What is the proper way to get a deaf person's attention?
Tapping them on the shoulder
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Who is Regina Olsen Hughes?
A deaf woman famous for her scientific illustrations as a painter.
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Name the first school for the Deaf in the United States.
American School for the Deaf
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Is American Sign Language a Universal language?
No, ASL is only used in the US and Canada
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Do members of the Deaf Community consider themselves "disabled"?
No, they do not consider themselves disabled. They only have a LANGUAGE BARRIER.
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Why is it inappropriate to NOT sign when a deaf person is present and only speak to the hearing person present?
The deaf person will feel excluded if this happens.
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Who was Marie Jean Philips?
A Deaf woman very proud of her heritage, worked with Children as an educator in Massachusetts and INTERNATIONALLY as an advocate.
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Where is the first School for the Deaf in the U.S.A. located?
West Hartford, Connecticut
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Is American Sign Language the same as English?
No, ASL is completely different than English and is not in English word order.
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What are three ways you can start to learn ASL?
Through videotapes, books, and sign language classes in school or colleges
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Do hearing aids help all deaf people to hear?
No, they generally help them hear environmental sounds.
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What was the title of Clayton Valli's ASL signed version of his most famous poetry portraying many deaf people?
"Dandelions"
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What is the name of the famous university for the deaf located in Washington, DC?
Gallaudet University
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What makes American Sign Language so important to the Deaf Community?
ASL is part of their CULTURE and is an important part of who Deaf people are.
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What is the best way to learn American Sign Language?
Interact with members of the deaf community who use ASL as their first language
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Name one thing to keep in mind when interacting with a deaf person.
Maintain eye contact and watch their whole face while they are signing to you.
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Who is Laurent Clerc?
A Deaf instructor born hearing but lost his hearing to an accident. Taught in a Paris school for the deaf. He sailed back to the US with Thomas Gallaudet to establish the first school for the deaf in America in 1815.
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When did the "Deaf President Now" movement occur and where?
1988 at Gallaudet University in Washington, DC
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Is American Sign Language a true language?
Yes, it has been proven that ASL posesses all the essential requirements of a true language.
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What is the name of the person that proposed a bill in opposition for Oralism as an educational philsophy?
Douglas Tilden propsed this bill while in Paris.
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When you are using your voice and signing at the same time this is simultaneous communication?
This is a poor way to communicate due to the fact that one language will suffer in being relayed to the individual.
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What are some ways deaf people share their culture?
Deaf clubs, deaf sports organizations, deaf poetry, deaf storytelling and plays
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At the California School for the Deaf, Douglas Tilden's sculpture of "The Bear Hunt"
What was the most famous sculpture at the campus of California School for the Deaf.
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If you do not know ASL, name three ways to communicate with a deaf person.
Use gestures, paper and pencil, hire a sign language interpreter
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What is the biggest organization for the deaf in the world?