ASLI310 : DEAF STUDIES EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED
What is the definition of 'culture'?
Culture is generally defined as the values, beliefs and practices of a group of people.
What is Deaf culture?
Deaf culture refers to the beliefs, mores, artistic expressions, behaviors, understanding,
and language expressions that Deaf people use.
Can someone grow up as a member of other culture(s), and then join/add Deaf
culture later in their lives?
Yes
Culturally Deaf people prefer to be called:
deaf or hard of hearing
What does the common Perspective of Deaf People?
Unable to connect with the world, Unable to communicate, Limited in what they can do
or learn, Isolated, Disabled
When and how did the term 'Deaf culture' become more widespread?
In the late 1980s when Deaf in America: Voices from a Culture (Padden & Humphries)
was published.
What are CODAs in the context of the Deaf-World?
Hearing children of Deaf adult
, According to the World Health Organization (2019) approximately people
worldwide have a "disabling" hearing loss.
466 million
Black Deaf students were unfairly relegated to separate schools for the Deaf until
what law was passed?
after the U.S. Supreme Court's 1954 Brown v. Board of Education decision
DeafBlind individuals have developed as a means of bringing their community
together as well as reaching out to those who are not DeafBlind.
Protactile American Sign Language
What does the term, "hearing world' mean?
Spaces populated by hearing people, who hear and speak.
How many people in the United States have some challenges with hearing?
48 million people
What are audiograms typically used for?
Qualifying for the Deaflympics, receiving vocational rehabilitation and social security
benefits or for admission at an educational institution serving deaf students.
Approximately 2/3 of the deaf genes:
are nonsyndromic.
The most common causes of hearing loss in adulthood include:
prolonged exposure to noise, drugs, the aging process, accidents and diseases.
Attempts in the past to make Deaf people hear include:
An operation on the ligament of the tongue, Repeated shaking of the head, Hot oil with
boiled worms in the ear.
ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED
What is the definition of 'culture'?
Culture is generally defined as the values, beliefs and practices of a group of people.
What is Deaf culture?
Deaf culture refers to the beliefs, mores, artistic expressions, behaviors, understanding,
and language expressions that Deaf people use.
Can someone grow up as a member of other culture(s), and then join/add Deaf
culture later in their lives?
Yes
Culturally Deaf people prefer to be called:
deaf or hard of hearing
What does the common Perspective of Deaf People?
Unable to connect with the world, Unable to communicate, Limited in what they can do
or learn, Isolated, Disabled
When and how did the term 'Deaf culture' become more widespread?
In the late 1980s when Deaf in America: Voices from a Culture (Padden & Humphries)
was published.
What are CODAs in the context of the Deaf-World?
Hearing children of Deaf adult
, According to the World Health Organization (2019) approximately people
worldwide have a "disabling" hearing loss.
466 million
Black Deaf students were unfairly relegated to separate schools for the Deaf until
what law was passed?
after the U.S. Supreme Court's 1954 Brown v. Board of Education decision
DeafBlind individuals have developed as a means of bringing their community
together as well as reaching out to those who are not DeafBlind.
Protactile American Sign Language
What does the term, "hearing world' mean?
Spaces populated by hearing people, who hear and speak.
How many people in the United States have some challenges with hearing?
48 million people
What are audiograms typically used for?
Qualifying for the Deaflympics, receiving vocational rehabilitation and social security
benefits or for admission at an educational institution serving deaf students.
Approximately 2/3 of the deaf genes:
are nonsyndromic.
The most common causes of hearing loss in adulthood include:
prolonged exposure to noise, drugs, the aging process, accidents and diseases.
Attempts in the past to make Deaf people hear include:
An operation on the ligament of the tongue, Repeated shaking of the head, Hot oil with
boiled worms in the ear.
