Deaf Culture

What labels are offensive to the Deaf community?

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Deaf mute

deaf and dumb

Signer

Deaf

Hearing impaired

Hard of hearing

deaf

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

Groups:

(a) Do

,

(b) Don't

• pretend you understand

• pity

• sign

• stare

• try to help

• focus on the signer's face

• assume they can lip read

• maintain eye contact

• write notes back and forth

• ask them to use their voice

• act out

• Understand the Deaf communities oppression and your hearing privilege

What is the difference between Deaf and deaf?

Groups:

(a) Deaf

,

(b) deaf

• associates with the hearing world

• prefers the term hearing impaired

• uses sign language to communicate

• associates with the Deaf World

• thinks they are normal

• culturally Deaf

• medically deaf

• prefers the terms Deaf or hard of hearing

• wants to be normal

• does not use sign language to communicate

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