ABC stories - Answer common type of ASL Poetry where the first letter of each line
begins with successive letters of the alphabet
Affirmative art - Answer Deaf art that is about Deaf empowerment or acceptance,
reflecting the myriad personal experiences of individual artists to life as a Deaf person
Alliteration - Answer using the same beginning letter or sound in a series of words in
written or spoken language
American's With Disabilities Act (ADA) - Answer 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 - Answer Increase; in the case of sound, you increase the volume of the sound
ASL Literature - Answer A unique visual literary art form developed within the Deaf
community that includes poetry, stories, folk tales, dramatic productions, and songs
Assistive listening devices - Answer Any device or system designed to make speech or
audio more accessible to the Hard of Hearing
Assistive Technology - Answer Any device that helps a person with disabilities function
better in school, work, or daily living
Audiology - Answer The branch of medicine concerned with the sense of hearing
Auditory-oral method - Answer 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 - Answer A method of Deaf education that emphasizes
learning sign language first, then adding English as a second language at a young ag
Black ASL - Answer A unique dialect of ASL used by Black Deaf communities
Braille - Answer A printing system for the blind using raised dots
Cardinal number - Answer A number that defines the quantity of something
Civil rights movement - Answer An organized series of efforts by African Americans to
end racial discrimination and gain equal rights under the law
, Code of Professional Conduct - Answer The set of rules, norms, responsibilities, and
ethics that an interpreter must follow
Confidentiality - Answer Keeping client information private
De'VIA - Answer (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 - Answer study of the language, community, and culture of Deaf people
Dialect - Answer Variation of language used by a particular group or region
Double minority - Answer A person who has two markers of minority status
Hearing aids - Answer Small electronic devices worn in or behind the ear to amplify
sound for people who have some hearing difficulties
Inclusion - Answer 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) - Answer Bill passed in Congress in
1975 requiring schools to provide public education with accommodations for children
with disabilities
Integrate - Answer Bring people with different characteristics into equal participation in a
group or nation
Mainstreaming - Answer 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 - Answer Unique sign that is a personal identifier for a member of the Deaf
community
National Association of the Deaf (NAD) - Answer The main national organizations
fighting for rights and inclusion of Deaf people
National Black Deaf Advocate - Answer A non-profit organization to promote
opportunities and equality for Black Deaf and Hard of Hearing people
Ordinal Number - Answer A number that defines the place of something in a list
Reasonable accommodations - Answer Assistance or changes to a workplace or
position to enable a person with a disability to perform their job
Register - Answer The level of formality or informality of language