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5 ASL PARAMETERS
HANDSHAPE, PALM ORIENTATION, MOVEMENT, LOCATION, FACIAL EXPRESSIONS
HOW MANY SIGNS ARE THERE IN THE ASL ALPHABET?
26
WHAT IS DEAF CULTURE?
Deaf culture is the set of social beliefs, behaviors, art, literary traditions, history, values, and shared institutions of communities that are influenced by deafness and which use sign languages as the main means of communication.
WHAT IS DEAFNESS?
A DEGREE OF HEARING LOSS
IS SIGN LANGUAGE THE SAME IN OTHER COUNTRIES?
NO
HOW MANY HANDSHAPES ARE IN THE ASL ALPHABET?
22
G & Q
K & P
I & J
WHAT ARE 3 GOOD EXAMPLES OF DEAF CULTURE?
EYE CONTACT, TOUCH, DIRECTNESS, PHYSICAL PROXIMITY, STOMPING/WAVING
WHAT ARE THE FOUR LEVELS OF HEARING LOSS?
MILD HEARING LOSS
MODERATE HEARING LOSS
SEVERE HEARING LOSS
PROFOUND HEARING LOSS
WHERE DID ASL ORIGINATE?
FROM FRANCE (200 years ago)
SIGN THIS USING "SUBJECT-VERB-OBJECT":
"THE FATHER LOVES THE CHILD"
FATHER-LOVE-CHILD
WHAT ARE THE 4 COMPONENTS OF DEAF CULTURE?
IDENTITY FORMATION, SELF-DETERMINATION, INFORMATION SHARING & FULL ACCESS TO COMMUNICATION
WHAT CAUSES DEAFNESS?
AGING, LOUD NOISES, HEREDITY, MEDICATION, ILLNESSES
(JUST SOME FACTORS)
WHO ARE THE FOUNDERS OF ASL?
THOMAS HOPKINS GALLAUDET
LAURENT CLERC
WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE FROM SIGNING A NOUN AND A VERB THAT USES THE SAME SIGN PARAMETERS?
EXAMPLE: CHAIR vs. SIT
MOVEMENT
HOW DO YOU RESPECT DEAF CULTURE?
MAINTAINING EYE CONTACT IS A SIGN OF RESPECT.
CAN DEAFNESS BE CURED?
NO CURE FOR SENSORINEURAL HEARING LOSS
ABOUT HOW MANY HANDSHAPES ARE THERE IN ASL?
45+
WHAT NUMBERS FACE IN AND WHEN?
1 - 5 when alone.
I have 2 kids. I have 1 dog. I have 3 jobs.
HOW DO DEAF PEOPLE EXPRESS THEIR FEELINGS?
BY USING FACIAL EXPRESSIONS WHILE USING ASL TO EXPRESS OR SHOW EMOTIONS
IS DEAFNESS A DISABILITY?
A DISABILITY IS A LIMITATION OF FUNCTION BECAUSE OF AN IMPAIRMENT.
(This will be argued by deaf vs. Deaf people)