AmericanSignLanguage(ASL)Deaf peopleare statisticallybetter driversthan driverswho can hear.90% of all deafpeople are born tohearing parents,most of them withno experience indeafness.English is a secondlanguage for mostDeaf people makingthem bilingual inboth ASL andEnglish. American SignLanguage ismore similar toFrench SignLanguageFacial expressionis considered amajor part of thecommunicationprocess.2-3 out of every1,000 children inthe United Statesare born with adetectable level ofhearing loss in oneor both ears.Tapping them onthe shoulder is amuch moreacceptablemethod to grabtheir attention.Deafpeoplelisten withtheir eyes.In deaf culturepeople look ateach other'sface, not theirhands, whencommunicating.The NationalAssociation of theDeaf (NAD) callsASL the“backbone of theAmerican Deafculture.”Deafness isthe third mostcommondisability inthe worldVision is themost useful toolthey have tocommunicateand receiveinformation.Lip Reading – thebest lip readerscan onlyunderstand about60% of what isbeing said.Using aninterpreter is forboth people tocommunicate –not only the deafpersonSpeakinglouderdoes notwork.ASL is a complete,complex languageconsisting of signsmade by the hands,facial expressionsand body language.Technology canimprovecommunicationbetween deafpeople and non-deaf peoplesignificantly.sign languageitself is thefourth mostpopularlanguage in theworld.The signlanguage usedin the UnitedStates andCanada is notuniversal.Deaf people aremore visuallyaware when theyare driving thanthose who rely onsounds for cues.Maintainingeye contactis a sign ofrespect.There areinternationalsign languages– American,Irish, andFrench etc.Deaf peopleembrace theirDeafness andare proud oftheir history.AmericanSignLanguage(ASL)Deaf peopleare statisticallybetter driversthan driverswho can hear.90% of all deafpeople are born tohearing parents,most of them withno experience indeafness.English is a secondlanguage for mostDeaf people makingthem bilingual inboth ASL andEnglish. American SignLanguage ismore similar toFrench SignLanguageFacial expressionis considered amajor part of thecommunicationprocess.2-3 out of every1,000 children inthe United Statesare born with adetectable level ofhearing loss in oneor both ears.Tapping them onthe shoulder is amuch moreacceptablemethod to grabtheir attention.Deafpeoplelisten withtheir eyes.In deaf culturepeople look ateach other'sface, not theirhands, whencommunicating.The NationalAssociation of theDeaf (NAD) callsASL the“backbone of theAmerican Deafculture.”Deafness isthe third mostcommondisability inthe worldVision is themost useful toolthey have tocommunicateand receiveinformation.Lip Reading – thebest lip readerscan onlyunderstand about60% of what isbeing said.Using aninterpreter is forboth people tocommunicate –not only the deafpersonSpeakinglouderdoes notwork.ASL is a complete,complex languageconsisting of signsmade by the hands,facial expressionsand body language.Technology canimprovecommunicationbetween deafpeople and non-deaf peoplesignificantly.sign languageitself is thefourth mostpopularlanguage in theworld.The signlanguage usedin the UnitedStates andCanada is notuniversal.Deaf people aremore visuallyaware when theyare driving thanthose who rely onsounds for cues.Maintainingeye contactis a sign ofrespect.There areinternationalsign languages– American,Irish, andFrench etc.Deaf peopleembrace theirDeafness andare proud oftheir history.

Deaf Culture Bingo - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. American Sign Language (ASL)
  2. Deaf people are statistically better drivers than drivers who can hear.
  3. 90% of all deaf people are born to hearing parents, most of them with no experience in deafness.
  4. English is a second language for most Deaf people making them bilingual in both ASL and English.
  5. American Sign Language is more similar to French Sign Language
  6. Facial expression is considered a major part of the communication process.
  7. 2-3 out of every 1,000 children in the United States are born with a detectable level of hearing loss in one or both ears.
  8. Tapping them on the shoulder is a much more acceptable method to grab their attention.
  9. Deaf people listen with their eyes.
  10. In deaf culture people look at each other's face, not their hands, when communicating.
  11. The National Association of the Deaf (NAD) calls ASL the “backbone of the American Deaf culture.”
  12. Deafness is the third most common disability in the world
  13. Vision is the most useful tool they have to communicate and receive information.
  14. Lip Reading – the best lip readers can only understand about 60% of what is being said.
  15. Using an interpreter is for both people to communicate – not only the deaf person
  16. Speaking louder does not work.
  17. ASL is a complete, complex language consisting of signs made by the hands, facial expressions and body language.
  18. Technology can improve communication between deaf people and non-deaf people significantly.
  19. sign language itself is the fourth most popular language in the world.
  20. The sign language used in the United States and Canada is not universal.
  21. Deaf people are more visually aware when they are driving than those who rely on sounds for cues.
  22. Maintaining eye contact is a sign of respect.
  23. There are international sign languages – American, Irish, and French etc.
  24. Deaf people embrace their Deafness and are proud of their history.