Deaf Community
Hearing Loss
Deaf History
ASL Interpreting
Education
100
The model of deafness that would say, "There is something wrong with you, but don't worry we can fix it!"
What is the Disability/Clinical/Medical Model
100
The term used to describe someone who lost their hearing after acquiring their first language. (Typically after 13)
What is post-lingual
100
The American man who was inspired to find a way to educate deaf children because of his encounter with Alice Cogswell.
Who is Thomas H. Gallaudett
100
The state qualification test developed for Texas but also used in Michigan and Illinois.
What is the BEI (Board for Evaluation of Interpreters)
100
The name of the only residential school located in Michigan.
What is Michigan School for the Deaf (MSD)
200
A special sign created to denote a specific person. It can be arbitrary or descriptive.
What is a name sign.
200
The genetic cause of more than half of DeafBlind individuals dual sensory loss.
What is Usher's Syndrome.
200
The education method that gained prominence in the 1880's after the ruling at the Milan conference.
What is the oral method
200
The state department in Michigan that regulates the use of ASL interpreters (as well as deals with other issues related to the Deaf community).
What is the Division on Deafness and Hard of Hearing (DODHH)
200
The term used to describe when deaf students attend a local public school with the majority of students being hearing.
What is mainstreaming
300
Hearing Impaired, Deaf and Dumb, Deaf-Mute, Handicapped, and Disabled.
What are inappropriate labels for a person with a hearing loss
300
The bacterial form, which affects the lining of the brain, is the leading non-genetic cause of deafness.
What is meningitis.
300
The Frenchman credited for establishing formal Sign Language in the United States.
Who is Laurent Clerc
300
The institution that has graduated more than half of the interpreters in the state of Michigan.
What is LCC
300
The only 4 year liberal arts college for the Deaf in the world.
What is Gallaudett University
400
The 4 "requirements" of belonging to the Deaf Community.
What are Audiological, Political, Social, and Linguistic
400
Medicines that cause hearing loss. Examples include: Aspirin, Paxil, Effexor, Accutane, and various antibiotics.
What are ototoxic drugs.
400
The organization Deaf people established in 1880 in order to help protect the rights of Deaf people in America.
What is The National Association of the Deaf (NAD)
400
The current certification awarded by RID and NAD which allows the holder to interpret in all 50 states.
What is the NIC (National Interpreter Certification)
400
The educational method currently used at MSD in which ASL is taught first and English is taught second using ESL techniques.
What is the bilingual-bicultural method
500
The number of Americans who identify themselves as Deaf.
What is 2-3 million
500
The last major American outbreak was in 1964-1965, affecting over 12,000 infants with hearing loss. A successful vaccination champaign has reduced the occurrence of this infection in recent decades.
What is Rubella (German Measles)
500
The 8th president of Gallaudett University who was appointed after the Deaf President Now movement.
Who is Dr. I. King Jordan
500
The document that all interpreters must adhere to that relates to standards of confidentiality, having proficient skill sets, conducting themselves appropriately, respecting consumers, and maintaining ethical business practices.
What is the Code of Professional Conduct (CPC)
500
A communication system used to demonstrate phonetic information by using 8 handshapes around the mouth and neck.
What is cued speech
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