn how to lip read. In addition, lip reading is not very accurate. In most cases, only some parts of what is said can be accurately lip read.
Sign today's date in ASL.
Date
Sign 50.
50
A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z