Through Deaf Eyes

Who opened the first permanent school for deaf children in America?

• Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet

• Laurent Clerc

• Alexander Graham Bell

• Abraham Lincoln

What language did Laurent Clerc bring to the United States?

• American Sign Language

• French Sign Language

• English Sign Language

• Spanish Sign Language

Which method of education for deaf children outlawed the use of sign language?

• Oral Method

• Sign Language Method

• Total Communication Method

• Bilingual-Bicultural Method

What was the goal of the oralist method of education for deaf children?

• To teach sign language

• To promote total communication

• To encourage lipreading and speaking

• To focus on written communication

In what year did an international conference of educators in Milan endorse the oralist method?

• 1817

• 1864

• 1871

• 1880

What percentage of deaf people have parents who can hear?

• 10%

• 35%

• 50%

• 90%

How many Americans are estimated to be profoundly deaf?

• 7 million

• 30 million

• 90 million

• 300,000

What is the main message the deaf community wants hearing people to understand?

• Deaf people are abnormal

• Deaf people cannot communicate

• Deaf people are just like everyone else

• Deaf people are unable to learn spoken language

What did Alexander Graham Bell believe about sign language?

• It was the best form of communication for deaf people

• It prevented deaf people from learning to speak

• It was a natural and practical language

• It should be used alongside spoken language

What was the outcome of the Milan conference in 1880?

• Sign language was recognized as a valid form of communication

• Oralism was endorsed as the preferred method of education

• Total communication was introduced as a new approach

• Deaf education was declared unnecessary