Through Deaf Eyes
Who in AGB's family was deaf?
wife and mother
Did the students win the DPN protest?
yes
Do all the teachers at the Maryland School sign?
yes
Does ASL have different dialects?
yes
Who opened the first american school for the deaf?
Thomas Gallaudet
Where is Gallaudet University located?
Washington D.C.
Who proved that sign language is a language?
William Stokoe
What was NTD
a signing theater group
What was Geoge Veditz's campaign?
against banning deaf from working (civil service decision
What is the most power vehicle to success according to CJ Jones? Not what?
knowledge, not hearing or speaking
How did the NAD preserve sign language?
making movies
ASL storytelling is very similar to what?
movies
Are students allowed to sign at an oral school?
no
do cochlears restore hearing perfectly?
no
What makes a house "deaf-friendly?"
open spaces, light flashing, seeing each other
Where have deaf people always shared language, culture, and stories?
residential deaf schools
How did people try to "cure" deafness?
shock, medicine, religion
What manual trades were Deaf students taught in school?
shoemaking, woodworking, and printing
AGB felt that all deaf children should learn to...?
speak and lip-read
What else besides CLG did Marlee Matlin star in?
switched at birth
What did Alexander Graham Bell invent?
telephone
Who did the NTD perform for?
the general public
What did Gallaudet's football team invent?
the huddle
How many americans have some level of hearing loss?
35 million
How long was the racial ban in place?
40 years
In 1965, William Stokoe published what?
An asl dictionary
Who was the 7th president for the NAD?
George W. Veditz
What year did the NTID (National Technical Institute for the Deaf) open?
1968
When was the DPN Movement?
1988
How heavy were TTY's
200 lbs
Roughly how many of those americans are profoundly deaf?
300,000
At what age does language develop?
0-5 years
What year did Abraham Lincoln sign into law, and found the first college for the deaf?
1864
How many deaf students were in the first deaf school?
7 students
What percentage of deaf people have hearing parents?
90%
What percent of the population supported the DPN?
93%
What city had deaf teams that often beat hearing teams?
Akron, Ohio
Who did White Deaf People ban from joining the NAD convention?
Black Deaf people
What else was invented for the deaf over the next 25 years?
CC, pagers, video phones
What movie drew hearing people to become interested in ASL?
Children of a Lesser God
The protest of the hearing president was known as what?
Deaf President Now
What two languages did Clerc blend together to make ASL?
French sign language, and the signs the students use
What is the current name for the first college in the world for the deaf?
Gallaudet
Where was the first Deaf School located?
Hartford, Connecticut
How is a sign name chosen?
It is given by a deaf person based on your behavior and personality
Who was the head French Teacher at the American School for the Deaf?
Laurent Clerc
Who was the star of Children of a Lesser God?
Marlee Matlin
What is the NAD?
National Association of the Deaf
The NTID opened where?
Rochester, NY
What was the first "deaf telephone?"
TTY (teletypewriter
What act makes it illegal to discriminate against people with disabilities?
The Americans with Disabilities Act
Was Laurent Clerc hearing or deaf?
deaf
Deaf adults got together and had fun at...?
deaf clubs
What teams did Akron, Ohio have?
football and baseball
Was Thomas Gallaudet hearing or deaf?
hearing
Deafness can be caused by...
heritage, illness, or accident