DEAF CULTURE
SIGNS
PARAMETERS
PHRASES
100

What is a wh question? 

WHAT IS EYEBROWS DOWN?

or 

WHAT IS FURROW EYEBROWS?

100

What's the sign for HARD OF HEARING? 

WHAT IS HARD OF HEARING? 

100

WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN NOW AND TODAY?

WHAT IS MOVEMENT?

100

Sign this: Do you like ASL? 

WHAT IS ASL YOU LIKE? 

200

How do you identify that a signer ask a yes/no question? 

WHAT IS EYEBROWS UP?


OR 

WHAT IS RAISE YOUR EYEBROWS? 

200

What is the sign for SHARE?

WHAT IS SHARE? 

200

What parameter is missing? 

HANDSHAPE

MOVEMENT

PALM ORIENTATION

FACIAL EXPRESSION

WHAT IS LOCATION? 

200

Sign this: Please open your book

WHAT IS YOUR BOOK OPEN PLEASE?

or 

WHAT IS BOOK YOUR OPEN PLEASE?

300

Is it ok to use a finger to tap at a deaf person's shoulder?

WHAT IS NO?

300

What is the sign for PAGE?

WHAT IS PAGE? 

300

True or False, PAPER and SCHOOL have same handshape

WHAT IS TRUE? 

300

Sign this: Do you want to learn sign language?

WHAT IS "SIGN LANGUAGE LEARN WANT YOU?"

OR 

WHAT IS "SIGN LANGUAGE YOU WANT LEARN?"

400

Is it okay to use "hearing impaired" to refer to deaf/hard of hearing people? 

WHAT IS NO?

Many individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing prefer the terms "deaf" and "hard of hearing," because they consider them to be more positive than the term "hearing impaired," which implies a deficit or that something is wrong that makes a person less than whole.

400

What is the sign for ANSWER? 

WHAT IS ANSWER?

400

What is difference between MINE and YOURS? 

WHAT IS PALM ORIENTATION? 

400

Sign this: Who is YOUR ASL teacher at PCC? 

WHAT IS YOUR ASL TEACHER THERE PCC WHO?

OR 

WHAT IS ASL TEACHER YOUR THERE PCC WHO?

500

True or False, finger pointing is not rude.

WHAT IS TRUE? 


In Hearing culture, pointing is rude. But in Deaf culture, pointing is allowed

500

What is the sign for SCHOOL? 

WHAT IS SCHOOL? 
500

What is difference between "MAYBE" AND "WHICH"?

AND

have same which parameter? 

WHAT IS HANDSHAPE?  (different)

WHAT IS MOVEMENT? (same) 

500

Sign this: How do you sign thank you? 

WHAT IS T-H-A-N-K-Y-O-U HOW SIGN?