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ASL 125 Midterm

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The traditional view of deaf people is: glass as half-empty.
True
What advice do professionals (such as audiologists and doctors) give to parents of a deaf child?
Seek surgery to receive CI
The Deaf community is bound by their Deaf art and literature.
False, ASL binds them together
Some features that Deaf people consider to be a characteristic of "hearing culture" are:
1. The use of artifacts such as radios
2. The use of speech to communicate
3. Speaking louder when you realize that someone is deaf
4. Leaning closer to hear a deaf person that is trying to talk instead of lip reading.
True
How many people in the United States are classified as "hearing impaired"?
36 Million
The "deaf" with a lowercase "d" refers to a deaf person who is culturally deaf.
False
The 90% formula states that:
1. More than 90% of deaf people are born to hearing parents
2. 90% of the parents with deaf children have no experience with deaf people prior to their child
3. 90% of deaf adults have hearing children
4. 90% of hearing parents are unable to communicate efficiently with their deaf child
True
These people have to negotiate between two cultures for their entire lives. ASL is usually their first language. They have to internalize the Deaf way of life from their parents despite their ability to hear. Who are they?
CODAs
The Deaf community accepts the term, "hearing impaired."
False
There are three domains that the Deaf people must satisfy in order to achieve a comfortable place in the Deaf community.
False. audiological, linguistic, political, and social requirements.
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