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American School for the Deaf established in Hartford, Connecticut -

ANSWER ✔✔1817


19th century oral approach and combined approach percentages -

ANSWER ✔✔Oral is 80% (36 states)


Combined is 20% (8 states)

who did the studies of Deaf culture and community that made it

worthwhile? - ANSWER ✔✔deaf scholars


what type of law requires all technical devices to be used for Deaf

individuals? (passed in 1990) - ANSWER ✔✔ADA

,What year was the National Association for the Deaf founded in

Cincinnati, Ohio? - ANSWER ✔✔1880


what year did the first linguistic study for ASL get published? -

ANSWER ✔✔1965


what section of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 signed into law in 1978? -

ANSWER ✔✔504


ASL stands for American Sign Language - ANSWER ✔✔True


ASL is a visual-auditory language - ANSWER ✔✔False


Personal pronouns uses 5-B hand to demonstrate sign such as I, you,

etc. - ANSWER ✔✔False


Possessive pronouns use index finger to demonstrate signs such as me,

your, etc. - ANSWER ✔✔False


when asking wh- questions, lower eyebrows, lean head forward, and

hold the last sign - ANSWER ✔✔True


Braidwood's philosophy was an oral approach - ANSWER ✔✔True


Pre-lingually deafness occurs before speech and language -

ANSWER ✔✔True

, classifier for CL:F would be a button, watch, and coin - ANSWER

✔✔True


when fingerspelling a word, try to see the shape and movement pattern,

keep your hand slightly to the right of your face, and below your chin,

and avoid bouncing each letter - ANSWER ✔✔True (for right handed

person)

In the late 19th century, deaf people were discouraged from entering the

teaching profession and sign language was no longer permitted in the

classroom - ANSWER ✔✔True (Sign Language Dark Ages: 400s-

1200s or 19th century)

in 1966, the NAD fought for the right of a Deaf couple in California to

adopt a foster child - ANSWER ✔✔True


Through the years of the first world war and the depression, attempts to

improve Deaf people's lives were given priority, as it was true for most

minority groups - ANSWER ✔✔False


Describe items - ANSWER ✔✔Identifying a Person


- Describe 1 or 2 things that help listener spot the person quickly

- Consider things that distinguish person from others




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