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Interview with Jules Dameron - Director of the American Sign Language Video "Hero" Starring Sean Berdy.



Jules talks about her works, about "Hero", and of course, about Sean Berdy!



Video by GoingBerdy



We gathered some fan questions from Sean Berdy's fans to ask Jules, and she graciously answered them amidst numerous technical issues.



Go to www.GoingBerdy.com where fans of Sean Berdy from all over the world gather!

Video: Deaf girl on the Bulgarian Dancing Talent TV Show.



BULGARIA - The video shows Rositsa (Rosica) Karadjova who is Deaf from Bulgaria on the "Best Bulgarian Dancing Talent TV Show".



The Deaf family and friends support dream of Rosica. Now she is actress in Hollywood. Her film will be soon with film director Thomas Makovsky "The Keeper of the Keys".



Video by yogtoni and Video by Nuriofficial

Interview with Howard Rosenblum, CEO of the NAD in captioned.



Exclusive interview with Howard Rosenblum, Chief executive officer of the National Association of the Deaf, on current priorities and focuses and what NAD can do for the Deaf community.



Video by ProjectEndeavorCSD

National Association of the Deaf Governance video in captioned.



A brevity on NAD's governance system and illustrates the best way for public go through channels when reaching to NAD for their assistance.



Video by netripized



Slide: http://www.seangerlis.com/nad/NAD_chart.pdf

Video: Canada VRS Rally.



CANADA - Let's start a rally at the CRTC office on January 13rd, 2012 across Canada. Please watch Tien Verstraete's comment in the video. Please spread this video into the Deaf community to support the VRS in Canada.



Video by alertbayDeafboy



VRS debate in Canada - Read full article: http://www.canada.com/Service+allows+deaf+talk+telephone/5891617/story.html

A short film: 'The Rider'



A short film about perspective of Deaf and hearing culture. In the fact, Deaf drivers are better than Hearing drivers since DMV proved it. It is a comedy short film about our cultural. Enjoy it' Eyepoetic.



Video by eyepoetic

Video: Exclusive Interview Ed Bosson 'Father of VRS' in American Sign Language.



Jewel News Interview Ed Bosson Owner of Convo and Chair of Convo Board.

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Video by cesarkniesha

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?



Video by Signenhancers



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

'7 Things I Hate About You' video in American Sign Language and captioned.



My Theatre 1 students at Texas School for the Deaf performed in this music video.



Video by MusicalDancingRose



Edited and captioned by (JoAnn Benfield) with a little bit of help from Bradley Gantt (blue background changes) Copyright by Miley Cyrus and gave their ASL interpretation on the song. Credits are on the video.

Marlee Matlin's family embraces sign language video in captioned.



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.



Video by OWN



For more info on The Rosie Show: ‪http://www.rosie.com

Find OWN on TV at: http://www.oprah.com/own/channel_finder.html

The People of the Eye: Deaf ethnicity and ancestry video in American Sign Language.



Are Deaf people who sign American Sign Language (ASL) an ethnic group? Harlan Lane's latest book, The People of the Eye, compares the values, customs and social organization of the Deaf World to those in ethnic groups.



The People of the Eye also describes founding families of the Deaf World in the US. It traces Deaf ancestry back hundreds of years.



It shows that Deaf people preferred to marry other Deaf people, which led to the creation of Deaf clans.



Video by northeasternriec



Nowadays most ASL signers are born into the Deaf World, and many are kin. The People of the Eye tells how Deaf people (and hearing people, too) lived in early America.



For readers curious about their own ancestry in relation to the Deaf World, there are family trees in the book and an associated website presents pedigrees for over two hundred Deaf families extending as many as three hundred years. The book contains an every-name index to the pedigrees.



The authors are: Harlan Lane (H), Richard Pillard (H) and Ulf Hedberg (D).



For more information:

http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-People-of-the-Eye-Deaf-Ethnicity-and-Ancestry/150748828318167



To get the book from Oxford University Press:

http://www.oup.com/us/catalog/general/subject/Sociology/IndividualinSociety/%7E%7E/dmlldz11c2EmY2k9OTc4MDE5OTc1OTI5Mw==



To get the book from Amazon:

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=hedberg+lane+pillard&rh=i%3Aaps%2Ck%3Ahedberg+lane+pillard&ajr=0

Media Video: Deaf parent arrested for abusing young son.



PHOENIX, Az. - A Phoenix couple has been arrested for child abuse after their 7-week-old son was found to have severe injuries during a recent hospital visit.



In a police interview, detectives say 30-year-old Taylor Basilio admitted to shaking the boy on three separate occasions and told police that he had a "bad anger problem."Basilio was arrested Saturday, five days after he and his wife took the boy to a pediatrician to get a flu shot and it was found that the boy was severely underweight... Read more: http://www.abc15.com/dpp/news/region_phoenix_metro/south_phoenix/phoenix-man-accused-of-breaking-infant%27s-bones

VIDEO: Subtitles - Experience of a Deaf person in the courtroom.



Shannah Kanet and Holly Johnson talk about the difference things a Deaf person encounters in a courtroom.



Video by Slaneyo

Deaf Me - Movie Trailer in captioned.



'Deaf Me - Silently Changing the World' - A documentary film about Joshua R. Beal, who is a Deaf businessman that works tirelessly to overcome discrimination and socio-economic inequality, not only for himself, but for the Deaf community.



DeafMeMovie

Video: Prank phone call over relay chat for the Deaf.



Viewers discretion advised! - Using a Text-To-Voice IM relay chat with a live operator, a friend of mine pretended to have phone to see how far the operator would go. We soon found that this emotionless lady would in fact go all the way.



Video by SpookyPrds

Video: Brynn Marie "The Christmas Song" for the Deaf



Brynn Marie's "The Christmas Song" (lyrics) music video for the Deaf and hard of hearing with a personal message at the beginning of the video in captioned.



Video by brynnmariemusic

Deaf girl dies of bacterial meningitis by cochlear implant.



OMAHA, Neb. - An Omaha girl died of bacterial meningitis over the weekend after deteriorating very quickly. Katie Engle, 7, was a second-grader at Washington Elementary School. Her mother, Roxanne, said her daughter came home school on Friday not feeling well. She was dead the next day. The first symptom a headache showed up a few days earlier. Katie was admitted to a hospital on Friday. Engle said her daughter didn't have the other symptoms associated with bacterial meningitis, which include vomiting, fever and lethargy, until she got to the hospital. Doctors said bacterial meningitis is not contagious. They believe it may have been caused by Katie's cochlear implant. They said it could have been prevented with a vaccination.

Read more with video: Girl Dies of Bacterial Meningitis -www.ketv.com





On the surface, cochlear implants sound like a promising medical solution to the problems surrounding hearing loss or total deafness. A cochlear implant uses existing nerves and electronic signals to override damaged auditory nerves, thus restoring a sense of hearing to the recipient. However, this technology has also caused serious divisions within the deaf community concerning the hearing society's position on deafness in general.



A number of members of the Deaf community choose to view their Deaf status as a subculture of society, in the same sense as a Hispanic person would embrace his or her Hispanic culture. Deafness is not a handicapperse, but a shared experience which gives the Deaf community its unique cultural identity. To members of this Deaf subculture, cochlear implants are considered disrespectful and insulting, since the medical community views deafness as a handicap which must be treated or corrected.

As seen at: http://www.cochlearwar.com/myths_and_facts.html



Certain factions of the Deaf community also believe a deaf person's ability to live a full and meaningful life is not compromised by his or her deafness, so the suggestion that cochlear implants provide advantages over a Deaf lifestyle is shortsighted and insensitive. Many Deaf people cope very well with their deafness, learning sign language and lip reading and adapting their work and home environments to accommodate their loss of hearing. Perhaps the cochlear implant is only for the MONEY as the dirty business? as seen on Cochlear Business Is Dirty Business! with closed captioned.



Another controversy surrounding cochlear implants and the Deaf community is the safety and effectiveness of the procedure. Cochlear implantation involves major surgery in an area of the body filled with delicate nerves which control facial movements. One mistake during surgery could cause long-term facial paralysis, also and it is might be a risk to cochlear implant users where the thunderstorms approaching as seen on: Cochlear Implant User Struck By Lightning



Cochlear implants can also destroy any remaining healthy auditory nerves, which means a Deaf person could lose all remnants of natural hearing which may have helped them adjust to a deaf lifestyle. Cochlear implants require the recipient to undergo significant fine-tuning sessions, and success can vary widely from recipient to recipient.



The controversy over cochlear implants often pits hearing parents against Deaf parents when it comes to raising their Deaf children in a hearing world. Many Deaf parents would prefer to raise their Deaf child in a Deaf culture, including the use of sign language and lip reading. Hearing parents who are not familiar with the Deaf community may opt for the cochlear implant surgery to correct their Deaf child's perceived handicap as seen at: Cochlear Implant Cruelty -deafness.about.com



The result may be a Deaf child who can partially hear, or a hearing child with a Deaf cultural heritage. Either way, the child may face social ostracism from both communities if the parents do not consider the long-term effects of cochlear implant surgery. Not all members of the Deaf community view cochlear implants as an unnecessary procedure, but hearing parents facing a difficult decision concerning a Deaf child may want to research both sides of the controversy before committing to cochlear implant surgery.

Hearing impairment: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hearing_impairment





History of Abandonment/Abuse



History tends to repeat itself and this is especially true of abuse and neglect patterns. Parents who experienced abuse, neglect or abandonment at the hands of someone when they were a child are more likely to repeat the pattern and abuse, neglect or abandon their own children. UNICEF estimates that 13 million children worldwide have been abandoned by both parents for various reasons, abuse and neglect among them. Watch the video in behavioral problems for not learning in sign language and oppression as seen on YouTube: Alone In A Hearing World



Handicap/Illness of Child



A child born with a handicap, birth defect or chronic illness has a higher chance of being abandoned by their parents. Since infants and children are needy to begin with, parents living with a child with a chronic condition may not be able to cope with the increased demands of their child. Like parents who live in poverty, these parents believe their child will be better off without them and abandon these child to the foster care system or to live with other relatives.



Behavioral Problems



All children experience behavior problems as they grow and learn about the world around them. For some parents, their child's misbehavior is a source of extreme stress they are unable to handle. Other parents have children with extreme, even criminal, behavior that they are unable or unwilling to control. These children are at an increased risk of being removed from their parent's care or having their parents find alternative placement situations for them. Watch the video in behavioral problems as seen on YouTube: Alone In A Hearing World

Technology and Deaf culture in American Sign Language By John Canniff.



Video by QUCOM385

My experience with "bullying" at three different schools in American Sign Language.



When I was young student and went three different mainstream schools. The mainstream students were bulling at me and cause my life become trouble. Of course, my grade got bad too. My mother decided and sent me to Va school for the Deaf and Blind at Staunton, VA. Through 6 years I'd suffered from bullying by the mainstream students.



Video by stevie25author



Until I decided to transfer to MSSD from VSDB for a good reason that I need to keep away from them.



Related: Alone In A Hearing World also/or DrDonGCSUS's vlog with captions: Mainstreaming Is Failing Deaf Students

Deaf, Not Dumb in American Sign Language by Alicia Strnad.




Video by makinitbetter405

AmeriCorps persons with disabilities in closed captioned.



Shows how people with disabilities can make profound differences in others lives through AmeriCorps service work. Footage includes a person with cerebral palsy working with elderly and "locked in" patients, a Deaf person as part of a team that restores old houses, and a blind woman as the director of an at-risk outreach group.



Video by nationalservice

Short Film: 'Silence in the Night' in captioned.



'Silence in the Night' in short movie. This is a project I made about bullying. The main character is Deaf. I am not Deaf, but I chose to play a Deaf character so I could show that bullying affects everyone.



Video by itsmeNickkie



I hope you enjoy the video.... I know my signing skills are not perfect, and I am not 100% fluent, but I tried my best to show a story about bullying. This is 100% fiction, so Danni, is not a real person, but she does resemble the lives of many teens. Hope you enjoy.

Viable Owner/CEO John TC Yeh gets nine years for fraud.



TRENTON, N.J - Founder of Viable Deaf services company gets nine years for fraud. Yeh and his brother also ordered to pay $20M each. A federal judge on Wednesday sentenced John T.C. Yeh, former CEO of Rockville Deaf services business Viable, to nine years in prison and ordered him to pay restitution of $20 million for his role in a multimillion-dollar government fraud case. His brother, former Viable vice president Joseph Yeh, received a prison sentence of 55 months on Wednesday and also was ordered by Judge Joel A. Pisano to pay $20 million in restitution.



In November 2009, John and Joseph Yeh were among 26 people nationwide to be indicted for conspiring to defraud the Federal Communications Commission’s Video Relay Service program, which helps deaf people communicate, by billing the government for millions of dollars in illegitimate calls. They pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit mail fraud in October 2010. Read more: http://www.gazette.net/article/20111130/NEWS/711309069/1022/founder-of-rockville-deaf-services-company-gets-nine-years-for-fraud&template=gazette





John TC Yeh's Statement At The Court. John TC Yeh wishes to share the statement he gave at the court with everyone.



Video by johntcyeh