"Getting Started"

1. The emphasis of the medical definition of the word deafness is to _______ those who are deaf.
3. Many people in the Deaf community prefer to be called ________.
8. What must be clear and obvious for the meaning to be understood?
9. Partially or completely lacking in the sense of hearing
10. Slight differences between signs is called ______.
14. To fully participate in Deaf Culture.
15. The cultural model or deafness is part of one's ____.

2. Before asking for clarification wha should you make sure you have?
4. Signs that show when something happened come where in a sentence?
5. The meaning of some signs in ASL change depending on the way signs are _______.
6. Hard-of-hearing refers to those who have some degree of _____.
7. What signals do Deaf people use for doorbells, the telephone, fore, or smoke alarms?
11. What kind of signs resemble the meaning behind the sign?
12. Beliefs, behavior patterns, and social organizations.
13. ASL culture is often called what?