Building an Inclusive and Bilingual Town

According to Miller's use of information from the World Federation of the Deaf, what percentage of deaf people receive no education in the world?

• 25%

• 50%

• 75%

• 80%

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Before the Americans with Disabilities Act passed, what percentage of disabled people were unemployed?

• 50%

• 63%

• 75%

• 90%

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In the Federal government, which two groups have the lowest representation in higher management positions?

• Mobility impaired

• Blind

• Deaf

• Mental retardation

To support his argument, Miller uses (which kind of data or rhetorical strategy?)

• Anecdotes

• Statistics

• Analogies or comparisons

• All of the above

According to Marvin Miller, how many deaf people in the US use American Sign Language daily?

• 25%

• 400,000

• 665

• 80%

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Miller uses several analogies, or comparisons, to make his argument stronger. Which analogies did he use in his talk?

• Caffeine

• Healthy vs. fragmented spider web

• A small pond in front of a lakefront house

• A fabric dress

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CCSS.RI.8.1

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According to Marvin Miller, hearing people are suffering more loneliness because of...

• Becoming hard of hearing themselves

• Lack of access to education

• Suburban Sprawl

• Being monolingual

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What is Marvin Miller's primary vision for his proposed signing town?

• To create a town exclusively for deaf people

• To create a town where deaf people have equal representation

• To create a town with limited roles for deaf people

• To create a town with a strong social fabric for all

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What is Marvin Miller's primary argument for creating a small town instead of joining existing big cities?

• To have more control over the town's development

• To avoid suburban sprawl

• To have the small town experience

• To attract more hearing people

Who would live and be welcome in Miller's vision of a signing town?

• Only deaf people

• Only Deaf signing people

• All signing people, both Deaf and hearing

• Only children of Deaf adults (CODAs)

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