De'VIA
What does De'VIA stand for?
Deaf View/Image Art
What makes up the outer part of the Cochlear Implant?
Microphone, Speech Processor, and Transmitter coil
What are the 3 tiny bones inside the ear?
Malleus, Incus, and Stapes
What famous person/people brought sign language to America?
Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet and Laurent Clerc
What are the 5 Parameters of ASL?
Handshape
Palm Orientation
Location
Movement
Non-Manual Markers
True or False:
Betty White is one of the Deaf De'VIA artists.
False.
Betty G. Miller is one of the Deaf De'VIA artists.
What makes up the internal part of the cochlear implant?
Receiver-stimulator and electrode array
What is the function of the auditory nerve?
The auditory nerve (or Cochlear Nerve VIII) transmits sound signals from the inner ear to the brain
Name the movement that took place in the 1980s at Gallaudet University.
Deaf President Now (DPN)
Rewrite this sentence into ASL Gloss:
The girls wanted to buy a soda.
SODA+GIRL+MANY+BUY+WANT+PAST
List 2 affirmation motifs (themes) in De'VIA.
Various Answers:
Light Bulb, Hand, Handstand, Flower, Butterfly, Candle, Ladder, Eyes, Tree, Baby, Hands Holding, Solidarity Fist, Door, Roundtable, Birdhouse, Nest, Mother of all Deaf Souls, Stairway, Handshape, Mountain
What is one reason someone would NOT want to get a cochlear implant?
Various answers:
May reduce Deaf culture
Dislike of surgery
Deaf family members don't want it to happen
What is the function of the cochlea?
The cochlea is what is responsible for hearing. It converts sound waves into electrical signals that are sent to the brain.
What is the significance of the 1880 Milan Conference?
The conference voted to ban sign language and require Deaf students to learn oralism.
What are the non-manual markers for conditional sentences?
Lean forward through the "IF" section of the statement, then return to a neutral position for the "then" section.
List 2 resistance motifs (themes) in De'VIA.
Various Answers:
Chain, Feather, Mirror, Lock, Profit, Jigsaw Puzzle, AGB, Blue Tape, Hook, Eugenic, Mask, Nails/Screws, Puppet, Octopus, Checkerboard, Arrow, Button Eyes, Plague Doctor, Money Bag, Plague Doctor Hat, Skull, Fan, Mouth, Speech Therapy, Hammer, Strings, Black Hole, Horse, Middle Finger, Harlequin/Jester
What is one reason someone WOULD get a cochlear implant?
Answers Vary:
Be able to hear (though not fully or like a hearing individual)
Fit in with family members
Be able to speak with hearing family members
What is the function of the semicircular canals?
The semicircular canals help to regulate balance by sensing head position and movement.
DOUBLE
JEOPARDY!
Name the linguist who proved sign language is a real language back in the 1960s.
What are 2 reasons you would use CL:F?
Answers Vary:
Buttons on a shirt
A small hole
A coin
Eye movement
How does De'VIA differ from general Deaf artwork?
De'VIA specifically focuses on expressing the Deaf experience and culture through visual art, whereas general Deaf artwork can be any type of artwork created by a Deaf artist.
Explain how the Cochlear Implant works.
The cochlear implant has a wire that goes through the cochlea. Sound is picked up from the microphone, then the processor changes the sound into signals, which are sent through the transmitter. The receiver then sends the electrical signal and the electrodes stimulate the auditory nerve.
What is one of the most common reasons a hearing baby will become deaf?
Meningitis
Explain "audism"
Audism is the discrimination against deaf individuals based on the belief that hearing people are superior.
Write out a preference sentence in ASL Gloss.
Answer depends on group.
Example:
(BSL)PEPPERONI+(BSR)HAWAIIAN+PIZZA++I+LIKE