Question 1A

At an ASL storytelling session at a local public library, there were ASL students crowding in the room preventing children from accessing the experience. Even though the program was geared toward these children, ASL students were not willing to leave the room to make space available for them as they needed the event to count for their homework assignment for attending a deaf event. Consequently, children were turned away or had to sit behind ASL students, making it difficult for them to see the storytellers. Adding to the frustration, the young deaf children were intimidated by the throng of ASL students, most of whom were busy chatting with each other and taking pictures.

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Question 1B

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Question 2A

At the conclusion of a public lecture by a deaf person, ASL students lined up just to have their pictures taken in order to have a proof of their attendance as required by their ASL instructor. This prevented other people from having a genuine conversation with the presenter.

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Question 2B

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Question 3A

An ASL student strikes up a conversation with a deaf person. The deaf person found it enjoyable to have the chat. Upon the conclusion of the conversation, the ASL student quickly leaves the room, considering his mission accomplished (that he had a conversation with at least one deaf person and is now prepared to write a report on that experience). The deaf person felt used.

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Question 3B

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Question 4A

At an interpreted professional theatrical presentation, ASL students purchase tickets in the ASL section, preventing deaf people from getting seats in the prime location.

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Question 4B

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Question 5A

ASL students attended an event sponsored by the deaf community. They spent the entire time standing by the wall, observing and taking notes. They also chatted with each other without signing.

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Question 5B

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Question 6A

At a “silent” dinner organized by ASL instructors to provide ASL students with an opportunity to interact with the local Deaf people and practice their ASL skills, students stayed just long enough to sign the attendance sheet and left immediately afterwards.

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Question 6B

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Question 7A

An ASL student shows up at a Deaf-run agency in hope of snaring an interview with someone for a required paper for her ASL class.  She gets upset when she was told that no one is available, even after the service provider explains that her time is precious, that there is a long wait list of deaf people who needed her service, that the agency is doing its best to respond to all pressing needs of the community and that she will make herself available in about two weeks (past the assignment due date).  The student sends a nasty email and spreads the word that this agency is not responsive to the needs of the community and that deaf people are not as capable as hearing people in running organizations.

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Question 7B

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Question 8A

An ASL student shows up at a Deaf event just long enough to grab a deaf person who is willing to answer a couple of basic questions.  After taking a picture of him, she leaves immediately afterwards. She submits a full-length report about this deaf person including his details about his family, his academic background, his career, and his views on allies.  Unfortunately for this student, the instructor happens to know the deaf person well enough to recognize that most of the information written in the report was fabricated.  (E.g., that he graduated from a local deaf school while in fact he was mainstreamed; that he had deaf parents while he did not; that he attended Gallaudet University while he went to RIT, etc.).

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Question 8B

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