Persp. Deaf 2.0

Question 1

When was the TTY introduced ?

Answer 1

Before WW2

Question 2

Who was the creator of the TTY ?

Answer 2

Robert Weight Brecht

Question 3

What does VCO stand for ?

Answer 3

Voice Carry Over

Question 4

What reading level to deaf people generally have ?

Answer 4

4th grade.

Question 5

How much does the TRS charge per minute ?

Answer 5

45c

Question 6

The hearing aid was invented by…?

Answer 6

Miller Reese Hutchinson

Question 7

The hearing aid was invented In the year..?

Answer 7

1898

Question 8

The average cost of a hearing aid is…?

Answer 8

1.5K-3.5K / ear

Question 9

How many CI’s were implanted/year (study 2012) ?

Answer 9

324 thousand

Question 10

For the TTY what does GA stand for ?

Answer 10

Go Ahead

Question 11

For the TTY what does SK stand for ?

Answer 11

Stop Keying

Question 12

Until what year, did the NAD prohibit memberships for black minorities ?

Answer 12

The year 1965.

Question 13

What does NBDA stand for ?

Answer 13

National Black Deaf Association.

Question 14

What fraction of the Native American Indians use Native American Sign ?

Answer 14

2/3 of the tribe.

Question 15

What college teaches Native ASL?

Answer 15

Little Big Horn

Question 16

What percent of deaf marry deaf ?

Answer 16

70%

Question 17

When was CSDR Est. ?

Answer 17

1953

Question 18

When was CSD Est. ?

Answer 18

1860

Question 19

What is the significance of Sherman HS (1901) ?

Answer 19

It is a Re-education school where Native American Indians can be taught how to take up White standards.

Question 20

How long did George Veditz serve @ NAD ?

Answer 20

(1904-1910) 6 years.

Question 21

Who is Abbe de I’Epee ?

Answer 21

“Father of Deaf Ed.”

Question 22

What fraction of deaf hispanics have hearing loss ?

Answer 22

1/7th

Question 23

How many Deaf live in California alone ?

Answer 23

3 million.

Question 24

Who is Dr.Robert DeVilla ?

Answer 24

A minority student @ Gallaudet. President from 2007-9.

Question 25

What does DCARA stand for ?

Answer 25

Deaf Counseling Agency and Referral Agency.

Question 26

Who is Daniel Chester ?

Answer 26

A French Sculptor who sculpted a statue of Gallaudet (1889) Cogswell, as well as the Lincoln Memorial (1920).

Question 27

When was DCS Est ?

Answer 27

1974

Question 28

What does DCS provide ?

Answer 28

Certified Trilingual / Deaf/ Deaf-blind interpreters

Question 29

What programs does DCS have ?

Answer 29

- A clubhouse to improve life quality. - Signs of Life to support AA. - Employment services/ adult literacy

Question 30

When was the Greater Las Angeles Agency for Deafness Est. ? (GLAD)

Answer 30

1969

Question 31

When was DOR Est ?

Answer 31

1930-40 (?)

Question 32

What does EDD stand for ?

Answer 32

Employment Development Department

Question 33

What program does EDD have to help deaf w/ their Resume ?

Answer 33

CalJobs

Question 34

What percent of deaf/HH work @ GLAD ?

Answer 34

51%

Question 35

Who are the "Fathers of Deaf Ed"?

Answer 35

Clerc/Gallaudet

Question 36

What are Clerc's accomplishments ?

Answer 36

- First deaf teacher/principal/deaf trainer - first recipient of an honor degree given by Gallaudet. - First and only Deaf to speak in Full Congress.

Question 37

Where was the 1-hand alphabet adopted from ?

Answer 37

Clerc (France)

Question 38

What stages of hearing loss are considered HH ?

Answer 38

Mild-moderate-severe

Question 39

What stages of hearing loss are considered Deaf ?

Answer 39

Severe-profound-total

Question 40

How much likely are Non-Hispanic whites to be deaf than Hispanics ?

Answer 40

Twice as likely.

Question 41

The deaf community raised $4K to repeal what law in 1929 ?

Answer 41

A law on deaf drivers.

Question 42

What book was published by Will Strokoe in 1960 ?

Answer 42

"Sign Language Structure: An outline of the visual communicative systems of the American deaf."

Question 43

What year was children of a lesser God made ?

Answer 43

1986

Question 44

When was the Deaf broadway play for COLGod made ?

Answer 44

1980

Question 45

What ruling helped to integrate deaf schools from 1960-78 ?

Answer 45

Brown v. Board of Ed.

Question 46

What does TDD stand for ?

Answer 46

Tell-Communications Device for the Deaf.

Question 47

What year did George HW Bush sign the ADA ?

Answer 47

1990