Laurent Clerc is originally from which European country?
France
Name the TWO men that started the first school for the Deaf in the US
Laurent Clerc and Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet
A surgically implanted electronic device that provides a sense of sound
Cochlear implant
What is the difference between Deaf and deaf?
Deaf = involved in the Deaf community
deaf = not involved in the Deaf community
What should you do if you have to walk between two people signing?
Walk through quickly without signing
Name of the first school for the deaf in America
American Asylum for the Deaf and Dumb
What is the name of the school in England that turned away Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet?
Braidwood Academy
Assistive device used for conductive hearing loss
Hearing aid
Does every deaf person consider themselves part of the Deaf community?
No
Classrooms at deaf schools tend to be very quiet. True or false?
False
Where was the first Deaf school in America
Hartford, Connecticut
What is the meaning of the term "Deaf Gain"
Accommodations intended to benefit the Deaf community that actually benefit the whole world
Who was the interpreter for the 2023 Super Bowl Halftime Show
Justina Miles
What is the ASL sentence word order (full words)
Time Object Subject Verb
When did the first Deaf school in America open?
1817
The young deaf girl who inspired Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet to devote his life to educating the deaf
Alice Cogswell
Assistive technology used for sensorineural hearing loss
What is a Cochlear Implant?
What is it called when you spell words using the manual alphabet
Fingerspelling
How many ASL sign parameters are there?
5
Name of the most widely recognized University for the Deaf
Gallaudet University
Who is the person that identified and named the sign parameters?
William Stokoe
Name an example of assistive technology that is NOT a hearing aid or cochlear implant
Flashing doorbells, closed captioning, vibrating alarm clocks, flashing text message alerts
What is the name of the method that uses no signs, only fingerspelling?
The Rochester Method
The first person to correctly sign the alphabet the fastest
You will be timed