Annapolis Man Rides 10K Miles, Raises $150K For The Deaf

VIDEO: Annapolis man rides 10K miles, raises $150K for the Deaf.



ANNAPOLIS, Md. - ABC News - Jacob Landis is home and healing after a nearly 10,000-bike ride that raised more than $150,000 in donations toward cochlear implants.



Landis was 180 miles shy of his goal after a passing truck clipped his shoulder. Landis was thrown from his bike and suffered a severe concussion, broken nose two small cheek bone fractures and a chipped tooth. He literally poured sweat and blood into his mission of raising awareness for the Deaf community. He’s home now with a sprain wrist and bruised shoulder.



His efforts will yield cochlear implants for 15 people.

Eileen Jones, founder of the Gift of Hearing Foundation, said Landis’ ride “far exceeds what we’ve been able to do in nine years.”



Landis was welcomed home yesterday by former co-workers, family and friends at an event in Annapolis. ... Read more http://www.abc2news.com/dpp/news/region/anne_arundel_county_/annapolis-man-rides-10k-miles-raises-150k-for-the-deaf



For those interested in finding out more about Landis's mission, go to www.JacobsRide.com

Sean Forbes 'We Interrupt This Program' Official Music Video

VIDEO [CC] - Sean Forbes - 'We Interrupt This Program' Official Music Video.



'We Interrupt This Program'

Written and performed by Sean Forbes

Music by Jake Bass

Mixed by Steve King at 54 Sound

Mastered by Adam Ayan at Gateway Mastering

Directed and Edited by Adrean Mangiardi

Shot by Stefan Vardon

Assistant Director Mark Levin

Make Up Artist/Wardrobe designer Ryan Clouse

Sound Recording by Kyle Resto



Special Thanks to MI NEWS 26, Norman and Charlie Parker, Mr.B's Shelby Township, Scott Forbes, Patti Parker-Forbes. Please visit my pledge music campaign: http://www.pledgemusic.com/projects/s

Starring:

Sean Forbes

Jake Bass

Mark Levin as Baberaham Lincoln

TV Head guy as TV Head guy

Eric Wotila MI NEWS 26 Anchorman

Rodney Harris as MI NEWS 26 Broadcaster

Morris Langworthy III MI NEWS 26 Cameraman

Dylan Rodenbaugh as the MI NEWS 26 barefoot weather man

and Adrean Mangiardi as the Doughnut Eating Fat Cop.



Filmed in Cadillac, MI and Ferndale, MI.



Sean Forbes official website: http://www.deafandloud.com



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How ASL Deafies Treat The Hearing Impaired

VIDEO [CC] - "You Neutral" a video clip in how ASL Deafies treat the hearing impaired.



If you watch the 2½ minute vignette of "Amy" in this video, you'll see it expresses the frustration we hearing impaired face, as we are caught "in between" the "hearing" and the "ASL Deafie" worlds...

"You Neutral" The Original Video - Subtitled Version - "You Neutral?" - As Deaf and hard-of-hearing people roll forth in life, they experience much. And yet, many prefer to stay neutral.

This video shows the clear contrast between such attitudes and what's going on. The depicted situations in this video are not surprising for Deaf people - they see them as ordinary, every-day events.

Deaf Awareness: 'I Sign and I Live' Short Film

Click on the image above to watch the 32-minute film with subtitles.

If you watch this short film, then you guys should open your eyes and understand in 'I Sign and I Live' by Aidan Mack. The 32-minute film about a Deaf teacher and her Deaf niece. This film is related to cochlear implants and suppression of ASL. Thank you for watching.



The 32-minutes dramatic film, I Sign and I Live, is about Daisy, a Deaf teacher who faces prejudices and sterotypes in society at large. She faces a battle of wills in her own family with her sister over the matter the upbringing of her niece Dawn. Her hearing sister Kay makes decision to have her Deaf daughter, Dawn, fitted with cochlear implant. Daisy is appalled at the decision. It amounts to Kay rejecting Dawn's Deaf identity. Her sister is under the false impression that having any amount of hearing, no matter how limited and no matter the risk involved in obtaining it, is better than being Deaf and is better than experiencing life as a visual being.



Kay has always been prejudiced against Deaf people, though she was able to hide her prejudice until her decision to have Daisy implanted. Daisy is an educated professional and is hurt to discover Kay's ignorance. Kay is less educated and does not work outside the home. She doesn't believe that Deaf people can succeed professionally, even though she was witnessed Daisy's success and her accomplishments.



Daisy's niece is removed from her signing classroom and placed in an oral, auditory-oriented class. She is not allowed to sign with anyone. Dawn is not allowed to interact with Daisy at all. The story of the battle between Daisy and her sister ends with a tragic conclusion. Kay, along with the larger society, tries to suppress the use of sign language, but Deaf people like Daisy continue fighting on to sign - and live.



"Our First Weekend Filming" by Aidan Mack's blog.



To those of you, including newcomers, who are getting involved in participating and even working in the Deaf community through interpreting, teaching, and advocating, this is an opportunity to reciprocate and give back to the Deaf community for all it has provided to you, a knowledge of language, ASL and opportunity for jobs and to be involved with us in advocating for our own existence as Deaf beings. This is great opportunity for you to give back to the Deaf community, by donating to the financial support of this film, “I Sign and I Live.”

Read more: http://isignilive.wordpress.com/2009/03/03/our-first-weekend-filming/

Deaf People Are Cheated By Oralism

VIDEO [CC] - Deaf people are cheated by oralism in American Sign Language.



Support bi-lingual education for Deaf children. Stop Indiana HB 1367.



Please share this video clip from the 1994 PBS documentary 'For A Deaf Son'.

This documentary is no longer available to view or purchase anywhere. I wish it would become available to view publicly. So many good things in this film. Jack Gannon's words are inspiring, touching and timeless.

Oralism Is A 'Jealous Mistress' !

VIDEO [CC] - Oralism is a 'Jealous Mistress' in American Sign Language.



Indiana Legislature House Bill 1367 represents a new attack on Deaf education in that state. In this vlog, I analyze the bill and its potential impacts and flaws.

References: Summary and text of Indiana House Bill 1367: http://www.in.gov/apps/lsa/session/billwatch/billinfo?year=2012&session=1&request=getBill&doctype=HB&docno=1367



"If Bilingual Education for the Deaf is so great, why are the school test scores so low?": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rV0dOrLh0bM&feature=g-upl&context=G27035c0AUAAAAAAAlAA



Dr. Don Grushkin's site: http://wn.com/Drdongcsus

When Haters Gonna Still Hate, Stop The Deaf Bullies

VIDEO: The Vlogsphere/Blogsphere are so obsessed with Sloan Churman's inspiring video where Sarah Churman hears her own voice for the first time after a lifetime of being Deaf as seen on 29 Year Old Deaf Woman Hears Herself For The First Time which still debating on the internet.



The several people most assumed and accusations that hearing impaired that did the comments under Sloan Churman's inspiring video for instance, The Damage Has Been Done! which is absolutely no proven by hearing impaired people that did this. What. 50K comments, majority of hearing impaired people attacking?.. 50K? oh puh-eeease.



Some time passed before I found an excellent example of the earlier point as similar of the videos.



An amazing and touching video of a young woman turning on her passionate message on Youtube whereas a simple, "Stop The Deaf Bullies Video" posted by Emily Darcy which she is implantable hearing as Sarah Churman would have been both sufficient and polite, many people chose to turn the video's comment section into their own personal political platform. Several of them did it in the most tactless way possible, offering up flat out insults and not even constructive points. Many people even attacked the beliefs of the videos, therefore, there's no difference between these the videos.



But then the sad thing is that you'll get your usual haters in the comment section as always by a bunch of idiots and then you have a bunch of ignorant like naysayers, haters and extremist people who can't even understand that Deaf/HH people can speaks out how they feels. You'll have to spend some time to find and read those nasty comments as you can seen on: Stop The Deaf Bullies -All Comments



The original video - Stop The Deaf Bullies.

There was a competition to make a video about the 'Deaf bullying' so I thought to make one because I'm also Deaf and just showing the haters out there what being Deaf is really like. Bullying the Deaf people is pathetic because it's not their fault for being Deaf. I hope all of you's understand this video cause basically of the Deaf people do get bullied for it, but look, we've got the most amazing life.



For your information, DYV posted this article, anyhow, When Haters Gonna Still Hate And The Clueless Ones Continue To Be Clueless known as blogger kokonutpundits realized and changed the story to cover it up as continued biased editing is bringing it and contributors into disrepute after we posted this issued, You can see kokonutpundits' ingorant comment on theholism's blog article "The Damage Has Been Done". It's obvious stereotypical. As seen on Ridor9th's vlog related this issue: October 18, 2011 Tidbits - This is for you, Mickey Mouse (KokonutPundits)



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Mainstream School Is Failing Deaf Students

VIDEO [CC] - Mainstream school is failing Deaf students in American Sign Language.



Here the Proof! School Mainstreaming IS FAILING Deaf students! A recently published study by the National Center for Special Education Research (under the U.S. Department of Education) titled "The Secondary School Experiences and Academic Performance of Students With Hearing Impairments" (February 2011; http://ies.ed.gov/ncser/pubs/20113003/) shows that over 80% of Deaf and HH students are not doing well in the areas of reading comprehension, word knowledge, math, science and social studies.

With the recent threats to the existence of schools for the Deaf in the U.S., Canada and worldwide, this research underscores the failure of mainstream education for Deaf students and the importance of maintaining schools for the Deaf as an educational placement for Deaf and HH students. The implications of the failure of mainstream education for Deaf students is also discussed.

Warning To Cochlear Implant Users

VIDEO [CC] - The storytelling of the cochlear implant system failures for the users.



If you travel consider which company you use. Your dreams could be destroyed. Caution I am making this video because some of you may be considering a Cochlear Implant for yourself or a child. As a Cochlear Implant Recipient, I think the following video is important for you to watch before making a decision on which implant to receive.

Bear with me as I give you a A brief history of my hearing loss. Born hearing and after a case of the measles when I was 10, I developed a progressive hearing loss which left profoundly deaf by the age of 20 I used sign language interpreters in college and at work. A TTY and other assistive listening devices. Eventually my aduilogist said nothing more can help there was no residual hearing left and I should consider a cochlear implant. I began the process of searching and selected Nucleus 24. The reason I went with this company was because of the World Wide Service they could provide. My surgery went fine, and I was activated and after three months of aural rehabilitation I was able to use the telephone. After 1 year my life was completely changed.



Sounds good so far huh? Here is the catch. Got my dream job working 10 months a year in Spain. Everything was going well until my Freedom Processor conked out. When you are traveling in a another country, you cannot access the Cochlear Store USA. I went to have my Freedom repaired locally here in Spain. GUESS WHAT. If you were not implanted in Spain, they say they cannot help you. OK GOT IT I can't get help here. I will buy a new processor from the USA and have it shipped to Spain. Again, my audiologist coordinated everything maped it and shipped it to me in Spain. IT WAS STOPPED in Madrid by customs,,,, why? Because only one company in Spain can provide a processor. It gets even more interesting. I asked how much a processor was to buy in Spain. I was told 11,000 USD. However from the USD it was only 6,000 USD. The company in Spain suggested I fly to the United States if I wanted service.



It has been over a month since I have had a processor that will allow me to do the work that I have dreamed of doing. Consider if you ever wanted to travel, or maybe your child might want to be a foreign exchange student ,, think of all the dreams and possibilities that could suddenly be taken away from you. I am at a point now where I am about to lose everything I have worked so hard to achieve. Don't let this happen to your child or loved one.

Adolf Hitler Finds Out Soldiers Became Deaf

VIDEO [CC] - A parody short film: The Nazi Germany Fuhrer Adolf Hitler finds out soldiers became Deaf.



The fuhrer finds out the Nazi Germany soldiers lost thier hearings after the explosion occured in Berlin. They cannot restore the hearings back which the cochlear implant and hearing aid not exists in 1944.



The fuhrer upsets the soldiers are deafness as the disabled people cannot performed in the battle to defense Hitler's underground bases and the Germany operation of defense collapsed to end the wars in 1945.

That's all folks!

Stop The Deaf Bullies

VIDEO: There was a competition to make a video about the 'Deaf Bullying'



She thought to make one because She is also Deaf and just showing the haters out there what being Deaf is really like. Bullying the Deaf people is pathetic because it's not their fault for being DEAF.