Through Deaf Eyes ?'s
What is the NAD?
National Association of the Deaf
What is the age range that language develops?
0-5 years old
When was the NAD established?
1880
How many Americans are hard of hearing?
35 million
How many Americans are profoundly Deaf?
About 300,000
Who was not allowed to attend the NAD meetings in the past?
African Americans
What was one way people thought you could cure Deafness?
Airplane Rides
What is the name of the Deaf band?
Beethovens Nightmare
What was the most significant civil rights movement in Deaf history?
Deaf President Now
What are name signs? Explain in detail and give an example
Deaf people are the only people that can give name signs. There are two different types of name signs; descriptive and arbitrary. Descriptive name signs take the first initial of a first name or last name and combine it with a sign that describes something about that person. An arbitrary name sign is the first initial of the first name or the first initial of the last name and has nothing to do with who the person is.
What is "eyeth"?
Eyeth is a mystical planet of eye where everything is based on sight.
Who was Alexander Graham Bell?
He encouraged the concept of spoken language to Deaf/deaf children. He promoted spoken language and was against ASL. He also invented the first telephone.
Who is I King Jordan?
He was the first Deaf president at Gallaudet University in 1988.
Who was Robert Whitebrecht?
He was the inventor of the TTY
What is eugenics?
It is the science of improving the human population by controlling breeding to focus on desirable heritable characteristics.
Who was Laurent Clerc?
Laurent Clerc brought French Sign Language to the Deaf schools in America and worked with Thomas Gallaudet.
Do all Deaf people sign? Why or why not?
No. Deaf people have different types of parents. Some are Deaf, some are deaf and some are hearing. It depends on what the parents decide when they raise their child and what the child decides to learn as they get older.
What did Deaf students on the football team invent?
The huddle
Who was Thomas Gallaudet?
Thomas Gallaudet cofounded the first school for the Deaf [not a college] in North America with Laurent Clerc and Mason Cogswell. It is located in Hartford, CT and it was founded April 15, 1817.
Who published the first ASL dictionary?
William Stokoe
