ASL
Deaf Education
DPN
Language Continuum
100

This man felt that Sign Language made Deaf people inferior, and fought for Oralism to be the standard in schools for the Deaf.

Who is Alexander Graham Bell?

100

The American School for the Deaf in Hartford, Connecticut

What is the first permanent school for the deaf in America, founded by Gallaudet and Clerc in 1817?

100

Deaf President Now

What does DPN stand for?

100

People who hear and use hearing to communicate

What is HEARING

200

This Deaf teacher brought French Sign Language to the United States

Who is Laurent Clerc?

200

When disabled students attend school with non-disabled students

What is Mainstreaming?

200

March 6-13, 1988

When did DPN take place?

200

People who have a hearing loss and may wear hearing aids but still use speech to communicate

What is Hard of Hearing

300

This group developed signs to communicate with each other in spite of their "Vows of Silence"

Who are European monks?

300

The philosophy that encourages teachers to use both English and ASL to educate children who are deaf

What is Bi-lingual/Bi-Cultural Education (Bi/Bi)?

300

I. King Jordan

Who was the first Deaf president of Gallaudet University

300
Diagnoses of severe to profound hearing loss

What is deaf ("little d")

400

From the 17th and into the 19th Century, this percentage of the population of Martha's Vineyard used sign language

What is 100%?

400

Requires an interpreter and results in barriers to extra-curricular activities, and social isolation

What are CONs of Mainstreaming for children who are deaf

400

124

How many years did Gallaudet have only Hearing presidents?

400

People who have a hearing loss who use sign language and consider themselves part of a cultural minority group

What is Deaf ("big D")

500

This hearing man wrote, "A Dictionary of American Sign Language on Linguistic Principles" in 1965, proving that ASL is a true language

Who is William Stokoe?

500

Locations that preserve and pass down ASL and Deaf Culture to children who are deaf

What are Residential Schools for the Deaf

500

This hearing woman became the 7th president of Gallaudet

Who is Elisabeth Zinser

500

A medical and educational term not liked by the Deaf Community

What is Hearing Impaired