American Sign Language
This is how you sign the number 25 in ASL
What is ____?
The only liberal arts University for the Deaf in the world: it is located in Washington D.C.
What is Gallaudet University?
These are the only people who can give hearing people a name sign.
Who are members of the Deaf Community?
This the the percent of Deaf children born from Deaf families?
What is 10%?
This is one reason why American Sign Language is considered a language.
What is it has its own grammar structure?
Historically this is a term used for those individuals who are culturally Deaf and use ASL as their primary communication mode.
What is Big "D" Deaf?
These are the two ways in which Deaf students are educated.
What are Mainstream (public school) and Residential (Deaf School)?
The two countries where ASL is predominantly used by Deaf people.
What are US and Canada?
Sign 6 signs using the "a" handshape
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This event took place in 1988 at Gallaudet University because the students wanted a Deaf president.
What is DPN (Deaf President Now)?
How do Deaf people's view of their deafness differ from that of most doctors and the medical community?
What is they share a CULTURAL view, NOT MEDICAL?
This the the sign language used by the Deafblind community.
What is Pro-Tactile ASL?
This animal ASL sign involves only three fingers, positioned in front of your mouth, while your fingers open and close.
What is "duck"?
ASL was born from this sign language.
What is French Sign Language (LSF)?
Name 3 out of 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/interpreter?
This is the organization that advocates for and supports Deaf people.
What is National Association of the Deaf (NAD)?
These are the five parameters of ASL.
handshape, palm orientation, movement, location, and expression/non-manual signals
The conference that happened in the late 1800's and changed Deaf education forever by banning sign language at all Deaf schools.
What is the Milan Conference?
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 service Deaf people use as their "telephone" to communicate with a hearing person on the other end.
What is Video Relay Service (VRS)?