Deaf Celebreties
One of the most well known composers in the world. Became deaf by the age of 46.
Who is Beethoven?
The 'creator' of American Sign Language.
Who is Thomas Hopkins Gaulladet?
"Whatever" slaps your fingers together while ____ slides fingers together.
What is "grey"?
Two girls, one deaf and one hearing find out they were swapped after being born.
What is Switched at Birth?
He created the lightbulb, phonograph and motion picture camera. He was deaf in one ear and hard-of-hearing in the other.
Who is Thomas Edison?
June 17th, 1988, approved by European Parliament.
When did ASL become an official language.
"Weight" balances your fingers on top of each other while ____ hits your fingers together.
What is "name"?
The first marvel movie to cast a deaf actor as a main character.
What is Eternals?
Taught children sign language on Sesame Street for over 30 years.
Who is Linda Bove?
What is The American Asylum?
"Married" keeps the same hand shape while ____ starts with a 1-classifier then to a C-classifier.
What is "believe"?
A composer who has a deaf child must learn how to connect with his son through his deaf world.
WHat is Mr. Holland's Opus?
The only deaf woman to win an Academy award for best actress. Awarded for "Children of a Lesser God,"
The earliest deaf person recorded by history.
Within a pointing motion "ask" bends your pointer finger while ____ keeps it straight.
What is "question"?
A hearing child of deaf parents realizes she loves to sing and tries to juggle family life and social life.
What is CODA?
The first deaf-blind person to earn a BA degree, and became a world-famous speaker.
Who is Helen Keller?
Graduates of this school would travel to other states and set up schools to teach deaf children.
What is the American School for the Deaf?
Dragging your dominant hand along your chest with an S-handshape shape shows "senate" but doing the same motion with a C-handshape represents_____.
What is "committee"?
A medical show that features a deaf doctor as one of the best doctors in the hospital.
What is New Amsterdam?