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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Experiences of Siblings of Deaf Children

VIDEO [CC] - Full Documentary: Experiences of siblings of Deaf children.



Experiences of Siblings of Deaf Children | New Zealand Sign Language (NZSL) version - What is it like to be the sibling of a Deaf child in the family? What can I do as a parent to help them? A set of research information and advice from siblings of Deaf children growing up.

Experiences of Siblings of Deaf Children - Full Documentary with Captions.

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5 Deaf Myths Busted With Amanda McDonough

VIDEO [CC] - 5 Deaf myths busted with Deaf actress Amanda McDonough.

Actress Amanda McDonough answers some questions from her last video and talks about 5 common Deaf myths in American Sign Language and with subtitles.

Review:

1. Amount of hearing loss differs between individual Deaf people. Deaf doesn’t mean complete Silence.

2. Some Deaf people can talk. Some can and chose not to and others never learned to Speak.

3. Not all Deaf people know Sign Language.

4. Deaf people can drive and get Drivers Licenses.

5. You can’t tell someone is Deaf just by looking at them.



Check this out - Five Ways to Communicate with a Deaf Person by Deaf Actress Amanda McDonough.



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Deaf People For Dummies - aka Hearing People

VIDEO [CC] - Social Awareness Message - Hearing People For Dummies.



A hearing blogger Steph Hall shares the social awareness about Deaf and Hearing people in society.



It shares their difficulties and how they overcame their struggles by hearing people.

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Any questions, please comment down below and she'd love to hear your experiences. Steph Intro & Deaf Awareness- https://youtu.be/yY17oEf9e9A



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Jabaar Mohamed Focuses On Deaf Awareness

VIDEO [English Subtitles] - Deaf advocacy Jabaar Mohamed focuses on Deaf Awareness in South Africa.



Expresso - With the end of Heritage Month, we also say goodbye to National Deaf Awareness Month, which seeks to recognise the Deaf people in South Africa community, as well as look back at the achievements of pioneers in Deaf Society.

Jabaar Mohamed is a Deaf individual who has risen above and the obstacles he has faced over the years, and is now advocating for the rights of his fellow Deaf South Africa Community. Please visit our website http://www.expressoshow.com.



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Deaf, Gay and Angry - September 22, 2015 Tidbits

VIDEO: Ricky Taylor's ASL Storytelling, September 22, 2015 Tidbits.



The video producer by openly Deaf Gay blogger Ricky Taylor aka Ridor9th shares on social media in ASL covers:



1:04 - About Gastric Sleeve Surgery Progress

5:06 - Food & Drinks Funeral

9:45 - My Chinese XXL Shirt

13:42 - Craig Phillips AKA DVTV's DeafAynRand

17:47 - About Frederick Deaf Community

25:45 - The New ASL Sign for Culture

27:58 - Deaf Columnist 4 Frederick News-Post

This is it - You've reached the place that perhaps the only Deaf Gay man that knew almost ... everything about your lives. Enjoy the ride. Cheers, R-



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Deaf Film 'Gesto' Full Documentary

VIDEO [English Subtitles] Documentary film 'Gesto' a young Deaf, who aims to be a film director.

Gesto (2011) - Antonio Borges Correia is eighteen years old and he’s profoundly Deaf. He wants to study directing, outside of Portugal, to become a filmmaker and make movies for the Deaf and hearing impaired.



This is his dream, but every dream has a price. In his case, self-doubt and uncertainty about the Deaf community to which he belongs.

At the same time, he experiences his first love with Irina: a young Deaf girl. She doesn’t understand António’s desire to leave his school and country. For the first time, the world is collapsing around António.



Losing the world to conquer the universe, where Deaf and Hearing individuals find themselves in a single and same gesture. He continues to explore this manner during the following year with “Sign” (Gesto), a film about a young Deaf, who aims to be a film director.



IMDb Info - Gesto (2011) António Borges Correia Film.

IMDb Filmography - António Borges Correia.

Deaf Backpackers Travel - Deafying Stereotypes

Deaf News: How can you survive in this world if you don’t know how to communicate or drive? Deaf people can do anything, except hear!

Two Scots Abroad - These are the most common questions we get asked throughout our lives. So, you can imagine how people react initially when they find out that we wanted to travel.



“Isn’t it too dangerous for you to travel?” Our parents’ utmost fears. They feared that since we aren’t capable of hearing certain surroundings, that there may be a risk to our lives. For instance, they feared that we wouldn’t be able to hear oncoming speeding cars.



The truth is: Deaf people can do anything, except hear. What people tend to forget or may not realise is that although we cannot hear, our other senses are heightened. We naturally developed other senses more strongly - in particular, our vision. We develop skills such as reading lips, facial expressions and body language.



However, we put off travel for a long time because of the fears that society and the media instil into our conscious. One day, we both decided to face that challenge and prove to others that Deaf people are capable of travel. Thus, our blog, Deafinitely Wanderlust, was born.



Through our adventure, we conquered not only the language barriers but communication barriers as well. In comparison to Hearing people, we naturally picked up their local gestures faster because our voices are our hands. We can also distinguish through body language when locals are nervous, annoyed or even lying... See more with photos: http://twoscotsabroad.com/deafying-stereotypes-deaf-travel



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Deaf Inside Out Spoof

A spoof of the Walt Disney Pixar "Inside Out"



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Inside Out is a 2015 American 3D computer-animated comedy-drama film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures.

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Petition | Stop Moving Deaf To Mainstream Schools

Campaign: Stop moving Deaf children to Mainstream Schools, Keep and Open more Deaf Schools.

Petition by change.org - More Deaf Schools has been closed in last few decades which means more parents of Deaf children have very fewer choices. One or two limited choices available which forced the parents to make decision to move their children to Mainstream Schools.



It costs the Government MORE money to spend money on BSL CSWs or BSL interpreters and all extra unnecessary support for few Deaf pupils at Mainstream Schools.



It was said that many Deaf children losing their Deaf identities including found this is a big barrier to access to Deaf Culture and to Sign Language.



Many Deaf people become Qualified Teachers NOW!! More Deaf people are qualified in specialist subjects and they can teach at Deaf Schools.



"The World Federation of the Deaf (WFD) promotes and safeguards the right of all Deaf people to quality education, starting at birth and throughout life. As for all learners, Deaf children have the same right to education and full access to quality education."



WFD then says "Full inclusion for a Deaf learner means a totally supportive, signing and student-centred environment. This permits the learner to develop to his/her full educational, social and emotional potential. This is stated also in the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities".



"Otherwise, inclusion as a simple placement in a regular school without meaningful interaction with classmates and professionals at all times is tantamount to exclusion of the Deaf learner from education and society. In such environments, the Deaf child is physically present but may be mentally and socially absent."



Deaf children should not experience mentally and socially absent, as they should easily access to high quality of education via Deaf teachers or Teachers who hold high level of sign language communication.



We are asking the Government to change the current policy of mainstream schools and adopt a language policy to ensure to protect Deaf Schools, and find ways to reopen more Deaf Schools.



See WFD recommendations of the Government to follow UN Convention on the Rights on the Persons with Disabilities http://wfdeaf.org/databank/policies/education-rights-for-deaf-children. Sign this petition - HERE