Deaf Awareness Quiz

How much do you know about the Deaf Community?

True or False

1.      All deaf people can talk?

2.     Deaf people don’t mind working in noisy places?

3.      American Sign Language is a universal language?

4.     Deaf people cannot drive?

5.     All deaf people know American Sign Language?

6.     All deaf people attend a residential program (deaf school)?

7.     Deaf people can read Braille?

8.     All deaf people wear hearing aids?

9.     Deaf people can find jobs pretty easy?

10.  Deaf people can do ANYTHING except hear?

11.   American Sign Language is a form of shorthand?

12.   American Sign Language is not a “real” language because it has no written form?

All of the answers above are false except number 10.  Deaf people can do anything except hear.

Technology Used by Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing People

Technology is used often by those who are deaf or hard-of-hearing.  Some people may wonder how a person with a hearing loss knows when someone is at his or her door.  Or, how does a person with a hearing loss know when his or her phone is ringing?  The products featured below are most often used by the deaf and hard-of-hearing communities.  These products are an integral part of their everyday lives.

Alarm clockVibrating Alarm Clock

Fire alarm pic Flashing Fire Alarm

Telephone signal deviceTelephone Signal Device

TTYTelecommunication Device for the Deaf (TDD or TTY)

videophoneVideophone for the Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing

sidekick Sidekick telphone

doorbell alarms Doorbell Flashing Alarms


These products and more can be purchased at Harris Communications http://www.harriscomm.com/