Notable Deaf Individuals
This notabale woman, who lost both her vision and hearing at just 19 months old following an illness, was a political activist and the first blind-deaf person to obtain a Bachelors of Arts degree.
A small device that can be worn around the ear to enhance hearing of a partially deaf individual.
What is a hearing aid?
Many individuals in the deaf community identify this as one of their main values, as it is how they communicate with one another.
What is sign language?
Aside from signing with hands, these expressions are a fundamental component in sign language communication.
What are facial expressions?
This momentous act, signed into law on July 26, 1990, protected and granted the rights of many Deaf individuals in the United States.
What is the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)?
Being the only deaf performer to win an Academy Award, this woman, an actress in the TV series "The West Wing", stresses to medical professionals the necessity to stop viewing 'deafness' as a condition that needs to be fixed.
Who is Marlee Matlin?
A small electronic device that is surgically implanted and works to stimulate the cochlear nerve using electric technology.
What is a cochlear implant?
This school, located in West Hartford Connecticut, is the oldest permanent school dedicated to Deaf individuals in the United States.
What is the American School for the Deaf?
The most commonly used sign language amongst deaf individuals in the United States.
This large movement sucessfully concluded on March 13 1988, as Irving King Jordan was named the first Deaf president of Gallaudet Univeristy.
What is the Deaf Presidents Now movement?
Known for being the winning contestant on both "America's Next Top Model" and "Dancing With The Stars", this man launched his own non-profit organization in 2016 that serves to provide resources to deaf children and their families.
Who is Nyle DiMarco?
The type of discrimination against an individual who is Deaf or hard of hearing.
What is audism?
This parting greeting, typically lasts longer within the Deaf community, then it does within the hearing community.
American Sign Language is used most often in this country, other than the United States.
What is Canada?
In 1964, congress ruled this form of education to be a "dismal failure." This was a large win amongst the Deaf community, as it placed an emphasis on the necessity for manual communication and education.
What is Oral Deaf Education?
This deaf actress is known for her role as Regan Abbott in the award winning movie, "A Quiet Place."
Who is Millicent Simmonds?
This term is used to identify those who have acquired a hearing loss, whether in childhood or adulthood, or have mild to moderate hearing loss.
What is hard of hearing?
This large event, held on April 8 2014 at Gallaudet University, celebrated 150 years since Abraham Lincoln signed the university's charter.
What is the Charter Day Festival?
There is believed to be around ____ sign languages in use around the world today.
What is 300?
This act, signed into law in 1996, mandated closed captioning, which is now widely available to those in the Deaf community.
What is the Telecom Act?
Known to be one of the most famous composers to ever live, this man continued to write music and conduct symphonies, even after he became fully deaf at the age of 46.
Who is Ludwig van Beethoven?
This visual device alerts a Deaf individual to sounds such as door knocks, telephone rings and fire alarms.
What is an Alerting Device?
This holiday, occurring on the last Sunday of September, is celebrated by many individuals along with the World Federation of the Deaf (WFD) and their global affiliates.
What is the International Day of the Deaf?
American Sign Lanuage (ASL) originated from this foreign sign language.
What is French Sign Language?
Between the years of 1840-1912, a period known as this occurred, in which American Sign Language flourished.
What is the Golden Age of Deaf Education?