WPSD Newsmakers Program | Richard McGann

VIDEO [CC] - Western Pennsylvania School for the Deaf Newsmakers Program with Mr. Richard McGann.



PITTSBURGH - This new edition of the Western Pennsylvania School for the Deaf (WPSD) Newsmaker Program! We were pleased to have the opportunity to visit with Mr. Richard McGann.



Mr. McGann shares his life experiences, his work to improve the lives of Deaf and Blind people, new technologies available for the Deaf and Blind, and his thoughts about the positive impacts of Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

Mr. Richard McGann, who is Deaf-Blind, He shared his story with the students and demonstrated some of the accommodations and technology that help him every day. The students were captivated! We are #wpsdproud.



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Deaf School Fire: Perished Pupils Laid To Rest

VIDEO: Perished learners of N West School for the Deaf laid to rest.

Three Deaf students, who died in a fire at the Northwest School for Deaf in Leeudoringstad, will be buried at their respective home towns on Saturday and Sunday.



They died when their school hostel was gutted with fire on Monday morning. Over 50 others were injured.



The funerals for the three students preceded by a highly emotional memorial service that was held on Friday at Leeudoringstad.

Sixteen year old Katlego Diseko, will be buried at Ikopeleng village in Ramatlabama just outside Mahikeng.



Another learner, 18 year old Bulelwa Koni will be buried in Klerksdorp, while 22-year-old Emily Oageng will be laid to rest at Kuruman in the Northern Cape on Sunday.



Provincial Departmental officials from education, including MEC Wendy Matsemela are expected to attend the funerals. Source



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Deaf School Fire: 3 Dead, Dozen Injured

VIDEO [CC] Exclusive - Three pupils were killed in a fire in a Northwest School for Deaf hostel in Leeudoringstad, South Africa.

JOHANNESBURG - Deaf pupils had to jump from the first floor of the Northwest School for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Children hostel in Leeudoringstad in the North West, after it became engulfed by fire.



Three pupils died and 23 were injured were injured and at least 40 beds destroyed in the early morning blaze.



North West police spokesperson Major Pelonomi Makau told eNCA: “Twenty three learners are being treated for smoke inhalation and minor injuries caused by jumping from the first floor to the ground floor to escape the fire.

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“They were rushed to Nic Bodenstein Hospital in Wolmaranstad where they are currently receiving treatment,” she added.



In a statement, North West Premier Supra Mahumapelo said: “Damages at the school include one hostel which hosts 40 beds, an administration block, a computer laboratory and two teachers’ flats.



Mahumapelo, who extended his condolences to the families of the dead pupils, said a technical committee had been set up to intervene at the school... Read more: http://enca.com/south-africa/three-dead-and-least-13-injured-school-deaf-fire



Deaf School Was Warned of Imminent Fire - The Northwest School for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Children hostel was warned that it did not comply with the needs of the learners.



According to the Deaf Federation of South Africa , the warning was by US based Rochester Institute of Technology when they visited the school.



"Rochester Institute of Technology identified that the school does not comply to needs for Deaf Learners if there should be a fire, this report was handed to the Department of Education in the North West and nothing was done to ensure that Deaf learner’s safety needs are addressed," DeafSA said in a statement... Read more: http://enca.com/south-africa/deaf-school-was-warned-imminent-fire

Deaf School Treats Students As Slaves

EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: India government school teacher doing massage by Deaf student.



AKOLA - The Deaf community and parents in India outraged when the video leaking into the public of a government school teacher forcing student to doing massage which it was not a part of the education in school.



The teacher, Shital Avchar, working at a government run school for Deaf students, was also found guilty of taking nap in the classroom during school hours and harassing the pupils. Slavery are incompatible and it was part of a slavery re-enactment that discriminate to the students - some parents said crossed the line.

How dare teachers doing that to the students and call it an educational experience? Obviously this school district has taken education to a level it never needed to go to. Teaching children how to slavery and act inappropriately is never the job of a teachers.

Maryland School For The Deaf Abuse Case

EXCLUSIVE Jury selection starts for Maryland School for the Deaf abuse case.



ELLICOTT CITY, Md. (AP) - Jury selection has begun in Ellicott City for the trial of a former Maryland School for the Deaf dormitory aide charged with sexually abusing seven female students in Columbia.



Thirty-eight-year-old Clarence Taylor III of Gwynn Oak pleaded not guilty to all charges Monday before the selection process began.



Howard County Circuit Judge William Tucker says 12 jurors and three alternates will be seated Tuesday before lawyers make opening statements.



Taylor is accused of molesting students from 2008 to 2011. The alleged victims were in the fourth through eighth grades.



Taylor allegedly kissed, hugged and fondled the girls during their overnight stays at the school.



He faces seven counts of sex abuse of a minor and three counts of soliciting a subject for child pornography. ... Read more: http://www.seattlepi.com/news/crime/article/Trial-starting-in-Md-deaf-school-abuse-case-4931592.php



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Missouri Deaf Kids To Hospital As Bus Overturns

Charter bus overturns; 20 children taken to hospital. Authorities say as many as 20 children are being taken to a hospital after a charter bus carrying students from the Missouri School for the Deaf overturned in eastern Missouri.



DANVILLE, Mo. (ABC News) - A charter bus carrying students from the Missouri School for the Deaf overturned along an interstate in eastern Missouri on Friday, sending 15 children and three adults to a hospital but causing no life-threatening injuries, authorities said.



The accident happened around 1:30 p.m. as the eastbound bus was exiting Interstate 70 near Danville, about 75 miles west of St. Louis.



The children, who were between ages 10 and 18, were treated in the emergency room at University Hospital in Columbia, along with the bus driver and two chaperones, hospitals spokeswoman Mary Jenkins said. She said the adults' injuries also appeared not to be life-threatening.



Department of Elementary and Secondary Education spokeswoman Sarah Potter said initial reports from the hospital indicated the children had "minor injuries bumps and bruises, that sort of thing."



The superintendent of the Fulton school went to the hospital to help translate for the children. Jenkins said the hospital also brought in eight sign-language interpreters to help the children communicate.



The state-run School for the Deaf has residential and day programs for children in first through 12th grades. The bus was taking the children from the central Missouri campus to five drop-off points in St. Charles, St. Louis, Arnold, Sikeston and Cape Girardeau, Potter said... Read more at http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/charter-bus-overturns-eastern-mo-hurt-19856284

UNICEF: Deaf Students Take The Stage & Look To The Future

VIDEO [CC] - Deaf students take the stage and look to the future.



Producer Nerina Penzhorn visits a 150-year-old school for the Deaf in New York City where students are using theatre to express their creativity and their hopes and dreams.

For more information, visit http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/usa_69797.html

For Those Who Don't Understand What It's Like To Be Deaf

VIDEO: For those who don't understand what it's like to be Deaf in American Sign Language.

For people who don't understand ASL here is a written translation:



Hello my name is Leeza.

Hello my name is Joshua.



Leeza: Joshua and I are from California School for the Deaf in Fremont.



Joshua: We are here to talk about your proposal HB1367 - that proposal talks about moving Outreach out from Indiana School for the Deaf and ISD has to pay for it.



Leeza: I'll share one quotation, "History does not repeat itself", Foraker Act in 1900...



Joshua: Long time ago in 1900 Puerto Rico became a territory of America. The president of United States got to pick their president. How is that become a problem? Puerto Ricans didn't get a president that understood their environment, culture, and rights.



How we are having the same problem with the board that Indiana government choose (All the people in ISD board is not the people we suggested.) - they made the decision that will hurt Indiana School for the Deaf. We, Deaf people, feels like you are not respecting our rights as a Deaf citizen of United States.



Leeza: Now look at ISD's Board, they are proposing to pull Outreach out from Indiana School for the Deaf and put it to someplace else and forcing ISD to pay for it. Outreach is very important for us. It's the place where parents with Deaf children will learn about children's choices - cochlear implant(s), ASL, oral methods, and many more choices. Of course ISD want to play the big part in supporting with their children's future.



We also want to show them how ASL is our big success for Deaf people. Again, we Deaf citizens feels like we don't have our right of speech, based on my data: about 400 people send letters explaining why this should be not happening. While another 30 letter supports this proposal. Now, we want you to think about your decision. We, Deaf citizens of United States, think the right decision will be keeping the outreach in ISD.



Please support our cause and go to http://www.change.org/petitions/oppose-hb-1367 and sign our petition.

ISD - Deaf Poetry Out Loud Competition

VIDEO: Six students compete at the Iowa School for the Deaf Poetry Out Loud competition.



CBTV17 News - ISD sophomore Auna Ferguson wins the local competition and will advance to the state competition in Des Moines, Iowa.

Music Video By Deaf Children On The ABC News

VIDEO: Deaf children don’t hear music the way many of us do, but perhaps they hear it the way it’s supposed to be heard: through the whole body.



HIGHLAND, MI - Ten-year-old Noah Rangel of Lake Orion is Deaf, but that didn’t stop him from feeling the pulse of the White Stripes’ song “We’re Going to be Friends” when he signed the lyrics in a new music video. “Instead of standing and talking and hearing the music like that, we can feel the music,” signed Noah, using American Sign Language. “We just stand and sign the song instead. So it’s really not that much different.”

The Deaf Professional Arts Network, also known as D-Pan, coordinated the music video this summer, shooting it in Bloomfield Hills and featuring children who are either Deaf or Hard-of-Hearing.



Rangel’s friend, Morgan Nimmo, also appeared in the video, which has gone viral. “I did good!” said seven-year old Morgan during an interview at her home in Highland. “I thought I was going to do bad, but I was great. I was proud of myself.” With more than 258,000 hits on YouTube.com in just a week and a half, she certainly has something to be proud of.



The American Sign Language Music Video By Deaf Children "We're Going To Be Friends". The original video as seen on: D-PAN ASL Music Video "We're Going To Be Friends" By The White Stripes



White Stripes "We're Going To Be Friends" Produced by D-PAN, the Deaf Professional Arts Network. American Sign Language Direction by Ronald Dans. Directed by Nicholas Hill of Lucky Airlines. Visit www.D-PAN.org for more informations.

ASL Music Video 'We're Going To Be Friends'

VIDEO [CC] - D-PAN: The American Sign Language music video by Deaf children 'We're Going To Be Friends'.



White Stripes "We're Going To Be Friends." Produced by D-PAN, the Deaf Professional Arts Network. American Sign Language Direction by Ronald Dans. Directed by Nicholas Hill of Lucky Airlines.

lyrics: Fall is here, hear the yell back to school, ring the bell brand new shoes, walking blues climb the fence, books and pens I can tell that we're going to be friends.



Walk with me, Suzy Lee through the park and by the tree we will rest upon the ground and look at all the bugs we found then safely walk to school without a sound.



Well here we are, no one else we walked to school all by ourselves there's dirt on our uniforms from chasing all the ants and worms we clean up and now its time to learn.



Numbers, letters, learn to spell nouns, and books, and show and tell at playtime we will throw the ball back to class, through the hall teacher marks our height against the wall.



And we don't notice any time pass we don't notice anything we sit side by side in every class teacher thinks that I sound funny but she likes the way you sing.



Tonight I'll dream while I'm in bed when silly thoughts go through my head about the bugs and alphabet and when I wake tomorrow I'll bet that you and I will walk together again cause I can tell that we're going to be friends.



Video made possible by Sorenson Communications.



Official D-PAN website: www.D-PAN.org

Korean Sex Crime Movie Highlights Nation’s Anger

VIDEO: English Subtitles - Four teachers and administrators jailed for sexual abusing at Deaf school.



SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - In 2006, Teachers were convicted of raping or sexually molesting at least eight students, ages 7 to 22 at a South Korean School for the Deaf.



Due to the country's lenient sentencing for sexual abuse, only two of the four officials served jail time. The case received limited attention at the time, but a new film based on the story has helped to fuel the nation's growing outrage.



The New York Times reports that Dogani or The Crucible, which was released about a month ago, has now been seen by 4.4 million people, or nearly one in 10 South Koreans.

The case could have been largely forgotten if it wasn't for a newspaper intern who blogged about the trial. After one official at the Inhwa School for the hearing impaired was sentenced to only a year in jail for raping a 13-year-old girl, a Deaf man sitting in the courtroom screamed and tried desperately to express his anger through sign langage.



Lee Ji-won wrote, "It was clear that the man was shouting, ‘This is wrong! This is wrong!"' The blog inspired author Gong Ji-young to write a novel about the crimes committed at the school, and now the film based on the book has brought the story to an even larger audience.



As The Economist puts it, the response to the film has been "nothing short of earth-shaking." The film has inspired South Koreans to express their anger over a legal system that routinely allows those convicted of sex crimes to walk free.



Six people were indicted in the Inhwa case, and two of the perpetrators went to jail for less than a year. Another two were given a suspended sentence, and the others were acquitted because the statute of limitations on sex crimes had passed.



This disturbing outcome was typical, according to a report issued last year by South Korea's education ministry. Most teachers found guilty of sex crimes are sentenced to a salary cut and a short suspension... Read more at http://jezebel.com/5850770/south-korean-sex-crime-movie-highlights-nations-anger



The Crucible (The Film) from Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Crucible_%282011_film%29



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The Real Story of Deaf Teenage Girl

VIRAL VIDEO: The real story of Japanese Deaf teenage girl in a picture.



English description - This is the real story about Deaf teenage girl in Japan in few years ago... The story is about a japanese Deaf girl, her name is Sonee and she was the best artist student at the Deaf school in Japan, and suddenly shortly before she committed suicide, she drew this picture, and scanned it and posted it online.



The freaky bit is this, they say it is hard for a person to stare into the girl's eyes for longer than 5 minutes...there are reports that some people have taken thier own lives after doing so...people says the picture changes.

Therefore, in South Korea this story broke out and it spread like wildfire. There are various posts around in Korean forums that say that the viewer gets drawn to the girl's blue eyes, they say they can detect a hint of wraith and sadness within the eyes. Maybe the girl had died with so much sadness and anger that her spirit haunts the image, or maybe the image provokes sadness.



Can you tell it? But first at all, you have to click full screen of this video and do not move your eyes, just stare at the picture and you will notice that the picture is suddenly changing.

The orinigal video: SONEE: Scary Clip Video



Facts of The Real Story About Sonee:

http://www.ethereality.info/ethereality_website/paintings_drawings/new/illustrations/melancholic_princess/melancholic_princess.htm



Note: This post is a fake and fiction.

Deaf Movie 'Silenced' Official Trailer

VIDEO [CC] - 'Silenced' Official Trailer (2011 HD) - Based on true story about the sexual assaults at Deaf school in South Korea.



SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - In 2005 a shocking set of sexual abuse cases happened at South Korean School for the Deaf for girls. The teachers involved received relatively light sentences that maybe about to change.



SILENCED, based on a novel details the drama that went during that horrific time in perhaps one of the most controversial films of the year. As of the time of writing, the entire nation is in an uproar, that at the very least, reveals in stark detail the power of film. The film has also been at number one for weeks.

More information about the film can be found on the official Kobiz website: koreanfilm.or.kr/jsp/films/index/filmsView



Based off the novel 'Dokani' - The Crucible tells the story of an art teacher whom begins teaching at a Deaf school. When he begins teaching there, he is dreaded by the uncomfortable atmosphere and fears there is more to the school than meets the eye, and there is. He, and a human rights activist, crack down on the school and their unfair dealings, and soon descovers that there is a man whom sexually assaults the little girls there. Movie was proposed by leading actor Gong Yoo, whom fell in love with the book during his time in the milirary, and felt the book needed to be adapted into film. This also marks Gong Yoo's 1st role outside of romantic comedies, which he was type-casted with.



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Oregon School For The Deaf - Extreme Makeover Home Edition

VIDEO [CC] - Faux Panels on Extreme Makeover Home Edition Oregon School for the Deaf.



This is a must-see the 'Nightmare Factory' video tour. Faux Panels on Extreme Makeover Home Edition "Oregon School for the Deaf" and a bonus video Faux Panels on the ABC show.

Extreme Makeover Home Edition "Nightmare Factory" Tour in Oregon School for the Deaf. Enjoy!

Maryland School For The Deaf On Toyota TV Ad

VIDEO [CC] - The Line of Scrimmage was a documentary campaign that aired during the Sunday Night Halftime Show on NBC.



WASHINGTON - The Maryland School for the Deaf was an amazing group of players that had a team that was one of the most well disciplined and organized ones that we saw and enjoyed a solid winning record.

Oklahoma School For The Deaf Names First Deaf Woman To Lead

VIDEO: The Oklahoma School for the Deaf has hired the first Deaf female superintendent to lead the school in its 114-year history.



KaAnn Varner is only the second Deaf superintendent the school has had.

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Arrests Made In Alleged Sex Assaults At Hawaii's School For The Deaf and Blind

VIDEO: Police say several arrests have been made as an investigation continues into allegations of widespread sexual abuse between classmates at Hawaii's public school for the Deaf and Blind.



HONOLULU - Police say several juvenile males have been arrested since the investigation began earlier this year. There are dozens of victims and several alleged perpetrators.

According to sources, the molestation which included rape began years ago, allegedly instigated by one young student.



The abuse worsened as other student victims were forced to become perpetrators themselves, fearing retaliation if they didn't follow suit... Read more: http://www.khon2.com/s/E8iQpEUz5kK_MesjGwlmxA.cspx#.TjzM-u4bjCY.blogger

Slut Walk At Maryland School For The Deaf

VIDEO [CC] - Slut Walk at Maryland School for the Deaf - ASL Version.



WASHINGTON - Sasha Ponappa highlighted a disturbing phenomenon as she led a contingent of Deaf women at the colorful protest march, where women were clad in everything from shorts and tanktops to miniskirts and bodices.

"About 80-85 percent of Deaf women and women with disabilities experience sexual assault in their lives, and 80 percent of the cases go unreported," Ponappa, who is executive director of the Deaf Abused Women's Network, told AFP... Read more: http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/



Visit http://www.deaf-hope.org for more information.



Slut Walk Facts - SlutWalk began in Toronto, Canada, which "SlutWalk" was born. In a revolting decision, a Canadian judge gave a convicted rapist a two-year conditional sentence with no jail time because the crime took place under "inviting circumstances" and the victim was wearing a revealing outfit. As seen on article: http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/rape-victim-inviting-so-no-jail--rape-victim-inviting-so-no-jail.html



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