True/False
ALL deaf people know how to sign.
False
Who did Thomas Gallaudet bring to America to set up the first American school for the Deaf?
Laurent Clerc
Thomas Gallaudet met this girl who inspired him to start deaf education in America.
Alice Cogswell
Who was the first actress to win an Oscar for her movie "Children of a Lesser God"?
Marlee Matlin
90%
ASL is not a language of its own.
False
Alexander G. Bell's stance on deafness
He believed in oralism and wanted to ban sign language.
Which other language had an influence on American Sign Language today?
LSF (French Sign Language)
Who was the first Deaf person to win "Dancing with the Stars"?
Nyle Dimarco
The first TTY was created in what year?
1964
Gallaudet is only for Deaf people.
False.
Hearing people can go to grad school there.
The first American School for the Deaf was established in what year?
1817
What did football players at Gallaudet invent that is being used by all football teams in America?
The huddle
Who was the first Deaf president of Gallaudet University?
I King Jordan
What year did texting become available?
1993
Hearing is the best way to learn.
False.
Supporting of oralism worldwide and forbidding the use of sign language
Gallaudet University was establish in this year.
1864
Why was there a protest in 1988 at Gallaudet University?
Students wanted to have their first Deaf president.
When was VP invented?
2003
Deaf people can do anything except...
Hear!
The best way to communicate with Deaf people is this.
Learn ASL!
Which American President signed into law that Gallaudet University can be built?
Abraham Lincoln
Who said that Deaf people could not reason and make good decisions?
Aristotle
What is the difference between deaf and Deaf?
deaf means "can't hear"
Deaf means cultural identity as an ASL user