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If Only It Were Just TV: Schools For The Deaf Are Closing
Thejewishweek.com - If only it were just TV: Schools for the Deaf are closing.
On Monday, March 4th, the television show ‘Switched at Birth’ did something on mainstream TV that had never been done before. It ran an episode in sign language. Some viewers thought at first that the sound on their television was broken.
The show is an ABC Family drama that revolves around two teenagers who were switched at birth, one of whom is Deaf.
According to ABC Family, it is the first television series to have multiple Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing series regulars, and scenes shot entirely in American Sign Language.
Marlee Matlin guest stars. Because of this, the series not only exposes the American public to the Deaf community, it also has the power to educate us about important related issues: last week’s ASL episode focused on the failure of the American education system to serve many Deaf students who find themselves there because their own schools have closed.
The main story of ‘Switched at Birth's’ ASL episode focuses on the closing of such a school, and the protest created by the students to keep it open. Many students who are Deaf want to study in a school designed for them, where they can communicate directly with teachers and counselors, interact directly with their peers and participate fully in extracurricular activities – things most hearing students take for granted. ...READ MORE: http://www.thejewishweek.com/blogs/new-normal/if-only-it-were-just-tv-schools-deaf-are-closing
‘Switched at Birth's’ ASL episode information: http://www.tvrage.com/Switched_at_Birth
Related Articles:
Not Hearing Loss, Deaf Gain
GMA: Marlee Matlin Promotes 'Switched at Birth' Episode
‘Switched at Birth’ Silent Episode 1.6 Million Viewers
On Monday, March 4th, the television show ‘Switched at Birth’ did something on mainstream TV that had never been done before. It ran an episode in sign language. Some viewers thought at first that the sound on their television was broken.The show is an ABC Family drama that revolves around two teenagers who were switched at birth, one of whom is Deaf.
According to ABC Family, it is the first television series to have multiple Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing series regulars, and scenes shot entirely in American Sign Language.
Marlee Matlin guest stars. Because of this, the series not only exposes the American public to the Deaf community, it also has the power to educate us about important related issues: last week’s ASL episode focused on the failure of the American education system to serve many Deaf students who find themselves there because their own schools have closed.
The main story of ‘Switched at Birth's’ ASL episode focuses on the closing of such a school, and the protest created by the students to keep it open. Many students who are Deaf want to study in a school designed for them, where they can communicate directly with teachers and counselors, interact directly with their peers and participate fully in extracurricular activities – things most hearing students take for granted. ...READ MORE: http://www.thejewishweek.com/blogs/new-normal/if-only-it-were-just-tv-schools-deaf-are-closing
‘Switched at Birth's’ ASL episode information: http://www.tvrage.com/Switched_at_Birth
Related Articles:
Not Hearing Loss, Deaf Gain
GMA: Marlee Matlin Promotes 'Switched at Birth' Episode
‘Switched at Birth’ Silent Episode 1.6 Million Viewers
Monday, March 11, 2013
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‘Switched at Birth’ Silent Episode 1.6 Million Viewers
VIDEO: Washingtonpost.com - Gallaudet University uses all-sign language episode of ‘Switched at Birth’ to air new commercial.
Gallaudet University is taking advantage of a special episode of ABC Family’s ‘Switched at Birth’ Monday night, as a commercial for the university will air during an episode of the show that is told entirely in American Sign Language and based on real-life events that happened at the school itself.
The all-sign language technique for the episode is a first for a scripted series on mainstream television, according to the network, which will air Gallaudet’s commercial twice during the hour. The episode takes place on the 25th anniversary of the Deaf President Now movement at Gallaudet in March 1988, when students and faculty protested after the university instated a hearing president over two Deaf candidates.
‘Switched at Birth,’ which wraps up the first half of its second season next week, follows the chaos that takes place when two high school girls find out they were sent home with the wrong families as babies in the hospital. One of the daughters is Deaf, resulting as a driving plot force in the series. The show, which debuted in June 2011 to more than 3 million viewers, has attracted around 1.7 million people per episode this season.
In Monday’s episode at 8 p.m., the fictional Carlton School for the Deaf is on the brink of closing, so the students protest, inspired by the real-life circumstances at Gallaudet in the 80s. The whole hour will be in sign language, with accompanying subtitles. ... READ MORE: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/tv-column/post/gallaudet-university-uses-all-sign-language-episode-of-switched-at-birth-to-air-new-commercial/2013/03/04/0017a45a-8508-11e2-9d71-f0feafdd1394_blog.html
On ABC Family, an Episode in Sign Language.
Nytimes.com - On Monday night, ABC Family did something that no commercial television outlet in the United States had ever done: it broadcast an entire episode of a show in sign language, with closed captioning turned on by default.
Advocates for the Deaf and hard-of-hearing cheered the move, and they wondered: would viewers tune in specifically for the almost-silent episode of the series, ‘Switched at Birth,’ one of ABC Family’s most popular? Or would viewers turn it off, potentially perturbed by the lack of audio? There was a normal musical score, and a scene at the beginning of the episode with audible dialogue, but the rest of the dialogue was in sign language.
Broadly speaking, neither outcome came true. The show’s overnight Nielsen ratings were down, but only slightly. Most fans of the show stayed with it 1.6 million, according to the overnight ratings. The series this season has averaged 1.7 million viewers.
In the show’s target demographic, women 12 to 34, 748,000 viewers tuned in, down just a little bit from the season average of 777,000. About a quarter of those viewers usually record the show and watch it later, so the final ratings won’t come in for a while.
“Switched at Birth” features several Deaf or hard-of-hearing characters, so every episode incorporates sign language in some way. But Monday’s episode went further. ... READ MORE: http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/03/06/on-abc-family-an-episode-in-sign-language/
‘Switched at Birth’: ABC Family’s The teen soap Switched at Birth explores self-expression and the communication gulf between the hearing and Deaf communities. List of Switched at Birth characters: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Switched_at_Birth_characters
Gallaudet University is taking advantage of a special episode of ABC Family’s ‘Switched at Birth’ Monday night, as a commercial for the university will air during an episode of the show that is told entirely in American Sign Language and based on real-life events that happened at the school itself.The all-sign language technique for the episode is a first for a scripted series on mainstream television, according to the network, which will air Gallaudet’s commercial twice during the hour. The episode takes place on the 25th anniversary of the Deaf President Now movement at Gallaudet in March 1988, when students and faculty protested after the university instated a hearing president over two Deaf candidates.
‘Switched at Birth,’ which wraps up the first half of its second season next week, follows the chaos that takes place when two high school girls find out they were sent home with the wrong families as babies in the hospital. One of the daughters is Deaf, resulting as a driving plot force in the series. The show, which debuted in June 2011 to more than 3 million viewers, has attracted around 1.7 million people per episode this season.
In Monday’s episode at 8 p.m., the fictional Carlton School for the Deaf is on the brink of closing, so the students protest, inspired by the real-life circumstances at Gallaudet in the 80s. The whole hour will be in sign language, with accompanying subtitles. ... READ MORE: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/tv-column/post/gallaudet-university-uses-all-sign-language-episode-of-switched-at-birth-to-air-new-commercial/2013/03/04/0017a45a-8508-11e2-9d71-f0feafdd1394_blog.html
On ABC Family, an Episode in Sign Language.
Nytimes.com - On Monday night, ABC Family did something that no commercial television outlet in the United States had ever done: it broadcast an entire episode of a show in sign language, with closed captioning turned on by default.
Advocates for the Deaf and hard-of-hearing cheered the move, and they wondered: would viewers tune in specifically for the almost-silent episode of the series, ‘Switched at Birth,’ one of ABC Family’s most popular? Or would viewers turn it off, potentially perturbed by the lack of audio? There was a normal musical score, and a scene at the beginning of the episode with audible dialogue, but the rest of the dialogue was in sign language.
Broadly speaking, neither outcome came true. The show’s overnight Nielsen ratings were down, but only slightly. Most fans of the show stayed with it 1.6 million, according to the overnight ratings. The series this season has averaged 1.7 million viewers.
In the show’s target demographic, women 12 to 34, 748,000 viewers tuned in, down just a little bit from the season average of 777,000. About a quarter of those viewers usually record the show and watch it later, so the final ratings won’t come in for a while.
“Switched at Birth” features several Deaf or hard-of-hearing characters, so every episode incorporates sign language in some way. But Monday’s episode went further. ... READ MORE: http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/03/06/on-abc-family-an-episode-in-sign-language/
‘Switched at Birth’: ABC Family’s The teen soap Switched at Birth explores self-expression and the communication gulf between the hearing and Deaf communities. List of Switched at Birth characters: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Switched_at_Birth_characters
Wednesday, March 6, 2013
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Technology Helps Deaf Students at Gallaudet
VIDEO: Technology Helps Deaf Students at Gallaudet University. (Captioned)
VOA - Gallaudet University in Washington is the world's only university with programs designed for Deaf students and those who are hard-of-hearing. But hearing disorders do not keep students from learning because of the university's heavy use of technology.
Students use interactive technologies in and out of the classroom, technologies such as webcam interactions on Skype. More than 90 percent of Gallaudet's classes use some form of online communication. Professor Gene Mirus says technology is important in the learning process. "So there are, you know, televisions and webcams and things like that. Students are able to record themselves doing projects in sign language, and do that at home. We use a lot of computer technologies, and webcams and things like that."
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Sonam Jain, a student from Sri Lanka, says his years at Gallaudet have offered experiences different from his childhood. "Sri Lanka has states. And they don't have one standardized sign language. So, in the United States, for example, there are signs for almost everything that you would ever want to talk about.
In Sri Lanka, there isn't. And so there are many things you find it very difficult to talk about in Sri Lanka." Another student says Gallaudet has helped him with his communication skills, especially with ASL - American Sign Language.
"When I grew up, I was signing in a way that was more English-like. Here at Gallaudet, I sign more like I sign in ASL - more visual and the communication is much easier, and the social life is wonderful here." That increased ability to communicate helps many students. "A lot of networking and reaching out to people and I've learned from - I've had role models that I've learned from here.
They provide workshops, there are a lot of sporting activities, intramural events that I've been involved with." "Most students increase their self-confidence, and improve their communication abilities and they leave Gallaudet ready to face the world." I'm Jeri Watson.
Source http://learningenglish.voanews.com
Similar article at Medical Research: Dual Adaptation in Deaf Brains
VOA - Gallaudet University in Washington is the world's only university with programs designed for Deaf students and those who are hard-of-hearing. But hearing disorders do not keep students from learning because of the university's heavy use of technology.
Students use interactive technologies in and out of the classroom, technologies such as webcam interactions on Skype. More than 90 percent of Gallaudet's classes use some form of online communication. Professor Gene Mirus says technology is important in the learning process. "So there are, you know, televisions and webcams and things like that. Students are able to record themselves doing projects in sign language, and do that at home. We use a lot of computer technologies, and webcams and things like that."
Sonam Jain, a student from Sri Lanka, says his years at Gallaudet have offered experiences different from his childhood. "Sri Lanka has states. And they don't have one standardized sign language. So, in the United States, for example, there are signs for almost everything that you would ever want to talk about.
In Sri Lanka, there isn't. And so there are many things you find it very difficult to talk about in Sri Lanka." Another student says Gallaudet has helped him with his communication skills, especially with ASL - American Sign Language.
"When I grew up, I was signing in a way that was more English-like. Here at Gallaudet, I sign more like I sign in ASL - more visual and the communication is much easier, and the social life is wonderful here." That increased ability to communicate helps many students. "A lot of networking and reaching out to people and I've learned from - I've had role models that I've learned from here.
They provide workshops, there are a lot of sporting activities, intramural events that I've been involved with." "Most students increase their self-confidence, and improve their communication abilities and they leave Gallaudet ready to face the world." I'm Jeri Watson.
Source http://learningenglish.voanews.com
Similar article at Medical Research: Dual Adaptation in Deaf Brains
Saturday, March 2, 2013
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What Is It Like To Be DEAF ?
VIDEO: What is it like to be DEAF? (Captioned)
This vlog is to educate the hearing people and help spread the awareness about our Deaf culture.
The vlog part two coming soon but If you have any stories to share what you or someone you know went through similiar experience and want to make a VLOG please contact us deffamiliavision@gmail.com - Def Familia.
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This vlog is to educate the hearing people and help spread the awareness about our Deaf culture.
The vlog part two coming soon but If you have any stories to share what you or someone you know went through similiar experience and want to make a VLOG please contact us deffamiliavision@gmail.com - Def Familia.
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Wednesday, February 20, 2013
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Reframing The Deaf Community For The 21st Century
VIDEO: Reframing the Deaf Community for the 21st Century. (American Sign Language)
What we need to do is increase activism to protect our language and culture in the 21st Century.
Video by Paul Kiel
Visit: http://www.deafadvocate.blogspot.com for more details.
A true story of audism from Aristotle time to now...why are we letting audism happening? Is it time for social change? Watch video: http://youtu.be/IWRnMzk3x1w
A satirical video about Judge having AG Bell arrested for crimes against Deaf humanity. Paul Kiel's Commentary about AG Bell, NAD and others at the end. Watch video: http://youtu.be/LzMNO1jqfkA
What we need to do is increase activism to protect our language and culture in the 21st Century.
Visit: http://www.deafadvocate.blogspot.com for more details.
A true story of audism from Aristotle time to now...why are we letting audism happening? Is it time for social change? Watch video: http://youtu.be/IWRnMzk3x1w
A satirical video about Judge having AG Bell arrested for crimes against Deaf humanity. Paul Kiel's Commentary about AG Bell, NAD and others at the end. Watch video: http://youtu.be/LzMNO1jqfkA
Sunday, February 17, 2013
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Deaf Awareness: Deaf To The Image
VIDEO: 'Deaf to the image' Documentary film - 70min et 54min - 1995. Emmanuelle Laborit talks about her Deaf identity and her vocation to be an actress, alongside this, French and German Deaf artists evoke their resistance through creation.
Scenario: Jeanne Soral et Brigitte Lemaine. Available with english or german subtitles.
Video by QuadraFilmCoalition
Produced by: Bayerischer Rundfunk / Deutsche Welle TV / Centre Pompidou.
Distributed by: CNRS Images.
Festivals: Berlin, Vancouver, Lille.
Prizes & Awards: Festival de Bruxelles.
Broadcasting: Planète, RTBF, TSR, Duna TV, Canal Vie.
Camera: François Ede, Steven Gruen, Christian Dransfeld.
Sound: Julien Cloquet, André Rigaut, Andy Buclow.
Editing: Agnès Molinard.
Music: L.V. Beethoven.
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Scenario: Jeanne Soral et Brigitte Lemaine. Available with english or german subtitles.
Produced by: Bayerischer Rundfunk / Deutsche Welle TV / Centre Pompidou.
Distributed by: CNRS Images.
Festivals: Berlin, Vancouver, Lille.
Prizes & Awards: Festival de Bruxelles.
Broadcasting: Planète, RTBF, TSR, Duna TV, Canal Vie.
Camera: François Ede, Steven Gruen, Christian Dransfeld.
Sound: Julien Cloquet, André Rigaut, Andy Buclow.
Editing: Agnès Molinard.
Music: L.V. Beethoven.
Distribution : contact@quadrafilmcoalition.com
Thursday, February 7, 2013
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Deaf Art Community of Indonesian
Video: Deaf Art Community - Aku Ingin Menjadi Kupu-Kupu in captioned.
Jakarta, Indonesia - They are just like us, but they did not complain as we are.
What wrong we were born in this world. We also born from the fruit of love just as the children of Adam and Eve perfect, is the word that hurts us as spears inserted in our gut.
What wrong we were born in this world, we also born from the fruit of love just as the children of Adam and Eve just perfect for a normal person and not perfect for the Deaf.
What wrong we were born in this world cynical faces who saw us it was also equally painful but we're still confident that we still have the ability.
Video by anakjogjaid
Indonesian:
mereka sama seperti kita, namun mereka tidak mengeluh seperti kita.
Apa salah kami lahir di dunia ini Kami juga lahir dari buah cinta Sama seperti anak-anak Adam dan Hawa Sempurna, adalah kata-kata yang menyakitkan bagi kami Seperti tombak yang ditusukkan ke ulu hati kami.
Apa salah kami lahir di dunia ini Kami juga lahir dari buah cinta Sama seperti anak-anak Adam dan Hawa sempurna hanya untuk orang normal dan tidak sempurna untuk tuli.
Apa salah kami lahir di dunia ini wajah-wajah sinis yang melihat kami itu juga sama menyakitkan tapi kami masih tetap yakin bahwa kami masih memiliki kemampuan.
Visit: http://ardhachandra-ryan.blogspot.com for more details.
Jakarta, Indonesia - They are just like us, but they did not complain as we are.
What wrong we were born in this world. We also born from the fruit of love just as the children of Adam and Eve perfect, is the word that hurts us as spears inserted in our gut.
What wrong we were born in this world, we also born from the fruit of love just as the children of Adam and Eve just perfect for a normal person and not perfect for the Deaf.
What wrong we were born in this world cynical faces who saw us it was also equally painful but we're still confident that we still have the ability.
Indonesian:
mereka sama seperti kita, namun mereka tidak mengeluh seperti kita.
Apa salah kami lahir di dunia ini Kami juga lahir dari buah cinta Sama seperti anak-anak Adam dan Hawa Sempurna, adalah kata-kata yang menyakitkan bagi kami Seperti tombak yang ditusukkan ke ulu hati kami.
Apa salah kami lahir di dunia ini Kami juga lahir dari buah cinta Sama seperti anak-anak Adam dan Hawa sempurna hanya untuk orang normal dan tidak sempurna untuk tuli.
Apa salah kami lahir di dunia ini wajah-wajah sinis yang melihat kami itu juga sama menyakitkan tapi kami masih tetap yakin bahwa kami masih memiliki kemampuan.
Visit: http://ardhachandra-ryan.blogspot.com for more details.
Monday, January 21, 2013
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The Deaf Community - Short Film
The Deaf Community - Short film with ASL/Captioned. The Deaf Community by Joanna Gao Macaulay Arts Seminar Fall 2012.
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Thursday, December 13, 2012
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Frontrunners - Deafhood & Culture
VIDEO: (Captioned) - Second Fortnight of Frontrunners 8.
Drisana Levitzke-Gray presenting a vlog about Deaf Culture, History, Sign language, and Mother Languages. Paddy Ladd, himself is very passionite about Deaf history, which was the center of the rare world where he evolved an intelligent discussion of academic world known as "Understanding Deaf Culture: In Search of Deafhood" who dwelled critical findings in the caves of Deaf people. Visit http://fr8.frontrunners.dk for more information. Subscribe Frontrunners8 Vlogs: Frontrunners8
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The Deaf Odyssey of Drisana. Drisana Levitzke-Gray will be presenting about her time during the World Federation of the Deaf Youth Camp and the World Federation Deaf Congress in Durban, South Africa in 2012. She will also give you a little insight into her involvement in Frontrunners which is an International Leadership Training Programme located in Denmark, Europe. Visit http://www.drisanalg.com for more information.
Drisana Levitzke-Gray presenting a vlog about Deaf Culture, History, Sign language, and Mother Languages. Paddy Ladd, himself is very passionite about Deaf history, which was the center of the rare world where he evolved an intelligent discussion of academic world known as "Understanding Deaf Culture: In Search of Deafhood" who dwelled critical findings in the caves of Deaf people. Visit http://fr8.frontrunners.dk for more information. Subscribe Frontrunners8 Vlogs: Frontrunners8
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The Deaf Odyssey of Drisana. Drisana Levitzke-Gray will be presenting about her time during the World Federation of the Deaf Youth Camp and the World Federation Deaf Congress in Durban, South Africa in 2012. She will also give you a little insight into her involvement in Frontrunners which is an International Leadership Training Programme located in Denmark, Europe. Visit http://www.drisanalg.com for more information.
Tuesday, October 9, 2012
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The Trajectory of Change: Deafhood and Social Activism
The Trajectory of Change: Deafhood and Social Activism in American Sign Language.
In this vlog, many years ago, my world was flat along with zero tolerance in accepting my identity as state of being Deaf and ignore Deaf world knowledge. Paddy Ladd was the center of the rare world where he evolved an intelligent discussion of academic world known as "Understanding Deaf Culture: In Search of Deafhood" who dwelled critical findings in the caves of Deaf people.
Once departing the cave, his work made my eyes see the thunder and observed lighting strike the cave, stealing it forever, delivering the message.
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Tuesday, September 25, 2012
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Deaf Culture and Community Will Likely Disappear
Prediction 30 years from now, Deaf culture and community will disappear! As seen on article: Deaf Gerbils 'Hear Again' After Stem Cell Cure
BSL Zone: The End
A drama envisaging a terminal decline of Deaf culture.
We are therefore currently only showing this film with subtitles.
Here's the linked to watch video: http://www.bslzone.co.uk/bsl-zone/zoom-focus-the-end/
Whether you are hearing or Deaf, it is recommended to watch this film with subtitles. There is spoken content which Deaf people will struggle to understand without subtitles, and there is British Sign Language which many hearing people will not understand.
This film was written and made with Deaf and hearing people in mind, and the film-makers really wanted to make a crossover film from the perspective of Deaf people and Deaf culture.
Ted Evans (Writer/Director) and the team behind The End quite rightly want the film to be accessible for everyone - However watching the film without subtitles would prove to be very difficult.
We are therefore currently only showing this film with subtitles.
Here's the linked to watch video: http://www.bslzone.co.uk/bsl-zone/zoom-focus-the-end/
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Mosdeux - The Deaf Family
Video with Subtitles - Mosdeux is a Deaf owned film studio which develops, produces and distributes film. It has produced several feature and short films targeting the Deaf and hard of hearing communities.
The Deaf founders, Chad W. Taylor and Wayne Betts, Jr. established Mosdeux to bring the cinematic perspective to the Deaf community with stories originating from the Deaf community. Read http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosdeux for more information.
Mosdeux - The Deaf Family - Part 1 of 12. Enjoy watch the comedy videos!
Video source by Aslanrusso
The Deaf founders, Chad W. Taylor and Wayne Betts, Jr. established Mosdeux to bring the cinematic perspective to the Deaf community with stories originating from the Deaf community. Read http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosdeux for more information.
Mosdeux - The Deaf Family - Part 1 of 12. Enjoy watch the comedy videos!
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Friday, September 21, 2012
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Should We Get Rid of Small d in Deaf ?
Vlog in American Sign Language - Should We Get Rid of Small d in Deaf ?
Transcript: The topic about small d and big D for Deaf bothers me. I don't know about you but I have mixed feelings because it splits the groups as those who are labeled as small d and big D.
According to Deaf in America, Voices from a Culture, I am raising a question if the idea if outdated. Why? In 1972, James Woodward proposed "to use the lowercase deaf when referring to the audiological condition of not hearing, and the uppercase Deaf when referring to a particular group of deaf people who share a language -- ASL and a culture." ~From Deaf in America, Voices from a Culture. As seen on article: Got D for Dandy and for Deaf?
I used to think that way before as I had studied about it back in the 80's. At that time, most people seemed to agree about the concept. But now my thinking about it has changed. Why? I have several reasons to get rid of small d/big D concept but still keep the big D only. Why?
Even a person who don't identify themselves as a Deaf person and is not immersed in ASL and Deaf culture call themselves alternatively such as hearing impaired, hard of hearing or a person with a hearing loss as they avoided labeling themselves deaf which is their decision so why should we continue to use small d? What should we do with a small d in Deaf? Just get rid of it! But continue to use big D. Why? Here are several justifications.
Must we know the language? Yes, it is important but allow me to present the points. People, in general, who belong to their ethnic groups like Italian, African, etc. Do they use small i in Italian, nor small a in African although not all of them know the language or even culture especially here in America but we still refer them capital I in Italian-American or a in African-American. I am Italian but I don't know the language so should I call myself small i? Heck, no because it doesn't work that way. So why should it be different for the Deaf?
The big D in Deaf is used regardless of not having full understanding of ASL or Deaf culture. They will continue to go through a process experiencing what we call Deafhood. They will get to that point. Let's say when they finally get to the meat of ASL and Deaf culture, then they "graduated" to earn a big D? No! Deafhood is a process. That's why this kind of thinking is considered new that caused me to question whether or not that topic in the book is considered outdated.
Do you think that no, we should keep on labeling small d and big D or keep the big D for all regardless of not having the knowledge of ASL and culture and that big D represents a cultural group anyway.
Read more: http://deafprogressivism.blogspot.com/2007/10/should-we-get-rid-of-small-d-in-deaf.html
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Thursday, September 13, 2012
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The Official Trailer 'Barfi!'
Watch The Official Trailer Of The Upcoming Hindi Movie Barfi! Starring Ranbir Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra and Illeana D'Cruz.
About Barfi:
Barfi movie The movie is a murder mystery. Ranbir Kapoor plays Murphy, a happy-go-lucky DEAF person while Priyanka Chopra plays the role of an autistic girl in the film. Ileana D'Cruz plays the narrator of the film. This movie is directed by Anurag Basu and comes in romance category. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barfi!
Release date: 14 September 2012: http://www.utvgroup.com/motion-pictures/coming-soon/barfii.html
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Saturday, August 25, 2012
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ASL Honor Society Pledge
Video: The official pledge of the American Sign Language Honor Society.
Video by aslhs
Visit: http://www.aslhonorsociety.org for more information.
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Wednesday, August 22, 2012
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Cochlear Implants Is NOT A Cure !
Video: My experience with people telling me there is a "cure" for deafness American Sign Language.
Video by Elise Melito
Worthwhile to watch a video clip of poem in ASL: I Don't Need Your Cure
On the surface, cochlear implants sound like a promising medical solution to the problems surrounding hearing loss or total deafness. A cochlear implant uses existing nerves and electronic signals to override damaged auditory nerves, thus restoring a sense of hearing to the recipient. However, this technology has also caused serious divisions within the Deaf community concerning the hearing society's position on deafness in general.
A number of members of the hearing impaired community choose to view their Deaf status as a subculture of society, in the same sense as a Hispanic person would embrace his or her Hispanic culture. Deafness is not a handicap person, but a shared experience which gives the hearing impaired its unique cultural identity. To members of this Deaf subculture, cochlear implants are considered disrespectful and insulting, since the medical community views deafness as a handicap which must be treated or corrected. As seen on article: http://www.cochlearwar.com/myths_and_facts.html
Certain factions of the hearing loss also believe a deaf person's ability to live a full and meaningful life is not compromised by his or her deafness, so the suggestion that cochlear implants provide advantages over a Deaf lifestyle is shortsighted and insensitive. Many Deaf people cope very well with their deafness, learning sign language and lip reading and adapting their work and home environments to accommodate their loss of hearing. Perhaps the cochlear implant is only for the MONEY as the dirty business? As seen on Cochlear Business Is Dirty Business! with closed captioned.
Another controversy surrounding cochlear implants is the safety and effectiveness of the procedure. Cochlear implantation involves major surgery in an area of the body filled with delicate nerves which control facial movements. One mistake during surgery could cause long-term facial paralysis, also and it is might be a risk to cochlear implant users where the thunderstorms approaching as seen on: Cochlear Implant User Struck By Lightning
Cochlear implants can also destroy any remaining healthy auditory nerves, which means a Deaf person could lose all remnants of natural hearing which may have helped them adjust to a Deaf lifestyle. Cochlear implants require the recipient to undergo significant fine-tuning sessions, and success can vary widely from recipient to recipient.
The controversy over cochlear implants often pits hearing parents against Deaf parents when it comes to raising their Deaf children in a hearing world. Many Deaf parents would prefer to raise their Deaf child in a Deaf culture, including the use of sign language and lip reading. Hearing parents who are not familiar with the Deaf community may opt for the cochlear implant surgery to correct their Deaf child's perceived handicap as seen on article: Cochlear Implant Cruelty -deafness.about.com
The result may be a Deaf child who can partially hear, or a hearing child with a Deaf cultural heritage. Either way, the child may face social ostracism from both communities if the parents do not consider the long-term effects of cochlear implant surgery. Not all members of the Deaf community view cochlear implants as an unnecessary procedure, but hearing parents facing a difficult decision concerning a Deaf child may want to research both sides of the controversy before committing to cochlear implant surgery. Hearing impairment: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hearing_impairment
History of Abandonment/Abuse
History tends to repeat itself and this is especially true of abuse and neglect patterns. Parents who experienced abuse, neglect or abandonment at the hands of someone when they were a child are more likely to repeat the pattern and abuse, neglect or abandon their own children. UNICEF estimates that 13 million children worldwide have been abandoned by both parents for various reasons, abuse and neglect among them. Watch the video in behavioral problems for not learning in sign language and oppression as seen on YouTube: Alone In A Hearing World
Handicap/Illness of Child
A child born with a handicap, birth defect or chronic illness has a higher chance of being abandoned by their parents. Since infants and children are needy to begin with, parents living with a child with a chronic condition may not be able to cope with the increased demands of their child. Like parents who live in poverty, these parents believe their child will be better off without them and abandon these child to the foster care system or to live with other relatives.
Behavioral Problems
All children experience behavior problems as they grow and learn about the world around them. For some parents, their child's misbehavior is a source of extreme stress they are unable to handle. Other parents have children with extreme, even criminal, behavior that they are unable or unwilling to control. These children are at an increased risk of being removed from their parent's care or having their parents find alternative placement situations for them. Watch the video in behavioral problems as seen on YouTube: Alone In A Hearing World
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Video by Elise Melito
Worthwhile to watch a video clip of poem in ASL: I Don't Need Your Cure
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Cochlear Implants are a Form of Child Abusing
On the surface, cochlear implants sound like a promising medical solution to the problems surrounding hearing loss or total deafness. A cochlear implant uses existing nerves and electronic signals to override damaged auditory nerves, thus restoring a sense of hearing to the recipient. However, this technology has also caused serious divisions within the Deaf community concerning the hearing society's position on deafness in general.
A number of members of the hearing impaired community choose to view their Deaf status as a subculture of society, in the same sense as a Hispanic person would embrace his or her Hispanic culture. Deafness is not a handicap person, but a shared experience which gives the hearing impaired its unique cultural identity. To members of this Deaf subculture, cochlear implants are considered disrespectful and insulting, since the medical community views deafness as a handicap which must be treated or corrected. As seen on article: http://www.cochlearwar.com/myths_and_facts.html
Certain factions of the hearing loss also believe a deaf person's ability to live a full and meaningful life is not compromised by his or her deafness, so the suggestion that cochlear implants provide advantages over a Deaf lifestyle is shortsighted and insensitive. Many Deaf people cope very well with their deafness, learning sign language and lip reading and adapting their work and home environments to accommodate their loss of hearing. Perhaps the cochlear implant is only for the MONEY as the dirty business? As seen on Cochlear Business Is Dirty Business! with closed captioned.
Another controversy surrounding cochlear implants is the safety and effectiveness of the procedure. Cochlear implantation involves major surgery in an area of the body filled with delicate nerves which control facial movements. One mistake during surgery could cause long-term facial paralysis, also and it is might be a risk to cochlear implant users where the thunderstorms approaching as seen on: Cochlear Implant User Struck By Lightning
Cochlear implants can also destroy any remaining healthy auditory nerves, which means a Deaf person could lose all remnants of natural hearing which may have helped them adjust to a Deaf lifestyle. Cochlear implants require the recipient to undergo significant fine-tuning sessions, and success can vary widely from recipient to recipient.
The controversy over cochlear implants often pits hearing parents against Deaf parents when it comes to raising their Deaf children in a hearing world. Many Deaf parents would prefer to raise their Deaf child in a Deaf culture, including the use of sign language and lip reading. Hearing parents who are not familiar with the Deaf community may opt for the cochlear implant surgery to correct their Deaf child's perceived handicap as seen on article: Cochlear Implant Cruelty -deafness.about.com
The result may be a Deaf child who can partially hear, or a hearing child with a Deaf cultural heritage. Either way, the child may face social ostracism from both communities if the parents do not consider the long-term effects of cochlear implant surgery. Not all members of the Deaf community view cochlear implants as an unnecessary procedure, but hearing parents facing a difficult decision concerning a Deaf child may want to research both sides of the controversy before committing to cochlear implant surgery. Hearing impairment: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hearing_impairment
What Is the Leading Cause of Child Abandonment?
History of Abandonment/Abuse
History tends to repeat itself and this is especially true of abuse and neglect patterns. Parents who experienced abuse, neglect or abandonment at the hands of someone when they were a child are more likely to repeat the pattern and abuse, neglect or abandon their own children. UNICEF estimates that 13 million children worldwide have been abandoned by both parents for various reasons, abuse and neglect among them. Watch the video in behavioral problems for not learning in sign language and oppression as seen on YouTube: Alone In A Hearing World
Handicap/Illness of Child
A child born with a handicap, birth defect or chronic illness has a higher chance of being abandoned by their parents. Since infants and children are needy to begin with, parents living with a child with a chronic condition may not be able to cope with the increased demands of their child. Like parents who live in poverty, these parents believe their child will be better off without them and abandon these child to the foster care system or to live with other relatives.
Behavioral Problems
All children experience behavior problems as they grow and learn about the world around them. For some parents, their child's misbehavior is a source of extreme stress they are unable to handle. Other parents have children with extreme, even criminal, behavior that they are unable or unwilling to control. These children are at an increased risk of being removed from their parent's care or having their parents find alternative placement situations for them. Watch the video in behavioral problems as seen on YouTube: Alone In A Hearing World
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Torn Between Deaf and Hearing Worlds
Video: Deaf family finds themselves torn between Deaf and Hearing worlds, Part one to six in captioned.
A documentary film about the oppression by the hearing people - If you watch this videos, then you guys should open your eyes and understand in "Between Deaf and Hearing Worlds" shows true to life scenarios overcome discrimination of a young Deaf girl growing up in a between Deaf and hearing worlds.
Video by Paro77777
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.
Similar video as seen on: Alone In A Deaf World
"Alone In The Mainstream" (best seller book for the teachers) - A Deaf woman 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
Also and, check it out DrDonGCSUS's vlog with captions: Mainstreaming Is Failing Deaf Students
Have A Nice Day!
DYV Administaff.
A documentary film about the oppression by the hearing people - If you watch this videos, then you guys should open your eyes and understand in "Between Deaf and Hearing Worlds" shows true to life scenarios overcome discrimination of a young Deaf girl growing up in a between Deaf and hearing worlds.
Video by Paro77777
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Familiar Stories of the Mainstreaming...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.
Similar video as seen on: Alone In A Deaf World
"Alone In The Mainstream" (best seller book for the teachers) - A Deaf woman 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
Also and, check it out DrDonGCSUS's vlog with captions: Mainstreaming Is Failing Deaf Students
Have A Nice Day!
DYV Administaff.
Monday, August 13, 2012
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Gary Malkowski On UN CRPD & Oralist Agenda
A Video Clip of Gary Malkowski from Canada on UN CRPD and oralist agenda in American Sign Language.
Video by pdurr
To contact US Senators to have them join the other nations of the world in ratifying the CRPD go to: http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm
For a sample letter go to Audism Free America blog and scroll down http://audismfreeamerica.blogspot.com/2012/07/urge-ur-us-senators-to-ratify-un-crpd.html
National Association of the Deaf blog and scroll down http://www.nad.org/news/2012/7/crpd-passes-committee-vote-next-stop-senate-floor
Video by pdurr
To contact US Senators to have them join the other nations of the world in ratifying the CRPD go to: http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm
For a sample letter go to Audism Free America blog and scroll down http://audismfreeamerica.blogspot.com/2012/07/urge-ur-us-senators-to-ratify-un-crpd.html
National Association of the Deaf blog and scroll down http://www.nad.org/news/2012/7/crpd-passes-committee-vote-next-stop-senate-floor
Friday, August 3, 2012
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Facts & Myths About Deaf People
Video: Facts & Myths about Deaf people.
RSS broadcast news reporter in "Cultural Moment" on media tv broadcasting, There are 23 Cultural Moment video segments providing valuable information about Deaf people and Deaf culture. Enjoy watch "Cultural Moment" video clip.
Video by mikefitzism
-Myths and Facts About Deaf People.
-How the Ear Works.
-Adaptive and Assistive Devices.
-Communicating with Non-Signers.
-Regional Differences in Signs.
-International Signing.
-Advocates for the Deaf.
-The Deaf Community.
Is it an urban legend? Myths? Facts? You decide...
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Similar Stories of the Facts & Myths About Deaf People:
http://socyberty.com/languages/myths-about-deaf-or-hard-of-hearing-people/
http://www.tutorworkshop.org/deaf/deaf4.htm
http://www.fccdhh.org/services/basic-facts/deafness-terminology-myths.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Myths and Facts about Deaf Children
http://vl2.tumblr.com/post/22728528800/final-day-of-debunking-myths-series-summing-up
RSS broadcast news reporter in "Cultural Moment" on media tv broadcasting, There are 23 Cultural Moment video segments providing valuable information about Deaf people and Deaf culture. Enjoy watch "Cultural Moment" video clip.
Video by mikefitzism
-Myths and Facts About Deaf People.
-How the Ear Works.
-Adaptive and Assistive Devices.
-Communicating with Non-Signers.
-Regional Differences in Signs.
-International Signing.
-Advocates for the Deaf.
-The Deaf Community.
Is it an urban legend? Myths? Facts? You decide...
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Similar Stories of the Facts & Myths About Deaf People:
http://socyberty.com/languages/myths-about-deaf-or-hard-of-hearing-people/
http://www.tutorworkshop.org/deaf/deaf4.htm
http://www.fccdhh.org/services/basic-facts/deafness-terminology-myths.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Myths and Facts about Deaf Children
http://vl2.tumblr.com/post/22728528800/final-day-of-debunking-myths-series-summing-up
Wednesday, July 25, 2012
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