Deaf Culture

American Sign Language is most closely related to...

• British Sign Language

• French Sign Language

• Japanese Sign Language

• Canadian Sign Language

People who have hearing loss prefer to be called...

• Hearing Impaired

• Deaf or deaf

• Mute

• Deaf & Dumb

Gallaudet University is located in...

• New York, New York

• Boston, MA

• Milwaukee, WI

• Washington, DC

Deaf Residential schools in the U.S. (like the Florida School for the Deaf and Blind in St. Augustine)...

• have dorms for students to stay in throughout the week

• are state and federally funded

• are in almost every state in the U.S

• All of the above

Deaf people have the right to have Interpreters provided for them in all of the following areas except...

• public schools

• courts

• churches

• hospitals

Usher's syndrome is...

• A medical condition in which a person may lose vision and hearing.

• a medical condition that only affects a person's hearing.

• A medical condition in which a person is born deaf and blind.

• a medical condition that affects 1/100 babies worldwide.

Deaf people can do anything except...

• Drive

• Cook

• Hear

• Speak

What is American Sign Language?

• A visual form of English

• A language that relies on mime

• A language utilizing space and movement to convey meaning

• The only sign language used all of the world by Deaf people

American Sign Language is traditionally handed down from generation to generation through:

• Deaf family members

• Sign language teachers

• Classroom teachers

• Interpreters

To get the attention of a deaf person who is looking the other way, you should:

• Yell as loud as you can

• Tap him/her on the shoulder

• Wave in his/her face

• Go around and stand in front of the person