Name: Dan Sibbernsen Date: ________________________
Deaf-world book
Is American Sign Language used by all Deaf people in the Deaf-World?
no.
What is the National Associate for the Deaf?
A federation of state associations of the deaf gets rights for deaf people under the law.
Who else uses American Sign Language?
Interpreters also learn sign language to help hearing people communicate with deaf people.
What is the difference between the terms "Deaf" and "hearing impaired"? Which one do we
(Deaf people) prefer to use: Deaf or hearing impaired? Why or why not?
The difference between deaf and hearing impaired is the opinion of the deaf community. They
don't see their inability to hear as an impairment. Deaf people prefer to use the word "deaf"
because they don't see anything wrong with themselves or their bodies.
How did American School for the Deaf success for Deaf people in the early eighteen century?
They admitted students who were deaf, educated them and gave them a better footing in society.
Name five Deaf organizations and explain each.
American Athletic Association of the Deaf (AAAD) - organizes athletic events for the deaf
community.
National Fraternal Society of the Deaf - provides auto insurance and fraternal insurance.
National Association of the Deaf - a federation of state associations of the Deaf that advocates
for sign language and the rights of Deaf people.
Deaf artists of America - organizes exhibits to promote Deaf art.
National Theatre for the Deaf (NTD) - seeks primarily to bring hearing theater to hearing and
Deaf audiences using Deaf actors.
What is Deaf View Image Art (DEVIA)?
It means "uses formal art elements with the intention of expressing innate cultural or physical
deaf experience"
What was Fairmount Theatre of the Deaf?
The first resident professional signed language theatre, founded in Cleveland, OH.
What are the four common characteristics of minorities that bind them together?
1) The group shares a common physical and cultural characteristic
2) Individuals identify themselves as members of the minority and others identify them in that
way
3) There is a tendency to marry within the minority
4) Minority members suffer oppression.
Name five diversities in the Deaf-World and explain each.
Deaf Women United (DWU) - fights for the rights of Deaf Women, was brought about by the
Women's Liberation movement.
National Black Deaf Advocates (NBDA) - fights for the rights of black deaf people.
Rainbow Alliance of the Deaf - fights for the rights of gay and lesbian deaf people.
American-Association of the Deaf-Blind - promotes interest in the deaf/blind of the U.S.
11. Name five famous Deaf people and their contributions to the Deaf community.
Laurent Clerc helped establish Deaf education in the United States
Ferdinand Berthier established the earliest Deaf association, which provided mutual aid, and
an athletic, cultural, and leisure program to its adult Deaf members.
Emmanuelle Laborit - a deaf media star in constant demand with a best-selling
autobiography, she helped revitalize the Deaf theatre community
Lars Wallin is a famous writer of the Deaf community's step into the Hearing community.
Alfredo Corrado - led the movement which was the foundation of the International Visual
Theater in Paris