Common Myths
A common myth about Deaf people is that since they can’t hear, they must be bad at doing this.
What is driving?
True or false: Properly designed architecture can make communication for deaf people much easier, by minimizing obstructions and including design elements that free up the hands for sign language.
10% of Deaf persons come from Deaf families, the other what percentage are born into hearing families.
What is 90%?
It is a personal preference whether the Deaf person prefers to use this when communicating with others.
What is their voice?
She's famous for her role as Eleven in Stranger Things on Netflix.... oh, and she's deaf in one ear!
Who is Millie Bobby Brown?
Deaf communities around the world have their own ways to communicate. They have their own this.
What is sign language?
When people who are Deaf watch movies they use these to read the words being said.
What are captions or subtitles?
To get someone’s attention, Deaf people might tap someone on this part of their body.
What is the shoulder?
True or False: It is considered rude for Deaf people to talk about personal topics like health, salary, and how much their mortgage is, even with people they don’t know well.
What is false?
One of America's greatest inventors, he invented the light bulb and phonograph!
Who is Thomas Edison?
Another common myth is that deaf people don't do this, a way of communicating through voice.
What is talk?
People who are Deaf use these to wake up in the morning, instead of traditional alarm clocks.
What are vibrating alarms or phones under pillows?
When leaving a group, a deaf person typically does this before leaving.
What is say goodbye to each person individually?
If you watch Deaf people sign, you’ll notice that they don't look at each other's hands. Instead, they watch this part of the body.
What is their faces?
He runs the Late Show on Comedy Central and is also deaf in one ear!
Who is Stephen Colbert?
It's believed that deaf people cannot listen to music- but that is simply not true! Deaf people enjoy music by feeling these throughout their bodies.
What are vibrations?
Instead of a sound for doorbells, people who are Deaf use this to let them know someone is at the door.
What are flashing lights?
deaf (with a lowercase “d”) refers to the hearing loss, whereas Deaf (with an uppercase “d”) refers to the ......
What is Community or Culture?
American Sign Language is more similar to this Sign Language than sign languages from other countries.
What is French?
He composed many classical songs, his most famous being Symphony No. 9.
Who is Beethoven?
True or False: Most deaf people can communicate by just reading lips!
What is false?
Instead of talking on the phone, people who are Deaf use apps like these to communicate with friends and family.
What are FaceTime, Skype, Videochats, Text Messages?
True or false: You can be a part of the Deaf community and be hearing.
What is true?
While we can't pinpoint the exact date when sign language began, most agree that it began about this many years ago.
What is 200 years ago?
She was the first deaf and blind person to get her Bachelors of Arts degree. She advocated all over the world for people with disabilities with her mentor, Anne Sullivan.
Who is Helen Keller?