Deaf Awareness Deaf Awareness QuizQuizMrs. McClureMrs. McClure

ASL IASL I

What is American Sign What is American Sign Language?Language?

A language capable of expressing any A language capable of expressing any abstract ideaabstract idea

A language utilizing space and A language utilizing space and movement to convey meaningmovement to convey meaning

Historically, ASL is Historically, ASL is related to:related to:

French Sign LanguageFrench Sign Language

ASL is used by most Deaf ASL is used by most Deaf people in which of the people in which of the following countries?following countries?

CanadaCanada United StatesUnited States

What percent of Deaf What percent of Deaf people have Deaf people have Deaf parents?parents?

10%10%

ASL and Deaf culture are ASL and Deaf culture are transmitted to Deaf people transmitted to Deaf people from generation to from generation to generation primarily generation primarily through:through:

Residential Schools for the DeafResidential Schools for the Deaf

The role of facial The role of facial expressions, head expressions, head movements, and eye movements, and eye gaze in ASL is primarily:gaze in ASL is primarily:

grammaticalgrammatical

While watching another While watching another person sign, it is person sign, it is appropriate to focus on appropriate to focus on the signer’s:the signer’s:

faceface

Among ASL signers, Among ASL signers, fingerspelling is mainly fingerspelling is mainly used in what ways?used in what ways?

To specify brand namesTo specify brand names To give names of people and placesTo give names of people and places

ASL makes use of the ASL makes use of the space in front of a space in front of a signer’s body to:signer’s body to:

Convey distanceConvey distance Contrast two people, places, things, or Contrast two people, places, things, or

ideasideas Express time conceptsExpress time concepts

To get attention of a Deaf To get attention of a Deaf person who is looking the person who is looking the other way, you should:other way, you should:

Tap him/her on the shoulderTap him/her on the shoulder

If your path is blocked by If your path is blocked by two signers conversing two signers conversing with each other, you with each other, you should:should:

Go ahead and walk throughGo ahead and walk through

Which of the following Which of the following are considered rude by are considered rude by Deaf people?Deaf people?

Looking at a signed conversation without Looking at a signed conversation without indicating you know sign languageindicating you know sign language

Talking without signing in the presence of Talking without signing in the presence of Deaf peopleDeaf people

In general, the In general, the leastleast effective communication effective communication strategy between Deaf strategy between Deaf and hearing people is:and hearing people is:

Speech and lip readingSpeech and lip reading

Which of the following Which of the following are valued in the Deaf are valued in the Deaf community?community?

For Deaf people to govern their own For Deaf people to govern their own affairsaffairs

Being kept informed about the Being kept informed about the community and its memberscommunity and its members

Group cohesivenessGroup cohesiveness

Other than the word Other than the word “deaf”, a culturally “deaf”, a culturally appropriate way to appropriate way to identify Deaf people identify Deaf people would be to say they are:would be to say they are:

None of the aboveNone of the above

Historically, Deaf people Historically, Deaf people have faced discrimination have faced discrimination in the following areas:in the following areas:

Job hiring and promotionJob hiring and promotion Obtaining a driver’s license without restrictionsObtaining a driver’s license without restrictions Getting fair insurance ratesGetting fair insurance rates Obtaining access to public services, Obtaining access to public services,

information, and entertainmentinformation, and entertainment

Some of the issues the Some of the issues the National Association of National Association of the Deaf has fought for the Deaf has fought for are:are:

Using Sign Language in the classroomUsing Sign Language in the classroom Maintaining a high proportion of Deaf Maintaining a high proportion of Deaf

teachers at the elementary and teachers at the elementary and secondary levelssecondary levels

The right of Deaf people to adopt childrenThe right of Deaf people to adopt children

What was the purpose of What was the purpose of the protest rally at the protest rally at Gallaudet University in Gallaudet University in March 1988?March 1988?

To assure that Deaf people be placed in To assure that Deaf people be placed in top level decision-making positionstop level decision-making positions