People
Who was the first Deaf person to win an academy award?
Marlee Matlin
What year was DPN?
1988
How to gloss fingerspelling BOTH ways
FS: and dashes between letters
What does CODA stand for?
Child of a Deaf Adult
Deaf people refer to people who can hear as
Hearing
What is the name of the Deaf motocross racer?
Ashley Fiolek
What language is ASL derived from?
LSF
What does NMM stand for
Non Manual Markers
What does SEE stand for?
Sign Exact English
In Deaf culture what are you suppposed to do when late?
Apologize and explain
Name of the first Deaf UFC champion
Matt Hammill
What year was the Milan conference?
1880
Wh Q eyebrows go which way?
Down
What does PSE stand for?
Pidgin Signed English
% of Deaf children born to hearing parents
90 - 95 %
First president of Gallaudet University?
I. King Jordan
What year was the first Deaf School in America established?
1817
Wh Q's typically go where in a sentence?
The End
What are three things that are meant to be fingerspelled?
Names, Brands, Places
When you first meet a Deaf person they are likely to ask you what?
Are you Hearing or Deaf?
Who starred in CODA and directed Super Deafy?
Troy Kotsur
Community with a high Deaf population that resuted in it's own unique sign language
Marthas' Vineyard Island
What is the rule of 9?
Time signs: 1 - 9 = one sign
10 and up, two signs
What is a cochlear implant?
Device implanted that helps to simulate hearing.
What is the difference between Deaf and deaf?
D = Culturally Deaf
d = Physically deaf, but does not identify in the community