Cochlear Implants - Have We Cured Deafness ?

VIDEO [CC] - "Have We Cured Deafness?" Research being studied on the ASL and CI users at the University of Washington.

SEATTLE -- Like much of America, I was raised having minimal to no interactions with the Deaf community and I didn’t give it a second thought. That is, until I took two years of American Sign Language (ASL) in high school and a full year of ASL at the University of Washington. While completing these classes, I discovered that there is a very strong and rich sense of community within Deaf Culture.

Over the years, I have found myself troubled by how a group of people so large (approximately 1 in 20 people are Deaf or Hard of Hearing) could play such a minor role in America with stereotypes continuously dampening their career aspects. When the opportunity presented itself to create a video aimed to educate hearing people about the Deaf person’s inequality, I took it.



I created the “Have We Cured Deafness?” video as part of a class project within my Master’s program (Communication Leadership) at the University of Washington. I designed this three-minute video to both set the stage for and be the first of a series that will further break down stereotypes that plague the Deaf community.



I hope you not only take the time to watch “Have We Cured Deafness?” but that you also do the due diligence of looking into Deaf culture and how we can improve our systems to better include these amazing people. As stated in the video, I recommend StartASL.com to learn more about Deaf culture.



Director - Jacob Christensen.

Filming Assistant - Leigh Burmesch.



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Deaf Wrestler Sues Over Interpreter Rules

VIDEO [CC] - Deaf News: A high school wrestler who is Deaf is suing MHSAA to have an interpreter with him on the mat.



DETROIT -- WXYZ - A Royal Oak High School wrestler who is Deaf has filed a lawsuit against the Michigan High School Athletic Association.



The senior at Royal Oak High School says he is Deaf, and that shouldn’t be a problem. It has become one during meets because the MHSAA is restricting his use of sign language interpreters.



“It is not fair,” said Ellis Kempf, of the rule.



Kemp says at meets sponsored by his school his sign language interpreter is allowed to move around the outside of the wrestling mat. At MHSAA sponsored meets that is not allowed. The MHSAA says the interpreter must be in Kempf’s coach’s designated corner. “That’s not going to work. I can’t see,” said Kempf.

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“They are saying Ellis can have an interpreter he can’t see. He can have an interpreter if the interpreter stands behind his back. That does Ellis no good,” said Attorney Jason Turkish.



So why does the MHSAA have this rule?



The MHSAA says it is for the safety of interpreters. At tournaments there are often several wrestling mats lined up next to each other. While it is rare for wrestlers to go outside the boundaries and collide with each other as an official can stop the action, the MHSAA says an interpreter circling the mat likely would not see competitors from another mat coming toward her or him.



"The MHSAA allows and always has allowed interpreters for the Deaf in wrestling,” said Geoff Kimmerly, an MHSAA spokesperson. "This student has been competing in high school wrestling with the aid of an interpreter for three seasons. There are some limitations on where interpreters can move during competition, especially at large tournaments with multiple mats in close proximity, so the interpreter does not get in the way of coaches, officials and competitors. This is a safety concern. These accommodations have been used for other Deaf wrestlers without problems in the past."



Ellis says the only person getting hurt is him. He points to the fact his record shows he is more likely to win wrestling tournaments that allow sign language interpreters.



“There have been times I lost first place because I didn’t know what was going on,” said Ellis. Source

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Deaf Customers Dodged Bullets, Tackled Gunman

VIDEO [CC] - Deaf News: Customers who are Deaf dodged bullets, tackled gunman inside Ohio gas station.

PARMA -- WEWS NewsChannel5's exclusive interview with customers after Parma Police say a 21-year-old man walked into a Sunoco gas station and fatally shot its owner during a robbery, the man turned to two customers who are Deaf.



“And when he pulled out that gun, I grabbed him, I grabbed him,” said Steve, Sr., a Parma resident who spoke through an interpreter. He and his son did want their last name used.

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Steve, Sr. said the gunman, who police identify as Logan Sinclair, pointed his weapon at him.



“I grabbed the shooter, and I knocked him in the head,” he added. “I knocked him in the head with his own gun.”



But Sinclair wrestled the gun back and then made Steve's son the target at point blank range.



“[I was shot at] two times,” said Steve, Jr. “Right in my head, and I just kept ducking, and it went right past me.”



“It was just pop, pop, pop all over the place,” said Steve, Sr. “But you know what, I grabbed his wrist, twisted it, and the gun fell.”



They said that's when the suspect ran out of the Sunoco station on Pearl Road. The owner, Bob Sposit, lay there. His life was quickly slipping away.



“I was trying to feel the carotid artery to see if he was still breathing,” said Steve, Sr. “But I couldn't feel anything. There was nothing left. There was nothing.”



Steve, Sr. said he and Sposit were good friends for the past 15 years. He described Sposit as someone who was nice and funny.



Sinclair is in jail on $3 million bond. His case will go to a Cuyahoga County grand jury. Steve, Jr. and Steve, Sr. are uninjured. Source

Deaf Short Film 'On Deaf Ears'

VIDEO [CC] - The story of a Deaf woman who meets with death one night during a thunderstorm.



300MediaProductions release a short film 'On Deaf Ears' is the story of a Deaf woman who meets with death one night during a thunderstorm - a film by Andrew Kyle Bacon.

Starring: Anna Bumgarner-Call, Daniel Bush, and Ron Preston.

Also starring: McCoy Bush, Cheryl Cruse Weston, Brent Forgey, and Jimmy Liles.

Assistant director: Christy Nicole Bacon.

Produced by: Robert Bacon, Kim Bacon, and James Bacon.

Sign Language consultant: Bob Slagley.

Musical score by: Benjamin Adgate.

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Trailer: "On Deaf Ears" my new #shortfilm #teasertrailer https://t.co/iRPh8Q6GiL

— Andrew Kyle Bacon (@AndrewKyleBacon) November 25, 2015

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Deaf Roller Skater Myanmar's Got Talent Audition

VIDEO: Deaf Roller Skater Got Talent Audition - Myanmar's Got Talent 2015 Season 2 Episode 5.

#DeafTalent - Watch as this Deaf roller skater skates his way through the auditions to the next round in Myanmar's Got Talent 2015 at Naypyidaw, Myanmar.

Ko Lwin, now in his 30s and running a printing company in Mandalay. He no longer competes but he calls himself a “skate developer”. Ko Lwin negotiates with sponsors, organises competitions and coordinates social work, including a training program with the Mary Chapman School for the Deaf that led to one of its students appearing on ‘Myanmar’s Got Talent’... Read More: http://frontiermyanmar.net/the-fraternity-of-the-bridge



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