Deaf Culture

What labels are offensive to the Deaf community?

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Deaf

deaf and dumb

Hard of hearing

Hearing impaired

Deaf mute

Signer

deaf

What are the DO's and DON'T of interacting with a Deaf person?

Groups:

(a) Do

,

(b) Don't

• assume they can lip read

• try to help

• Understand the Deaf communities oppression and your hearing privilege

• write notes back and forth

• sign

• stare

• pretend you understand

• pity

• maintain eye contact

• focus on the signer's face

• ask them to use their voice

• act out

What is the difference between Deaf and deaf?

Groups:

(a) Deaf

,

(b) deaf

• uses sign language to communicate

• associates with the hearing world

• culturally Deaf

• wants to be normal

• prefers the term hearing impaired

• does not use sign language to communicate

• prefers the terms Deaf or hard of hearing

• medically deaf

• associates with the Deaf World

• thinks they are normal

What are 5 aspects of Deaf Culture?

• Language, values, tradition, norms, inclusion

• Language, values, tradition, norms, identity

• Language, history, inclusion, access, norms

• Language, culture, community, norms, identity

In general, the least effective communication between deaf and hearing people is...

• gesturing

• writing back and forth

• speech and lip reading

• fingerspelling

Deaf people can do​ ​ (a)   except ​ (b)  

• anything
• hear.

While watching another person sign, it is appropriate to focus on the signer's

is an imaginary, utopic planet where Deaf people sign freely and live without stigma.

What is American Sign Language?

• A language using picture like images to express ideas and concepts

• A code similar to braille

• Signed translation of spoken English

• A language utilizing space and movement to convey meaning, ideas and concepts

In a room full of Deaf people, how would you get their attention?

• stomp for vibration

• tap everyone's shoulder

• turn the lights on and off

• shout