How To Mug A Deaf Person

VIDEO [CC/Singed] - How to mug a Deaf person. Short comedy film.



Cast

Scott... Stephen Collins

Janet... Siobhan Dodd

Chris... Ben Green



Sound by James Static

Filmed & Edited by Mark Williams

Produced by Caroline O'Neill

Written and Directed by Ben Green

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The Totally Biased Deaf Jam

VIDEO: Totally Biased: The Totally Biased Deaf Jam.



Tonight we play a game, The Totally Biased Deaf Jam! Rockstar American Sign Language interpreter Amber Galloway Gallego signs hip hop jams and our contestants name the tune! Starring comedian W. Kamau Bell. On stage, Bell does mostly observational comedy on recent news stories and current events.

Totally Biased: Kamau Chats With Amber Galloway Gallego.

Kamau chats with rockstar interpreter Amber Galloway Gallego! They discuss her recent viral video and what it's like to translate Kendrick Lamar into American Sign Language!

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Deaf Students Break Language Barriers

VIDEO: Auslan Version - Deaf students break language barriers in Australia.



When Heidi Beasley-Ellich sits her written VCE exams this month - whether in media studies or further maths or textiles - she will read the questions in English and write her answers in English, too.



This would not pose a problem were it not for the fact English is not Heidi's first language, because she is profoundly Deaf.



Heidi attends Forest Hill College in Burwood East, which helps Deaf children enter mainstream education by providing them with in-class resources including real-time captioning and interpreters.



Facility manager Amanda Purcell, winner of a 2013 Victorian Teacher of the Year award, believes passionately in the learning system but not the rigid form of assessment that puts Heidi and others at a major disadvantage.



''Say they've been learning and absorbing VCE biology for two years in Auslan,'' Ms Purcell said. ''It defeats the purpose of allowing them to learn the subject in their first language if you're going to assess them in their second language.''

Ms Purcell returned this month from a research trip to Scotland, where exams for the Deaf work differently. There, an interpreter signs each question to a Deaf student, and the student signs their answer while being filmed.



''The interpreter will then watch the film, and translate everything that the student signed into English,'' she said. ''That's what goes off to be assessed. And that's what I'm really hoping to get here.''



Ms Purcell is compiling an options paper for the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority based on her consultation with researchers and curriculum authorities abroad.



''Over there, Deaf students are getting scores that are indicative of what they know and what they can do, rather than their English level. And they're going on to careers in engineering and chemistry, where here they might not get the score required.'' ... Read more: http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/deaf-students-break-language-barriers-20131027-2w9si.html

Deaf Relay Service Parody

VIDEO [CC] - Deaf relay at your service parody



An inside look at the high-tech critical communication service provided to Deaf citizens so they can access any service in an uncensored environment. Directors: Jeanette Castillo, Diane Wilkins.

Founded in 1977, Frameline is the nation's only nonprofit organization solely dedicated to the funding, exhibition, distribution and promotion of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender media arts.



Frameline Voices is a new digital initiative that showcases diverse LGBT stories and expands access to films by and about people of color, transgender people, youth, and elders. More information: http://frameline.org

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Manitoba Deaf Athletes To Get More Sign Language Help

Deaf News: Manitoba Deaf athletes to get more sign language help. Province to spend up to $40K a year for interpreters following human rights complaint.



CBC WINNIPEG - The father of a Deaf athlete from Winnipeg says he is pleased to hear Manitoba will now be providing interpreters to help other deaf players communicate.



The Manitoba government will set aside up to $40,000 a year to help Deaf children participating in amateur sport communicate with their teammates, coaches and game officials, following a human rights complaint.



Two parents of Deaf children initially approached the Manitoba Human Rights Commission complaining that lack of money for sign language services made it harder for some Deaf children to participate in sports.



The parents said the lack of interpretive services meant their children couldn't participate fully in sports, develop leadership skills and have the same advantages as their peers.



One of the complainants, Rick Zimmer, says his son, Cody, wanted to play soccer but couldn't because there was no interpreter available for him and other Deaf players. ... Read more story.



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Changing The Way Deaf People Bank

VIDEO [ASL/CC] - Your bank. Changing the way Deaf people bank from SignVideo.



John runs a conservation wildlife park in Scotland. In this video he tells us how, as a Deaf customer, going into a bank used to be a stressful and at times embarrassing experience. He explains how using the SignVideo link to speak to an interpreter online makes a massive difference. Today he can speak with the bank independently, privately and without any of the stress that was previously attached.

Our customers have always given us the best ideas, so we've launched Your Bank, a new online community where you can share your ideas. If you've got an idea, share it at www.yourbank.barclays.co.uk



You can find the full article on Sign Video at https://www.yourbank.barclays.co.uk/t5/Your-ideas-brought-to-life/Sign-Video-Changing-the-way-deaf-people-bank/ba-p/810.

Deaf Rights In Middle East

VIDEO Signed - Deaf Rights in Arabic and English Subtitles.



A Short film that demonstrates the difficulties the Deaf people faces om every aspect of life in the middle east countries.

فيلم قصير - حقوق الصم والبكم



فيلم قصير يحكي مجموعه من الصعوبات التي بواجهها الصم والبكم في عدد من مجالات الحياة.

Tom Neville's America's Funniest Deaf Comedian

VIDEO [ASL] - The Tom Neville Show: The Very Best of America's Funniest Deaf Comedian.



Tom Neville's humorous video goes viral on YouTube to entertaining the Deaf community of his humor comedian is a must-see! To see just how different, watch and learn from the humorously-educational video by Tom Neville.



Tom Neville, who is a Deaf, which is issuing a call to action, inviting community to be part of the solution to explain why he is doing a good cause, to entertaining and awareness about the communications service provider. Please watch & share! Thank you!



The Tom Neville Show Presents:

ASL Media, LLC and DEAFRIDGE Productions present. The Tom Neville Show starring Tom Neville Directed by James Kittell produced by Tom Neville and James Kittell Story by James Kittell and Tom Neville.

Video Phone Lawsuits.

Deaf Lawyer Tom Neville.

24/7 Interpreter Services.

McImplant.

Parent Abuse Hotline.

FreeCard - A New Credit Card Company for the Deaf.

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First Deaf Won Showcase 'The Price Is Right'

VIDEO [CC] - First Deaf won showcase from 'The Price is Right'.



Eddie Buck (Edward) The first Deaf won the showcase on from 'The Price is Right' air from May 20th 2013.



Edward, and his sign language interpreter Matthew, are on the turntable with a shot at winning a Kawaskai STX 15F Jetski (A) from the clutches of Squeeze Play.

Price Is Right-May 20, 2013, Deaf Contestant - A Deaf contestant got onto the show on May 20, 2013. Watch to see how the Deaf contestant does that day.

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Holmes Make It Right: Deaf Space

VIDEO [ASL/CC]- Holmes Make It Right: Deaf Space, All-New Episode: Breaking Through.



A Deaf woman homeowner tries to handle a bathroom renovation on her own after finding the right contractor proves harder than it looks.



But her DIY project turns into a nightmare, so she contacts the one contractor she can trust: Mike Holmes.



Mike comes to the rescue and discovers she hasnt had a working shower for months. But this standard bathroom reno turns into breakthrough project as Mike goes the extra mile to give her a 'Sign Language' friendly home.

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Medical Services - Understanding Deaf Culture

VIDEO: Medical Services - Understanding Deaf Culture.



Participants will learn how to provide culturally sensitive and competent mental health services to members of the Deaf community through gaining a better understanding of the culture and its specific needs



Participants will also gain a better understanding of sign language and how this can affect the process of communication in mental health treatment.



Participants will learn how Americans with Disabilities Act applies to working with Deaf individuals in mental health settings as well as how to work more effectively with interpreter in these settings.

Objectives: The cultural aspects of the Deaf community that are necessary to understand in order to effectively provide mental health counseling and to make proper diagnoses, Information regarding commonly held myths about the Deaf community, How ADA applies to this population, How to effectively communicate in the therapeutic process using a sign language interpreters,



Elijah Buchholz, LPC, is the Director of Deaf Services for the Missouri Department of Mental Health. For the past six years, Buchholz has provided mental health and substance abuse services to the Deaf community. He has conducted numerous trainings for both mental health clinicians and interpreters across Missouri and Kansas.



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Sign Language Interpreter Rules Criticized In Michigan

VIDEO: Reform for sign language interpreter rules criticized in Michigan.



LANSING, MI. - In April 2005, a Deaf Roseville woman confessed to police to killing her boyfriend without knowing she had a legal right to have a lawyer present and remain silent through an interpreter.



The Michigan Supreme Court later tossed out the confession, concluding Mary Ann McBride's unqualified interpreter failed to communicate through sign language McBride's Miranda rights.



McBride was later convicted in the stabbing death of Robert Adelsburg, but the case and other incidents of sign language miscommunication in legal and medical settings prompted a 2007 law requiring more stringent education and testing requirements for interpreters.

"Unfortunately, situations like that continue to happen," said Sheryl Emery, director of the state Division on Deaf and Hard of Hearing.



Six years later, the new rules are beginning to go into effect, but not everybody is happy with the reforms as Michigan imposes some of the toughest testing requirements for Deaf interpreters in the country intended to prevent interpreter mistakes. Some longtime professional interpreters and graduates of college-level sign language programs say the new state licensing test is difficult and too focused on English language concepts not used in everyday interpreting with Deaf people in community, educational, medical and legal settings.



Robina Anderson, an interpreter from Trenton and the daughter of two Deaf parents, has used sign language for 55 years, but has twice failed a new state exam that places a heavy emphasis on antonyms, synonyms and reading comprehension. Her state certification will become invalid this year under new licensing requirement set to go into effect in June. ...Read more: http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130408/METRO/304080345/1409/Reform-sign-language-interpreter-rules-criticized - SOURCE

Deaf Patient Denied Interpreter By Scottish Hospital

Deaf patient left unable to communicate with hospital staff for 12 days after staff failed to provide sign language expert.



DUNDEE - A Deaf patient was left isolated and unable to communicate for 12 days in Ninewells Hospital because of a failure to provide her with access to a sign language interpreter, according to a report by Scotland’s public services watchdog.



The female patient who had been admitted to Dundee’s Ninewells Hospital for surgery to have her appendix removed had a very limited lip reading ability and did not have a good understanding of written English.



And it was “impossible to say” with any certainty whether the deaf patient had given informed consent for the surgery,



Jim Martin, the Scottish public services ombudsman, has ruled that NHS Tayside failed to adhere to the board’s informed consent policy and found that the failure to obtain a sign language interpreter for the patient was “unacceptable”.



He states in his report that a complaint had been raised on behalf of the patient, known as Ms A, that the board failed to provide a British Sign Language (BSL) interpreter during her 12-day stay at Ninewells where she had been admitted for surgery to remove her appendix.



Ms A was a BSL user with very limited lip-reading ability. She did not use verbal communication and did not have a good understanding of written English.



Mr Martin states: “Although hospital staff took steps to try to communicate with Ms A, at no point did they provide an interpreter. This was despite Ms A repeatedly pointing to a poster on the wall, which was for interpreter services, and handing staff a BSL interpreter’s card on two separate occasions.”



He continues: “In the course of my investigation I took independent advice from my equality and diversity adviser and a medical adviser. The equality adviser said that staff had not taken reasonable and appropriate steps to obtain a BSL interpreter for Ms A in line with their legal duty to do so under section 20 of the Equality Act 2010. She said that once they had been alerted to Ms A’s need for a BSL interpreter, a clear plan should have been drawn up to try to coordinate the availability of doctors and others communicating with Ms A and a BSL interpreter, sufficiently trained to be able to communicate complex medical issues.” ...READ MORE: http://www.scotsman.com/news/health/deaf-patient-denied-interpreter-by-dundee-hospital-1-2862772



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GLove Trailer - The First Deaf Baseball Team

VIDEO [CC] - GLove Trailer - The first hearing impaired baseball team in english subtitles.



South Korea - 'GLove' (Korean Movie - 2011) - A cocky ex-baseball player goes to the countryside to coach a team of Hearing-Impaired Boys. The school's baseball team consisted of 25 players who were Deaf.



What started out as a PR stunt to salvage his reputation turns into a serious bid for the National Championships. Acclaimed Korean director Kang Woo-seok’s first film based on a true story, 'GLove,' tells the story of a baseball team whose members are all hearing-impaired.



Kim Sang-nam (Jeong Jae-yeong), a hot-tempered former professional baseball player, is sent to the countryside to coach a team of hearing-impaired players in order to avoid media coverage of his recent involvement in an assault case.

At first, Kim has a difficult time imagining how he can teach baseball to a group of boys who can’t hear, but as he spends time with them he starts to believe that they can play the game.



Motivated, Kim decides to help them prepare for the nationals. But things don’t go the way Kim plans and their difficulties communicating with one another exacerbates the situation.



Kim Sang-nam (Jeong Jae-yeong) Cast, Staff, Actors, ... DVD 2-Disc - First Press Limited Edition (En Sub) at: Share GLove (글러브)'s Picture

Sean Berdy Interview By TBDProds

VIDEO [CC] - Exclusive interview with Sean Berdy, Live from the red carpet at the TV Academy's 'Switched at Birth' screening and panel event.



LOS ANGELES - TBDProds chat with Sean Berdy about what's coming up in the second half of the first season, including the wedge that comes between Bay and Emmett and what the crazy outpouring of support for Emmett means to him.

Also, will Emmett rock the drums again soon? GoingBerdy are putting closed captioning for the parts where the interviewer is asking questions, for the benefit of the Deaf and HoH.

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.

Deaf Canadians Put Pressure On CRTC

VIDEO [CC] - Deaf Canadians community put pressure on CRTC in American Sign Language.



CANADA - A handful of Deaf people and supporters gathered in front of the Canadian Radiotelevision and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) building in Regina on Friday, taking part in one of nine rallies across Canada in support of making Video Relay Services (VRS) available to the whole country.

Read more: http://www.leaderpost.com/life/Deaf+pressure+CRTC/story.html



CALGARY - More than hundreds Deaf people and their supporters rallied outside offices of the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) Friday. They want the CRTC to continue providing a free service that allows Deaf people to use visual phones and sign language interpreters... Read more: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/story/2012/01/13/calgary-vrs-protest-crtc.html



VANCOUVER - The Deaf community wants government to fund a specialized service so Deaf people can communicate by telephone just the same as hearing-enabled people. Video Relay System, or VRS, was provided on an 18-month trial to 311 Deaf people in B.C. and Alberta but the funding runs out Jan. 15, hanging up the service, for the short term, at least. It was funded with a fee levied against all Canadian telephone customers. The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission contracted Telus to do trials, then make its recommendations... Read more: http://www.canada.com/Service+allows+deaf+talk+telephone/story.html



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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

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.

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