American Deaf Culture Acronyms and Organizations!

"World"ly Topics

100

An organization dedicated to keeping things sporty

What is WGD (World Games of the Deaf)?

200

WFD

What is the World Federation of the Deaf?

300

WRAD

What is the World Recreation Association of the Deaf?

400

An organization for interpreters no matter where they are in the world

What is WASLI (World Association of Sign Language Interpreters)?

500

70 Million People

How many people are served by the World Federation of the Deaf?

In America

100

USADSF is now the acronym for this historically sporty organization

What is the AAAD (American Athletic Association of the Deaf)?

200

SHHH! That's actually the former name of the HLAA

What is the Hearing Loss Association of America?

300

This year in Denver: ASCD Conference on Teaching Excellence

What is the American Society for Deaf Children?

400

AADB

What is the American Association of the Deaf-Blind?

500

This year at Niagara Falls: ALDAcon 2020

What is the Association for Late Deafened Adults?

I'm the Law

100

Its Section 504 guaranteed government funds included accessibility

What is the Rehabilitation Act of 1973?

200

President George H. W. Bush made it official in July 1990.

What is the ADA (American with Disabilities Act)?

300

Education: Since 1975, it's free, appropriate, and public.

What is Public Law/PL 94-142, Education for All Handicapped Children Act (EAHCA)?

400

PL 101-476: It's a bright one

What is IDEA (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act)?

500

Title IV of the ADA typed out this important communication change

What is phone accessibility with a TTY or TDD?

InTERPreters

100

EIPA

What is the Educational Interpreters Performance Assessment?

200

Say "hello" to the test with less than a 50% pass rate

What is the BEI (Board for Evaluation for Interpreters)?

300

RID

What is the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf?

400

NAD and RID collaborated on this guy: NIC

What is National Interpreter Certification (Exams)?

500

It's the Canadian counterpart to RID

What is AVLIC (Association of Visual Language Interpreters of Canada)?

School Spirit

100

The home of ISD--the one in IL (not FL)

Where is Jacksonville?

200

Approximately 63 of them exist today

What are residential schools for the Deaf?

300

The Tigers have been here since 1817--thanks to Laurent, Thomas, and Mason, that is

Where is Hartford, CT?

400

A great place to study American Sign Language and Interpreting in Macon County

What is RCC (Richland Community College)?

500

Attend this college to become a GUAA member

What is Gallaudet University?