VIDEO [CC] - Deaf News: Exclusive interview with Deaf teachers of Iowa School For The Deaf face firing: NBC report.
COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA -- WOWT: Teachers with a combined 40 years’ experience have been suspended and could be fired at the Iowa School for the Deaf. The teachers are shocked and question the motive and timing of the personnel action.
Despite a bad report card on their teaching techniques, Tina Murdoch and Tricia Tighe say they never failed their Deaf students.
"Both of us put our heart and our soul into that school. We both were there on Sunday nights," said Murdoch. Though Iowa School for the Deaf Renewed their contracts last summer, both teachers received termination notices about four months later.
Tighe said, 'I'm really upset. They gave me a contract I don't know why they're firing me.”
Tighe taught four special education students and Murdoch had a class of Deaf fifth graders both teachers received similar letters recommending termination.
The letters contain a laundry list of at least two dozen reasons why administrators feel the teachers have short comings in the classroom; among the reasons school administrators cited failure to use methods to monitor student learning, failure to demonstrate competence in content and failure to enhance academic performance.
"After 25 years they're saying I'm not meeting teaching standards that I was meeting before. It does not make any sense," said Murdoch.
Tighe’s mid semester suspension also caused elementary aged special education students to be moved into the high school. That concerns the 7-year-old’s grandmother Kitty Eisenhauer.
"She has a new teacher, a new building a new environment and she's in the with high schoolers, I don't really care for that," said Eisenhauer.
A regents spokesman tells Six On Your Side the second grade class is in the high school, but they’re in their own room with no high school students except for a well supervised 45 minute period.
They are constantly supervised and safety is of primary concern, but Kitty says moving class after removing the teacher affects a special needs seven year old. She said, "Yes I have questions about why. Were there problems because I felt they were both great teachers."
The regents who oversee Iowa School for the Deaf won't comment on personnel matters. But two teachers can't suspend their feelings and say the recommend firings are a bad sign for the Deaf students they taught. Source
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COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA -- WOWT: Teachers with a combined 40 years’ experience have been suspended and could be fired at the Iowa School for the Deaf. The teachers are shocked and question the motive and timing of the personnel action.
Despite a bad report card on their teaching techniques, Tina Murdoch and Tricia Tighe say they never failed their Deaf students.
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"Both of us put our heart and our soul into that school. We both were there on Sunday nights," said Murdoch. Though Iowa School for the Deaf Renewed their contracts last summer, both teachers received termination notices about four months later.
Tighe said, 'I'm really upset. They gave me a contract I don't know why they're firing me.”
Tighe taught four special education students and Murdoch had a class of Deaf fifth graders both teachers received similar letters recommending termination.
The letters contain a laundry list of at least two dozen reasons why administrators feel the teachers have short comings in the classroom; among the reasons school administrators cited failure to use methods to monitor student learning, failure to demonstrate competence in content and failure to enhance academic performance.
"After 25 years they're saying I'm not meeting teaching standards that I was meeting before. It does not make any sense," said Murdoch.
Tighe’s mid semester suspension also caused elementary aged special education students to be moved into the high school. That concerns the 7-year-old’s grandmother Kitty Eisenhauer.
"She has a new teacher, a new building a new environment and she's in the with high schoolers, I don't really care for that," said Eisenhauer.
A regents spokesman tells Six On Your Side the second grade class is in the high school, but they’re in their own room with no high school students except for a well supervised 45 minute period.
They are constantly supervised and safety is of primary concern, but Kitty says moving class after removing the teacher affects a special needs seven year old. She said, "Yes I have questions about why. Were there problems because I felt they were both great teachers."
The regents who oversee Iowa School for the Deaf won't comment on personnel matters. But two teachers can't suspend their feelings and say the recommend firings are a bad sign for the Deaf students they taught. Source
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Deaf News: Deaf Canadian activist, Landon Krentz on being Deaf: This machine is a human - Self-portrait to raise awareness about a life with CI.
Landon Krentz is a Vancouver-based arts and events management professional and Deaf-queer individual. He has created a series of social media self-portraits to raise awareness of issue that Deaf people face. This is the second self-portrait in his series.
Are we programmed to behave robotically in social environments?
The cochlear implant (or CI) received its approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in 1990 and it has been controversial for over two decades. This machine had a significant impact on Deaf culture due to the perception of hearing people trying to force it on the community. The greater the force, the more some Deaf community members want to flip a table. For them, the CI is nothing but a computer inside a human body.
In this image, this person is the embodiment of a betrayal of the Deaf world, though Deaf culture remains a part of him.
His experience of Deafness is like a porcupine: when there are social dangers, a quill pricks him for every awkward encounter.
Every day, he is reminded of his interaction with Audisms and ensures that they’re comfortable with him, even though a large percentage of the hearing world will avoid Deaf people due to communication barriers.
He is often caught “checking out” of a conversation and, like a machine, nodding with a pseudo smile.
This bionic human experiences stigma and judgment from both Deaf people and the hearing world because he belongs to neither.
Though his Deaf identity is invisible, he has a choice: to hide or to reveal his beautiful self.
The CI may be a machine and technology will never be perfect. The gap between both worlds the Deaf and hearing worlds are great. It is up to you to decide to proceed with an open mind towards acceptance of all auditory binaries and spectrums. Source
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Landon Krentz is a Vancouver-based arts and events management professional and Deaf-queer individual. He has created a series of social media self-portraits to raise awareness of issue that Deaf people face. This is the second self-portrait in his series.Are we programmed to behave robotically in social environments?
The cochlear implant (or CI) received its approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in 1990 and it has been controversial for over two decades. This machine had a significant impact on Deaf culture due to the perception of hearing people trying to force it on the community. The greater the force, the more some Deaf community members want to flip a table. For them, the CI is nothing but a computer inside a human body.
In this image, this person is the embodiment of a betrayal of the Deaf world, though Deaf culture remains a part of him.
His experience of Deafness is like a porcupine: when there are social dangers, a quill pricks him for every awkward encounter.
Every day, he is reminded of his interaction with Audisms and ensures that they’re comfortable with him, even though a large percentage of the hearing world will avoid Deaf people due to communication barriers.
He is often caught “checking out” of a conversation and, like a machine, nodding with a pseudo smile.
This bionic human experiences stigma and judgment from both Deaf people and the hearing world because he belongs to neither.
Though his Deaf identity is invisible, he has a choice: to hide or to reveal his beautiful self.
The CI may be a machine and technology will never be perfect. The gap between both worlds the Deaf and hearing worlds are great. It is up to you to decide to proceed with an open mind towards acceptance of all auditory binaries and spectrums. Source
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VIDEO [CC] - Deaf News: Woman who was killed in horrific crash on Spring Mountain at Rainbow was Deaf.
LAS VEGAS, NV -- A Deaf woman was killed in Wednesday's horrific crash involving a suspected drunk driver. She worked as an Uber driver.
Family and friends say Jenio Eugenio was driving home from work, just four weeks on the job when she never made it home.
Despite being Deaf Eujenio didn't let her disability get in the way of her goals.
Through a Deaf Interpreter, her family expresses outrage. Her loved ones devastated and in tears after learning Eugenio was killed by a suspected driving under the influence driver, 3 a.m. Wednesday.
"You murderer, you murderer why did you kill my friend," says girlfriend, Maja Valdez.
Police believe Victor Sandoval was driving under the influence when he ran through several red lights before slamming into Eugenio's car.
"I miss her a lot I miss her so much," says Eugenio's friend, Rose Andaya.
Maja Valdez lived with Eugenio for more than a decade. She describes her partner as a sweet and supportive person.
"I lost my soulmate. We use to always be together and care for each other, now that she's gone. I'm alone. I'm alone now in this big house by myself." says Valdez.
Tonight friends are left with more heartbreak than answers.
"Why did you murder my friend? Why were you driving? Why were you looking for trouble? My friend was innocent and she was deaf just why," says Andaya.
According to law enforcement, Sandoval remains hospitalized. Police say charges against him are pending. Source KSNV News3LV
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LAS VEGAS, NV -- A Deaf woman was killed in Wednesday's horrific crash involving a suspected drunk driver. She worked as an Uber driver.Family and friends say Jenio Eugenio was driving home from work, just four weeks on the job when she never made it home.
Despite being Deaf Eujenio didn't let her disability get in the way of her goals.
Through a Deaf Interpreter, her family expresses outrage. Her loved ones devastated and in tears after learning Eugenio was killed by a suspected driving under the influence driver, 3 a.m. Wednesday.
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"You murderer, you murderer why did you kill my friend," says girlfriend, Maja Valdez.
Police believe Victor Sandoval was driving under the influence when he ran through several red lights before slamming into Eugenio's car.
"I miss her a lot I miss her so much," says Eugenio's friend, Rose Andaya.
Maja Valdez lived with Eugenio for more than a decade. She describes her partner as a sweet and supportive person.
"I lost my soulmate. We use to always be together and care for each other, now that she's gone. I'm alone. I'm alone now in this big house by myself." says Valdez.
Tonight friends are left with more heartbreak than answers.
"Why did you murder my friend? Why were you driving? Why were you looking for trouble? My friend was innocent and she was deaf just why," says Andaya.
According to law enforcement, Sandoval remains hospitalized. Police say charges against him are pending. Source KSNV News3LV
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VIDEO - Deaf News: Court reverses conviction of man accused of sexual abuse at Maryland School for the Deaf.
FREDERICK, MD -- The state's second-highest court reversed the conviction of a Deaf man accused of sexually abusing two girls at the Maryland School for the Deaf because he wasn't able to question the interpreter's translation of his responses during a police interrogation.
The Court of Special Appeals said Clarence Cepheus Taylor III, 40, was denied his constitutional right to confront and cross-examine the interpreter during his trial in Howard County Circuit Court in November 2013, the opinion said. Taylor said an interpreter who translated during his five-hour interrogation with a Howard County police detective had incorrectly interpreted his sign-language statements.
"It becomes kind of a game of telephone. A lot can be lost in those steps," said Taylor's attorney, Brandon Mead. He said Taylor's family has suffered, and his client has maintained his innocence.
Howard County state's attorney's office spokesman T. Wayne Kirwan said the office intends to appeal.
Taylor, who worked as a school aide, was sentenced to seven years in February 2014 after being found guilty of sexually abusing a 10-year-old girl and a 12-year-old girl at the Columbia campus. Read The Full Article
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FREDERICK, MD -- The state's second-highest court reversed the conviction of a Deaf man accused of sexually abusing two girls at the Maryland School for the Deaf because he wasn't able to question the interpreter's translation of his responses during a police interrogation.The Court of Special Appeals said Clarence Cepheus Taylor III, 40, was denied his constitutional right to confront and cross-examine the interpreter during his trial in Howard County Circuit Court in November 2013, the opinion said. Taylor said an interpreter who translated during his five-hour interrogation with a Howard County police detective had incorrectly interpreted his sign-language statements.
"It becomes kind of a game of telephone. A lot can be lost in those steps," said Taylor's attorney, Brandon Mead. He said Taylor's family has suffered, and his client has maintained his innocence.
Howard County state's attorney's office spokesman T. Wayne Kirwan said the office intends to appeal.
Taylor, who worked as a school aide, was sentenced to seven years in February 2014 after being found guilty of sexually abusing a 10-year-old girl and a 12-year-old girl at the Columbia campus. Read The Full Article
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What is Deaf Gain!? We explain it by using closed captioning as an example.
DEAF Inc. Introduces a new video series - DeafThat shares educational video for the community about Deaf Gain - closed captioning...
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- Bauman, D-B. & Murray, J.J. (2014). Deaf Gain: Raising the Stakes for Human Diversity (eds.). University of Minnesota Press.
- Griffin, E. (2015). Who Uses Closed Captions? Not Just The Deaf Or Hard Of Hearing. Reaf the full article: Who Uses Closed Captions Not Just The Deaf.
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DEAF Inc. Introduces a new video series - DeafThat shares educational video for the community about Deaf Gain - closed captioning...
Sources:
- Bauman, D-B. & Murray, J.J. (2014). Deaf Gain: Raising the Stakes for Human Diversity (eds.). University of Minnesota Press.
- Griffin, E. (2015). Who Uses Closed Captions? Not Just The Deaf Or Hard Of Hearing. Reaf the full article: Who Uses Closed Captions Not Just The Deaf.
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This video is a talk about how hearing people can truly make changes...
Amber Galloway Gallego shares educational video with closed captions - Video Description: Split screen; on the left screen is white woman interpreting in American Sign Language with grey shirt, slightly hanging earrings shaped as triangle with pearls inside, dark brown hair with bright neon pink hair across forehead, wearing glasses. On right screen, same woman speaking in English with red V-Neck shirt sitting down.
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Amber Galloway Gallego shares educational video with closed captions - Video Description: Split screen; on the left screen is white woman interpreting in American Sign Language with grey shirt, slightly hanging earrings shaped as triangle with pearls inside, dark brown hair with bright neon pink hair across forehead, wearing glasses. On right screen, same woman speaking in English with red V-Neck shirt sitting down.
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VIDEO [CC] - "My Junk" sing along performance by Deaf West outside the Brooks Atkinson Theatre goes viral on social media.
NEW YORK CITY -- The cast of Deaf West's revival of 'Spring Awakening' is currently running on Broadway and GMA. They performs "My Junk" after the cancellation of both shows on 1/23/16 goes viral on the internet. Here's the compilation of video from the fans in New York City.
Filming by Claire KIewra - 1-23-16 Totally Fucked performance outside the Brooks Atkinson Theatre.
Here's another filming by Audrey Hill - Totally Fucked - Snow storm sing along.
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NEW YORK CITY -- The cast of Deaf West's revival of 'Spring Awakening' is currently running on Broadway and GMA. They performs "My Junk" after the cancellation of both shows on 1/23/16 goes viral on the internet. Here's the compilation of video from the fans in New York City.
Filming by Claire KIewra - 1-23-16 Totally Fucked performance outside the Brooks Atkinson Theatre.
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Here's another filming by Audrey Hill - Totally Fucked - Snow storm sing along.
Get tickets to Spring Awakening: http://broadway.com/shows/spring-awakening
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VIDEO [CC] - hearing people can't focus on more than one thing at a time.
Why focusing on a visual task will make us Deaf to our surroundings. "Examination of hearing people's ability to detect sounds during the visual demanding task also showed a higher rate of failures to detect sounds, even though the sounds were clearly audible and hearing people did detect them when the visual task was easy."
Concentrating attention on a visual task can render you momentarily 'Deaf' to sounds at normal levels, reports a new UCL study funded by the Wellcome Trust... Read The Full Article
Visual perceptual load induces inattentional deafness. "A wealth of research has suggested that the extent to which focused attention on a task results in reduced perception of irrelevant information depends on the level of perceptual load in the task." Read The Full Article
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Why focusing on a visual task will make us Deaf to our surroundings. "Examination of hearing people's ability to detect sounds during the visual demanding task also showed a higher rate of failures to detect sounds, even though the sounds were clearly audible and hearing people did detect them when the visual task was easy."
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Concentrating attention on a visual task can render you momentarily 'Deaf' to sounds at normal levels, reports a new UCL study funded by the Wellcome Trust... Read The Full Article
Visual perceptual load induces inattentional deafness. "A wealth of research has suggested that the extent to which focused attention on a task results in reduced perception of irrelevant information depends on the level of perceptual load in the task." Read The Full Article
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VIDEO [CC] - Deaf mother exposes the paralyzing double standards that mothers face 'The Ugly Judgment of Society' goes viral on social media.
AUSTIN, TX -- When it comes to motherhood, women face double standards at every turn. Deaf vlogger Michelle Lane believes these double standards are so prevalent that they box women into a corner where every choice they make is wrong. In her Facebook video “The Ugly Judgment of Society,” Lane takes on the paralyzing attitudes women face when dealing with issues such as child-rearing age, adoption, abortion, work, and abusive partners.
Lane is the single parent of two children, ages 7 and 3. Recently, she told the Today show that she often faces harsh criticism for choosing to raise children as a Deaf mother. “I get judged all the time,” she says.
“Deaf people are not supposed to have children because we are carrying the genes of deafness.” She’s also judged by people when out in public. “We are more loud and wild than hearing people because we are not aware of sound and can’t hear ourselves, so they look at us like animals,” she says. “But it’s not only that all people, not just the Deaf, get judged all the time. It doesn't matter what you do you will be judged, no question.” Source
AUSTIN, TX -- When it comes to motherhood, women face double standards at every turn. Deaf vlogger Michelle Lane believes these double standards are so prevalent that they box women into a corner where every choice they make is wrong. In her Facebook video “The Ugly Judgment of Society,” Lane takes on the paralyzing attitudes women face when dealing with issues such as child-rearing age, adoption, abortion, work, and abusive partners.
Girl gets pregnant before 25---people say "She's too young to have a baby"
Girl gets pregnant after 30---"She's too old"
Girl considers abortion--"She's a murderer!"
Girl considers adoption--"Can't believe she's just going to give her baby away, how could she do that?"
Girl keeps baby--"How's she going to afford that baby??"
Girl gets welfare---"She's a sponger living on benefits taking our money"
Girl gets job---"How can she stand to be away from her baby all day like that?"
Girl becomes a stay at home Mum--"She probably doesn't do anything all day but watch Jeremy Kyle"
Girl stops hanging out with friends--"She totally changed when she had that baby"
Girl goes out--"She's always partying and leaving her kids at home!"
Girl wants to leave nasty partner--"Nobody knows what it means to work things out anymore"
Girl wants to stay with nasty partner--"She's dumb!"
Girl eats burger--"Fat ass"
Girl eats salad--"Must be one of those anorexic health nuts"
Girl is overprotective of her child---"You're acting like a psycho, poor kids!"
Girl lets her child play without her---"Where is this kid's Mum??"
Girl smacks her kid---"Call the police and social services!"
Girl refuses to smack---"Her kids are gonna be such brats"
No matter what you do, people will talk. So do what is best for YOU, not other people...
Lane is the single parent of two children, ages 7 and 3. Recently, she told the Today show that she often faces harsh criticism for choosing to raise children as a Deaf mother. “I get judged all the time,” she says.
“Deaf people are not supposed to have children because we are carrying the genes of deafness.” She’s also judged by people when out in public. “We are more loud and wild than hearing people because we are not aware of sound and can’t hear ourselves, so they look at us like animals,” she says. “But it’s not only that all people, not just the Deaf, get judged all the time. It doesn't matter what you do you will be judged, no question.” Source
VIDEO [CC] - Exclusive interview with the cast of Spring Awakening and Deaf actors from Gallaudet University.
American Theatre Wing shares video with captions on social media - Sign Language theatre has recently come to the forefront of commercial theatre through the acclaimed Broadway production of Spring Awakening which is performed simultaneously in American Sign Language and spoken English.
However, beginning with vaudeville acts in Deaf clubs (in the early part of the 20th century) to the work at National Theatre of the Deaf and Gallaudet University, Deaf actors and creative team members have produced incredible theatrical experiences for both Deaf and Hearing audiences.
Follow members of the cast of Spring Awakening, Gallaudet University, and others as they explore the creative process, the history, and the joy that comes from sign language theatre. Subscribe https://youtube.com/americantheatrewing
For more information on Gallaudet University's Theatre program, visit:http://gallaudet.edu/act/undergraduate-programs/theatre-arts.html
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For more information on the Accessibility program at the National Endowment for the Arts, visit: https://arts.gov/accessibility/accessibility-resources/nea-office-accessibility
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American Theatre Wing shares video with captions on social media - Sign Language theatre has recently come to the forefront of commercial theatre through the acclaimed Broadway production of Spring Awakening which is performed simultaneously in American Sign Language and spoken English.
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However, beginning with vaudeville acts in Deaf clubs (in the early part of the 20th century) to the work at National Theatre of the Deaf and Gallaudet University, Deaf actors and creative team members have produced incredible theatrical experiences for both Deaf and Hearing audiences.
Follow members of the cast of Spring Awakening, Gallaudet University, and others as they explore the creative process, the history, and the joy that comes from sign language theatre. Subscribe https://youtube.com/americantheatrewing
For more information on Gallaudet University's Theatre program, visit:http://gallaudet.edu/act/undergraduate-programs/theatre-arts.html
For more information on Spring Awakening, visit: http://springawakeningthemusical.com
For more information on Deaf West Theatre, visit: http://www.deafwest.org
For more information on the Accessibility program at the National Endowment for the Arts, visit: https://arts.gov/accessibility/accessibility-resources/nea-office-accessibility
For more information on the American Theatre Wing, visit: http://americantheatrewing.org
Follow Deaf West:
Spring Awakening - http://springawakeningthemusical.com
Spring Awakening on Facebook - https://facebook.com/springawakeningbroadway
Deaf West on Facebook - https://facebook.com/deafwesttheatre
Deaf West on Twitter - https://twitter.com/deafwest
Deaf West Official Site - http://deafwest.org
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VIDEO [CC] - This is a GoFundMe campaign to raise $25,000 to light up the Daily Moth and ensure that it has a permanent part in our community.
The Deaf host ASL radio show, Alex Abenchuchan: "The word, "Deaf" is our own brand of human. It's something that identifies and connects all of us. We can and do celebrate our culture and our community every day."
That's why Abenchuchan started the Daily Moth, an online show that delivers news in video using American Sign Language. He cover trending stories and Deaf topics with a twist of humor and Deaf culture in new shows posted Mondays through Thursdays.
Many look at "deaf" as a medical term, as a kind of disability, or use this word to imply someone is ignoring you or is closed off from the world. This causes the persisting myth that we need to be cured or that sign language is an inferior language. Feel free to donate Daily Moth - Donations Here.
Why does this happen? Because our community is constantly defined by those who aren't a part of the Deaf way of living. We are framed as a helpless group of people that needs help and therapy in order to be successful. And whatever few opportunities come our way, those with privilege take away.
How do we change this? We change this by taking back our own representation, by knowing what's going on in the world, especially events that directly impact our way of living. We change this by being inspired by those who blaze trails and by supporting those who are oppressed. The collective strength of our community is more than enough to blast through any barriers and build new platforms.
I'm asking every regular viewer of this show to donate whatever you can to light up the Daily Moth and keep the shows coming in 2016!
This figure is based on operating costs and the minimum salary necessary for me to remain independent and committed to bringing daily shows to you. I will pursue advertisements and other revenue opportunities, but I can't start doing that without the foundation of your support. Donations Here
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VIDEO [CC] Deaf News: Lead found in water at Michigan School for the Deaf.
FLINT, MI –- A building on the campus of the Michigan School for the Deaf has tested positive for the first time for lead in the water, according to a letter issued by the school Wednesday, Jan. 20 to parents and guardians.
"Yesterday (1/19/16), we received the first lead positive water test for the Stevens Hall dormitory (the school building continues to show no lead detected)," reads the letter from Michigan School for the Deaf principal Cecelia Winkler and administrative manager Mark Bouvy.
The school has been purchasing bottled water since September 2015 and had no positive tests for lead prior to the recent result, according to the letter.
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Winkler said the information in the letter was true when reached by phone Wednesday evening, but she forwarded all other comment to a spokesman for the Michigan Department of Education.
A call and email to the Michigan Department of Education spokesman were not immediately returned Wednesday evening.
It's unclear in the letter what the positive test showed in terms of the amount of lead found in the water or how frequently tests had taken place prior to the positive result.
The letter further states "Our research shows that lead is not absorbed thru the skin but ingested," with the school exploring the option of filtering water for showers in the dormitory.
Students will have the option for the time being to shower in the school locker room, which the letter states is "presumed lead-free pending further testing."
All faucets in Stevens Hall will be replaced in the next two weeks, with the letter stating "A lot of lead in the city water has been deemed to be coming from the sink faucets installed before the 1990's and copper piping soldered with lead solder." Read The Full Article.
UPDATE:
Faucets replaced at Michigan School for the Deaf after positive lead test. All faucets at the Michigan School for the Deaf were replaced over the weekend after a test showed positive for lead at the campus' Stevens Hall dormitory building.
Martin Ackley, spokesman for the Michigan Department of Education, said independent testing showed a level of .028 parts per billion -- well below the 15 ppb allowable under federal guidelines -- at the dorm that houses 75 of the 167 students that live on campus full-time.
"This is a very important issue and the school wanted to make sure the parents knew about the testing," he said, after a letter was issued to parents and guardians about the positive test. "They wanted to inform the parents of that and that remediation was taking place immediately."
Crews were in the school over the weekend to replace all 62 faucets in the dorm, a building that was constructed in the late 1940s, Ackley said. Students have received bottled drinking water at the school since September 2015 as a precautionary measure.
Ackley said the school had been on a waiting list to get the building tested by the state Department of Environmental Quality in mid-December, but the landlord and school administration decided to speed up the process. Read The Full Article
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FLINT, MI –- A building on the campus of the Michigan School for the Deaf has tested positive for the first time for lead in the water, according to a letter issued by the school Wednesday, Jan. 20 to parents and guardians.
"Yesterday (1/19/16), we received the first lead positive water test for the Stevens Hall dormitory (the school building continues to show no lead detected)," reads the letter from Michigan School for the Deaf principal Cecelia Winkler and administrative manager Mark Bouvy.
The school has been purchasing bottled water since September 2015 and had no positive tests for lead prior to the recent result, according to the letter.
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The water crisis in Flint, Michigan has been going on for almost two years. A national disaster has been declared, but we look back at what caused the problem, what has been done to fix it, and what is expected next.
Winkler said the information in the letter was true when reached by phone Wednesday evening, but she forwarded all other comment to a spokesman for the Michigan Department of Education.
A call and email to the Michigan Department of Education spokesman were not immediately returned Wednesday evening.
It's unclear in the letter what the positive test showed in terms of the amount of lead found in the water or how frequently tests had taken place prior to the positive result.
The letter further states "Our research shows that lead is not absorbed thru the skin but ingested," with the school exploring the option of filtering water for showers in the dormitory.
Students will have the option for the time being to shower in the school locker room, which the letter states is "presumed lead-free pending further testing."
All faucets in Stevens Hall will be replaced in the next two weeks, with the letter stating "A lot of lead in the city water has been deemed to be coming from the sink faucets installed before the 1990's and copper piping soldered with lead solder." Read The Full Article.
UPDATE:
Faucets replaced at Michigan School for the Deaf after positive lead test. All faucets at the Michigan School for the Deaf were replaced over the weekend after a test showed positive for lead at the campus' Stevens Hall dormitory building.
Martin Ackley, spokesman for the Michigan Department of Education, said independent testing showed a level of .028 parts per billion -- well below the 15 ppb allowable under federal guidelines -- at the dorm that houses 75 of the 167 students that live on campus full-time.
"This is a very important issue and the school wanted to make sure the parents knew about the testing," he said, after a letter was issued to parents and guardians about the positive test. "They wanted to inform the parents of that and that remediation was taking place immediately."
Crews were in the school over the weekend to replace all 62 faucets in the dorm, a building that was constructed in the late 1940s, Ackley said. Students have received bottled drinking water at the school since September 2015 as a precautionary measure.
Ackley said the school had been on a waiting list to get the building tested by the state Department of Environmental Quality in mid-December, but the landlord and school administration decided to speed up the process. Read The Full Article
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VIDEO: BBC News: Why Facebook has become so important to the sign language community in the United Kingdom.
LONDON -- Sign Language users once had to meet at local Deaf clubs to have conversations and share their views. Now, video on social media means things have changed, says Deaf journalist Charlie Swinbourne.
There was a time when sign language users had to go to a local club to shoot the breeze, share advice or have any kind of conversation. It's not as if you could just pick up the phone for a chat. Deaf clubs were a real community hub full of friends, families, board games and a barman.
In recent years, though, social media sites have started to replace the Deaf club, with Facebook leading the way. Videos on newsfeed pages can be viewed for long periods and groups are easy to set up and join.
Last year, the importance of Facebook as an outlet for the sign language community was acknowledged at a high level when the Scottish Parliament set up a group on the site to gain supporting evidence for the groundbreaking British Sign Language (Scotland) Bill, which was passed in September, and aims to promote usage of the language.
When social media first became popular, the novelty for a sign language user was that they could appear just the same as anyone else via text. Many Deaf people enjoyed being able to communicate more easily with their network of hearing colleagues, old school friends or family members for the first time. ... Read More: http://bbc.com/news/disability
LONDON -- Sign Language users once had to meet at local Deaf clubs to have conversations and share their views. Now, video on social media means things have changed, says Deaf journalist Charlie Swinbourne.
There was a time when sign language users had to go to a local club to shoot the breeze, share advice or have any kind of conversation. It's not as if you could just pick up the phone for a chat. Deaf clubs were a real community hub full of friends, families, board games and a barman.
In recent years, though, social media sites have started to replace the Deaf club, with Facebook leading the way. Videos on newsfeed pages can be viewed for long periods and groups are easy to set up and join.
Last year, the importance of Facebook as an outlet for the sign language community was acknowledged at a high level when the Scottish Parliament set up a group on the site to gain supporting evidence for the groundbreaking British Sign Language (Scotland) Bill, which was passed in September, and aims to promote usage of the language.
When social media first became popular, the novelty for a sign language user was that they could appear just the same as anyone else via text. Many Deaf people enjoyed being able to communicate more easily with their network of hearing colleagues, old school friends or family members for the first time. ... Read More: http://bbc.com/news/disability
VIDEO [CC] - Deaf Kentucky Fried Chicken in Egypt, India, Malaysia, Pakistan, Singapore and Thailand made for and handled by Deaf people.
How to order a meal at Kentucky Fried Chicken in sign language ... to tell the staff that you want to stay to eat in rather than take out ... if you don’t know, then you probably haven’t visited a KFC that is entirely run by speech and hearing impaired employees in Egypt, India, Malaysia, Pakistan, Singapore and Thailand.
In fact, one of the first things customers learn at the two KFC outlets is how to order meals and drinks in sign language. Plastered on the walls of the restaurant are pictures of how to use sign language and finger spell, and it helps placing orders, watch how the Deaf KFC employees performance in the video compilation.
Deaf Egypt KFC - SigningSensations from the TV show "An Idiot Abroad" Karl Pilkington in Egypt and visits a Kentucky Fried Chicken, the fast food restaurant chain that specializes in fried chicken. This KFC is run and staffed by Deaf people.
Deaf India KFC - India KFC has focused on providing equal opportunity to hearing and speech impaired employees. India has over 70-80% hearing/speech impaired team members.
Deaf Thai KFC - A special serve store employs Deaf staff in Bangkok, Thailand of KFC 'We Hear Every Dream' sign on counter at KFC store, workers in background.
Deaf Malaysia KFC - Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant run by the hearing-impaired and speech-impaired employees.
If you wanted to apply for a job at this particular Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant, you will have to be Deaf (or speech-impaired). Yes, hearing people cannot apply there Where is that anyway? None other than Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Source
Deaf Pakistan KFC - It is inspiring to see news of twenty hearing-impaired heroes gaining self-sufficiency through employment at KFC Pakistan’s recently inaugurated Deaf-operated outlet in Federal B Area, Karachi.
KFC and FESF (Family Educational Services Foundation) have collaborated to advocate for equal opportunities for the Deaf community in Pakistan. Effectively, over 100 young Deaf men and women have been employed at KFC’s seven Deaf-operated branches. Source
Deaf Singapore KFC - Deaf-operated the restaurant that serves Singapore's favourite finger lickin' good chicken meal, with strong support from its customers.
Fried Chicken (KFC) received the innovative employers award for modifying the workplace for PWDs, and employees at Holiday Inn Singapore Orchard City Centre. Source
The community responses has reacted to the Deaf KFC employes on Reddit.
Harland Sanders The Kentucky Fried Chicken History - KFC is a fast food restaurant chain that specializes in fried chicken and is headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky, in the United States.
KFC was founded by Harland Sanders, an entrepreneur who began selling fried chicken from his roadside restaurant in Corbin, Kentucky, during the Great Depression. Sanders identified the potential of the restaurant franchising concept, and the first "Kentucky Fried Chicken" franchise opened in Utah in 1952.
KFC popularized chicken in the fast food industry, diversifying the market by challenging the established dominance of the hamburger. By branding himself as "Colonel Sanders", Harland became a prominent figure of American cultural history, and his image remains widely used in KFC advertising. wikipedia.org/kfc
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How to order a meal at Kentucky Fried Chicken in sign language ... to tell the staff that you want to stay to eat in rather than take out ... if you don’t know, then you probably haven’t visited a KFC that is entirely run by speech and hearing impaired employees in Egypt, India, Malaysia, Pakistan, Singapore and Thailand.
In fact, one of the first things customers learn at the two KFC outlets is how to order meals and drinks in sign language. Plastered on the walls of the restaurant are pictures of how to use sign language and finger spell, and it helps placing orders, watch how the Deaf KFC employees performance in the video compilation.
Deaf Egypt KFC - SigningSensations from the TV show "An Idiot Abroad" Karl Pilkington in Egypt and visits a Kentucky Fried Chicken, the fast food restaurant chain that specializes in fried chicken. This KFC is run and staffed by Deaf people.
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Deaf India KFC - India KFC has focused on providing equal opportunity to hearing and speech impaired employees. India has over 70-80% hearing/speech impaired team members.
To activate this feature, press the "CC" button.
Deaf Thai KFC - A special serve store employs Deaf staff in Bangkok, Thailand of KFC 'We Hear Every Dream' sign on counter at KFC store, workers in background.
To activate this feature, press the "CC" button.
Deaf Malaysia KFC - Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant run by the hearing-impaired and speech-impaired employees.
If you wanted to apply for a job at this particular Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant, you will have to be Deaf (or speech-impaired). Yes, hearing people cannot apply there Where is that anyway? None other than Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Source
Deaf Pakistan KFC - It is inspiring to see news of twenty hearing-impaired heroes gaining self-sufficiency through employment at KFC Pakistan’s recently inaugurated Deaf-operated outlet in Federal B Area, Karachi.
KFC and FESF (Family Educational Services Foundation) have collaborated to advocate for equal opportunities for the Deaf community in Pakistan. Effectively, over 100 young Deaf men and women have been employed at KFC’s seven Deaf-operated branches. Source
Deaf Singapore KFC - Deaf-operated the restaurant that serves Singapore's favourite finger lickin' good chicken meal, with strong support from its customers.
Fried Chicken (KFC) received the innovative employers award for modifying the workplace for PWDs, and employees at Holiday Inn Singapore Orchard City Centre. Source
The community responses has reacted to the Deaf KFC employes on Reddit.
Harland Sanders The Kentucky Fried Chicken History - KFC is a fast food restaurant chain that specializes in fried chicken and is headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky, in the United States.
KFC was founded by Harland Sanders, an entrepreneur who began selling fried chicken from his roadside restaurant in Corbin, Kentucky, during the Great Depression. Sanders identified the potential of the restaurant franchising concept, and the first "Kentucky Fried Chicken" franchise opened in Utah in 1952.
KFC popularized chicken in the fast food industry, diversifying the market by challenging the established dominance of the hamburger. By branding himself as "Colonel Sanders", Harland became a prominent figure of American cultural history, and his image remains widely used in KFC advertising. wikipedia.org/kfc
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VIDEO: Deaf News: Deaf Cafe Fingertalk - A first-of-its-kind cafe hires and empowers the Deaf in Jakarta, Indonesia.
JAKARTA -- Deaf Cafe Fingertalk: Frisca Carolina Loho, 25, possesses skills in cooking, sewing, computer design, home repairs and Balinese traditional dancing. However, the woman, who previously lived in Denpasar, Bali, and Cimahi, West Java, said that finding a stable job was a challenge due to fierce competition.
“I have learned a variety of skills so I can take on different jobs. But there are a lot of people without disabilities who can also do such jobs,” she told The Jakarta Post via an interpreter at her new workplace, the Fingertalk Cafe and Workshop, on Jl. Pinang 37, East Pamulang, South Tangerang, Banten province.
She was able to secure a steady job after Singapore-based Dissa Syakina Ahdanisa, a 25-year-old social entrepreneur, and hearing impaired activist Pat Sulistiowati, 65, opened the cafe and recruited hearing impaired workers.
Frisca, who has an academic background in cooking and fashion, was among the few recruits with extensive skills, therefore she also plays a role in training the younger and less-experienced employees. ... Read the full story: HERE.
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JAKARTA -- Deaf Cafe Fingertalk: Frisca Carolina Loho, 25, possesses skills in cooking, sewing, computer design, home repairs and Balinese traditional dancing. However, the woman, who previously lived in Denpasar, Bali, and Cimahi, West Java, said that finding a stable job was a challenge due to fierce competition.
“I have learned a variety of skills so I can take on different jobs. But there are a lot of people without disabilities who can also do such jobs,” she told The Jakarta Post via an interpreter at her new workplace, the Fingertalk Cafe and Workshop, on Jl. Pinang 37, East Pamulang, South Tangerang, Banten province.
She was able to secure a steady job after Singapore-based Dissa Syakina Ahdanisa, a 25-year-old social entrepreneur, and hearing impaired activist Pat Sulistiowati, 65, opened the cafe and recruited hearing impaired workers.
Frisca, who has an academic background in cooking and fashion, was among the few recruits with extensive skills, therefore she also plays a role in training the younger and less-experienced employees. ... Read the full story: HERE.
Like on Facebook: - https://facebook.com/deafcafe.fingertalk
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VIDEO "Deaf Schools Don't Sleep" ABC Story in ASL by Anthony Isaacs.
Anthony Isaacs is a profoundly Deaf and former residential school, sharing the ASL version "Deaf Schools Don't Sleep" ABC story is signed in American Sign Language and uses handshapes in an alphabetical order. This story shows how fun Deaf residential schools are. ASL rocks!
Subscribe - https://youtube.com/channel/anthonyisaacs
Anthony Isaacs is a profoundly Deaf and former residential school, sharing the ASL version "Deaf Schools Don't Sleep" ABC story is signed in American Sign Language and uses handshapes in an alphabetical order. This story shows how fun Deaf residential schools are. ASL rocks!
Subscribe - https://youtube.com/channel/anthonyisaacs
Deaf News: Canadian schools for the Deaf facing lawsuit alleging abuse.
CBC HALIFAX -- A Halifax law firm says it has filed a statement of claim in Nova Scotia Supreme Court alleging systemic sexual, physical, and mental abuse against Deaf children who attended two segregated residential schools in the province.
Lawyer Ray Wagner says Wednesday's move is an important step in a proposed class action lawsuit that still needs to be certified by a judge before proceeding to trial.
The schools named in the claim are the School for the Deaf in Halifax and the Interprovincial School for the Education of the Deaf in Amherst.
The Nova Scotia government has also been named as a defendant in allegations that have not been proven in court.
The claim alleges the province, which was responsible for the operation and oversight of the institutions, chose not to properly investigate or stop the abuse and mistreatment of the children, and that its actions constitute negligence and breach of fiduciary duty.
The law firm says that to date it has been contacted by over 150 former students of the two schools. Source
Another class action was proposed in 2010 by Merchant Law group of Saskatchewan. Two other men were named as lead plaintiffs in that action. But there's no indication it has proceeded beyond the initial filing.
60 people signed up.
There have also been criminal allegations against staff at the schools over the years.
Wagner said a lot of people have already expressed interest in joining this proposed class action.
"We held a town hall meeting at the Halifax library where there were approximately 80 people had attended to listen to what we were saying and proposing with a class action," Wagner told CBC News.
"And already at this early stage we have 60 people that have signed up."
Wagner's firm also a multi-million dollar settlement in the Home for Coloured Children case.
"We're hearing the same stories, the same narrative," Wagner said. "It is a very common experience, both by people in the school for the Deaf and the Nova Scotia Home for Coloured children."
Wagner said people wanting to join the lawsuit over the schools for the Deaf will have to be patient. He said the suit must wait two months before the next step is taken, and he predicts any litigation is still many months away. Source
Class action lawsuit alleges abuse at Ontario schools for the Deaf.
Four provincial schools for the Deaf named in $325-million lawsuit.
TORONTO -- A Toronto man alleges he was abused for years at Ontario schools for the Deaf and has launched a class action lawsuit on behalf of other former students against the provincial government.
The statement of claim, filed Monday in Ontario Superior Court of Justice, alleges sexual, physical and mental abuse at four provincially run schools for the Deaf over the course of decades.
None of the allegations have been proven in court.
Christopher Welsh, in his statment of claim, accuses the province of negligence in the establishment, funding, operation, management and supervision of schools in Ottawa, London, Belleville and Milton.
"Students have suffered sexual, physical and emotional abuse at the hands of teachers, residence counsellors, other students and employees of the schools," reads the statement of claim.
A spokesman for the province's Ministry of Education would not comment on the case as it is before the courts, but said the current government believes every child deserves high-quality education and a supportive learning environment.
"Over the years, we have been committed to ensuring students in our schools have access to the supports and resources they need to succeed," said Gary Wheeler. "This includes our most vulnerable students."
Welsh went to two of the schools named in the class-action suit -- Ernest C. Drury School for the Deaf in Milton, Ont., where he lived from the time he was five years old in 1964, followed by Robarts School for the Deaf in London, Ont., according to the claim.
He said he was forced to wear hearing aids and was repeatedly struck across his ears, leaving him bloodied and in pain.
'Form of punishment'
Welsh's claim also alleges he was hit with rolled up magazines across his hands and beaten with a stick and belt by teachers as "a form of punishment" for using sign language instead of speech when conversing with other students.
He alleges teachers and counsellors often snuck up behind him, taking advantage of his hearing problems, and would grab him at the urinal and slam him into a wall or rip the chair out from under him as he was sat doing homework.
Later, when he attended the Robarts School for the Deaf, the abuse continued, according to the claim.
A counsellor at Robarts, wearing leather boots with pointed toes, repeatedly ambushed Welsh and kicked him in the buttocks, leaving him bruised and in pain when sitting. The counsellor did the same thing to other students, the claim alleges.
Teachers and staff often called him "Deaf and Dumb."
The statement of claim suggests Welsh was not alone.
"Hundreds, if not thousands" of students may have been affected, said Welsh's lawyer, Robert Gain, with the firm Koskie Minsky.
Teachers hit students in the mouth to teach them how to talk, the claim charges.
If students didn't use speech to communicate, teachers would "forcefully hold students' arms and restrain them" so they couldn't use sign language.
The statement of claim alleges counsellors took advantage of the students' hearing problems by sneaking up, often under their beds, to grab their feet and pull them down. Other students would have to lie face down on their beds as counsellors spanked them repeatedly, causing injuries in many cases, according to the claim.
Gain said he has spoken with other survivors who shared similar stories of alleged abuse. Two other schools, Belleville's Sir James Whitney School for the Deaf and Ottawa's Centre Jules-Leger in Ottawa have also been named in the lawsuit.
Gain said Welsh "wanted to bring this case forward and shine a light on the problem so that others would have access to justice and could have their stories heard and the province held responsible and accountable for the misconduct."
"The province certainly had a duty to have proper procedures and oversight and they failed to live up to their obligations to these vulnerable students," he said, adding he believes there may be more former students who want to share their stories.
Gain said the next step is to seek certification -- the court's permission -- to continue the case. The lawsuit is seeking $325 million in damages. Source
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Related Deaf Canadians: @Deaf Canadians
CBC HALIFAX -- A Halifax law firm says it has filed a statement of claim in Nova Scotia Supreme Court alleging systemic sexual, physical, and mental abuse against Deaf children who attended two segregated residential schools in the province.
Lawyer Ray Wagner says Wednesday's move is an important step in a proposed class action lawsuit that still needs to be certified by a judge before proceeding to trial.
The schools named in the claim are the School for the Deaf in Halifax and the Interprovincial School for the Education of the Deaf in Amherst.
The Nova Scotia government has also been named as a defendant in allegations that have not been proven in court.
The claim alleges the province, which was responsible for the operation and oversight of the institutions, chose not to properly investigate or stop the abuse and mistreatment of the children, and that its actions constitute negligence and breach of fiduciary duty.
The law firm says that to date it has been contacted by over 150 former students of the two schools. Source
Another class action was proposed in 2010 by Merchant Law group of Saskatchewan. Two other men were named as lead plaintiffs in that action. But there's no indication it has proceeded beyond the initial filing.
60 people signed up.
There have also been criminal allegations against staff at the schools over the years.
Wagner said a lot of people have already expressed interest in joining this proposed class action.
"We held a town hall meeting at the Halifax library where there were approximately 80 people had attended to listen to what we were saying and proposing with a class action," Wagner told CBC News.
"And already at this early stage we have 60 people that have signed up."
Wagner's firm also a multi-million dollar settlement in the Home for Coloured Children case.
"We're hearing the same stories, the same narrative," Wagner said. "It is a very common experience, both by people in the school for the Deaf and the Nova Scotia Home for Coloured children."
Wagner said people wanting to join the lawsuit over the schools for the Deaf will have to be patient. He said the suit must wait two months before the next step is taken, and he predicts any litigation is still many months away. Source
Class action lawsuit alleges abuse at Ontario schools for the Deaf.
TORONTO -- A Toronto man alleges he was abused for years at Ontario schools for the Deaf and has launched a class action lawsuit on behalf of other former students against the provincial government.
The statement of claim, filed Monday in Ontario Superior Court of Justice, alleges sexual, physical and mental abuse at four provincially run schools for the Deaf over the course of decades.
None of the allegations have been proven in court.
Christopher Welsh, in his statment of claim, accuses the province of negligence in the establishment, funding, operation, management and supervision of schools in Ottawa, London, Belleville and Milton.
"Students have suffered sexual, physical and emotional abuse at the hands of teachers, residence counsellors, other students and employees of the schools," reads the statement of claim.
A spokesman for the province's Ministry of Education would not comment on the case as it is before the courts, but said the current government believes every child deserves high-quality education and a supportive learning environment.
"Over the years, we have been committed to ensuring students in our schools have access to the supports and resources they need to succeed," said Gary Wheeler. "This includes our most vulnerable students."
Welsh went to two of the schools named in the class-action suit -- Ernest C. Drury School for the Deaf in Milton, Ont., where he lived from the time he was five years old in 1964, followed by Robarts School for the Deaf in London, Ont., according to the claim.
He said he was forced to wear hearing aids and was repeatedly struck across his ears, leaving him bloodied and in pain.
'Form of punishment'
Welsh's claim also alleges he was hit with rolled up magazines across his hands and beaten with a stick and belt by teachers as "a form of punishment" for using sign language instead of speech when conversing with other students.
He alleges teachers and counsellors often snuck up behind him, taking advantage of his hearing problems, and would grab him at the urinal and slam him into a wall or rip the chair out from under him as he was sat doing homework.
Later, when he attended the Robarts School for the Deaf, the abuse continued, according to the claim.
A counsellor at Robarts, wearing leather boots with pointed toes, repeatedly ambushed Welsh and kicked him in the buttocks, leaving him bruised and in pain when sitting. The counsellor did the same thing to other students, the claim alleges.
Teachers and staff often called him "Deaf and Dumb."
The statement of claim suggests Welsh was not alone.
"Hundreds, if not thousands" of students may have been affected, said Welsh's lawyer, Robert Gain, with the firm Koskie Minsky.
Teachers hit students in the mouth to teach them how to talk, the claim charges.
If students didn't use speech to communicate, teachers would "forcefully hold students' arms and restrain them" so they couldn't use sign language.
The statement of claim alleges counsellors took advantage of the students' hearing problems by sneaking up, often under their beds, to grab their feet and pull them down. Other students would have to lie face down on their beds as counsellors spanked them repeatedly, causing injuries in many cases, according to the claim.
Gain said he has spoken with other survivors who shared similar stories of alleged abuse. Two other schools, Belleville's Sir James Whitney School for the Deaf and Ottawa's Centre Jules-Leger in Ottawa have also been named in the lawsuit.
Gain said Welsh "wanted to bring this case forward and shine a light on the problem so that others would have access to justice and could have their stories heard and the province held responsible and accountable for the misconduct."
"The province certainly had a duty to have proper procedures and oversight and they failed to live up to their obligations to these vulnerable students," he said, adding he believes there may be more former students who want to share their stories.
Gain said the next step is to seek certification -- the court's permission -- to continue the case. The lawsuit is seeking $325 million in damages. Source
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Deaf News: Deaf-mute victims ‘beaten, raped, intimidated’ into stealing in Chinese crime gang in China.
CHANGCHUN -- A Deaf woman has been arrested in northeast China and accused of leading a gang of mainly deaf-mute thieves who were threatened and intimidated into a life of crime, a newspaper reported.
Police in Changchun in Jilin province busted the gang last month and detained four women and seven men, most of whom are Deaf, the New Culture Express reported. The gang’s leaders pretended to help people get jobs to lure them into the gang, the article said.
Victims then had their identity cards and money seized by the gang’s boss, Gu Li, 47. Gang members would be beaten up, raped or threats made to kill their relatives if they did not go out and steal, the report said.
They targeted supermarkets and would cram expensive items inside their clothes to steal them. The gang stole about 100,000 yuan (HK$120,00 ) worth of goods in Changchun, the police were quoted as saying.
Three hundred and sixty people were arrested in a national crackdown in China three years ago and accused of abducting Deaf students and forcing them to carry out robberies.
Sixty-one gangs were discovered in 21 provinces around China. Source
CHANGCHUN -- A Deaf woman has been arrested in northeast China and accused of leading a gang of mainly deaf-mute thieves who were threatened and intimidated into a life of crime, a newspaper reported.
Police in Changchun in Jilin province busted the gang last month and detained four women and seven men, most of whom are Deaf, the New Culture Express reported. The gang’s leaders pretended to help people get jobs to lure them into the gang, the article said.
Victims then had their identity cards and money seized by the gang’s boss, Gu Li, 47. Gang members would be beaten up, raped or threats made to kill their relatives if they did not go out and steal, the report said.
They targeted supermarkets and would cram expensive items inside their clothes to steal them. The gang stole about 100,000 yuan (HK$120,00 ) worth of goods in Changchun, the police were quoted as saying.
Three hundred and sixty people were arrested in a national crackdown in China three years ago and accused of abducting Deaf students and forcing them to carry out robberies.
Sixty-one gangs were discovered in 21 provinces around China. Source
VIDEO: Deaf News: DeafNation CEO Joel Barish is being acquired by Lisa Wrench, the CEO of Language People is hearing woman who proclaimed the self-stamp "Deaf-Friendly Certified" company.
MURRIETA, CA -- DeafNation, a company based in Austin, Texas, has been bought out by Language People, according to the Justia Trademark website trademark filing.
Don Cullen who is known as Deaf blogger writes about current deaf-related issues at doncullen.net/blog posted and shared an article "DeafNation Acquired by Language People" the coverage on Joel Barish and Lisa Wrench dealt within the Deaf community responses has reacted across the United States.
Deaf Nation: Deafaccountality? What's wrong to give a Deaf Enterpretur a chance to strive the growth, hope and business-alike visions? Boycott!
DeafNation World Expo is set to happen next year (July 5-8, 2016) at Las Vegas. The acquistion has no impact on the event. It is unclear at this time whether Language People will make an appearance at the event, or if Lisa Wrench, CEO of Language People, will be speaking or making an appearance at the event.
Joel Barish, CEO of DeafNation for the last 18 years, announced the acquisition. Joel will continue to manage DeafNation as a division of Language People, according to the Language People website.
Language People - Founded in 1988, Language People (formerly Bay Area Translations, Inc.) provides interpreting (including American Sign Language) and translation services in California and across the United States.
Language People provides 24/7 interpreting services to hospitals, courts, and many private companies. Along with in-person interpretation, Language People is also a VRI provider.
The Deaf Community is the 3rd largest cultural linguistic group in the United States.
Deaf consumers comprise an estimated 10 million individuals. For each Deaf person, there are approximately 3-5 people who are strongly influenced based on how their Deaf friends, family, and associates are treated, making a potential reach to 50 million consumers in the U.S. Deaf consumers also are members of every other demographic (i.e., language, race, socioeconomic status, geographical location, education etc.). These same marketing factors of influence exist internationally.
However, the Deaf community citing prior concerns raised in the past about Language People’s activities in “certifying businesses as ‘DeafFriendly' by a smaller competitor, DeafFriendly:
LP Connect’s response on this issue can be seen here, along with DeafFriendly’s counter-response.
It is clear that Language People has some convincing to do when it comes to the deaf and hard of hearing community. However, Lisa (Language People CEO) appears undaunted by the challenge in front of her based on a quote by her addressing the DeafNation acquisition: “Together we can all make America equal opportunity for the deaf this is the only the start of many wonderful things at the destination.
Lisa Wrench, the CEO of Language People has been responsed on"DeafNation Acquired by Language People"...Read The Full Article.
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MURRIETA, CA -- DeafNation, a company based in Austin, Texas, has been bought out by Language People, according to the Justia Trademark website trademark filing.
Don Cullen who is known as Deaf blogger writes about current deaf-related issues at doncullen.net/blog posted and shared an article "DeafNation Acquired by Language People" the coverage on Joel Barish and Lisa Wrench dealt within the Deaf community responses has reacted across the United States.
Deaf Nation: Deafaccountality? What's wrong to give a Deaf Enterpretur a chance to strive the growth, hope and business-alike visions? Boycott!
DeafNation World Expo is set to happen next year (July 5-8, 2016) at Las Vegas. The acquistion has no impact on the event. It is unclear at this time whether Language People will make an appearance at the event, or if Lisa Wrench, CEO of Language People, will be speaking or making an appearance at the event.
Joel Barish, CEO of DeafNation for the last 18 years, announced the acquisition. Joel will continue to manage DeafNation as a division of Language People, according to the Language People website.
As you know DeafNation has increased awareness of issues facing the Deaf community for over 12 years. And because of you, we created the spark that lit the fire of change in schools, businesses, and local governments everywhere. We now have a new vision, a bigger vision that will allow the Deaf Community to connect and communicate better than ever. To connect the Deaf community with all those around us. To improve the communication of ideas and knowledge. To create better awareness of the rights and needs of the Deaf. In connecting and communicating we will create a template for social change. To set this example and lead the way, we are proud to announce that DeafNation was recently acquired by Language People, a leader in the field of Deaf services, as part of a bigger plan of determined focus and commitment to shape a brighter future. Language People has developed a vision that fits with DeafNation’s vision for empowering the Deaf. Working together in the same company we will set the example for positive change. DeafNation will only get better. Our reach will be wider, our influence stronger. This joint effort will add more opportunity and services, influence social change, improve health care, government services, and increase social awareness. Join us as we connect, communicate, and create a world of endless possibilities for the Deaf community.Joel Barish:
Language People - Founded in 1988, Language People (formerly Bay Area Translations, Inc.) provides interpreting (including American Sign Language) and translation services in California and across the United States.
Language People provides 24/7 interpreting services to hospitals, courts, and many private companies. Along with in-person interpretation, Language People is also a VRI provider.
The Deaf Community is the 3rd largest cultural linguistic group in the United States.
Deaf consumers comprise an estimated 10 million individuals. For each Deaf person, there are approximately 3-5 people who are strongly influenced based on how their Deaf friends, family, and associates are treated, making a potential reach to 50 million consumers in the U.S. Deaf consumers also are members of every other demographic (i.e., language, race, socioeconomic status, geographical location, education etc.). These same marketing factors of influence exist internationally.
However, the Deaf community citing prior concerns raised in the past about Language People’s activities in “certifying businesses as ‘DeafFriendly' by a smaller competitor, DeafFriendly:
“LP Connect, also known as the Language People, used the privilege to certify businesses as ‘Deaf-Friendly’ without our knowledge. DeafFriendly recently presented an open vlog letter to LP Connect to cease their certification program used to certify local businesses as ‘Deaf-Friendly’.” - Jessica M. Lang.
LP Connect’s response on this issue can be seen here, along with DeafFriendly’s counter-response.
It is clear that Language People has some convincing to do when it comes to the deaf and hard of hearing community. However, Lisa (Language People CEO) appears undaunted by the challenge in front of her based on a quote by her addressing the DeafNation acquisition: “Together we can all make America equal opportunity for the deaf this is the only the start of many wonderful things at the destination.
Lisa Wrench, the CEO of Language People has been responsed on"DeafNation Acquired by Language People"...Read The Full Article.
DVTV responses has reacted to a video showing on deafvideo.tv/#comments.
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VIDEO [CC] - Deaf woman helps 2 boys left in car in Georgia by texting 911.
ALPHARETTA, GA -- A Deaf woman in Georgia helped two boys she found alone in a car by texting 911. Lisa Collins said she knew she could report what she saw because she was in Alpharetta, one of four police agencies in Georgia that provides texting access to 911.
"Our 911 dispatcher was able to text back with her," said George Gordon, from the Alpharetta Department of Public Safety. Gordon said this is the first time anyone had texted 911 since they started the service in late 2014.
Collins texted to 911, "Someone left two young kids in the car, they're about two and five, I think...," and gave police the location where she was.
"I have two children of my own and I didn't think it was right to do that," said Collins. "I was thrilled when the 911 operator answered my text."
Gordon said having texting access to 911 is very beneficial.
"It could be domestic violence, whatever it is, where you don't have to speak, you text in anything to the 911 center now in our city."
In this case, police said a babysitter left the children in the car briefly and they handled the situation without arresting her. Source
ALPHARETTA, GA -- A Deaf woman in Georgia helped two boys she found alone in a car by texting 911. Lisa Collins said she knew she could report what she saw because she was in Alpharetta, one of four police agencies in Georgia that provides texting access to 911.
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"Our 911 dispatcher was able to text back with her," said George Gordon, from the Alpharetta Department of Public Safety. Gordon said this is the first time anyone had texted 911 since they started the service in late 2014.
Collins texted to 911, "Someone left two young kids in the car, they're about two and five, I think...," and gave police the location where she was.
"I have two children of my own and I didn't think it was right to do that," said Collins. "I was thrilled when the 911 operator answered my text."
Gordon said having texting access to 911 is very beneficial.
"It could be domestic violence, whatever it is, where you don't have to speak, you text in anything to the 911 center now in our city."
In this case, police said a babysitter left the children in the car briefly and they handled the situation without arresting her. Source
VIDEO [CC] - Inspirational sign language interpretation by Deaf parnters, The Ramones 'Merry Christmas'
The Deaf Cut posted on YouTube the inspirational five minutes Christmas signed video of Deaf partners presents a sign language interpretation of the song with english subtitles, produced by The Ramones entitled 'Merry Christmas - I Don't Want To Fight Tonight' ... Enjoy and Share. Merry Christmas!
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The Deaf Cut posted on YouTube the inspirational five minutes Christmas signed video of Deaf partners presents a sign language interpretation of the song with english subtitles, produced by The Ramones entitled 'Merry Christmas - I Don't Want To Fight Tonight' ... Enjoy and Share. Merry Christmas!
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VIDEO [CC] - Meet Diana Hirwa, a brilliant artist who is Deaf from Rwanda.
KIGALI -- After highlighting the story of a Deaf shop attendant employed at one of the biggest retail stores in the region, Kenya Television Network’s resident reporter in Kigali, Rwanda, Eugene Anangwe brings us the story of Diana Hirwa who can neither hear nor speak but is a brilliant artist that uses sign language.
Kenya Television Network (KTN) Stop Describing the Deaf as 'Dumb'
Deaf YouVideo does not appreciated regardless of the 'Deaf and Dumb' stereotypes from the Kenya Television Network on "Meet Diana Hirwa, a brilliant artist who is deaf and dumb" which a video showing an inappropriate as labeled "dumb" and it seems NOT the inspirational message to the community as well.
Diana Hirwa is Deaf and uses sign language to communicate, and the way the Kenya Television Network has chosen to portray her is quite revealing. Major news outlets from KTN to the media all decided to utilize the outdated terms 'Deaf and Dumb' in their stories about the woman. Dear ignorant media, question: What do you call Deaf people ? Answer is HERE. Educated this one, before press the media.
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KIGALI -- After highlighting the story of a Deaf shop attendant employed at one of the biggest retail stores in the region, Kenya Television Network’s resident reporter in Kigali, Rwanda, Eugene Anangwe brings us the story of Diana Hirwa who can neither hear nor speak but is a brilliant artist that uses sign language.
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Kenya Television Network (KTN) Stop Describing the Deaf as 'Dumb'
Deaf YouVideo does not appreciated regardless of the 'Deaf and Dumb' stereotypes from the Kenya Television Network on "Meet Diana Hirwa, a brilliant artist who is deaf and dumb" which a video showing an inappropriate as labeled "dumb" and it seems NOT the inspirational message to the community as well.
Diana Hirwa is Deaf and uses sign language to communicate, and the way the Kenya Television Network has chosen to portray her is quite revealing. Major news outlets from KTN to the media all decided to utilize the outdated terms 'Deaf and Dumb' in their stories about the woman. Dear ignorant media, question: What do you call Deaf people ? Answer is HERE. Educated this one, before press the media.
Reacts to the KTN's social network regardess 'Deaf and Dumb'
Twiiter http://twitter.com/ktnkenya
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