Gallaudet
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100
Where is Gallaudet University located?
Washington D.C.
100
Who was the founder of the first permanent school for deaf children in America?
Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet
100
What did the deaf community invent in football?
The Huddle
100
What does "TTY" stand for?
teletypewriter
100
What does CODA stand for?
Child Of Deaf Adult
200
What was the primarily language used when Gallaudet taught at the university?
ASL
200
Who brought French Sign Language to the U.S.?
Laurent Clerc
200
What was NPD? What was its significance?
It stands for New President Now at Gallaudet University. It was significant because it was a 7 day protest that led to the first Deaf President.
200
What device is worn around the ear to amplify sounds?
hearing aid
200
What is the difference between deaf and Deaf?
deaf- a condition where one completely or partially lacking sense of hearing (medical diagnosis, doesn't embrace the culture) Deaf- embraces the deaf culture norms, beliefs, and values the deaf community
300
What was the University initially called as before permnantely changing its name to Gallaudet liberal arts school for the deaf?
Columbia Institute for the Instruction of the Deaf, Dumb, and Blind
300
Who was the Scottish immigrant that put forth the idea of oralism?
Alexander Graham Bell
300
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
What method opened oral schools for deaf children in the lat 1860's?
300
What is a medical device that takes the place of your damaged inner ear?
cochlear implants
300
American Sign Language is a combination of ______?
French Sign Language and home signs.
400
What is MSSD, and who signed it?
Model Secondary School for the Deaf President Lyndon Johnson
400
What President of the United States signed a law founding the first college in the world for deaf students?
Abraham Lincoln
400
What was the National Association for the Deaf(or NAD)? What did the NAD produce to preserve sign language?
An organization made to protect its deaf members from discrimination Their own silent films
400
Who invented the "TTY"?
Robert Weitbrecht
400
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
What year was the first school for the deaf founded?
500
Who was the first 'hearing' President at Gallaudet University?
Doctor Percival Hall 1893-1910
500
Who was the teacher at Gallaudet that put forth the idea that there was language in sign?
William Stokoe
500
What was the purpose of the Americans with disabilities act in the Deaf community?
It is a law that prohibits discrimination to people with disabilities.
500
How do captions help the deaf understand the picture?
It helps them follow the dialogue and the captions describe the audio and sound portions of a program.
500
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
Name a company that provides a video relay service.
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