ASL U2

Commonly shared & info exchanged when meeting Deaf person

first and last names, language grew up speaking, what learned/ing, remember what, likes, dislikes, fav activity, color, etc.

Gallaudet University

Abraham Lincoln established the school in 1864, Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet founded school, Washington D.C., only school that U.S. President signs the diplomas of

DPN (Deaf President Now)

1988- students locked down campus and demanded Deaf president because the president did not know sign language or anything about Deaf culture.

Up letters

B, C, D, F, K, L, R, U, V, W, X

Regina Olsen Hughes

Most renowned scientific illustrator

Educated and knew 8 languages- German, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, English, ASL, Latin

Only Deaf Artist to have a solo exhibition at Smithsonian

BB, KK, LL, RR

Repeat letter twice w/ bounce

SS, NN, TT, FF, DD

Repeat letter twice w/o bounce

AA, EE, OO

Move double letter sideways

Strats to ask what a sign is

Point, draw, list items, use opposites, describe/act out

SEE

visual representation of English- incorporates ASL & other signs to match gramatical structure and vocab of English

Rochester Method

simultaneous fingerspelling and speech, learn visually and auditory

Cued Speech

uses handshapes and locations near mouth to convey spoken language in visual format

Pidgin

simplified English structure while using ASL signs

Football Huddle History

1894, Gallaudet Football Team invented huddle when QB realized opposing team could read their play calls