Unit 1: Intro, Lesson 1: History/Culture.

Deaf Community

A diverse meeting of individuals who come together for many purposes but who share some basics of experience, communication and commitment.

American Sign Language (ASL)

A form of sign language developed in the US and used also in English-speaking parts of Canada.

Helen Keller

An educator and author of the twentieth century. Though blind and deaf from an early age, she learned to read, write, and communicate with sign language.

You become a member of the Deaf community simply by losing your hearing.

False.

"Big D" deaf / "Little d" deaf

Generally, the "small d" deaf do not associate with other members of the deaf community, strive to identify themselves with hearing people, and regard their hearing loss solely in medical terms. "Big D" Deaf people identify themselves as culturally deaf, and have a strong deaf identity.

Deaf Culture

The set of social beliefs, behaviors, art, literary traditions, history, values, and shared institutions of communities that are influenced by deafness and which use sign languages as the main means of communication.

''Big D'' Deaf refers to deaf people who share a language (ASL) and a culture.

True.

The knowledge, beliefs, and practices that make up the culture of Deaf people are actively transmitted from generation to generation.

True.

The majority of ASL users live in the United States and Canada.

True.

When referring to the audiological condition of not being able to hear, deaf is written with a little ''d.''

True.