Deaf Culture
A teletypewriter that allows Deaf people to communicate with each other without relaying on hearing people"
What is a TTY?
Palm-orientation for numbers: 1 5
What is INWARD?
We should nod our head when we use this sign.
What is the NMS for YES?
What are iconic signs?
It conveys understanding, comprehension and sympathy.
What is OH-I-SEE?
H: S > SQUID
O: INWARD
L: CHIN
M: ARC
E: mouth this "same word" quickly
What is WARM?
Deaf students took over this college because they wanted a Deaf president.
What is Gallaudet University?
Types of devices: closed captioned TV, visual alerts and videophone
What is a "deaf friendly home"?
OPEN-8 FLAT-B, SQUID and CLAW
What are handshapes?
We should shake our head for this sign.
What is the NMS for NO?
Slight differences between signs
palm-orientation for when singing a series of numbers
What is FORWARD?
Nebraska does not fit in the same category as Massachusetts, Tennessee and Missipppi.
What is a "three letter" states?
Something you should always "maintain" when signing to deaf people.
What is eye contact?
Deaf people prefer to live in this fictional word where everyone signs.
What is Eyeth?
CHEST, CHIN, "in front of body" and SHOULDERS
What are locations?
Not all Deaf people have this skill and is only 30% effective.
What is lipreading?
What is "lower your eyebrows"?
H: Y on FLAT-B
O: palm to palm
L: in front of body
M: back and forth (DH)
E: N/A
What is New York?
H: S > SQUID
O: palm UP
L: in front of body
M: straight line
E: lower brow
What is HOW-MANY?
H: S
O: palm toward palm
L: in front of body
M: shake more than WINTER
E: wince teeth
What is COLD?
"A hearing test that displays sounds at different frequencies to access hearing levels".
What is an audiogram?
You use this NMS when signing HE, SHE or IT.
What is an eye gaze?
"percentage of lipreading that is understood"
What is 30%?
movement toward the signer or someone else
What is directionality?
H: CLAW
O: Palm toward Palm
L: in front of body
M: arc
E: widen eyes
What is ALOT?
H: OPEN-B
O: INWARD
L: FACE
M: fan like motion
E: OO
What is COOL?
She spoke at the Academy Awards breaking the Deaf community's heart.
Who is Marlee Matlin?
"Sign outside the box, use two handed signs and very little mouthing and is the original form of ASL."
What is Black American Sign Language?
SIDEWAYS, INWARD, PALM to PALM and FORWARD
What are palm orientations?
Eyebrow, eye and lip-movement
Its a type of WH-Question (not WHO, WHERE, WHEN, WHAT, WHY, WHICH or HOW)
What is DO-DO?
H: #1
O: SIDEWAYS
L: in front of body (side)
M: arc
E: widen eyes
What is OVER-THERE?
H: CLAW
O: INWARD
L: CHIN
M: ARC
E: SS
What is HOT?
A type of question where you need to raise your eyebrows.
What is a YES/NO Question?
When Deaf people experience isolation and frustration during the holidays with their hearing families due to lack of sign language.
What is "dinner table syndrome"?
ARC, BACK & FORTH, WIGGLE & STRAIGHT LINE
What are movements?
Emotion, tone and intent
This is a when sign that goes first in a sentence to show "when something happened"
What is day of the week?
H: A
O: palm to palm > then move away (sideways)
L: in front of body
M: arc
E: widen eyes
What is FAR?
H: BENT-B
O: INWARD
L: in front of body
M: DH taps behind NDH
E: wince teeth
What is CLOSE?
A type of question where you need to lower your eyebrows.
What is a WH-Question?