Famous Deaf People
The first Deaf person to win an Academy Award.
Who is Marlee Matlin?
What year did NCSD founded?
1891
The only liberal arts University for the Deaf in the world: it is located in Washington D.C.
What is Gallaudet University?
This is the term used for a hearing child who grew up with Deaf parents, and their first language is ASL.
What is a CODA (Child of Deaf Adults)?
This is the organization that advocates for and supports Deaf people.
What is National Association of the Deaf (NAD)?
The first Deaf UFC Champion.
Who is Matt "The Hammer" Hamill?
What was the largest number of students in the NCSD history?
642 during 1974-1975 due to the mumps outbreak
This event took place in 1988 at Gallaudet University because the students wanted a Deaf president.
What is DPN (Deaf President Now)?
These are the two ways in which Deaf students are educated.
What are Mainstream (public school) and Residential (Deaf School)?
What is the color for Deaf Awareness?
Dark blue. It was chosen by the World Federation of the Deaf and Deaf associations around the World to represent Deafhood
The first Deaf 5 time Motocross Champion.
Who is Ashley Fiolek?
What landmark is NCSD famously known for?
The Clock Tower
Where is the other Deaf college where the students can pursue technical studies?
National Technical Institute for the Deaf - NTID
The percentage of hearing parents who learn to sign for their Deaf child.
What is 5-7%?
True/False - Does every state have deaf residential schools in the US?
False
The first Deaf professional baseball player.
Who is William "Dummy" Hoy?
Who was the longest tenured Superintendent?
Edward McKee Goodwin - 43 years
ASL was born from this sign language.
What is French Sign Language (LSF)?
What is SODA
Sibling of Deaf Adults
The organization run by and includes Deaf people in live theater.
What is National Theater for the Deaf (NTD)?
The first Deaf Miss America.
Who is Heather Whitestone?
Which building is the oldest on the campus?
The former Superintendent's home is now known as the NCSD Historical Museum in 1878. The original building was for Episcopal Church to be used as a seminary named Wilberforce College, but the plans for the school never materialized before NCSD bought the land.
Historically this is a term used for those individuals who are culturally Deaf and use ASL as their primary communication mode.
What is Big "D" Deaf?
The 5 ways to get a Deaf person's attention.
What are lightly tap their shoulder, flash the lights, subtly wave in front of them, stomp on floor, or use an intermediary?
The service Deaf people use as their "telephone" to communicate with a hearing person on the other end.
What is Video Relay Service (VRS)?