NAD Deaf Community History & Organizations 1 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: In what year was the National Association of the Deaf (NAD) founded?
- 1880 (Correct answer)
- 1864
- 1900
- 1917
Correct answer: 1880
NAD was founded in 1880 in Cincinnati, Ohio, making it the oldest and largest organization of Deaf Americans.
Question 2: What was the primary concern that led Deaf leaders to establish NAD in 1880?
- Protecting the use of American Sign Language against the oralism movement (Correct answer)
- Lobbying for Deaf schools to receive federal funding
- Creating a national Deaf sports organization
- Establishing a Deaf-owned newspaper network
Correct answer: Protecting the use of American Sign Language against the oralism movement
NAD was founded largely in response to the oralist movement that threatened to eliminate sign language from Deaf education.
Question 3: Gallaudet University, the only liberal arts university for Deaf students in the world, is located in which city?
- Washington, D.C. (Correct answer)
- Rochester, NY
- Austin, TX
- Chicago, IL
Correct answer: Washington, D.C.
Gallaudet University has been located in Washington, D.C. since its founding and is federally chartered.
Question 4: The Deaf President Now (DPN) protest of 1988 resulted in which landmark outcome?
- The appointment of I. King Jordan as Gallaudet's first Deaf president (Correct answer)
- Federal passage of the ADA
- Mandatory sign language instruction in all US schools
- Closure of all oral-only schools
Correct answer: The appointment of I. King Jordan as Gallaudet's first Deaf president
DPN succeeded in 1988 when I. King Jordan became Gallaudet's first Deaf president after student protests.
Question 5: Which term describes the view held by many in the Deaf community that Deafness is a cultural and linguistic identity rather than a medical deficit?
- Deaf-World perspective / cultural model (Correct answer)
- Medical model of disability
- Audist framework
- Pathological paradigm
Correct answer: Deaf-World perspective / cultural model
The cultural model (Deaf-World perspective) sees Deaf people as a linguistic minority with a shared culture and language.
Question 6: The American School for the Deaf, the first school for Deaf students in the US, was established in which year and city?
- 1817, Hartford, CT (Correct answer)
- 1864, Washington, D.C.
- 1880, Cincinnati, OH
- 1900, Boston, MA
Correct answer: 1817, Hartford, CT
Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet and Laurent Clerc founded the American School for the Deaf in Hartford in 1817.
NAD Deaf Community History & Organizations 1
In what year was the National Association of the Deaf (NAD) founded?