Deaf Athletes
Deaf Around the World
General Deaf History
Deaf Facts
History of DHHSC
Deaf Myths
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He is an American wrestler and former Ultimate Fighting Championship fighter.
Who is Matt "The Hammer" Hamill?
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He is an American model, actor, dancer and a Deaf activist.
Who is Nyle DiMarco?
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Child(ren) of Deaf Adults.
What does CODA stands for?
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Deaf people have stronger sense of smell when someone does this because they cannot hear.
What is a fart?
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The year DHHSC first opened their doors in Tulare County.
When is 1983?
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TRUE or FALSE: All Deaf people can lipread.
False! Not all Deaf people can lip-read. Lip-reading can be difficult because sounds look the same the lips. (i.e., Jeep/sheep)
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She won the 1990 USA heavyweight and overall bodybuilding titles
Who is Shelley Beattie?
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Deaf Swedish chemist who discovered tantalum (TA) in 1802.
Who is Anders Gustaf Ekebrg?
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First Deaf teacher from France to learn English on an overseas trip.
Who is Laurent Clerc?
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Methods used by the D/HH people to get others' attention.
What are visual signals, gentle taps, vibrations, and/or flashing lights to get attention?
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This is one of our biggest events we host every year.
What is Valley Deaf Festival (VDF)?
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TRUE or FALSE: ASL is universal.
FALSE! Many countries have different sign languages - ASL, BSL (British), LSF (French), JSL (Japanese), Auslan (Australia), DGS (Germany) and more!
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Created Dummy Hoy baseball tournament and was the first Deaf player in the MLB.
Who is William "Dummy" Hoy Ellsworth?
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Brazilian Deaf international fashion model who appeared on the French cover of Elle Magazine.
Who is Brenda Costa?
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An island in southern Massachusetts that became famous for having the first large Deaf population.
What is Martha's Vineyard?
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Deaf people can do those things.
Who understands and read body languages, facial expression, gestures, and visual cues?
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DHHSC's original name before renaming to VACC (then finally renamed to DHHSC).
What is Tulare County Advocacy and Communication Center (TCACC)?
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TRUE or FALSE: Deaf people are handicapped.
FALSE! Deaf people are not inherently handicapped. Deaf is a different in hearing with accessible, communication, technology, accommodation, and more...
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First Deaf player to play offense in the NFL, also part of the Super Bowl XLVIII championship.
Who is Derrick Coleman?
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Deaf lifestyle bloggers (identical twin sisters) who lives in an African county, Eritrea.
Who are Hermon and Heroda Berhane?
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International conference on Deaf Education that discouraged the use of ASL in many schools in 1880.
What is the Milan Conference?
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Age range that is important to learn language in babies/children.
What is 0-5 years old?
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Names of former and current Executive Directors (8 of them)
Who are Harry Schaffner, Paul Singleton, Nancy Carroll, Larry Laskowski, Rosemary Diaz, Danielle Thompson, Michelle Bronson, and Viridiana Alvarez?
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TRUE or FALSE: Deaf people can drive.
TRUE! Deaf people actually are safer drivers. :)
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Former American professional motocross racer who won 4x Women's Motocross Association.
Who is Ashley Fiolek?
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She is known as "Deaf and Fast woman in the world" as a stuntwoman, race car driver and a daredevil.
Who was Kitty O'Neil?
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The number of Deaf schools in the US.
What is the approximate of 80?
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First Deaf President at Gallaudet University.
Who is I. King Jordan?
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The 7 core services DHHSC offers.
What are Advocacy, Communication Assistance, Community Education, Counseling, ILS, Information & Referral, and Employment Services?
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TRUE or FALSE: Some animals can communicate with Deaf people.
TRUE. Especially dogs can communicate with Deaf people through trained signals and alert them by different sounds.