Some of the earliest records of sign language are found in the religious writings.
What is the Hebrew Talmud?
100
Reflecting on her own life she declared that deafness was a far greater hardship than blindness.
Who is Helen Keller?
100
90% of Deaf individuals have a parent who can do this.
What is hear?
200
The sign used for the number 200. (demonstrate)
What is the handshape for the number 200.
200
The sign used for Seattle. (demonstrate)
What is the handshape used for Seattle?
200
The first person who used sign language to teach deaf students.
Who is Pedro Ponce de Leon?
200
Deaf people consider themselves this and are no more in need of a cure for their condition than are Haitians or Hispanics.
What is a linguistic minority?
200
This number of individuals are heard of hearing.
What is 35 million?
300
The sign used for "to be sick". (demonstrate)
What are the handshapes for "to be sick"?
300
The sign used for Houston. (demonstrate)
What is the handshape used for Houston?
300
He established the first free school for the deaf.
Who is Abbe Charles Michael de l'Epee?
300
This serves as a succinct proclamation that the deaf share a culture rather than merely a medical condition.
What is the upper-case D?
300
Deafness can be caused by these three things.
What are heredity, illness, and accident?
400
These two signs convey "why". (demonstrate)
What are the handshapes to convey "why"?
400
The two ways you can sign the District of Columbia. (demonstrate)
What are the handshapes used for the District of Columbia?
400
This Spaniard wrote a book about teaching and included a one-hand manual alphabet.
Who is Juan Pablo Bonet?
400
At the heart of the idea that deafness is cultural, in fact, is the deaf community's proprietary pride in this.
What is ASL?
400
The Deaf community now refers to this individual as a "legend" for his accomplishments for the Deaf community.
Who is Laurent Clerc?
500
These three signs convey "who". (demonstrate)
What are the handshapes that convey "who"?
500
The sign used for New Orleans. (demonstrate)
What is the handshape used for New Orleans?
500
Gallaudet and Clerc opened this school on April 15, 1817 in Hartford, CT.
What is the American Asylum of the Deaf and Dumb.
500
The term used to describe spoken English accompanied by hand signals that enable a deaf person to distinguish between words that look alike on the lips.
What is cued speech?
500
In 1864 he signed a law founding the first college for deaf students (now known as Gallaudet University).