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ASL 1 Unit 5 Culture Notes

ASL 1 Unit 5 Culture Notes. ADA- What does it stand for?. ADA- American’s with Disabilities Act Federal law requires equal access to information and services for all people, regardless of disability Think of ramps to classrooms and visual fire alarms. Interpreters.

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ASL 1 Unit 5 Culture Notes

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  1. ASL 1 Unit 5Culture Notes

  2. ADA- What does it stand for? • ADA- American’s with Disabilities Act • Federal law requires equal access to information and services for all people, regardless of disability • Think of ramps to classrooms and visual fire alarms

  3. Interpreters • Sign language interpreters are a way for deaf and hearing people to have equal access to each other. • Interpreters sign what is heard and voice what is signed • If you use an interpreter, talk directly to the Deaf person- don’t say “Ask him” • Make eye contact with the Deaf person, not the interpreter.

  4. Education options: • Residential School that uses ASL • Residential School that uses the Oral Method and do NOT sign • Attend a public school (Mainstreamed)

  5. Residential Schools • A residential school is a school specifically for D/deaf students. • Residential schools either use sign (manual method) or forbid sign (oral method) • The first school for Deaf people opened in the US in 1817- The American School for the Deaf. They used the manual method.

  6. Residential Schools • There is usually only 1 school for deaf children in each state (depending on the state size and population of deaf people) • Some students will stay at school during the week and return home on weekends and vacations. • This is a place where being Deaf is normal- Deaf teachers, sports teams, administrators, etc. Even if a person who works there is hearing, they can sign. Everyone on campus signs!!!

  7. Oral Schools (Oral Method) • These schools strive to teach deaf students to speak and speech read. • The focus is on the “Hearing World” • Rarely (if ever) are students allowed to sign • The schools are usually preschool-8th grade. • Learning to speak is a long and challenging process for many deaf people

  8. Mainstream • Some deaf students attend a public school or are mainstreamed • Often there are very few deaf students in a public school- this can be lonely and frustrating at times • Students will wear hearing aids, teachers use a microphone, and/or there will be an interpreter in the classroom.

  9. HISTORY: Milan Conference • Occurred in Milan Italy in 1880 • Enforced the oral method over the manual method • The only country against this change was the US • This had a huge impact on deaf people: • Deaf teachers lost their jobs • Students had to sign in secret or be punished • Sign language could have been “lost” • Organizations were developed to protect the rights of deaf people and sign language

  10. Gallaudet University • Founded in 1864- the world’s only liberal arts university designed specifically for Deaf and hard of hearing students. • In Washington D.C. • All courses taught in ASL • Hearing students may attend but they must demonstrate fluency in ASL

  11. Definitions • Prelingual Deafness: Going deaf before learning a language (first 5 years of life) • Postlingual Deafness: Going deaf after learning a language (after 5 years of life)

  12. How to sign “Mr. and Mrs.” • There are no signs for Mr., Mrs., or Miss in ASL. • Show respect by using a person’s sign name and respectful facial expressions.

  13. If you are late: • In formal situations in Deaf culture be ready to give a detailed explanation of why you are late. • This is considered polite in Deaf Culture.

  14. Time Spot • Used to communicate the hour and minute • Number begins at the wrist • All time signs face outwards including numbers 1-5

  15. Classifiers • Handshapes in ASL that represents a class of shared characteristics • The handshape conveys details contributing to the overall concept of the sign as well as the signs meaning • Often used in ASL storytelling and when describing things • Represented by CL:

  16. CL:B (see page 193) • Walk/Step • Walls, doors • Flat surface like a tableor ground • Flag waving • Boat on waves

  17. CL: 1 • An individual- walking, hunching over, moving quickly, falling over, etc. • Can increase number for more people up to 5 for a crowd • Can also be cylindrical objects like logs or poles

  18. CL: 3 • Wheeled Vehicles like cars, bikes, or motorcycles • How would you show these?

  19. CL:  ʌ • Represents actions of a person’s legs or eyes • Laying down, jumping, falling, how you walk, where you look etc.

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