The Deaf teacher who came to America from France to help Thomas Gaullaudet start the first Deaf School.
Who is Laurent Clerc
100
This was where the first schools for a "signed language" were located.
What is Paris.
100
The movement that changed the hearing perspective about the Deaf Community all over the world.
What is Deaf President Now?
100
NAD stands for
What is National Association for the Deaf
100
Was Thomas Gallaudet hearing or Deaf?
What is hearing
200
A hearing american who started the first schools for the Deaf in America after being inspired by his Deaf neighbor, Alice Cogswell.
Who is Thomas Gallaudet
200
Where Deaf students learn Deaf Culture
What is residential schools
200
A language closely related to ASL
What is French Sign Language (LSF)
200
a teletypewriter is also know as this
What is a TTY machine
200
The reason why "oral method" was negative towards ASL.
What is attempt to stop Sign Language
300
The father of the Deaf
Who is Abbe De L'eppe
300
This is the residential school for the Deaf in Tucson.
What is Arizona School for the Deaf and Blind?
300
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An invention that is implanted in one's ear to improve hearing. Not all Deaf people prefer them.
What is a Cochlear Implant and/or hearing aid?
300
Other than text messaging, this method replaced the TTY and commonly used by Deaf people today.
What is Video Relay/Video Phones?
300
Percent of Deaf people who have Deaf parents
What is 10%
400
Greek Philosopher who believed that if one could not hear, one could not learn.
Who is Aristotle.
400
The reason Deaf State residential schools are now in danger.
What is lack of funding
400
The reason behind baseball signals.
What is William "Dummy" Hoy's baseball career
400
How Deaf people communicate with Hearing people
What is an interpreter (or writing)
400
The sign for test.
What is (test)
500
The first Deaf President of Gaullaudet University
Who is I.King Jordan
500
Washington D.C.
Where is Gallaudet University located?
500
A conference held to ban Sign Language and force the "oral method" upon all Deaf people.
What is the Milan Conference
500
The reason behind the Deaf "Dark Ages"
What is "Period of Oralism" (where sign language was banned and speech was promoted)
500
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Who can give a Name Sign and why it is given