Deaf Culture
When arriving, or leaving a group setting this is how you know who to acknowledge.
What is eye contact?
What is 20-25?
When indicating size the "cha" indicates this.
What is something large?
Along with Thomas Gallaudet this man helped to establish the first Deaf school in the United States.
Who is Laurent Clerc?
When signing, this negative sign is used to indicate "My nephew won't eat peas."
What is refuse?
These 3 values are central in Deaf culture: visual access, community, and ____.
What is communication?
This is where you would start the sign time 4:35.
What is the wrist?
In the sentence "The tree looks sick" this is the sign you would use to represent look.
What is appearance?
This island off of Cape Cod had a high Deaf population, thus almost everyone would speak sign language.
What is Martha's Vineyard?
This sign is used to indicate a transition from one activity to another.
What is finish/done/complete?
Giving yourself a name sign is seen as this in Deaf culture.
What is inappropriate within Deaf culture?
This negation sign is used for this sentence:
There is no class on Thursday.
What is none/zero?
Put the following sentence in ASL order:
Where is my green shirt?
What is shirt green where?
When giving directions this is the perspective used.
What is signers perspective?
BCL: V down represents this.
What is positioning of legs?
This is the difference between hearing and Deaf culture when making a request.
What is explaining the situation to justify the request?
When signing conceptually correct the sentence,
"Your nose is running." Running signed like this.
What is flowing or dripping?
Rhetorical questions are used for this reason when signing.
What is to drawing attention to the topic?
It is fine to interrupt two Deaf individuals having a conversation for these two reasons.
What is
1. Emergency situation
2. Time sensitive?
For-for has this meaning.
What is to explain it to me?
Of these options, which is most important to the Deaf community?
1. Medical view
2. Social view
3. Cultural-linguistic view
What is Cultural-linguistic view?
List 3 things that you use to identify a person who is present.
1. Gender
2. Unique trait/clothing
3. Body language
This is the difference between asking for a favor in hearing versus Deaf culture.
What is explaining the reason before they make a request?
When leaving a Deaf classroom and you are unable to inform the teacher, this is the culturally appropriate thing to do.
What is to inform a classmate?
This sign is used to indicate a request.
What is if you don't mind?