Deaf Culture
In Deaf Culture, name the difference between "D" Deaf and "d" deaf.
What is
Deaf: Someone involved in Deaf culture, associates with other Deaf people, and is proud of their Deaf identity.
deaf: Someone who is unable to hear. This term is often used in medical settings.
The founders of the first school for the Deaf in the United States.
Who are Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet and Laurent Clerc?
Name a crucial component of learning American Sign Language.
What is Deaf Culture?
The famous Deaf actress who starred in films such as "Children of a Lesser God" and "CODA," along with the TV series "Switched at Birth".
Who is Marlee Matlin?
Name the sports-related thing that Gallaudet football quarterback Paul Hubbard created to prevent the opposing team from seeing their hand signs during a football game in 1894.
What is the huddle?/What is the football huddle?
Name the student-led protest, and movement, at Gallaudet University that was a turning point in Deaf self-determination in the eyes of hearing people; also resulting in the appointment of the first Deaf University president at Gallaudet.
What was Deaf President Now?
In 1817, the first permanent school for the Deaf was founded in this location.
What is Hartford, Connecticut?
Name the signed language that American Sign Language evolved from.
What is French Sign Language/What is LSF?
**also can accept: Martha's Vineyard Sign Language; early contributor to ASL's development
Name this Cincinnati Reds player who invented the use of hand signals for umpires (strike/ball) in baseball.
Who is William "Dummy" Hoy?
The international sporting event specifically for elite Deaf athletes.
What are the Deaflympics?
Name the visual art genre that expresses Deaf experiences, perspectives, and cultural identity.
What is De'VIA?
What is Deaf View/Image Art?
United States University that is considered a World Leader in Deaf Education.
What is Gallaudet University?
Following the Milan Conference of 1880, name the mode of instruction that Deaf educational institutions were forced to follow until ASL began regaining recognition around the 1960's/1970's.
What is Oralism/What is the Oral Method?
This famous Deaf inventor became deaf at the age of 12. Later, he would go on to invent the phonograph, which was able to record sound and play it back to the listener.
Who is Thomas Edison?
Name the first deaf contestant on the reality show "Survivor".
Christy Smith
Name the phrase that often describes how Deaf and Hard of Hearing people feel when forced to rely solely on lipreading.
What is listening fatigue?
The D/deaf physician that invented the TTY (___) in 1964.
Who is Robert Weitbrecht?
Current estimates agree that there are over ___ signed languages throughout the entire world.
What is 200-300?
This DeafBlind woman was the first DeafBlind person to earn a Bachelor's of the Arts degree and went on to become a prominent disability and women's rights activist.
Who is Helen Keller?
Deaf and Hard of Hearing lip readers can understand approximately __% of speech.
What is 35?
An important part in passing down Deaf culture throughout generations.
What are Deaf folktales/fables?
**These stories help connect one another and preserve Deaf culture as it gets passed down through the generations.
Name the Renaissance Monk who pioneered Deaf education.
Name the most used sign language throughout the world.
What is Indo-Pakistani Sign Language?
The first Deaf woman crowned Miss America in 1995
Who is Heather Whitestone?
The location of the largest deaf population in the world is _____
What is India?
Nearly 1 in 5 deaf people in the world live in India!