Deaf Culture
Discrimination based on hearing status
What is Audism?
W-sign hand shape, pinky and thumbs touching, twisting opposite directions downward.
What is Weather?
Asking a Deaf person to repeat what they just signed is considered to be ______.
What is acceptable?
The location of the sign "Understand."
What is temple?
The first and only Deaf University in America
What is Gallaudet University?
learn sign up to temple, bring both hands up, then slide down.
The child of at least one Deaf or HOH parent.
What is a CODA?
The location of the sign "Brother."
What is forehead?
A proud and active participant in the Deaf Culture
What is a capital-D Deaf Person
b-handshape twisting at the wrist.
What is Blue?
It is considered to be _____ to ask a Deaf person to give you a name sign.
What is rude?
The location of the sign "Weather."
What is the top-to-bottom of the signing space?
____ is the year this year the term Audism was coined by Tom L. Humphries.
What is 1975?
Right hand at left elbow, forming 90 degree angle, and twisting left wrist.
What is Christmas?
This type of reaction is considered polite when walking through a group of Deaf people signing.
What is walk through quickly, as not disturbing the conversation.
The location of the sign "Black."
What is forehead?
A not-fully Deaf person, but still has hearing loss and can still be a part of the Deaf Culture.
What is a Hard-of-Hearing person?
right hand near temple, pointer finger flicking upwards, Head-shaking.
What is don't-understand?
What is no amount?
The location of the sign "Attention."
What is the side of the face?