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 Culture - Have We Cured Deafness ?

VIDEO [CC] - Have We Cured Deafness? ASLStart's video goes viral on social media in the Deaf Community.

StartASL: 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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Educating Hearing People About The Deaf World



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#DeafTalent - Deaf Roles Belong To Deaf Actors

VIDEO: #DeafTalent - Campaign: Hollywood, stop hiring hearing actors for Deaf roles. Deaf people have the right to represent themselves!



As a result of this #DeafTalent campaign, the world will have a much better understanding of the Deaf community’s standpoint on not allowing Deaf roles to be given out to hearing people. Many people do not realize that they have been oppressing Deaf actors for many years now.

We hope that this new awareness will also create many more job opportunities for Deaf people all over, both in front and behind the camera, as well as other places. We believe that this campaign will ignite many new discussions and ideas and help cause a shift in societal awareness.

Huffington Post - The #DeafTalent hashtag began making waves after a NY Daily News interview with Catalina Sandino Moreno raised red flags in the Deaf community. Moreno, a hearing actress, was cast to play a Deaf woman in the leading role of her new film Medeas. But in the NYDN interview, it became clear that Moreno has had very little exposure to deafness or Deaf culture.



Follow #DeafTalent:

Apply for the #DeafTalent database here: http://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/deaftalent

Apply to this form here: https://docs.google.com/forms/deaftalent



Subscribe - https://youtube.com/channel/deaftalent

Facebook - https://facebook.com/deaftalentnow

Twitter - https://twitter.com/deaftalent

PlusGoogle - https://plus.google.com/explore/deaftalent



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Deaf Actors In New The Web Series 'Fridays'

VIDEO [CC] - Deaf gay actor co-creates and stars, Josh Feldman and Shoshannah Stern in new the webseries 'Fridays'

Fridays is a web series about best friends Kate and Michael, who live in Los Angeles and have just undergone huge life changes: Kate is newly married and Michael is newly single.



The main characters are Deaf and communicate in American Sign Language (ASL), with subtitles for people who don’t know sign language. Kate and Michael are two Deaf people who live in a hearing world, to comic, tragic, painfully funny, and joyous results.

Whether it is issues of love, money, or ordering a latte at Starbucks, Kate and Michael are two people you've never quite met before, and you'll love getting to know them. Stars and co-creators Shoshannah Stern and Josh Feldman are DEAF. They also wrote and directed the pilot... Read more: https://kickstarter.com/projects/fridays-the-web-series



Shoshannah Stern and Josh Feldman on the film "Thank You / Bloopers."

Kickstarter Project Video: https://kickstarter.com/projects/fridays-the-web-series



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Deaf Lebanese Contemporary Dance Performance

VIDEO: English Subtitles - Deaf Lebanese choreographer Pierre Geagea’s project combines dance with sign language.

StepFeed - Pierre Geagea, a Lebanese choreographer and contemporary expressionist dancer, has created a special kind of performance that fuses the grace and fluidity of sign language, with the emotional depth of modern dance.



Geagea says the idea for” Mother Tongue” came when he thought of “mixing contemporary ballet with expressionism and sign language.” This was his first step in taking the essence of dance being a form of communication to a whole new level.

The 34-year-old, who was born Deaf, spent his childhood unable to hear or speak. In his mid-teens, after strenuous effort and endless sessions of speech therapy, he learned to read lips. Donating to Pierre Geagea’s fundraising campaign site: Projects Mothertongue



Geagea says that dance helped him communicate when he lacked the ability to speak. “When I was around 10,” Geagea told Beirut.com, “I didn’t know much about dance but I used to love Michael Jackson”.



This was a performer who inspired him, and he immediately found dance to be a form of self-expression and a source of strength... Read more: https://stepfeed.com/more-categories/culture/deaf-lebanese-choreographers-project-combines-dance-sign-language



Follow Pierre Geagea:

Subscribe - https://www.youtube.com/channel/pierregeagea

Facebook - https://facebook.com/pierre.geagea

Twitter - https://twitter.com/geageapierre

Campaign Site - http://zoomaal.com/projects/mothertongue