Lesson 5 Flashcards
What are name signs?
Proper names that have been given a sign
- Ex. California
How are states signed?
They have name signs or can be signed using 2 letter abbreviations
Are name signs all the same?
They can vary from community to community
Do all proper names have signs?
No
- Fingerspelled
- Local residents will have a sign; they will recognize it
What are types of name signs?
- Brand names
- Peoples names
- Store names
- Names of books in the Bible
- Some will still have fingerspelling signs
When are people given a sign for their name? What is the custom?
After they have formed a connection with the Deaf community
- Deaf people will give a person their name sign (custom)
What are the 2 types of name signs?
1) Describes a feature about a person
2) First initial of the persons name placed in the signing space
How do you learn the signs for cities, states, etc.?
Wait until you have a connection in the Deaf community, and they will teach you the sign for what the local community uses
Sign “house” and “home”
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Sign “condominium” and “apartment”
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Sign “tent” and “trailer”
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Sign “mobile home” and dorm”
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Sign “live”
- 2 variations
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Sign “I live in a house”
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Sign “What do you live in”
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Sign “What colour is your house?
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Sign “car” and “motorcycle”
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Sign “train” and “subway”
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Sign “trolley” and “bicycle”
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Sign “airplane” and “bus”
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Sign “ride” and “bus”
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Sign 31-65
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How do you sign personal pronouns?
With the index finger
How do you sign possessive pronouns?
With the handshape of number 5 but all your fingers are together
Sign “I, you, he/she, we they”
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Sign “my, your, his/hers, ours, theirs”
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Is Deafness a disability?
Here is where we diverge between the two cultures
Why would some people think Deafness is a disability?
Hearing is one of the five senses, if someone has one of these senses impaired they are labelled as having a disability
- Ex. Blindess
Why do Deaf people not like the stereotype of disabled?
Because it is associated with having inferior intelligence
- Some are not accepted by society because they have limited physical capabilities
What do Deaf people strive for?
They believe they only communicate differently from hearing people and strive for respect - to be treated fairly
Do Deaf people believe they have a disability?
No - just their communication is different than hearing people
- Their language, history, actions, and shared values point to a culture not a disability
So, how does this answer the question if Deafness is in fact a disability?
The answer lies in respecting one another, becoming aware of other perspectives, and how we react to them
