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Final Exam (ASL 1) Flashcards

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American school for the deaf

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1817
Hartford, Connecticut
First public school for the deaf in the US

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National theater for the deaf

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Desk/hearing performers
Performed in 39 countries
Been on every continent

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National technical Institute for the deaf

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NTID

1969

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Gallaudet University

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1864

Washington, DC

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Maryland relay service

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Voice carry-over phone (phone with screen)
Specialized phone service for deaf
#7–1–1 for the service

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I. King Jordan

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First deaf president of Gallaudet
Death president now (DPN) March 1988
up against Zinser but lost

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Alexander Graham Bell

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Volta bureau (created for increased and diffusion of knowledge related to deaf)
Invented phone when trying to make deaf hearing aid 
Wanted to get rid of deaf
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Evelyn Glennie

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Deaf percussionist
Played over 600 instruments
Plays barefoot and doesn’t sign(oralist)

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Jane Fernandez

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Never took office at Gallaudet University
First female/death president at Guilford
Still works there at hearing college

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T. Alan Hurwitz

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Current president of Gallaudet University
First Jewish/death Pres.
After Robert Davila

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Linda Bove

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Actress on Sesame Street
2 theaters (Deaf West and Little Theater of the Deaf)
First performing deaf couple

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Marlee Matlin

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Children of a lesser God
Lobbied captioned TV
Deaf actress

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Sean Berdy

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Switched at birth
2011 teen choice awards
Exposes deafness to the world

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Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet

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American school for the deaf
Learn teaching methods under Abbé Sicard
Yale graduate (in college at 14, out at 18)

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Laurent Clerc

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First deaf teacher in the US
Dead by falling from highchair
Was taught written English by Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet

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Helen Keller

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Deaf and blind
Pre-lingual
Member of American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)

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Edward Gallaudet

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Founded Gallaudet University
Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet son
Named Gallaudet University after his father

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Abbé de L’Eppe

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Father of deaf education

Founded the first deaf school in France

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Abbé Sicard

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Taught Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet in France

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Robert Davilla

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Intern president at Gallaudet University

Before T. Allen Hurwitz, after I. King Jordan

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Amos Kendall

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gave land for deaf school

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Chuck Baird

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Deaf artist

Incorporates deaf hand signs in his art

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Heather Whitestone

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Miss America 1995

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National Association for the deaf

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NAD

oldest organization of deaf in the US

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Contact sign

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A mixture of signed English and ASL

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Signed English

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Sign Word for Word like spoken

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Eustachian tube

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Middle ear

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Cochlea

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Inner ear

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