VIDEO [ASL] -
Switched at Birth actress asks community to help raise funds for ESD (Evangelical School for the Deaf) for a better future. An important message from her heart for the Deaf community.Stephanie Nogueras, is an actress who plays
Natalie on the show ‘
Switched at Birth’. Stephanie is issuing a call to action, inviting community to be part of the solution to explain why she is doing a good cause, to raise
Deaf awareness in
Puerto Rico for a better future.
www.gofundme.com/fundesdLook at USA, already have a several Deaf organizations, events, clubs, sports, etc. A strong Deaf community which is close knit. Many Deaf Americans are proud for who they are, socializing with Deaf/HOH people often, and supportive each other. What about Puerto Rico? Where is that? Secondly, less than 5% Hearing families with Deaf child who can communicate in
sign language in Puerto Rico (
Documented by David and Marsha.) Can you believe that? 2013?
Deaf schools and mainstreamed schools are in need to improve education system for the Deaf children. I asked a teacher about the Deaf children, she mentioned that most Deaf children have no
self esteem or no
role models to look up at. They need to grow their self esteem to love themselves. They need to have a role model to look up at so they can achieve anything they dream.
It is time to raise Deaf awareness for a better future!
My volunteers & I are looking forward to visiting
Puerto Rico on this Fall. We will be interacting with Deaf Puerto Ricans within the Deaf Community. We hope by sharing our personal stories of accomplishments, we hope to inspire them to believe that they can aspire to achieve anything they dream!
My mother will be educating and inspiring families on building relationships and better communication with their deaf child through lectures and presentations.
In appreciation of your donation, you will receive a small "Thank You" gift in return! Share this on
Facebook,
Twitter, and even email your friends and family. A donation of $5 can make a huge difference in each child's life.
"We are like one water drop on the surface ocean and make a big wave all over." Make a big impact. :) You can check the video and make a donation through here:
www.gofundme.com/fundesd.
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Switched at Birth's’ ASL episode information:
http://www.tvrage.com/Switched_at_Birth‘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
JACKSONVILLE, IL - Change.org: A letter was sent to Illinois Secretary of Education Beth Purvis, with copies to Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner, Department of Human Services Director Kris Smith, Illinois School for the Deaf Advisory Council (ISDAC), Illinois School for the Deaf Alumni Association (ISDAA), Illinois Association of the Deaf (IADD), and several legislators about Illinois School for the Deaf (ISD) issues.
SYDNEY, AU – Deaf children have a right to a quality education, like all other children, in a language and environment that maximizes their potential. In a video released on October 18, 2013, in conjunction with a global conference in Sydney on equality for Deaf people, Human Rights Watch shows some of the challenges faced by Deaf children and young people, and the opportunities sign language education offers them.
NEDERLANDS - The language development of children with a cochlear implant who only learn spoken language is faster than that of children with a cochlear implant who are also learning sign language. This is what Leiden researcher Karin Wiefferink concludes in her dissertation.