Important People
Who established the first deaf schools in Africa (1950s-1970s)?
Andrew Foster
What is the name of the world's only Deaf university?
Gallaudet University
True or False:
BASL is still used today in the Deaf Black community.
True! It is more expressive and holds cultural significance.
Who was the first Deaf black actress and superhero?
Lauren Ridloff!
True or False:
The first Black Deaf school opened in Raleigh, North Carolina in 1869.
True
True or False:
All Black and African-American signers use BASL.
False
(About 50% of the Black Deaf population uses BASL)
Who is signing at the Super Bowl halftime show this year (2022)?
WaWa Snipe & Sean Forbes
The National Association of the Deaf (NAD) allowed Black membership beginning in what year?
1965
What caused the development of BASL?
Segregation
Who was the first African American to graduate from Gallaudet University?
Andrew Foster
When did the first Deaf black college student graduate from Gallaudet University?
1954
What makes BASL unique? Name 2 examples
More facial expressions
Bigger signs/signing space
Includes African-American English terms/phrases
Who is the Deaf black female known for bringing recognition to Black American Sign Language (BASL)? She is the second deaf black female to earn a Ph.D from Gallaudet University, and is now an author and professor.
Dr. Carolyn McCaskill
In what year did the last segregated state school for the Deaf (in Louisiana) integrate?
1978
What is code-switching?
When BASL signers alternate between BASL and ASL to conform to mainstream ASL