Level 1
ASL is used by most Deaf people in the...
U.S. & Canada
Approximately ______% of Deaf people who marry are married to other Deaf people.
90%
While communicating with another signer you must focus on that person’s _________.
face
If your path is blocked by 2 signers, you should...
go ahead & walk through
The role of facial expressions, head movements, and eye gaze in ASL is primarily........
grammatical.
To get the attention of a Deaf person that is looking the opposite way, you should .......
tap him/her on the shoulder.
_______ & _____ are the least effective communication strategies between Deaf and hearing people.
speech & lipreading
ASL makes use of space in front of the signer’s body to _____________________________________________________________________________________.
convey distance, express time concepts, and contrast two people, places, things, or ideas.
ASL is traditionally handed down from generation to generation through ___________________________________________________________________________________.
residential schools for the Deaf and Deaf family members.
The only culturally appropriate way to identify Deaf people would be to use the word....
"Deaf"
Talking in the presence of Deaf people and watching signed conversations are considered ______________________.
rude by Deaf people.
Among ASL signers, fingerspelling is mainly used to ____________________________________________________________________________.
give names to people and places and to specify brand names.
___________ is a language capable of expressing abstract ideas and it utilizes space and movement to convey meaning.
ASL
ASL is related to ____________.
French Sign Language.
The Deaf community values _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
long term relationships, self-governed community, a sense of duty and social obligation to the Deaf community, and being kept informed about the community and its members.