Dennis Cokely - Answer-Director of Northeastern's ASL program. "Green Books" , RID president 1983-
1987 helped to revise and update RID interpreter certification process. Established Center for
Atypical Language Interpreting. Co-founded Sign Media Inc (helps to standardize interpreter training).
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Utah Knowledge Exam Study Guide Dennis Cokely - Answer -Director of Northeastern's ASL program. "Green Books" , RID president 1983 -
1987 helped to revise and update RID interpreter certification process. Established Center for Atypical Language Interpreting. Co -founded Sign Media Inc (helps to standardize interpreter training). William Stokoe - Answer -First one to prove ASL as a "true -biz" language. Wrote the first ASL dictionary based on 3 categories (handshape, location, movement). "Father of Linguistics". Taught at Gallaudet as an English teacher. Thomas Gallaudet - Answer -Neighbor was Alice Cogswell, a young Deaf girl. He was motivated to find a way to teach her and "bring her to God". Went to France to find a way to teach her, found one school that was very secretive and wouldn't let him use their methods, found another place that taught the deaf (met abbe de siccard/jean massieu/Laurent Clerc). Clerc taught him sign language and then together they came back to the states and started the first Deaf school in America. Located in Hartford Connecticut in 1817. Laurent Clerc - Answer -French Deaf man, co -founded the first American school for the Deaf. Was also the first Deaf teacher at that school. Known as the "apostle of the Deaf in America". Abbe Sicard - Answer -Student and successor of Abbe de l'Epee. Wrote a dictionary of signs. Taught Laurent Clerc. Took over the school after de l'Epee died. Jean Massieu - Answer -Another student of Sicard's. Also taught Laurent Clerc. Developed the first formalized French Sign Language (ASL's parent language) Abbe de l'Epee - Answer -Founded the world's first free school for the Deaf. Thought to be the founder of formalized sign language, he took the sign language he was learning in France and completed it. Worked to help Deaf be seen as equal, Deaf people won't go to hell because they have language. Myth was that he created sign language. Andrew Graham Bell - Answer -Invented the telephone. "Father of Oralism". Eugenics, deaf people shouldn't procreate/should be forced not to. Against ASL wanted to push oralism in public schools and prevent Deaf -Deaf marriages. Presented for 3 days at the Milan conference and was a big reason why oralism was agreed upon as the method of teaching the Deaf. Paddy Ladd - Answer -Deaf rights advocate against oralism. Coined the term "Deafhood". Tom Humphries - Answer -Coined the term "Audism" the discrimination on a person based on their ability to hear. Wife is Carol Padden. Wrote Deaf in America: Voices of a Culture Carol Padden - Answer -Winner of the "genius grant". She is Deaf. Had similar accomplishments to her husband Tom Humphries. Milan Conference - Answer -1880, mandated the use of oralism in public schools. "Dark Day for the Deaf". Deaf President Now - Answer -Board selected a Hearing president (2/3 candidates were Deaf) again after years of never having a Deaf president. Students protested for one week in March of 1988 and had 4 demands 1. Zinser (the Hearing president) resign, 2. Jane Spillman (head of the board of trustees) step down. 3. 51% Deaf majority sat on the school board and 4. No repercussions for the students/staff involved. I King Jordan named president and Phil Braven named chairman of the Board (both Deaf, huge win for the Deaf community) Martha's Vineyard - Answer -Had such a high population of Deaf here that most everyone knew sign language. "The place where everyone spoke sign language". Developed its own sign language MVSL. Deaf population dwindled as Deaf started going to different schools around the country and settled down elsewhere. Ball State College - Answer -RID establish 1964 California State University at Northridge (CSUN) - Answer -First interpreter training program (ITP) set up in 1965 NTID (National Technical Institute for the Deaf) - Answer -Set up their first ITP in 1966 First Certification Exam - Answer -Conducted by the RID in 1972 NAD (National Association of the Deaf) - Answer -1880. Formed after the Milan conference to help preserve and protected ASL and Deaf culture. WFD (World Federation of the Deaf) - Answer -1951. Work with governments all over the world. Advocate for use of sign language, and for Deaf people to have equal rights and a voice at National level. Work with UN. RID (Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf - Answer -1964. They provide training and certification for interpreters. Levels of Certification - Answer -1 knowledge exam, 2 performance exams (Novice and professional). Novice has 3 components: 1)spoken English to Sign, 2) Sign to Spoken English and 3) Role Play. Novice test valid 5 years, then interpreter must advance to professional. Professional Test has 5 components: 1) Spoken English to ASL, 2) ASL to Spoken English, 3) Spoken English to English Bound Signing, 4) English Bound Signing to Spoken English and 5) Role Play. 20 hours of professional development are needed every year for both certifications. Title 35a Section 605 - Answer -Utah Law. Interpreters must be certified whether paid or unpaid PL 104 -104 - Answer -Mandated Captioning passed in 1996 Title 5. Section 504: Rehabilitation Amendments Act - Answer -1973. Provides access for Deaf persons participating in "programs or activities receiving Federal financial Assistance". PL 94 -142: Education of All Handicapped Children Act - Answer -1975 Requires all disabled children to be educated in the "least restrictive environment" (LRE). Responsible for mainstreaming Deaf kids. Bilingual, Hearing, and Speech Impaired Court Interpreter Act - Answer -1977 mandates that Federal courts must appoint and pay for interpreters for Deaf persons in Federal criminal and /or civil action initiated by the government. ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) - Answer -1990. Expands Section 504's powers. Business with 15 or more people must provide "reasonable accomodations". Interpreters should interpret "effectively, accurately and impartially." IDEA (Individuals with Disabilities Act) - Answer -1990. Reaffirmed 94 -142 and required interpreters in mainstreamed classrooms. The Vocational Rehabilitation Act - Answer -1965. Gave vocational rehab counselors who worked with Deaf clients the authorization to pay for interpreters. Professional payment of interpreters.
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