Deaf Culture
What does BASL stand for?
Black American Sign Language
When signing ages 1 through 5, what's the important rule about your palm?
Keep your palm facing OUTWARD
Show the signs: HAPPY, SAD, NERVOUS, EXCITED, FRUSTRATED
HAPPY, SAD, NERVOUS, EXCITED, FRUSTRATED
Show the signs: 1+MINUTE, 5+MINUTES, 10 MINUTES
1+MINUTE, 5+MINUTE, 10 MINUTE
Show the signs: HELLO, GOOD MORNING, GOOD AFTERNOON, GOOD NIGHT
HELLO, GOOD MORNING, GOOD AFTERNOON, GOOD NIGHT
What year did ASL emerge in America, and at what school?
1817, American School for the Deaf
What do your eyebrows do when you ask a yes/no question?
Raise up
Show the signs: FRIENDLY, RUDE, HONEST, MEAN, SWEET
FRIENDLY, RUDE, HONEST, MEAN, SWEET
Translate this into ASL: What time is it?
TIME? (furrowed brows)
TIME WHAT? (furrowed brows)
Show the signs: MATH, ENGLISH, SCIENCE, ART, MUSIC
MATH, ENGLISH, SCIENCE, ART, MUSIC
What is the polite way to get a Deaf person's attention if they're not looking at you?
Tap them on the shoulder(or wave / flicker the lights)
What do your eyebrows do when you ask a WH-question (who, what, where, when, why, how)?
Furrow (lower) down
Show ANY 5 of these mantra signs: AMAZING, BRAVE, SMART, KIND, LOVED, CALM, STRONG, CAN-DO-HARD-THINGS
AMAZING, BRAVE, SMART, KIND, LOVED, CALM, STRONG, CAN-DO-HARD-THINGS
Show the signs for these incorporated numbers: 3 DAYS, 5 WEEKS, 7 MONTHS, 2 YEARS*
3+DAY, 5+WEEK, 7+MONTH
2 YEAR (not an incorporated number/sign)
Show the signs: LOVE, LIKE, DON'T-LIKE, HATE
LOVE, LIKE, DON'T-LIKE, HATE
Two people are signing in the hallway and blocking your path. What should you do?
Walk right through them
In ASL, how do you differentiate "ME/I" from "MY/MINE"?
ME/I = use your index finger to point to your chest
MY/MINE = use a flat palm and rest it on your chest
Show the following sign and use it in a sentence: BIG-HEADED
Example: MY BROTHER BIG-HEADED!
Show the following numbers: 36, 72, 23, 18
36, 72, 23, 18
Show the following signs and use two of them in a sentence: BOTH, EITHER, NEITHER, DEPENDS.
BOTH, EITHER, NEITHER, DEPENDS
What major civil rights law was passed in 1990; name two major changes it brought.
The ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act); changes include: Public Accommodations, Communication access (captions, VRS), Employment (reasonable accommodations, non-discrimination)
In a Question Topic-Comment structure, what order do these four parts go in:
WH-WORD
COMMENT
TOPIC
2 OPTIONS
?
TOPIC → 2 OPTIONS → COMMENT → WH-WORD (Example: "DRINK TEA COFFEE YOU PREFER WHICH?")
Translate this into ASL: My mom is strict but sweet. Is your mom the same?
MY MOM STRICT, (but) SWEET. YOUR MOM SAME?
Translate this into ASL: What do you do every Friday?
EVERY-FRIDAY YOU DO-DO WHAT? (with furrowed brows)
Translate this into ASL: Last Saturday, the four of us went to the beach for 3 hours
LAST SATURDAY, FOUR-OF-US GO-TO BEACH 3-HOURS