Deaf Films: Exclusive Interview With Jules Dameron

Interview with Jules Dameron - Director of the American Sign Language Video "Hero" Starring Sean Berdy.



Jules talks about her works, about "Hero", and of course, about Sean Berdy!

We gathered some fan questions from Sean Berdy's fans to ask Jules, and she graciously answered them amidst numerous technical issues.



Go to www.GoingBerdy.com where fans of Sean Berdy from all over the world gather!

Deaf Girl On The Dancing Talent TV Show

VIDEO: Deaf girl on the Bulgarian Dancing Talent TV Show.



BULGARIA - The video shows Rossitza (Rosica) Karadjova who is Deaf from Bulgaria on the "Best Bulgarian Dancing Talent TV Show".

The Deaf family and friends support dream of Rosica. Now she is actress in Hollywood. Her film will be soon with film director Thomas Makovsky "The Keeper of the Keys".

CANADA VRS RALLY

VIDEO: Canada VRS Rally - American Sign Language Version.



CANADA - Let's start a rally at the CRTC office on January 13rd, 2012 across Canada. Please watch Tien Verstraete's comment in the video. Please spread this video into the Deaf community to support the VRS in Canada.

Canada VRS Articles: canada.com/Service+allows+deaf+talk+telephone/story.html

Deaf Awareness 'The Rider' Short Film

VIDEO: A short film about perspective of Deaf and hearing culture.



In the fact, Deaf drivers are better than Hearing drivers since DMV proved it.

It is a comedy short film about our cultural. Enjoy it' Eyepoetic.

Exclusive Interview Ed Bosson 'Father of VRS'

VIDEO: Exclusive Interview with Ed Bosson 'Father of VRS' in American Sign Language.



Jewel News Interview Ed Bosson Owner of Convo and Chair of Convo Board.

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Learn About Deaf People and Their Culture!

VIDEO: Learn about Deaf people and their culture video in American Sign Language.



Learn and improve your ASL while learning about the people who use it! Deaf Culture Autobiographies show you some of the leaders in the Deaf community who said so much... without uttering a word! Want to be an interpreter?

Learn from one of the best. Lou Fant interprets this one. If you'd like to see more of this or other DVDs from Sign Enhancers: www.SignEnhancers.com OR you can see sign language instructional videos online and on demand! www.SignEnhancersOnDemand.com

ASL Music Video: 7 Things I Hate About You

VIDEO [CC] - 7 Things I Hate About You in American Sign Language music video.



My Theatre 1 students at Texas School for the Deaf performed in this music video.

Edited and captioned by (JoAnn Benfield) with a little bit of help from Bradley Gantt (blue background changes) Copyright by Miley Cyrus and gave their ASL interpretation on the song. Credits are on the video.

Marlee Matlin's Family Embraces Sign Language

VIDEO [CC] - The Rosie Show - Interview with Marlee Matlin and her family embraces sign language.



Rosie O' Donnell interview with Marlee Matlin on The Rosie Show. When Marlee Matlin was just 18 months old, a family friend discovered Marlee was Deaf. Marc, Marlee's brother, says her diagnosis changed the family dynamic.

For more info on The Rosie Show: ‪http://www.rosie.com

Find OWN on TV at: http://www.oprah.com/own/channel_finder.html

Deaf Ethnicity and Ancestry - The People of the Eye

VIDEO: The People of the Eye: Deaf ethnicity and ancestry in American Sign Language.



Are Deaf people who sign American Sign Language (ASL) an ethnic group? Harlan Lane's latest book, The People of the Eye, compares the values, customs and social organization of the Deaf World to those in ethnic groups.



The People of the Eye also describes founding families of the Deaf World in the US. It traces Deaf ancestry back hundreds of years.



It shows that Deaf people preferred to marry other Deaf people, which led to the creation of Deaf clans.

Nowadays most ASL signers are born into the Deaf World, and many are kin. The People of the Eye tells how Deaf people (and hearing people, too) lived in early America.



For readers curious about their own ancestry in relation to the Deaf World, there are family trees in the book and an associated website presents pedigrees for over two hundred Deaf families extending as many as three hundred years. The book contains an every-name index to the pedigrees.



The authors are: Harlan Lane (H), Richard Pillard (H) and Ulf Hedberg (D).



For more information:

http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-People-of-the-Eye-Deaf-Ethnicity-and-Ancestry/150748828318167



To get the book from Oxford University Press:

http://www.oup.com/us/catalog/general/subject/Sociology/IndividualinSociety/%7E%7E/dmlldz11c2EmY2k9OTc4MDE5OTc1OTI5Mw==



To get the book from Amazon:

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=hedberg+lane+pillard&rh=i%3Aaps%2Ck%3Ahedberg+lane+pillard&ajr=0

Experience Of A Deaf Person In The Courtroom

VIDEO [CC] - Shannah Kanet and Holly Johnson talk about the difference things a Deaf person encounters in a courtroom.

Prank Phone Call Over Relay Chat For The Deaf

VIDEO [CC] - A parody video of a hearing man and prank phone call over relay chat for the Deaf.



Viewers discretion advised! - Using a Text-To-Voice IM relay chat with a live operator, a friend of mine pretended to have phone to see how far the operator would go.

We soon found that this emotionless lady would in fact go all the way.

Brynn Marie 'The Christmas Song' For The Deaf

VIDEO [CC] - Brynn Marie "The Christmas Song" for the Deaf Community.



Brynn Marie's 'The Christmas Song' (lyrics) music video for the Deaf and hard of hearing with a personal message at the beginning of the video in captioned.

Deaf Girl Dies of Bacterial by Cochlear Implant

Deaf News: An Omaha girl died of bacterial meningitis over the weekend after deteriorating very quickly.



OMAHA, NEB - Katie Engle, 7, was a second-grader at Washington Elementary School. Her mother, Roxanne, said her daughter came home school on Friday not feeling well. She was dead the next day.



The first symptom a headache showed up a few days earlier. Katie was admitted to a hospital on Friday. Engle said her daughter didn't have the other symptoms associated with bacterial meningitis, which include vomiting, fever and lethargy, until she got to the hospital.



Doctors said bacterial meningitis is not contagious. They believe it may have been caused by Katie's cochlear implant. They said it could have been prevented with a vaccination... Read more: Girl Dies of Bacterial Meningitis -www.ketv.com



Cochlear Implants Are A Form Of Child Abuse



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 Deaf 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 per se, but a shared experience which gives the Deaf community 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: http://www.cochlearwar.com/myths_and_facts.html.



Certain factions of the Deaf community 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? Cochlear Business Is Dirty Business! with captions.



Another controversy surrounding cochlear implants and the Deaf community 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, 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, Cochlear Implant Cruelty.



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 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: 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: Alone In A Hearing World.



STOP to abusive the childrens from the quacks from the profits!



Cochlear Implants Failure... Lawsuits...Call Lawyer... Cochlear Implant Lawyer for Advanced Bionics and Clarion Devices. Get a free lawsuit review for Advanced Bionics cochlear implants and earlier Clarion models by completing the form on this page. A Deaf attorney is available to review your information and can discuss it by videophone (VP). The lawyers of Weitz and, Luxenberg P.C. have expanded litigation against Advanced Bionics related to defective Advanced bionics cochlear implants implanted in young children and adults. http://www.cochlear-implant-lawyer.com

Deaf Victim Of Bullying At Three Different Schools

VIDEO: Deaf Awareness: Experience with "bullying" at three different mainstream schools in American Sign Language.



When he was young student and went three different mainstream schools. The mainstream students were bullying at him and cause his life become trouble, of course, my grade got bad too.



Mother decided and sent him to Va school for the Deaf and Blind at Staunton, VA. Through 6 years he'd suffered from bullying by the mainstream students.

Until He decided to transfer to MSSD from VSDB for a good reason that need to keep away from them. He recommend to the parent of a Deaf child... the Deaf school is a better environment of socialzing than the bullying at mainstream schools.



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AmeriCorps Persons With Disabilities

VIDEO [CC] - AmeriCorps: Shows how people with disabilities can make profound differences in others lives through AmeriCorps service work.



Footage includes a person with cerebral palsy working with elderly and "locked in" patients, a Deaf person as part of a team that restores old houses, and a blind woman as the director of an at-risk outreach group.

Viable Owner/CEO John TC Yeh Gets Nine Years For Fraud

VIDEO: Founder of Viable Deaf services company gets nine years for fraud.

TRENTON, N.J. - Yeh and his brother also ordered to pay $20M each.



A federal judge on Wednesday sentenced John T.C. Yeh, former CEO of Rockville Deaf services business Viable, to nine years in prison and ordered him to pay restitution of $20 million for his role in a multimillion-dollar government fraud case.



His brother, former Viable vice president Joseph Yeh, received a prison sentence of 55 months on Wednesday and also was ordered by Judge Joel A. Pisano to pay $20 million in restitution.



John TC Yeh's Statement At The Court. John TC Yeh wishes to share the statement he gave at the court with everyone.

In November 2009, John and Joseph Yeh were among 26 people nationwide to be indicted for conspiring to defraud the Federal Communications Commission’s Video Relay Service program, which helps Deaf people communicate, by billing the government for millions of dollars in illegitimate calls.



They pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit mail fraud in October 2010... Read more: gazette.net/article/founder-of-rockville-deaf-services-company-gets-nine-years-for-fraud/