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

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 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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Deaf Film 'The Silent Heroes' Official Trailer

VIDEO [CC] 'The Silent Heroes' official trailer - A Story of 13 Real Deaf Children and their Dreams, Courage and Passion.

NEW DELHI -- THE SILENT HEROES is world's first film with Real DEAF actors and is perhaps the first attempt by a film maker to create story with these special children as Heroes and not as sympathy seeking individuals.



This is an adventurous-emotional story of 13 REAL Deaf children on a Himalayan mission, their struggle for survival, their courage and their heroism.

Mahesh Bhatt, Kamal Biran, Mates Entertainment and 13 Deaf Kids.



THE SILENT HEROES has been screened at various film festivals and received excellent audience response, Kolkata International Children's Film Festival, Dehradun International Film Festival and Prayag International Film Festival, to name a few.



Esteemed singer Sonu Nigam has given his voice to these children, so enjoy the worlds first open caption film on 11th December 2015.

Look ahead, #life is waiting! #TheSilentHeroes #mountain #adventure #journeys #Himalayas pic.twitter.com/i5CQbnKQAX

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ANTM Cycle 22 Finale, Winner Is... Nyle DiMarco !

VIDEO [CC] - Deaf News: Tyra Banks Names Nyle DiMarco the Final Winner of 'America’s Next Top Model'

LOS ANGELES -- Entertainment Tonight: The judges have deliberated, and America's next top model is… Nyle DiMarco!

The 26-year-old model becomes the second male winner of the series - following Keith Carlos, who won cycle 21 - and the only Deaf contestant to compete on the reality competition show. He’s also the final model to land on top after creator and host Tyra Banks announced the series’ cancellation midway through the cycle.

.@NyleDiMarco U R The Last America's Next Top Model! I can't wait 2 C the legacy U build Make me PROUD! 💋 #ANTM pic.twitter.com/Fxwc2sC0jD

— Tyra Banks (@tyrabanks) December 5, 2015

From the beginning of cycle 22, the judges - Banks, Kelly Cutrone, and J. Alexander -- and other contestants made a big deal about his hearing, but being Deaf didn’t seem to be a disadvantage. In fact, DiMarco said it helped him in the competition.

I am.... AMERICA'S NEXT TOP MODEL! & THE LAST WINNER & WHO HAPPENS TO BE DEAF! Thank you @tyra and #ANTM for giving me voice!!!

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“The biggest advantage of me being Deaf is that my language requires me to move my body,” DiMarco told Entertainment Tonight in September, “so it's easy for me to show movement in my body and brings the best of me in photographs.”

DiMarco quickly became a fan favorite thanks to his washboard abs, piercing blue eyes and charming persona. But he also delivered fierce photos each week, winning two elimination challenges and only landing in the bottom two once.



While the competition itself may be over, DiMarco’s career is just beginning. The budding model told Entertainment Tonight that he hopes to become the next male supermodel and to create an equal space for men in the modeling world.

“America's Next Top Model changed my life because I am more aware of the modeling world and I have a great network now,” he said of the experience, adding: “I have even more fans than I did before.”



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You can check out more about DiMarco in ET’s exclusive interview with him. Check back next week when we sit down with the big winner to catch up on everything that’s been going on since the competition aired.

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— Marlee Matlin (@MarleeMatlin) December 5, 2015

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LIVE VIDEO: California Mass Shooting At Learning Disability Center

Breaking News: 20 victims, multiple shooters in San Bernardino, California, attackers in 'military style' attire, 3 armed suspects at the large, reports.

SAN BERNARDINO -- Police in San Bernardino, California, are responding to reports of an active shooter at a social services facility and have confirmed multiple fatalities. The San Bernardino Fire Department says there are reports of 20 victims.



According to CNN, witnesses told police they saw three men with long guns, according to a law enforcement source. The source said the suspects got into a black SUV and drove away.



The incident is happening at the Inland Regional Center in San Bernardino. The center has 670 employees and provides social services to people with developmental disabilities.



CBS News is reporting that the bomb squad is on scene attempting to neutralize an explosive device. Dozens of people filed out of the scene, holding their hands in their air. Other people were seen being wheeled away on gurneys.



The San Bernardino Police Department confirms that there are 1 to 3 possible suspects.



Terry Petit says he got a text from his daughter saying she was hiding after gunfire erupted. Petit choked back tears Wednesday as he read the texts for reporters outside Inland Regional Center in San Bernardino.



He says she wrote: “People shot. In the office waiting for cops. Pray for us. I am locked in an office.”



Police searched people filing out of a building with their hands up before they reunited with loved ones. Ambulances and law enforcement vehicles are racing through the area with sirens blaring. The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department is urging everyone to stay away from the area. Source

Deaf, Gay and Angry - Rant All About Syria

VIDEO: Ricky Taylor's rant and rave ASL storytelling, all about Syria.



The video producer by openly Deaf Gay Ricky Taylor aka Ridor9th, also known as one of the most controversial bloggers in Deaf community. The rant, Deaf, Gay and Angry sharing on social media in ASL covers everything about Syria, Syrians, Syrian Civil War, ISIS, Lebanese Civil Wars, Hezbollah, Hamas, Palestinians, Israelites, Americans, climate change, Bernie Sanders, CIA, Pentagon, State Department, Russia, Refugees and Europe.

'When it comes to war on ISIS, Israel must take Putin's side'



Russia predicted the Islamic State's formation a long time ago and is right to expect to West to team up to defeat this top strategic threat; Turkey, meanwhile, is dragging NATO to defend Turkish interests rather than shared interests.



The recent tensions between Russia and Turkey reminded me of two meetings I held years ago, one with a Russian and the other with a Turk, which can provide an additional angle on the two countries' conduct.

Major-General (res.) Giora Eiland, Published: About 11 years ago, the head of a Russian research institute arrived in Israel. In his meeting with me as head of the National Security Council and other Israeli officials, he claimed that the biggest danger to world peace was the existence of ISIS. True, the name "ISIS" was not mentioned, but the phenomenon represented by ISIS was predicted in amazing accuracy.



The man spoke about the creation of an Islamic caliphate in crumbling Iraq, which would try to take over the Middle East and send its arms northward through the Islamic republics of the former Soviet Union towards Russia. Simultaneously, it would also take advantage of the West's weakness and turn to Europe. That man's conclusion was that both Russia and the Western countries and Israel have a shared enemy and a shared supreme interest to defeat it.



When I met with more official Russian elements, they repeated a similar claim, criticizing the United States' "foolish war" in Iraq and describing it as the factor which accelerated this pattern.



About a year earlier, I met with a high-ranking Turkish official - the Israel-Turkey relationship was excellent at the time - who spoke openheartedly about the Turkish national perception. "We understand that we will not be able to regain the lands controlled by the Ottoman Empire until 1917, but don’t think that we accept the borders dictated to us at the end of World War I by the winning countries - led by England and France," he said.



"Turkey will find the way to return to its natural southern borders, which are the line connecting Mosul in Iraq to Homs in Syria. It's a national and just aspiration which is also supported by the existence of a large Turkmen minority in this area."



Three insights can be concluded from the connection between those meetings and today's reality: First of all, Russia predicted the formation of ISIS a long time ago and sees the organization as a top strategic threat; second, the Russians are right to expect the West to upgrade its fighting priorities similarly - in other words, to team up to defeat ISIS first and only then find the time to solve internal disputes; third, Turkey is a NATO member state, but instead of working in favor of NATO's shared interests, it is dragging it to defend Turkish interests - including hurting the Kurds, who are the only ones fighting ISIS on the ground, and well as an unnecessary provocation against Russia and, according to Russian President Vladimir Putin's accusations, providing economic aid to ISIS.



The conclusion must be clear: The threat posed by ISIS is similar in its totalitarian ideology to the threat which was created by Nazi Germany. Coordination between Russia and the West is not a sufficient condition for winning this war, but it is a necessary condition. The person who seems to understand this properly is French President Francois Hollande, and one can only hope that he will succeed in getting NATO to both restrain the Turks and team up with Russia.



Israel allegedly has opposing interests on this issue - but we should think about our situation if ISIS grows stronger and goes on to control Syria, Jordan and Sinai. For us too, the conclusion is clear - defeating ISIS comes first. Major-General (res.) Giora Eiland is the former head of Israel's National Security Council. Source



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Comcast Data Caps Make Life For Deaf Difficult

Deaf News: Comcast's data usage caps may be a hindrance to the Deaf and Hard of Hearing community.

PHILADELPHIA -- It’s hard to find a Comcast Internet customer who doesn’t loathe the idea of the company’s forthcoming data usage limits, but usage caps may prove particularly painful to one group: the Deaf and Hard of Hearing.



Comcast’s data usage caps for its Internet customers will expand to eight more cities Tuesday. The caps limit users to 300GB of data monthly, with the alternative of facing fines or paying a steeper rate to get unlimited access.



And unlimited access is especially crucial for many in the Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing community who use Video Relay Service, or VRS, to conduct phone calls. The calls are facilitated using a sign language interpreter on the other end - and that requires an Internet video feed.



“It’s really important to the Deaf community because it provides visual communication,” said Dan Hoffman, the American Sign Language and Deaf Studies program coordinator for Utah Valley University.



VRS does not use that much data - 5-10 megabits per second, according to Sorenson VRS, one of the leading VRS companies - but that adds up when you're also using your connection for normal browsing.



“Hearing people can call using their phones any time they want to…they don’t have any cap like that,” said Hoffman, who is Deaf and also a Comcast customer.



For Hoffman and others in the Deaf community, equal access means that if hearing people can communicate without time limits using telephones, that the Deaf community ought to be able to also. He said rather than pay Comcast's steeper rates for unlimited use, many Deaf people would simply transfer services if a cap were in place.



The Federal Communications Commission does have protections in place to ensure the adequate provision of telecommunications services to the Deaf community, but from a cursory read, it is unclear if capping VRS use is an Americans with Disabilities Act violation. The communications agency was not able to comment on the story. Source

Being Deaf Person Is Weirder Than You Thought

Deaf News: Society has traditionally treated Deaf people like garbage, 1 of the top 5 reasons life as a Deaf person is weirder than you thought.

CRACKED -- There are over 500,000 Deaf people in the United States, but the only time we hear about Deaf Culture is when someone is making up sign language at presidential funerals, rioting, or teaching kids on Sesame Street.



As a result, the average person has no idea what being Deaf involves, and therefore life can get downright weird for anyone who can't hear like the rest of you. Well, I'm a sign language interpreter and an American Sign Language (ASL) graduate, and I'll try to give you a glimpse of how strange things can get...



#1. Society Has Traditionally Treated Deaf People Like Garbage.

For much of our history, society just didn't know what to do with Deaf people. In the B.C. era, the law of the Talmud denied Deaf people the right to own land, while St. Augustine in the early A.D.s made deafness a straight-up sin. It wasn't until the 1960s that interpreting for Deaf people was even a profession.



Before then, Deaf people relied on the help of family, teachers of Deaf people (like Helen Keller's Deaf-Blind teacher Anne Sullivan), and the occasional clergyman that learned some signs. If you didn't live in an area with a thriving Deaf community, you might as well be cut off from the world entirely.



Educators didn't have a problem with Deaf people until the 1880 Conference of Milan. A bunch of hearing people and one token Deaf guy got together in Italy to figure out just how Deaf people ought to be educated. You can sum up their conclusion as "Fuck sign language, just try real hard to speak." Even today, many Deaf people remember having their hands tied and wrists slapped to stop them from trying to sign.

This, as you can imagine, made life a lot more difficult for Deaf people and their families. From many (god-awful) parents' standpoint, it was easier to ship them off to a different country or just put them in an institution. To make matters worse, around the same time, Alexander Graham Bell was running amok.



The same guy who invented the telephone was actually an inventor/douchebag on par with Thomas Edison. And, like the douchiest bags of his day, Bell was really into the eugenics movement (Hitler found his work inspirational).



He spent his life pushing legislation that would force Deaf people to undergo surgery to make sure they couldn't have children together and make a "Deaf Race." Fearing this day, Bell pushed for the abolition of sign language because it brought Deaf people together. (Oddly enough, Bell's own mother and wife were Deaf. So yeah, probably some awkward holidays for that family.)

This should help explain why Deaf people are wary of anyone who claims to be able to "fix" them. Big-D Deaf people often oppose cochlear implants, and it isn't because they're anti-technology.



It's because they have a distinct culture that people have tried to wipe out. It's not easy feeling like you're doing a pretty damned good job of getting by in life, only to hear a whole group of people look at you and scream, "We have to stop any more unspeakable horrors like this from existing!" ...Read More: 5 Reasons Life as a Deaf Person Is Weirder Than You Thought - Cracked.com.



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Taylor Swift Meets Young Girl Who's Going Deaf

Deaf News: Australian girl Jorja Hope's wildest dreams came true on Saturday night when she met her idol Taylor Swift.

SYDNEY - The 12-year-old, from Maitland in the Hunter region, lived out a fairy tale on the weekend after the local community came together to help her meet the pop music superstar.



It all started when Jorja found out she has a condition that causes progressive, inner-ear hearing loss and would one day go Deaf.

The first thing she said when she got the prognosis was: "I won't be able to hear Taylor Swift sing".



Her twin sister Chloe was upset by the news and wanted to do something special for her sister, so she launched the social media campaign #HelpJorjaMeetTaylorSwiftSydney.

#TaylorSwift to meet Sydney girl who will lose her hearing. #helpjorjameettaylorswiftsydney https://t.co/yVNeopea1p pic.twitter.com/aiM2zByUXC

— Ai-Media (@accessinclusion) November 26, 2015

It went viral and eventually radio station, Nova 96.9, stepped in to get Jorja a "meet and greet" with the pop star.



The moment came to fruition at Swift's 1989 concert at ANZ Stadium on Saturday night - and it was everything Jorja had hoped for.



"She was very, very amazing and very pretty," Jorja said.



"I didn't expect her to be as tall as she was."



The girls took the pop star a gift - Mortels Ugg Boots from Thornton.



"She was very excited," Jojra said.



After the photo opportunity the twins enjoyed prime seats as Swift performed in front of the 76,000 strong crowd.



"It was very, very fun, we danced all night," she said. Sydney Morning Herald‎



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A Hearing Son In Deaf Family 'I'd Rather Be Deaf'

VIDEO [CC] - CNN Films - A hearing son in Deaf family: 'I'd rather be Deaf'

SAN FRANCISCO -- CNN: Meet the Pedersen family: parents Rod and Jamie; and the children: Zane, Jax and Kaleb. They were all born Deaf, except Kaleb who at age 20, is the oldest child.



"Obviously, I didn't choose to be the only hearing one," Kaleb said on the phone from their home near San Francisco in Pleasanton, California. Thanks to his upbringing, Kaleb prefers Deaf Culture over the Hearing World. "There's more of a sense of belonging in the Deaf culture. They just feel closer together than how hearing people act with each other."



The Pedersens are featured in CNN Films' new Digital Short titled, "All-American Family." They're among an estimated 1 million so-called "Functionally Deaf" people in the United States, and 70 million worldwide, according to federal and United Nations stats.

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Long-established Deaf Schools in and around places such as San Francisco, Rochester, New York; Washington, D.C. and Los Angeles have led to large pockets of Deaf residents in those cities. Many hold on tight to their Deaf identity and Deaf culture.



That's "Deaf" with a capital "D." That's how the community spells it.



Since childhood, Kaleb's ability to hear - along with his command of American Sign Language has defined much of his role in the family. His first language was sign language - English came later. "He's like half deaf inside and hearing on the outside," his mom Jamie Crowley wrote CNN in an e-mail. "Kaleb is naturally our ears."



When the family meets at restaurants, Kaleb orders for everybody. When the doorbell rings, he answers it.



When hearing people ask Kaleb annoying questions such as, "Do you ever wish your family could hear, like you?" - he doesn't get upset... Read More: view the film on the CNN Digital Shorts website.

Why Deaf Refugees Need Sign Language ?

VIDEO [CC] - Why Deaf refugees need Sign Language in Sweden and Europe?



Alex Stensholm who is Deaf from Sweden, the video is an account of what happened at the central train station in Malmö, Sweden, when he found two Deaf refugees wandering around and claimed that they did not have access to a communication service for Deaf who fleeing to Europe from the Syria's civil war.

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Nyle DiMarco - The Mecca Of The Deaf Community

VIDEO [CC] - Nyle DiMarco gives back the homecoming events at Gallaudet University campus, thousand attend this event.

WASHINGTON DC - NYLON: Since day one of the current America’s Next Top Model cycle, Nyle DiMarco has been an audience favorite.



DiMarco is the epitome of what Tyra Banks set out to do when she created the show 22 seasons and 12 years ago: to show that “perfect is boring.” He’s the first Deaf contestant to ever compete on the show and, from the looks of it, he could very well be crowned America's Next Top Model.



Join Top Model favorite Nyle DiMarco as he returns to his Alma Mater at Gallaudet University, the mecca of the Deaf Community. He talks sexual fluidity, his new sign language app, and the culture that defines Deaf Americans.

Internet Lingo Sign Language with Nyle DiMarco - Following last week’s challenge win, DiMarco showed us how to sign various “modern” terms in ASL. (Think: “bae,” “hmu,” and “selfie.”) It’s a little thing we like to call "Nyle DiMarco’s ASL Survical Guide."

Awesome #SignTHAT! pitch idea right?? Well... It is happening!!!! To DL: https://t.co/njrGdB0uRW #ANTM @CW_ANTM pic.twitter.com/5heszJCgT8

— Nyle DiMarco (@NyleDiMarco) November 7, 2015

About America’s Next Top Model - Cycle 22 of America’s Next Top Model, hosted by Tyra Banks, will feature the third “Guys and Girls” edition. Selected men and women living under one roof will battle it out to earn the prestigious title of America’s Next Top Model.



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Deaf Education - Educational Bankruptcy

VIDEO [Caption] - One Minute: Real Deaf Education - Time for the real truth what is really going on with Deaf Education today.

One Minute: Real Deaf Education - producer by Jason Tozier aka TheLastHiccup, who is known as the most controversial blogger in Deaf Community in the America, shares the educational video "One Minute: Real Deaf Education" going viral on social media in Deaf community... this video will make you the last hiccup'd!

Jason Tozier refuse to be embarrassed about doing this video that will make thinkers both to examine the truth and there is no reason why people should be intimidated by snobbish folks who tell them that it is beneath their dignity to use American Sign Language and many others...Educational Bankruptcy!



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Stories of Deaf Syrian Refugees in Germany

VIDEO: Exclusive interviews the Deaf Syrian refugees in Cologne, Germany.

A Deaf vlogger Chris Neufeld aka greenbychris from Gallaudet University shares video "Stories of Deaf Syrian refugees in Köln" - a short interview with the refugees who fleeing to Europe from the Syria's civil war and the Deaf community of Cologne providing clothing, foods and shelter for Deaf refugees in Germany.

Chris Neufeld is profoundly Deaf, born & grew up in Asuncion, South America with descents - moved to Manitoba, Canada when he was 16. He is a student the alumni of Gallaudet University.



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National Geographic - Deaf Culture in Cambodia

VIDEO [CC] - Erin Moriarty Harrelson, The Fulbright-National Geographic Fellow Studies Deaf Culture, Documenting the Deaf Experience in Cambodia.

PHNOM PENH -- Erin Moriarty Harrelson, 2014-15 Fulbright-National Geographic Fellow in Cambodia, tells us about her time studying Deaf Culture in Cambodia.



The Fulbright-National Geographic Digital Storytelling Fellowship was launched in 2013 as a new component of the Fulbright U.S. Student Program.



It provides opportunities for U.S. citizens to participate in an academic year of overseas travel and digital storytelling in up to three countries on globally significant theme. This Fellowship is made possible through a partnership between the U.S. Department of State and the National Geographic Society.

Through the Fulbright-National Geographic Digital Storytelling Fellowship, Fulbrighters will undertake an in-depth examination of a globally relevant issue, comparing and contrasting how that issue is experienced across borders.



Utilizing a variety of digital storytelling tools, including text, photography, video, audio, graphic illustrations, and/or social media, Fellows will tell their stories, or the stories of those they meet, publishing their work on a dedicated blog hosted on the National Geographic.



Stories deemed by National Geographic to be of interest or merit may be considered for publication on other National Geographic platforms... Read More: http://exchanges.state.gov/us/program/fulbright-national-geographic-digital-storytelling-fellowship



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Deaf Pair Accused Of Murder Unfit To Stand Trial

VIDEO: Deaf News - Deaf pair accused of murder unfit to stand trial due to mental impairment, Australian Supreme Court told.

MELBOURNE -- Psychiatrists have found two of three Deaf people accused of murdering a profoundly Deaf man, who fell 12 metres from an apartment balcony, unfit to stand trial due to mental impairment.



Crown prosecutor Sharn Coombes told the Supreme Court on Monday that Georgia Fields, 19, and Jake Fairest, 26, who are on bail, had been assessed and found to be unfit to stand trial. A third man, Warwick Toohey, 37, who appeared via video link from prison, needed further assessment.

Justice Lex Lasry reserved any decision as to whether the trio's trial would proceed until next year.



A trial date had been set down for May 2, but Justice Lasry adjourned the case to February 8, when a directions hearing will be held to get an update on the fitness to plead question for the trio.



Ms Fields, Mr Toohey and Mr Fairest are charged with murdering Robbie Wright, who fell from a balcony outside his Ringwood apartment on January 15. Mr Wright, 36, who also suffered from cerebral palsy and epilepsy, and had an intellectual disability, died in hospital three days later.



Ms Fields is profoundly Deaf and can communicate only by sign language and in writing.



Mr Fairest has severe cognitive and developmental disabilities caused by aggressive chemotherapy treatment to a brain tumour when he was seven. The treatment also caused stunted growth, a weakened spine and a growth hormone deficiency.



Previous court hearings have been told Mr Wright and Mr Toohey lived together but were constantly arguing over household tasks. Both men had allegedly previously "shared" Ms Fields as a girlfriend.



The trio allegedly confronted Mr Wright in his lounge room, restrained him and forced him out on to the balcony and over the hand rail... Read More: http://theage.com.au/victoria/accused-deaf-killers-unfit-to-stand-trial-court-told



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More Deaf Entrepreneurs Show Signs of Success

VIDEO [CC] - Deaf News: The entrepreneurs no longer feel pigeonholed to work in fields that only cater to other Deaf people in the United States.



NEW YORK (AP) - Thanks to new technology and improving outreach programs, more Deaf people are opening small businesses across the country. Soon after customers arrive at Mozzeria for the first time, they notice something's different about the restaurant: Virtually every staffer is Deaf.



Owners Russ and Melody Stein are also Deaf, and have run their San Francisco restaurant since 2011. The business is thriving because customers love the food and the Steins have overcome obstacles Deaf people can face when they become small business owners - particularly lingering stereotypes and prejudice, and fewer resources than hearing entrepreneurs have.

"We have the same skills as a hearing individual," Russ Stein says. Running Mozzeria comes naturally to Melody Stein, whose family is in the restaurant business. "It's something I've always wanted to do," she says.



Deaf people have the same ambition and ability to be entrepreneurs and business owners as those who hear, says Tom Baldridge, director of the business administration program at Gallaudet University, the largest educational institution serving the Deaf and Hard of Hearing. There's a growing interest among Gallaudet students in entrepreneurship, matching the increase in business schools across the country. The university is expanding its entrepreneurship offerings beyond courses, and giving students experience in running businesses like campus coffee shops.



"A lot is happening right now beyond a few courses in entrepreneurship. We've hired a consultant who's going to guide us (and) infuse corporate entrepreneurship into all the academic disciplines," Baldridge says.



MIXED REACTIONS



The hearing world is still catching up to the idea of Deaf business owners. The Steins have encountered discrimination from people who hear and don't want to make accommodations to help those who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing.



The couple has run into resistance when they asked for help at local government offices, including times when they were trying to get permits required for running a restaurant.



"We have had our rough moments," Russ Stein says. "There have been times when I had to ask for interpreters, and I was made fun of; I was looked down upon."



Vendors and other business owners who can hear are often startled or feel awkward when they first meet the couple. Some have assumed that because the Steins are Deaf, they didn't know what they were doing, Russ Stein says. Some have been impatient about using pen and paper to communicate, or have said offensive or inappropriate things.



"People ask, 'how do you drive?'" Stein says.



But most vendors adapt to working with the Steins. Mozzeria's wine vendor has become a true colleague, helping them learn more about the restaurant business.



And customers, most of whom can hear, seem happy to write their questions about items on the menu. Some seem awkward when they first come in, but they soon relax and enjoy their meals.



"They learn to overcome their fear," Melody Stein says.



OVERCOMING STEREOTYPES



Many Deaf owners have dealt with prejudice, including hearing people believing that the best careers for Deaf people are teaching or counseling other Deaf people.



Mara Ladines, who owns By Mara, a clothing manufacturer and store in New York wanted a career in fashion design, but some counselors in college tried to steer her toward being a graphic designer, a job that would require less communication with others.



"They believed a Deaf individual can't get a job in the fashion industry." she says.



Ladines insisted on taking design courses and got jobs in retailers including clothing store H&M. In 2008, she began designing T-shirts and other clothes with a logo that shows the American Sign Language sign for "I love you." She started the business online and it has grown to the point where she could open the store last spring; many of the people who walk in are hearing, and Ladines is able to communicate with them and make sales. By Joyce M. Rosenberg, Associated Press Business Writer



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Deaf Protest Athens 2015 Live Video

Deaf News: Deaf Greek protests shouting "Give money to Providence Education, go get them from the plutocracy".

ATHENS - Thousands of disabled, chronically ill, parents and guardians with disabilities from across the country of Greece, and teachers in special education and mainstream schools gathered early in the afternoon in the center of Athens, participating in nationwide pananapiriko rally.



The mobilization involved the Coordination Committee Struggle Disabled, the Single Parents Association, Guardians of Disabled Attica, the Association of Workers Unit, Foundations, Schools Special Education, and the Deputy Initiative, demanding "No more mockery, teachers in all schools" as wrote their banners.

The demonstration was attended by the KKE MP Christos Katsotis.



The disabled and chronically ill gathered at Omonoia Square and made protest to the Constitution, shouting slogans such as "Give money to Providence - Education, go get them from the plutocracy" and "euro sacks to bankers, the Special schools were doing warehouses.'



The third memorandum the lowest disability pension is 87 euros, the retirement age for disabled workers go to 67 years and 50% reduction in the state budget expenditure on Welfare, leading to the closure of institutions by loading higher cost care to families. Moreover abolished and cut disability benefits and chronic sufferers and Special Schools close, imposed alimony.



Among other claims, the SEAAN: No cut in benefits and disability pensions, extending them to groups who do not get benefits, such as Deaf, Alzheimer. No pension below 600 euros unemployment benefit of 600 euros to all unable to work disabled, chronically ill and massive recruitment with constant work. No payment for drugs and treatments. Open all Special Schools in full operation, massive recruitment of permanent staff, to repeal the alimony. Source



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