ASL Deaf Culture Final Flashcards
(41 cards)
Troy Kostur
1) Actor in the movie CODA, 2) Won an Oscar for being the best supporting actor 3) Was the first deaf actor to win an individual screen Actors Guild Award
Marlee Matlin
1) Actress and activist for Deaf representation and accessibility, 2) Was the first Deaf woman to receive an Oscar, won a Golden Globe and has 4 Emmys, 3) An author of books like “Deaf Child Crossing,” Nobody’s Perfect,” and “I’ll Scream Later”
Daniel Durant
1) Loves dancing and was on dancing with the stars (5th place), 2) He was adopted by his paternal aunt Lori and her wife, 3) He won screen Actors Guild Award for CODA
CODA Movie
1) Named one of the top 10 films of 2021 by the American Film Institute, 2) Was the first film for Apple starring a predominantly Deaf cast, 3) Was nominated for best picture
CODA/KODA
1) KODA means kids to deaf adults representing people under 18 and there are camps that KODAs can attend, 2) 90% of CODAs are not affected by Deafness, 3) They have to undergo Deaf education to communicate with their parents, 4) They sometimes act as interpreters for their parents
ASL Day
1) Celebrated every year on April 15th, 2) It is an opportunity to celebrate and raise awareness of ASL, 3) The day highlights the various modes of communication used by Deaf, HOH, and Deafblind people
Black ASL
1) Uses more facial expressions and personality compared to regular ASL, 2) It is more in line with traditional ASL such as using 2 hands when signing, 3) Uses more signing space
Justina Miles
1) has a mixed family of hearing and Deaf people, and her mother is Deaf, 2) She participated in the 2021-2022 Deaflympics taking home silver a part of the 4x100 track relay, 3) was valedictorian of the Model Secondary School for the Deaf in Washington DC
ASL Literature
1) Passed down from generation to generation by Ameslan people orally, through videos, and writings, 2) Has a strong oral tradition where folklore, funny stories, and poems are passed down, 3) types include: CL Stories, ABC stories, HS rhymes, Number stories, ASL poetry, and narratives
Classifier
1) Signs that can be used to represent general categories or classes of things, 2) they act as pronouns in a clause, 3) They can be inflected to convey rich information in a sentence
Handshape
1) Originally, the dictionary of ASL by Stoke listed 19 handshape primes, 2) Now there are over 50 handshape primes, 3) the specific position of your hand and fingers used in producing a sign in a signed language
Roberta Cordano
1) The 11th President of Gallaudet University, 2) the 4th Deaf President and the 1st Female President, 3) Among the 1st 10 Deaf women in the US to have earned a Juris Doctor Degree
Andrew Foster
1) First Black Deaf person to earn a bachelors degree from Gallaudet, 2) established 32 schools for the Deaf in 13 African nations, 3) Known as the “Father of the Deaf of Africa”
Betty G. Miller
1) Taught art at Gallaudet for 18 years, 2) Known for her visual representation of her Deaf experience, 3) Born to Deaf parents in Chicago
Chuck Baird
1) The official curator of Deaf Way II art exhibitions at Gallaudet in 2002, 2) Joined the National Theater for the Deaf in 1980 and was an actor and set designer for 10 years, 3) Worked part time at his alma mater, video taping storytelling in ASL
Ann Silver
1) Founding member of the historic Deaf Art Movement, 2) fought for recognition, equality, and social justice for the Deaf artist community, 3) Born Deaf into a hearing family
Deaf World
1) Deafness is perceived as a culture and not a disability, 2) Characterized by having its own language, 3) Focuses on visual modality, 4) Not an actual geographical
location, but describes Deaf people who share
common traits such as sign language and Deaf
culture, 5) the label used to describe the “cultural environment” of the Deaf community; often used to describe the behavioral norms that are followed when Deaf people gather together
Capital “D” Deaf
1) Describes Deaf people who identify as culturally Deaf and are actively engaged in the Deaf Community, 2) indicates a cultural identity for people with hearing loss who share a common culture and shared sign language, 3) People who have been Deaf their whole lives
Deaf President Now
1) Has become synonymous with self-determination and empowerment for Deaf and HOH people everywhere, 2) This began march 6, 1988 when the board of trustees announced its decision to appoint a hearing candidate over the deaf candidates, 3) It ended March 13, 1988 after the students’ demands were met and I King Jordan was appointed as University President.
Gallaudet University
1) The first school for advanced education of the Deaf and HOH world, 2) in 1894 Gallaudet became the name until 1985 honoring Reverend Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet, the father of Edward Miner Gallaudet, 3) 1864 Gallaudet became federally funded when Abraham Lincoln signed the charter bill law.
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
1) 5 titles: Employment (title I), Public Services (title II), Public accommodations (title III), Telecommunications (title IV), and Misc. (title V), 2) Guarantees that people with disabilities have the same opportunities as everyone, 3) became a law in 1990
Deaf Women United
1) National organization that’s dedicated to serving Deaf Women, 2) Creates opportunities for women to join together in planning, devising, conducting, and participating in various activities and workshops, 3) Founded in 1985
De’VIA
1) An art movement formed by Deaf artists to express their Deaf experiences, 2) Term was coined by a group of Deaf artists in 1989, 3) Betty G. Miller is known as the “Mother of De’VIA”
Jade Bryan
1) First Black-Deaf award winning filmmaker, 2) Graduated with a BFA degree in film production from New York University’s Tisch School of the arts in 1993, 3) Is an activist who cares about social issues and fights for equality and accessibility
