American Sign Language

Who started the first school for the Deaf in America

• George Bush

• Thomas H Gallaudet

• Alexander Graham Bell

Who was the first Deaf teacher in America?

• Laurent Clerc

• George Veditz

• Abraham Lincoln

What percentage of Deaf children have hearing parents?

• 10%

• 35%

• 50%

• 90%

There are many different signed languages, just like there are many different spoken languages.

• True

• False

Which President signed the charter to create a Deaf college?

• Alexander Hamilton

• Barack Obama

• Abraham Lincoln

What is the name of the world's only Deaf University?

• Sign Language University

• University of Northern Colorado

• Gallaudet University

• Clerc College for the Deaf

This famous person supported oralism, not signed language.

• Thomas Edison

• Alexander Graham Bell

• Steve Jobs

• Laurent Clerc

This educational philosophy supported speech and lip-reading.

• Home schooling

• Manual Communication

• Oralism

What does N.A.D. stand for?

• National Association of the Deaf

• Northern Association of the Death

• National Assimilation of Deafies

What is a C.O.D.A.?

• Children with Differing Abilities

• Children of Death Adults

• Child of Deaf Adults