Test your Deaf Ettiquette

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Deaf Ettiquette Quiz

1. To get a deaf person's attention you should:

• shout very loudly in their ear
• wave your arms and jump up and down
• flash the light on and off
• stomp on the floor
• gently tap on the shoulder

2. If you are in a building where there is a deaf person and the building is evacuated because of fire, you should:

• try to inform the deaf person about the fire
• assume that the deaf person will see or smell the fire in time
• try to be the first one out of the building

3. If there is a deaf person with an interpreter, you should:

• talk very loudly so the interpreter can hear you
• talk to the interpreter and ignore the deaf person
• look at and talk to the deaf person

4. Most deaf children have deaf parents...

• true
• false

5. Deaf people like music?

• true
• false

6. When you meet a deaf person (who signs) for the first time, you should:

• use whatever signs you know to communicate
• pretend you don't know any signs
• speak very, very slowly and exaggerate your words
• smile and run the other way

7. If you can't understand a deaf person's speech, you should:

• smile a lot and pretend that you do
• tell the deaf person they have great speech
• ask him/her to repeat so you may understand

8. Deaf people are not allowed to drive cars...

• true
• false

9. All deaf people know sign language...

• true
• false

10. All deaf people can lipread...

• true
• false

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