ASL Unit 2

Bilingual - bicultural education

A method of Deaf education that emphasizes learning sign language first, then adding English as a second language at a young age.

Total Communication

A method of educating the Deaf using signed, oral, written, and visual instruction.

American's With Disabilities Act (ADA)

A wide-ranging 1990 law that prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities in jobs, schools, transportation, and all programs that are open to the general public.

Visual Perception

Ability to make meaning out of visual information.

Assistive technology

Any device that helps a person with disabilities function better in a school, work, or daily living.

Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)

Bill passed in Congress in 1975 requiring schools to provide public education with. accommodations for children with disabilities.

Mainstreaming

Educational form where Deaf children study with their hearing peers for some part of the day but spend the rest of their time in a special classroom.

Inclusion

Educational program where Deaf students spend most, if not all, of the school day in classes with their hearing peers.

Auditory-Oral Method

Sometimes called auditory-verbal method, a more modern version of the oralism method of Deaf education in which students are taught to listen and speak -- parental involvement is necessary.

Rehabilitation Act of 1973

U.S. law mandating that people with disabilities could not be excluded from participation in programs that had funding from federal government, including public schools.

Name Sign

Unique sign that is a personal identifier for a member of the Deaf community.

Roman Numerals

Way of representing numbers using letters dating back to ancient Rome.