say it
how do you say mom in asl
first school for the deaf
Horace Mann School for the Deaf
This is the term used for a hearing child who grew up with Deaf parents, and their first language is ASL
What is a CODA (Child of Deaf Adults)?
The first Deaf person to win an Academy Award.
Marlee Matlin
supported oralism, wanted sign language to be banned, and wanted Deaf people to not marry each other
Alexander Graham Bell
first hearing aid
invented in 1898 by Miller Reese Hutchison.
The percentage of hearing parents who learn to sign for their Deaf child.
What is 5-7%?
first Deaf UFC Champion
Matt "The Hammer" Hamill
Hearing man who went to Europe seeking a teaching method for Deaf children in the US; co-founded the first school for the Deaf in the US.
Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet
when was asl created
founded by Thomas Gallaudet in 1817
These are the two ways in which Deaf students are educated.
What are Mainstream (public school) and Residential (Deaf School)?
The first Deaf 5 time Motocross Champion
Ashley Fiolek
eaf Frenchman who brought French Sign Language (LSF) to America and co-founded the first School for the Deaf in the US
Laurent Cler
where was basl developed
17th to mid 20th centurie
The three things that Deaf people consider to be rude
What are talking without signing in the presence of a Deaf person, exaggerating mouth movements, and staring at a signed conversation without informing the Deaf person that you know ASL?
first Deaf professional baseball player.
William "Dummy" Hoy
First Deaf president of Gallaudet University
I. King Jordan
how do you say your name in asl
have the teacher correct
how many people use asl
Approximately more than a half-million
The 5 ways to get a Deaf person's attention
What are lightly tap their shoulder, flash the lights, subtly wave in front of them, stomp on floor, or use an intermediary?
first Deaf Miss America
Heather Whitestone
he little girl that Gallaudet met who inspired him to want to educate the Deaf
Alice Cogswell