ASL Deaf Culture Final

Question 1

Troy Kostur

Answer 1

1) Actor in the movie CODA, 2) Won an Oscar for being the best supporting actor 3) Was the first deaf actor to win an individual screen Actors Guild Award

Question 2

Marlee Matlin

Answer 2

1) Actress and activist for Deaf representation and accessibility, 2) Was the first Deaf woman to receive an Oscar, won a Golden Globe and has 4 Emmys, 3) An author of books like “Deaf Child Crossing,” Nobody’s Perfect,” and “I’ll Scream Later”

Question 3

Daniel Durant

Answer 3

1) Loves dancing and was on dancing with the stars (5th place), 2) He was adopted by his paternal aunt Lori and her wife, 3) He won screen Actors Guild Award for CODA

Question 4

CODA Movie

Answer 4

1) Named one of the top 10 films of 2021 by the American Film Institute, 2) Was the first film for Apple starring a predominantly Deaf cast, 3) Was nominated for best picture

Question 5

CODA/KODA

Answer 5

1) KODA means kids to deaf adults representing people under 18 and there are camps that KODAs can attend, 2) 90% of CODAs are not affected by Deafness, 3) They have to undergo Deaf education to communicate with their parents, 4) They sometimes act as interpreters for their parents

Question 6

ASL Day

Answer 6

1) Celebrated every year on April 15th, 2) It is an opportunity to celebrate and raise awareness of ASL, 3) The day highlights the various modes of communication used by Deaf, HOH, and Deafblind people

Question 7

Black ASL

Answer 7

1) Uses more facial expressions and personality compared to regular ASL, 2) It is more in line with traditional ASL such as using 2 hands when signing, 3) Uses more signing space

Question 8

Justina Miles

Answer 8

1) has a mixed family of hearing and Deaf people, and her mother is Deaf, 2) She participated in the 2021-2022 Deaflympics taking home silver a part of the 4x100 track relay, 3) was valedictorian of the Model Secondary School for the Deaf in Washington DC

Question 9

ASL Literature

Answer 9

1) Passed down from generation to generation by Ameslan people orally, through videos, and writings, 2) Has a strong oral tradition where folklore, funny stories, and poems are passed down, 3) types include: CL Stories, ABC stories, HS rhymes, Number stories, ASL poetry, and narratives

Question 10

Classifier

Answer 10

1) Signs that can be used to represent general categories or classes of things, 2) they act as pronouns in a clause, 3) They can be inflected to convey rich information in a sentence

Question 11

Handshape

Answer 11

1) Originally, the dictionary of ASL by Stoke listed 19 handshape primes, 2) Now there are over 50 handshape primes, 3) the specific position of your hand and fingers used in producing a sign in a signed language

Question 12

Roberta Cordano

Answer 12

1) The 11th President of Gallaudet University, 2) the 4th Deaf President and the 1st Female President, 3) Among the 1st 10 Deaf women in the US to have earned a Juris Doctor Degree

Question 13

Andrew Foster

Answer 13

1) First Black Deaf person to earn a bachelors degree from Gallaudet, 2) established 32 schools for the Deaf in 13 African nations, 3) Known as the “Father of the Deaf of Africa”

Question 14

Betty G. Miller

Answer 14

1) Taught art at Gallaudet for 18 years, 2) Known for her visual representation of her Deaf experience, 3) Born to Deaf parents in Chicago

Question 15

Chuck Baird

Answer 15

1) The official curator of Deaf Way II art exhibitions at Gallaudet in 2002, 2) Joined the National Theater for the Deaf in 1980 and was an actor and set designer for 10 years, 3) Worked part time at his alma mater, video taping storytelling in ASL

Question 16

Ann Silver

Answer 16

1) Founding member of the historic Deaf Art Movement, 2) fought for recognition, equality, and social justice for the Deaf artist community, 3) Born Deaf into a hearing family

Question 17

Deaf World

Answer 17

1) Deafness is perceived as a culture and not a disability, 2) Characterized by having its own language, 3) Focuses on visual modality, 4) Not an actual geographical
location, but describes Deaf people who share
common traits such as sign language and Deaf
culture, 5) the label used to describe the “cultural environment” of the Deaf community; often used to describe the behavioral norms that are followed when Deaf people gather together

Question 18

Capital “D” Deaf

Answer 18

1) Describes Deaf people who identify as culturally Deaf and are actively engaged in the Deaf Community, 2) indicates a cultural identity for people with hearing loss who share a common culture and shared sign language, 3) People who have been Deaf their whole lives

Question 19

Deaf President Now

Answer 19

1) Has become synonymous with self-determination and empowerment for Deaf and HOH people everywhere, 2) This began march 6, 1988 when the board of trustees announced its decision to appoint a hearing candidate over the deaf candidates, 3) It ended March 13, 1988 after the students’ demands were met and I King Jordan was appointed as University President.

Question 20

Gallaudet University

Answer 20

1) The first school for advanced education of the Deaf and HOH world, 2) in 1894 Gallaudet became the name until 1985 honoring Reverend Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet, the father of Edward Miner Gallaudet, 3) 1864 Gallaudet became federally funded when Abraham Lincoln signed the charter bill law.

Question 21

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

Answer 21

1) 5 titles: Employment (title I), Public Services (title II), Public accommodations (title III), Telecommunications (title IV), and Misc. (title V), 2) Guarantees that people with disabilities have the same opportunities as everyone, 3) became a law in 1990

Question 22

Deaf Women United

Answer 22

1) National organization that’s dedicated to serving Deaf Women, 2) Creates opportunities for women to join together in planning, devising, conducting, and participating in various activities and workshops, 3) Founded in 1985

Question 23

De’VIA

Answer 23

1) An art movement formed by Deaf artists to express their Deaf experiences, 2) Term was coined by a group of Deaf artists in 1989, 3) Betty G. Miller is known as the “Mother of De’VIA”

Question 24

Jade Bryan

Answer 24

1) First Black-Deaf award winning filmmaker, 2) Graduated with a BFA degree in film production from New York University’s Tisch School of the arts in 1993, 3) Is an activist who cares about social issues and fights for equality and accessibility

Question 25

Mainstreaming

Answer 25

1) Placing Deaf kids into the mainstream of public schools instead of into residential schools for the Deaf, 2) Mainstream students are more likely to develop oral and lip-reading skills, 3) Limits children’s ability and access to communicate via ASL

Question 26

IEP

Answer 26

1) Designs a cohesive and collaborative education program to meet the students needs, 2) Falls under the Individuals with Disabilities Education ACT (IDEA), which ensures access to special ed and related services for eligible kids with disabilities, 3) Allows accommodations and the students is able to receive specially designed instruction

Question 27

National Association of the Deaf

Answer 27

1) A federation of the state associations organizational affiliates, and individuals advocating for the rights of Deaf Americans, 2) engaged in the passage of the ADA, the IDEA and the Rehabilitation Act, 3) founded in 1880

Question 28

Indiana Association of the Deaf

Answer 28

1) Serves as an advocate for the more than 400,000 Deaf and Hard of Hearing Hoosiers, 2) Membership-based non-profit, advocacy organization serving the Deaf community of Indiana, 3) founded in 1886

Question 29

Closed Captions

Answer 29

1) The first use of regularly scheduled CC on American TV occurred on March 16, 1980, 2) term is used because the captions can be turned on or off, 3) 3-2-1 contact was the 1st children’s program to be close captioned

Question 30

Open Captions

Answer 30

1) They display important audio information and dialogue on screen, 2) Invented in 1972 and Julia Childs was the first open captioned program to air, 3) captions that are permanently visible in movies, TV, and video

Question 31

Deaf School

Answer 31

1) Provides a accessible learning environment for kids who are Deaf and HOH, 2) Minimizes communication from not being able to hear others talk orally, 3) teachers of the Deaf are called ToD’s

Question 32

CJ Jones

Answer 32

1) Created the Na’vi sign language (NSL) for Avatar 2, 2) he’s a leading advocate and champion for the inclusion and representation of people with disabilities, 3) created produced the International Sign Language Theater Festival

Question 33

Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet

Answer 33

1) Helped establish ASL by incorporating signs his students brough home and some French signs he learned from Clerc, 2) Started the first free public school for the Deaf in the US, 3) Alice Cogswell’s neighbor

Question 34

Deaf Culture

Answer 34

1) Includes beliefs, attitudes, history, norms, values, literature, traditions, and art shared by Deaf people, 2) Deaf gain is an important piece of Deaf Culture and it goes against the medical term “hearing loss” focusing on the positive experiences, 3) the main form of communication is ASL

Question 35

RIT/NTID

Answer 35

1) Provides technical and professional education for the nations young people who’re Deaf, 2) RIT was the first university in the nation to offer a bachelor of science degree in biotech in 1983, 3) NTID was created by congress in 1965

Question 36

Shaheem Sanchez

Answer 36

1) He taught himself how to detect music’s vibration to let the feeling drive his rhythm, 2) He created an account on YouTube in 2008 posting dance videos, 3) He went Deaf at the age of 4

Question 37

Laurent Clerc

Answer 37

1) Was known as “the Apostle of the Deaf in America” and “The Father of the Deaf,” 2) co-founder of the first school for the Deaf, 3) Was the first Deaf teacher of the Deaf in America

Question 38

Alice Cogswell

Answer 38

1) Alice’s neighbor was Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet, 2) Was the first Deaf Student Gallaudet ever taught, 3) Was the first student of the American Asylum for the Deaf and Dumb (Gally)

Question 39

Deanne Bray

Answer 39

1) A proud member of the Deaf community and was in Sue Thomas F.B.Eye, 2) She’s pursuing her master’s degree in education, 3) Married to Troy Kostur

Question 40

Deaf Language Deprivation Syndrome

Answer 40

1) Deaf people who lack exposure to ASL at a young age and fail to achieve full language proficiency as they develop, 2) It’s a problem because Deaf kids are implanted with cochlear implants later in life which delays language input, 3) Occurs when a child has experienced inadequate exposure and less than full access to language

Question 41

Mila Davis-Kent

Answer 41

1) Deaf actress who represents the Deaf community in Creed III, 2) She says, “Deaf black people can look at this movie and see that they can be anything,” 3) 10 years old born May 13, 2012