Deaf Culture
The most common etiquette when someone is signing to you is doing this.
What is looking at them?
One of the most famous people to be both deaf and blind. (You probably learned about her in elementary school.)
Who is Helen Keller?
ASL is the third most spoken language in the US, the first being this language.
What is English?
After a show, deaf people wiggle their hands instead of doing this.
What is clap?
This man became deaf at the age of 44, and is known to be the greatest composer that ever lived.
Who is Ludwig van Beethoven?
ASL is used in one other country besides the US.
What is Canada?
Instead of sound, most Deaf people have alarm clocks that do this.
What is vibrate?
This man invented the light bulb and was deaf in one ear, hard of hearing in the other.
Who is Thomas Edison?
ASL is very similar to this country's sign language.
What is French Sign Language?
The first Deaf school in America, now called American School for the Deaf, used to be known as this.
What is Gallaudet University?
Though he's not deaf, this man from Spain is credited for inventing sign language.
Who is Pedro Ponce de Leon?
Furrowing your eyebrows while signing means you're doing this.
What is asking a question?