ABC stories
common type of ASL Poetry where the first letter of each line begins with successive letters of the alphabet
Affirmative art
Deaf art
... [Show More] that is about Deaf empowerment or acceptance, reflecting the myriad personal experiences of individual artists to life as a Deaf person
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Alliteration
using the same beginning letter or sound in a series of words in written or spoken language
American's With Disabilities Act (ADA)
A wide-ranging 1990 law that prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities in jobs, schools, transportation, and all programs that are open to the general public
Amplify
Increase; in the case of sound, you increase the volume of the sound
ASL Literature
A unique visual literary art form developed within the Deaf community that includes poetry, stories, folk tales, dramatic productions, and songs
Assistive listening devices
Any device or system designed to make speech or audio more accessible to the Hard of Hearing
Assistive Technology
Any device that helps a person with disabilities function better in school, work, or daily living
Audiology
The branch of medicine concerned with the sense of hearing
Auditory-oral method
Sometimes called auditory-verbal method, a more modern version of the oralism method of Deaf education in which students are taught to listen and speak—parental involvement is necessary
bilingual-bicultural education
A method of Deaf education that emphasizes learning sign language first, then adding English as a second language at a young ag
Black ASL
A unique dialect of ASL used by Black Deaf communities
Braille
A printing system for the blind using raised dots
Cardinal number
A number that defines the quantity of something
Civil rights movement
An organized series of efforts by African Americans to end racial discrimination and gain equal rights under the law
Code of Professional Conduct
The set of rules, norms, responsibilities, and ethics that an interpreter must follow
Confidentiality
Keeping client information private
De'VIA
(Deaf View/Image Art) a movement started by Deaf artists in 1989 to create art that reflects Deaf culture and experience to a primarily Deaf audience
Deaf Studies
study of the language, community, and culture of Deaf people
Dialect
Variation of language used by a particular group or region
Double minority
A person who has two markers of minority status
Hearing aids
Small electronic devices worn in or behind the ear to amplify sound for people who have some hearing difficulties
Inclusion
Educational program where Deaf students spend most, if not all, of the school day in classes with their hearing peers
Individuals with Disability Education Act (IDEA)
Bill passed in Congress in 1975 requiring schools to provide public education with accommodations for children with disabilities
Integrate
Bring people with different characteristics into equal participation in a group or nation
Mainstreaming
Educational form where Deaf children study with their hearing peers for some part of the day but spend the rest of their time in a special classroom
Name sign
Unique sign that is a personal identifier for a member of the Deaf community
National Association of the Deaf (NAD)
The main national organizations fighting for rights and inclusion of Deaf people
National Black Deaf Advocate
A non-profit organization to promote opportunities and equality for Black Deaf and Hard of Hearing people
Ordinal Number
A number that defines the place of something in a list
Reasonable accommodations
Assistance or changes to a workplace or position to enable a person with a disability to perform their job
Register
The level of formality or informality of language
Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID)
the national membership organization for interpreters that advocates for excellence in the profession
Rehabilitation Act of 1973
U.S. law mandating that people with disabilities could not be excluded from participation in programs that had funding from the federal government, including public schools
Relay service
Service that allows Deaf callers to communicate over the phone by translating or interpreting audio to text or ASL, and vice versa
Resistive art
Visual arts that express Deaf artists' responses to oppression and suppression by society
Roman Numerals
Way of representing numbers using letters dating back to ancient Rome
Segregation
Separation of one racial group from another
Shadowing
Special theatrical technique used by Deaf theater companies where hearing actors on the side of the stage voice the Deaf actors' parts
Sign Space
Area in front of the body of a person using sign language
Signal-to-noise ratio
Volume of main sound to background noise
Tactile Signing
Using touch to communicate with some form of sign language or finger spelling
Talking pictures
Movies with a sound track and speaking actors
Teletype (TTY)
A type of machine that allows a user to type text to be sent over phone lines and be received by someone who has compatible equipment
Total Communication
A method of educating the Deaf using signed, oral, written, and visual instruction
Visual perception
Ability to make meaning out of visual information
Visual rhyming
The use of signs that have a similar hand shape in ASL Hand shape Poetry
It is very difficult to prove that someone was not hired by an employer due to being deaf.
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