Deaf History
Deaf Mannerisms
Common Signs
NMS
Mouth Morphemes
100

He brought ASL to America


Who Is Thomas Gallaudet



100

How to get Deaf people's attention

Shoulder tap or hand wave

100

An M moving in circles

Monday

100

Head Nod

Yes

100
Used to show extended length of time

AHH

200

The language in which ASL originates from

LSF (French Sign Language)

200

If Deaf people are having a conversation, and you need to get through, walk _______

Through

200

Waving

Hello

200

Narrow Eyebrows

"Wh" words

200

Showing carelessness; you don't care

TH (tongue protruding)

300

A Deaf scientist, developed the teletypewriter (TTY) in the 1960s

Robert Weitbrecht

300

Growing up without hearing; being immersed in Deaf culture

Deaf (Capital D)

300
'H' hand shape, tapping together

Name

300

Lips pull down

Can;is possible

300

Used when signing "success" 

PAH

400

The year in which the first American School For The Deaf is founded

1817

400

Not signing in the presence of a Deaf person

Disrespectful

400

thumb goes outwards from chin

Not

400

Shaking Head 

No

400

Indicating something large

CHA

500

A student-led protest in 1998 at Gallaudet University after a board of all hearing members was elected

DPN Movement (Deaf President Now)

500
Are Deaf people broken due to their loss of hearing? 

No

500

Two W's circled around each other once

World

500

Raise eyebrows

Surprise

500

Used when signing "finish"

FISH