VIDEO: (Captioned) - Florida School for the Deaf and Blind takes anti-bullying stand.
Firstcoastnews.com: ST. JOHNS COUNTY, FL - Since the implementation of the Jeffrey Johnston "Stand up for All Students" Act, which was passed in 2008, all schools in the state are required to have anti-bullying policies in place.
The Florida School for the Deaf and Blind in St. Augustine is just one district working to eliminate bullying. Students from elementary through high school are learning about the importance of being respectful, responsible and cooperative.
(ABC News with Captions) - Bullied Teen Leaves Behind Chilling YouTube Video.
Port Coquitlam, Canada - A teenager posted a heartbreaking video on YouTube chronicling years of bullying in school and online, cutting and humiliation up until she died this week.
Amanda Todd, 15, posted the video called "My story: Struggling, bullying, suicide, self harm" on Sept. 7 and was found dead in her home town of Port Coquitlam, British Columbia, just over a month later.
"Hello, I've decided to tell you about my never ending story," the black and white video begins. Todd can only be seen from her nose down for most of the video, occasionally moving around so that her face is visible. She silently tells her story through a series of white cards with black marker writing on them.
I'm struggling to stay in this world, because everything just touches me so deeply. I'm not doing this for attention. I'm doing this to be an inspiration and to show that I can be strong. I did things to myself to make pain go away, because I'd rather hurt myself then someone else. Haters are haters but please don't hate, although im sure I'll get them. I hope I can show you guys that everyone has a story, and everyones future will be bright one day, you just gotta pull through. I'm still here aren't I ?
RIP Amanda Todd - November 27, 1996- October 10, 2012
'My story: Struggling, bullying, suicide, self harm' by Amanda Todd
530 A.D. - Benedictine Monks invent signs to circumvent "Vow of Silence". These signs may have been used later in attempts to teach Deaf children. http://www.aslinfo.com/trivia.html
Z|CSDVRS's Deaf Militant is an 'Intergenerative' hate speech.
Z|CSDVRS is currently being bombarded on social media by Deaf Militants?
You have to report and file the complaint nature of commendation, complaint or concern, report to the FCC about 'Hate Speech In The National Association of the Deaf.' The Election Committee announced official candidates NAD Presidential elections. Chris Wagner has been selected to serve as the NAD's president for officer and regional representative positions on the NAD Board of Directors 2012 NAD Conference 51st biennial conference held in Louisville, KY from July 3-7, 2012.
The Deaf community finds disburbing and uncomfortable the words 'DEAF MILITANTS' commencement speech ideas from the Z|CSDVRS company which is qualified for the federal funds from the Federal Communications Commission (http://www.fcc.gov/) to provide video relay interpreting services is a form of Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS) for the Deaf people. However, Numerous of deaf people finds digusting facts about Z|CSDVRS by calling certain deaf people 'Deaf Militants' by Julian Moiwai, Coordinator of Social Media, Z|CSDVRS, LCC, is not acceptable, not by FCC. We need to report to FCC that the monies sent to Z|CSDVRS are used to appropriate a staff to promote hate speech within the deaf community. Read below:
"Good evening, Z employees and associates:
Greetings from Louisville, Kentucky! We have been busy engaging ourselves with the 2012 National Association of the Deaf Conference goers all week. However, it is not slowing us down! You might be aware of the NAD Presidential elections. Chris Wagner -- our Senior Vice President of Business Operations and Marketing -- has been selected to serve as the NAD's president. I would like to ask you to do us a favor. ZVRS is currently being bombarded on social media by Sheri supporters or so-called "Deaf militiants." Please do not participate in any means of communication by putting gas into this flame. If you come across something that appears offensive or defamatory toward ZVRS, please send a direct link to my attention, and it will be followed through.
Thank you for your time.
Julian Moiwai
Social Media Coordinator
The Z|CSDVRS, LLC."that FCC will investigate such a hate speech and find out why Deaf Militants is an 'intergenerative' hate speech. That just fits the federal Hate Crime Statistics Act (HCSA). Why? It is a federal approach. HCSA requires the Justice department (DOJ) to acquire data on crimes which "manifest prejudice based on race, religion, sexual orientation, or ethnicity.' FCC will be required to refer your letter to DOJ. See below:
You have to report and file the complaint Nature of commendation, complaint or concern. The Federal Communications Commission (http://www.fcc.gov/complaints) requires that each state file an annual report regarding relay. If you are unable to resolve it directly, You can also file your complaint with the FCC's Consumer Center FCC.
To file a relay complaint with the Federal Communications Commission call toll-free at 1-888-225-5322 (voice) / 1-888-835-5322 (TTY), or file on line at http://esupport.fcc.gov/complaints.htm.
For the subject, you can write in "Please Investigate the Z|CSDVRS at the NAD."
(your home address - optional)
(date)
Julius Genachowski, Chairman
Julius.Genachowski@fcc.gov
Federal Communications Commission
445 12th Street, SW
Washington, DC 20554
Dear Sir:
I, the undersigned, request that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) investigates an apparently slanderous email written and distributed by Julian Moiwai, the Social Media Coordinator of Z|Communication Service for the Deaf Video Relay Services (Z|CSDVRS), to his employees and contractors. The Z|CSDVRS is federally funded for the provision of Video Relay Services (VRS) that is governed by the rules adopted by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) (47 C.F.R. 65.601 et. seq.) pursuant to the FCC's authority under Section 225 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 225. Moiwai's statement that "ZVRS is currently being bombarded on social media by Sheri [Farinha] supporters or so-called "Deaf militiants (sic)," begs for an official reprimand.
I am not very comfortable with the fact that such federally funded agencies like the Z and CSD played politics during the presidential election in the National Association of the Deaf (NAD) Conference last week. The Z|CSDVRS's Vice President Chris Wagner won the NAD presidential election. I ask that the FCC stops meddling in any consumer organization by federally funded agencies.
Sincerely,
(your signature - required)
To file a relay complaint with the Federal Communications Commission call toll-free at 1-888-225-5322 (voice) / 1-888-835-5322 (TTY), or file on line at http://esupport.fcc.gov/complaints.htm.
PERTH, AU. - Police release CCTV of a train station bashing of a Deaf man who was kicked and punched at a train station on Monday has appealed for public help to catch the thugs responsible. The thugs captured on surveillance camera.
The 18-year-old Kewdale man surrendered to police after security vision of the attack was released to media outlets yesterday.
The footage showed Seow Oh, 28, of Gosnells, being attacked on the station platform after getting off an Amadale-bound train in Carlisle at about 2.10pm on Monday this week.
Mr Oh, who is profoundly Deaf and uses sign language, was walking to his car parked at the station when was kicked from behind in what police described as an unprovoked and cowardly attack. Mr Oh was repeatedly kicked as he lay on the ground and suffered a fractured eye socket. Source 7NEWS.
Video produced by 3 angry men for ChildLine. Visit www.childline.org.uk Deafzone for information and advice. Thank you to staff and pupils at Oak Lodge School for the Deaf, Icknield High School Hearing Impaired Unit and Harrow college CSU as well as Jean St Claire and actors Ashley, Vilma and Rebecca.
Video: "If You Really Knew Me" story in captioned.
A heart touching story of a Deaf girl. her story, her speaking, her heart, poured out. If you are Deaf, hearing impaired, or just don't understand, here is what she said.
I was born with a hearing impairment. I was Deaf completly till the age of 6 because my parents got me hearing devices. But since I first stepped in elementary school, there was never a day someone would push me down, call me names, not talk to me, and mostly, never a day that my own school teacher would respect me.
I was stupid, and I was dumb. I would get best up at school because when I say "what, I can't hear you.." they would take that as sarcasm. I got referrals, suspensions, and got kicked out of school for things i haven't done. I was accused of "smoking in the bathroom" in my 4th grade year. I was "accused of beating up 3 girls in the back of school" when I didn't even know how to fight, and in field trips the principal was always picking me up and taking me to detention because I would get into fights, but they would pick up the ones who fought with me.
I was always in trouble for standing for myself. My own principal abused me, and even had me hold back a year in school for no reason whatsoever, almost fired my mom from her job and I left my last day of school with a concussion and four stab wounds on my back from those tacks that pin papers with on the wall because of this girl that would always fight me. I only had 1 friend in those years. but she was worse than me, she commit suicide at the age of thirteen I was eleven, I call the cops on it cause I had to watch her die.
Sad thing is I couldn't even attend the funeral, the parents had her buried in Arizona. I became suicidal, cut, drank smoked. I joined martial arts later. and I'm still in martial arts now to this day.
In 6th grade, I started having friends. People knew not to mess with me cause all this made me stronger. and I always had to get in a fight. But I was so happy when I didn't lose my first real fight that gained me full respect.
I was wondered though, why people are so cruel still. Especially when someone has a disability they have to live with there whole life, and they laugh about it. Actions may be stronger than words, but no one said words didn't hurt as well. I'm still hurt though. because its been since 6th grade that no ones bothered me until like two weeks ago, I cried my eyes out and just broke down, because this girl in my class would say "I m surprised you can hear the school bell." with a smirk.
If only i could put all those people in my shoes, and show them what its like to be like this, alone, rejected, hurt to judge what you don't understand. This is why I decide to give hugs. because in those times, nobody was there to give me one. No one deserves to live my life, a life without anyone beside them. I Love you guys, I promise. Guys,
If you lived with a disability, a bad habit, a different sexual orientation, or an impairment, and you blame it for all your problems, and what you've been through in your past, DON'T. Thank god for it. why?
It makes you stronger than anyone else that consider thereselves "normal", and you being the "Abnormal, weird, strange" person. It makes you more confident than others, and more tougher through out life. Don't reflect the pain you went through on others, turn that pain into something greater, and give something to others, that you never had before like friendship, love, HUGS kisses.
trust me, you will feel so much better. Published on 19 May 2012 by Aissixx
Alone in a Hearing World shows true to life scenarios of a young Deaf boy growing up in a hearing world. With family members who can't communicate and continuous misunderstandings by his teachers and coaches, he is forced to live in a world of isolation. However, when he pleas for his Mothers understanding and falls short, he ends up in the only place he seems to find acceptance, as seen on YouTube: Alone In A Hearing World
"Alone In The Mainstream" (best seller book for the teachers) - A Deaf women remembers public schools - Gina A. Oliva in which a book is a part of education for hearing parents to understanding with Deaf children in the mainstream schools, as seen on YouTube: Alone In The Mainstream
Video: Deaf student bullied at Alexander Graham Bell school.
CHICAGO (CBS) - A young Deaf boy says first he was bullied by some classmates and then a teacher allegedly joined in. The third-grader attends Alexander Graham Bell School in Chicago, where he says he’s been repeatedly hit and verbally abused by students.
Is Alexander Graham Bell school recommendation for the hearing-impaired children?
Alexander Graham Bell School is NOT recommended for the Deaf/HoH children, because of Alexander Graham Bell is the Father of Audism! What is Audism? Find more info: Audism. The Deaf community believed he should attend to the school for the Deaf or have a better school service with sign language interpreters instead AG Bell school. He seems to have trouble with speaking by verbally. We don't understand why his mother didn't think about taking him to Deaf school. We highly recommend that he should learn sign language for better communication.
The hearing parents sometimes barrier communication with hearing-impaired children like it is lack of communication, abuse, and barrier. The hearing-impaired are mostly frustration, angry, temper and crying with their hearing parents. Including oral school for the Deaf, also barrier and bullying the hearing-impaired children with the communication. Unfortunately, hearing parents misuse their hearing-impaired children in the mental institutions like as AG Bell Schools for wrong purpose. They expect that the hearing-impaired children may be brainwashed. Although physical abuse is prohibited but still, this term brings back these memories that many are scarred with the term oralism. As seen on video in ASL: Dear AG Bell
AG Bell has been pushing such as forced to the hearing-impaired children for oral and cochlear implants. Even AG Bell uses Doctors and Audiologists to put cochlear implants on hearing-impaired and teaching them how to speak by Oral Methods. The general of communities discovered many lies about Alexander Graham Bell's life to destroy Deaf culture because of oralism movement.
What is oralism movement? Oralism is way different from spoken English. Oralism tends to be the only approach and it bans from ASL. Spoken English is not against for one to know both languages since birth. It has no biased meaning - it is just a language. Signed English doesn't ban a hearing-impaired child from using ASL nor force those who cannot hear enough to use it. Some people who think the world of oralism are ignorant. Using the word, oralism, still did not change to a positive concept just we would never change the concept of slavery.
Would we want to still practice slavery? No! Unfortuantely, it is still happening in some parts of the world. Slavery will always be negative just like oralism therefore there is no way to change the meaning. They should now that there were horrors associated to oralism. Although it is history but today the practice, the principle and the philosophy still discriminate against ASL.
The term should be changed to oracy since it involves the use of switching to both languages where they have the options to use, spoken or signed where there is a more flexibility and compatibility. The hearing parents of the Deaf children will LIKLEY to be a victim. The hearing parents really need a wake-up call and stop abuse to the hearing-impaired children which are victims of abused from the AG Bell schools as seen on youtube.
LiesAGBellToldMyParents...Many Deaf Survivors of the Alexander Graham Bell Association... We will never forget.
Video: 'What It's Like To Be Deaf' in American Sign Language version.
This is Katie describing what it's like to be Deaf. For those who cannot understand her sign language, this is what she is saying...
'What It's Like To Be Deaf ?'
People have asked me. I have no problem answering or explaining how I lost my hearing. But to explain what it's like to be Deaf? It's very Simple: I can't hear. No, wait... it is much more than that. It is similar to a goldfish in a bowl, always observing things going on. People talking all the... times. It is like a man on his own island among foreigners.
Isolation is no stranger to me. Relatives and friends say hi and bye, but I sit among them for 5 hours trying to be involved. Natural curiosity perks up upon seeing great laughter, crying, anger.
Inquiring only to meet with a "Never mind", "Nothing" or "Oh, it's not important". Seeing them laugh and look at me makes me think they are making fun of my disability when they weren't.
Getting a summarized statement of the whole day. I'm supposed to smile to show happiness. Little do they know how truly miserable I am trying to understand. People are in control of language usage, I am at loss and really uncomfortable there. Always feeling like an outsider among the hearing people, Even though it was not their intention. They are always assuming that I am part of them by my physical presence, but not understanding the importance of communication. I must make the choices constantly, no wonder why I choose Deaf friends? I get such great pleasure at the Deaf events, before I even realize it, it is already the end of the day. Our language is common, we understand each other clearly.
Being at loss of control of the environment which is communication we rely on such technology such as smartphones to communicate with hearing people, and yet some people panic and retreat to avoid Deaf people like the plague.
But again we Deaf people are still human beings With dreams, desires, and goals sometimes we just feel the need to Belong, just like everyone else. That's how I am Deaf.
My experience with "bullying" at three different schools in American Sign Language.
When I was young student and went three different mainstream schools. The mainstream students were bulling at me and cause my life become trouble. Of course, my grade got bad too. My mother decided and sent me to Va school for the Deaf and Blind at Staunton, VA. Through 6 years I'd suffered from bullying by the mainstream students.
'Silence in the Night' in short movie. This is a project I made about bullying. The main character is Deaf. I am not Deaf, but I chose to play a Deaf character so I could show that bullying affects everyone.
I hope you enjoy the video.... I know my signing skills are not perfect, and I am not 100% fluent, but I tried my best to show a story about bullying. This is 100% fiction, so Danni, is not a real person, but she does resemble the lives of many teens. Hope you enjoy.
When haters gonna still hate, stop the Deaf bullies.
The Vlogsphere/Blogsphere are so obsessed with Sloan Churman's inspiring video where Sarah Churman hears her own voice for the first time after a lifetime of being Deaf as seen on 29 Year Old Deaf Woman Hears Herself For The First Time which still debating on the internet.
The several people most assumed and accusations that hearing impaired that did the comments under Sloan Churman's inspiring video for instance, The Damage Has Been Done! which is absolutely no proven by hearing impaired people that did this. What. 50K comments, majority of hearing impaired people attacking?.. 50K? oh puh-eeease.
Some time passed before I found an excellent example of the earlier point as similar of the videos.
An amazing and touching video of a young woman turning on her passionate message on Youtube whereas a simple, "Stop The Deaf Bullies Video" posted by Emily Darcy which she is implantable hearing as Sarah Churman would have been both sufficient and polite, many people chose to turn the video's comment section into their own personal political platform. Several of them did it in the most tactless way possible, offering up flat out insults and not even constructive points. Many people even attacked the beliefs of the videos, therefore, there's no difference between these the videos.
But then the sad thing is that you'll get your usual haters in the comment section as always by a bunch of idiots and then you have a bunch of ignorant like naysayers, haters and extremist people who can't even understand that Deaf/HH people can speaks out how they feels. You'll have to spend some time to find and read those nasty comments as you can seen on: Stop The Deaf Bullies -All Comments
There was a competition to make a video about the 'Deaf bullying' so I thought to make one because I'm also Deaf and just showing the haters out there what being Deaf is really like. Bullying the Deaf people is pathetic because it's not their fault for being Deaf. I hope all of you's understand this video cause basically of the Deaf people do get bullied for it, but look, we've got the most amazing life.
There was a competition to make a video about the 'Deaf Bullying' so she thought to make one because She is also Deaf and just showing the haters out there what being Deaf is really like. Bullying the Deaf people is pathetic because it's not their fault for being DEAF.
Video: Gallaudet: It Gets Better in ASL/captioned - This is a group of Gallaudet University students who have worked on a video for the LGBT course. This is a video for the "It Gets Better" project.
Subtitles/ASL - Gallaudet University graduate students in the Dept. of social work made this video as part of the honor society, Mu Pi. Our hope is to spread awareness, address bullying within our schools and communities, and prevent future harm to children and adolescents.
Video: I'm Sorry, I'm Deaf. I sometime confront people to tell em that I m deaf so they will understand why my accent is weird. They are understanding me speak and gesture a bit (I know I m hard of hearing but still I m Deaf!
Most hearing people did not know that you are deaf so you dont have to give them ugly attitude in first place...be cool!
Don't worry about other hearing people think of you. We should feel sorry for them for being ignorant and stupid. THEY ARE WORTHLESS!!! Some of them respect deaf community and deaf culture which is good! Moved on and enjoy ur life! BE STRONG! Video by LynxA8
