Deaf History/Culture

Question 1

What is the name of the civil rights law in the US that prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities?

Accepted Answer

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

Question 2

Is there slang in ASL?

Accepted Answer

True

Question 3

The Americans who hated AG Bell the most

Accepted Answer

True

Question 4

What are the origins of sign language in the Deaf community?

Accepted Answer

French Sign Language

Question 5

What are some ongoing debates and discussions within the Deaf community about language, identity, and culture?

Accepted Answer

Oralism, Superbowl, Teaching Sign Language, Cochlear implants

Question 6

How do Deaf people experience language and communication differently from hearing individuals?

Accepted Answer

Gestures, Facial expressions, American Sign Language, Body language

Question 7

What is the name of the Deaf poet who wrote "Deaf Like Me"?

Accepted Answer

Thomas Spradley, James Spradley

Question 8

What are some common cultural norms within the Deaf community?

Accepted Answer

Being blunt, Hugging when greeting or leaving, Maintaining eye contact, Long goodbyes like Deaf Standard Time (DST)

Question 9

What is the name of the international sports event for Deaf athletes?

Accepted Answer

Deaflymics

Question 10

What are some common misconceptions about Deaf culture and identity?

Accepted Answer

All sign language is the same around the world, All Deaf people are same, All Deaf people can lip-read, All Deaf people cannot drive

Question 11

What is the name of the manual system of communication used by Deaf-blind individuals?

Accepted Answer

Braille, Tactile signing

Question 12

What is the name of the school that Laurent and Thomas helped to establish?

Accepted Answer

American School for the Deaf

Question 13

What percentage of Deaf children are born to hearing parents?

Accepted Answer

90%

Question 14

Who invented the TTY (teletypewriter) machine, revolutionizing communication?

Accepted Answer

Robert Weitbrecht

Question 15

Who was the first Deaf performer to win an Academy Award?

Accepted Answer

Marlee Matlin

Question 16

There is a cultural difference between Deaf and deaf

Accepted Answer

True

Question 17

What is the name of the famous Deafblind woman who learned to communicate through tactile sign language?

Accepted Answer

Helen Keller

Question 18

ASL is a universal language.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 19

People who have hearing loss prefer to be called

Accepted Answer

Deaf of deaf

Question 20

Hearing aids do not restore hearing

Accepted Answer

False

Question 21

Who founded the first public school for the Deaf in the United States?

Accepted Answer

Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet, Mason Cogswell, Laurent Clerc

Question 22

To be a member of the Deaf community, you must be legally Deaf.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 23

What is the name of the international organization dedicated to promoting Deaf rights worldwide?

Accepted Answer

The World Federation of the Deaf (WFD)

Question 24

Language delays may occur in children born deaf to hearing parents, if their parents do not learn ASL.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 25

What is the name of the manual alphabet commonly used by Deaf individuals?

Accepted Answer

Fingerspelling

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