asl pt 2

What is another way to think of the signs for "son" and "daughter"?

• "male child" and "female child"

• "child male" and "child female"

• "baby male" and "baby female

• "male baby" and "female baby"

Why do signs that refer to males involve touching the forehead?

• This practice is based on how men used to wear caps

• This practice is based on the belief that men were "the heads" of the family

• This was coincidental at first and then later organized for all male references

• Touching the forehead referred to the opinion that men were "headstrong"

Which of the following people would fall into the category of "Hard of Hearing"?

• Sarah, who has mild hearing loss and communicates through both sign language and spoken language

• Dwight, who lost all of his hearing at 59

• Amy, who does not have diagnosed hearing loss but chooses to attend a school for the Deaf in order to learn ASL

• Michael, who was born deaf but miraculously regained full hearing capacity after getting into a car accident

Most Deaf people prefer to be referred to as "Hard of Hearing" rather than "Deaf."

• True

• false

The sign for "sorry" involves circling your hand around your eyes (to indicate tears - for example, to show that you are sad to have hurt the other person).

• True

• false

Most Deaf people have no functional use of their vocal cords at all.

• true

• false

Because the Deaf community has such a strong, positive, and unified culture, we can safely assume that most Deaf people prefer to be referred to as "Hearing-Impaired" rather than "Deaf."

• true

• false

The term "Hearing-Impaired" is interchangeable with "Hard of Hearing."

• true

• false