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1
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Yes/No questions affected the development of ___?

A

Negatives

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2
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Who created ASL grammar?

A

William Stoke

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3
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When did NMM become significant?

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early 1960’s

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4
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Yes/No Questions - facial expression?

A

Eyes Up

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5
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When was ICED formed, and what does it stand for?

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1878, International Congress for the Education of the Deaf.

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6
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When indexing, what should you do if the person/object you are talking about is not there?

A

point to an empty space (typically to the right) or sign their name.

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7
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Louis Laurent Marie Clerc co-founded the first deaf school, which was later re-named American School for the Deaf. What was the original name of the school?

A

Asylum for the Education and Instruction of the Deaf and Dumb

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8
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What were the first and last Repudiations?

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1st - an unofficial census to reject the teaching of oralism
final - ICED’s policy to reject all of the Milan Conference rulings.

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9
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How many delegates that were deaf were at the Milan Conference?

A

1

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10
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Who supported the use of ASL at the Milan Conference?

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The Gallaudet Brothers and Richard Elliot

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When was the Milan Conference?

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September 1880

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12
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What was the ruling of the Milan Conference?

A

Oralism is better than manulism (signing) for teaching.

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13
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Headquarters of NAD are where?

A

Silver Spring Maryland

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14
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The current president of NAD?

A

Jenny Buechner

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15
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Current Purpose of NAD?

A

Promote civil linguistic rights

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16
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The original purpose of NAD?

A

Preserve ASL

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17
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First Women to be elected to the NAD board?

A

Julia Foley

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18
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Which presedent pledged to increase civil service opportunities for the deaf?

A

Franklin D. Rosevelt

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19
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First national convention of the deaf-mutes

A

1880

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20
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First president of the National Association of the Deaf (NAD)?

A

Robert P. McGregor

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21
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Bill’s rule of numbers

A

If it hurts, don’t do it.

Visit:

https://www.lifeprint.com/asl101/pages-layout/numbersdiscussion.html for more details

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22
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What direction do 1-5/6-10 face when signing?

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Towards/away - Unless emphasizing, then can face away.

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23
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Who invented RWC (Rear Windo Captions)

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Rufus B. Seeder and company WGBH

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24
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Oralsim increases stress and is no longer taught in the U.S. today.

A

True - though still used in Argentina

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25
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Signing in classrooms legalized and the court making an official apology to the deaf in what year?

A

2010

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26
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Who was the first leader in the manulest (signer) movement?

A

Edward Gallaudet

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27
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What was the first oral school?

A

CLARKE School for the Deaf (founded by Alex Bell)

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28
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Role Shifting is/does what?

A

A language technique, role shifting allows you to distinguish between characters.

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29
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What made Robert Deaf/what age?

A

spinal meningitis at age 11

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30
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Where/when was Robert G Sanderson
born?

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Vegas, 1920

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31
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What is Robert G Sanderson famous for?

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President of NAD, and known for Vocational Rehab

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32
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What languages can VRS be in?

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Spanish, English

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33
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Benefit to VRS compared to typing?

A

Allows emotional expression

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34
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VRS

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Video Relay Service - AKA facetime w/interperater

35
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The ASL used in other countries is identical to that used in the U.S.

A

False - They have different dialects.

36
Q

How many people use ASL worldwide?

A

70,000,000

37
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ASL is the third most common language in the U.S.

A

True

38
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What countries use ASL?

A

Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Canada, West Africa, Mexico, Phillipenes, and some LDC’s

39
Q

Difference between an induction loop and a hearing loop?

A

none

40
Q

3 offensive deaf terms?

A

Deaf-Dumb, Deaf-Mute - Imply cannot be taught, and cannot communicate.
Hearing impaired - implies something wrong

41
Q

Delong created a deaf school

A

True. - Elizabeth Delong School of the deaf.

42
Q

Cause and age of deafness? (Elezibeth Delong)

A

Age 5, smallpox and Scarlett fever

43
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Delong’s nickname?

A

Libbie

44
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What is Delong famous for?

A

-The first Deaf Utah person to attend Gallaudet
-The first Deaf teacher at the Utah School for the Deaf
-First Deaf woman superintendent of the Sunday school for the Ogden Branch for the Deaf
-First Deaf president, and creator of the Utah Association of the Deaf (UAD),

45
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After attending Galludet what did Delong do when she got home?

A

Came back with a degree to teach at Utah school of the Deaf

46
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Where is Elizabeth Delong From

A

Utah

47
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Where is Gallaudet from?

A

Philadelphia

48
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Where did Thomas Gallaudet go to collage? When did he graduate? What age was he? What degree?

A

Yale University, 1805, 17, Bachalors

49
Q

Stomping is a great way to get attention if you are not an experienced signer?

A

False, while it can be effective, You can look mad, attract too much attention, and/or not be able to do it effectively.

50
Q

Who created captions?

A

Emerson Romero

51
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A
52
Q

Closed in closed captions means?

A

Not visible until activated

53
Q

NCI

A

National Cpation Institue

54
Q

Difference between CC and subtitles

A

CC (closed captions) is the description of all audio, subtitles are only dialog.

55
Q

Telecommunication act definition and year passed

A

Made it mandatory for every program to have closed captions - 1996

56
Q

Did Bell care more about deaf education, or the telephone?

A

Deaf education

57
Q

What school did Bell teach at?

A

CLARKE School for the Deaf

58
Q

Bell thought that deaf people should not have kids with deaf people?

A

T

59
Q

Who was close to Bell that was deaf?

A

Wife

60
Q

Alaxandar Grahm Bell Encouraged Sign?? (T/F)

A

F

61
Q

Positive impacts of NFSD?

A

Proved Deaf people could be successful in business
Aided in removing discrimination against Deaf people
Promoted competition in insurance for the Deaf, giving them more options

62
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When did the Salt Lake division disband, and then all of NFSD?

A

2004, 2007

63
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Ogden division info

A

The Ogden Division No. 69 opened in 1918, but closed 5 years later due to low membership. The Ogden Division No. 127 was reestablished in 1945, and now stayed open until the 2000s.

64
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First president of the NFSD

A

Peter N. Hellers, Jr.

65
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Where did 13 men found the NFSD

A

Michigan school for the deaf

66
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What did NFSD do?

A

Events and insurance

67
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What was NFSD for

A

Insurance

68
Q

When was SLC division no 56 formed?

A

1916

69
Q

What year were women/black people allowed into NSFD (one answer for each)

A

1951,1955

70
Q

When was NFSD founded?

A

June 12 1901

71
Q

NFSD stand for?

A

National Fraternal Society for the Deaf

72
Q

What year did Chuck Baird graduate?

A

1967

73
Q

T/F Chuck Baird was born deaf?

A

True

74
Q

What is de’VIA?

A

art that examines and expresses the Deaf Experience from a cultural, linguistic, and intersectional POV

75
Q

What degree did Chuck Baird have, and in what?

A

Bachelors in studio painting

76
Q

Where did Chuck Baird go to college?

A

southwest College for the Deaf &
Rochester’s National Technical Institute for the Deaf.

77
Q

What spoken language has a similar grammar form to ASL

A

Japanese

78
Q

What comes first in an ASL sentence (part of speech)

A

Time

79
Q

Deaf community norms include:

A

Being blunt and direct, whether in description or opinion. Waving, tapping the shoulder, stamping on the floor, banging on the table, and turning the lights on and off to get someone’s attention.

80
Q

Who signed to create the first deaf university?

A

Abraham Lincoln

81
Q

Laurent Clerc brought over sign language from _______ and taught it to deaf students by blending it with American signs.

A

France

82
Q

When was the first deaf school established?

A

1817

83
Q

Who did Galadet bring back with him from France?

A

Laurent Clark

84
Q

Where was the first deaf school established?

A

Hartford, Connecticut

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