Showing posts with label Communication Access. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Communication Access. Show all posts
VIDEO [CC] - Deaf News: Uber's in-app features create job opportunities for Deaf drivers in Canada and the United States.
CBC TORONTO -- As many as 300 drivers in Toronto, use Uber's in-app features, for Deaf and Hard of Hearing, people. For many Uber users, much of the appeal of the ride-hailing service is that most of the transaction can be done through an app, related the story covers New App Features For Deaf Uber Drivers.
But for one Toronto Uber driver, it's about much more than convenience. Shafiul Hoque is a Deaf driver who says thanks to the company's technology-driven approach, he has his first job in more than a decade.
"I heard that they were willing to hire Deaf drivers," Hoque said in an interview aided by an American Sign Language interpreter. "I found that they were actually very accessible."
Hoque says he still remembers his first pick-up. It went smoothly and "communication was not a problem at all."
He credits a set of in-app features that Uber has rolled out specifically for Deaf and HoH drivers to communicate with riders.
Uber says he's now one of at least 300 drivers in Toronto alone who have been using the in-app features on the job for the past year.
How it works - As soon as a trip is requested, drivers using the in-app features will see a flashing light, in addition to getting the usual audio alert. Passengers also receive a notification, to let them know their Uber driver will be Deaf or HoH.
“If I can do it, so can you.” Larry is Deaf and on a mission to follow his dreams. Find out how partnering with Uber made it possible for him to move to LA and support his family while starting a new career.
Passengers also aren't able to call their driver - they can only text and they'll get an additional prompt to make sure they put in their destination.
"Some people have always asked me how I can communicate with people so easily, but with the technology and with the cellular device, I can do that," Hoque said. "That eliminates barriers for all of us."
For Hoque, the simple additions to the Uber app have opened up a world of opportunity. Not long ago, he didn't think he would ever be able to get a job as a driver.
Life-changing technology - With technological advances, that no longer seems to be a problem. Hoque says he knows as many as 10 other people from the Deaf and Hard of Hearing community who are out on the roads driving for Uber... Read More on CBC News.
Related Uber:
New York City’s First Deaf Taxi Drivers
New App Features For Deaf Uber Drivers
Uber's In-App Features Aims More Deaf Drivers
Deaf Woman Killed After Driver Suspected Of DUI
CBC TORONTO -- As many as 300 drivers in Toronto, use Uber's in-app features, for Deaf and Hard of Hearing, people. For many Uber users, much of the appeal of the ride-hailing service is that most of the transaction can be done through an app, related the story covers New App Features For Deaf Uber Drivers.
But for one Toronto Uber driver, it's about much more than convenience. Shafiul Hoque is a Deaf driver who says thanks to the company's technology-driven approach, he has his first job in more than a decade."I heard that they were willing to hire Deaf drivers," Hoque said in an interview aided by an American Sign Language interpreter. "I found that they were actually very accessible."
Hoque says he still remembers his first pick-up. It went smoothly and "communication was not a problem at all."
He credits a set of in-app features that Uber has rolled out specifically for Deaf and HoH drivers to communicate with riders.
Uber says he's now one of at least 300 drivers in Toronto alone who have been using the in-app features on the job for the past year.
How it works - As soon as a trip is requested, drivers using the in-app features will see a flashing light, in addition to getting the usual audio alert. Passengers also receive a notification, to let them know their Uber driver will be Deaf or HoH.
“If I can do it, so can you.” Larry is Deaf and on a mission to follow his dreams. Find out how partnering with Uber made it possible for him to move to LA and support his family while starting a new career.
Passengers also aren't able to call their driver - they can only text and they'll get an additional prompt to make sure they put in their destination.
"Some people have always asked me how I can communicate with people so easily, but with the technology and with the cellular device, I can do that," Hoque said. "That eliminates barriers for all of us."
For Hoque, the simple additions to the Uber app have opened up a world of opportunity. Not long ago, he didn't think he would ever be able to get a job as a driver.
Life-changing technology - With technological advances, that no longer seems to be a problem. Hoque says he knows as many as 10 other people from the Deaf and Hard of Hearing community who are out on the roads driving for Uber... Read More on CBC News.
Related Uber:
New York City’s First Deaf Taxi Drivers
New App Features For Deaf Uber Drivers
Uber's In-App Features Aims More Deaf Drivers
Deaf Woman Killed After Driver Suspected Of DUI
Deaf News: When it comes to domestic abuse and sexual assault reporting, Deaf women are underserved by police in the United States.
NEW YORK CITY -- International Business Times: The abuse started with a few insults. When Wendy, a Deaf woman, met her college boyfriend, he was popular and attractive, so she put up with the harsh way he spoke to her. Then he gave her a black eye.
“I thought it was normal, and that that was love; that it was just a part of when you care about somebody,” Wendy, 38, who didn’t want to be identified by her real name because she has yet to go public with her story, said through a sign language interpreter. “Then the insults became a little bit physical, and then a cycle began.”
The cycle included her boyfriend holding her hostage in locked rooms after arguments, once almost forcing her to go to the bathroom in a bucket because she couldn’t leave. He beat her up on her 27th birthday, but she didn’t report it at least partly out of fear no one would believe her. She tells the story of a fellow Deaf friend who was abused by a significant other, and when police came to investigate, they didn’t believe the Deaf friend was abused.
“It’s why Deaf people don’t report to police,” Wendy, a Deaf community advocate in the central New York area, said. “It’s always ‘they won’t believe me.’ ”
Deaf women experience sexual and domestic abuse at much higher rates than women who hear, but are unlikely to report it. A new initiative announced last week from the Vera Institute of Justice, a New York City-based nonprofit, and the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office for Victims of Crime aims to change that by training police officers to facilitate communication with Deaf victims, such as teaching them how to find legitimate sign language interpreters. Activists say many law enforcement officials don’t know the best way to communicate with Deaf victims, discouraging the victims from reporting abuse.
“Now, they don’t have equal access to get the help they need,” Erin Esposito, a Deaf woman and executive director of the Rochester, New York-based Advocacy Services for Abused Deaf Victims, said of Deaf victims. “The goal is to create an atmosphere where Deaf people can feel confident to go into a police station and get help.”
The Translating Justice Initiative is a three-year program, funded with a $1 million grant from the U.S. Justice Department that will go toward virtual and in-person training sessions of police officers, prosecutors and court administrators to help them better communicate with the Deaf, as well as the hard of hearing and those with limited English proficiency. The training is intended to enable police agencies to look at their policies regarding Deaf victims, revamp them to better facilitate communication and show officers how to better use resources already out there to help the Deaf, said Susan Shah, one of the co-leaders of the initiative.
Officers will be instructed in telephonic interpretation services, finding interpreters in the community and ways to avoid outdated technology, Shah said. Another major part of the training is teaching police to reach out to the Deaf community so Deaf victims of domestic and sexual abuse can feel more comfortable coming forward.
There is no cookie-cutter training for every police agency as every one has different levels of how well they interact with Deaf people, Esposito said. While there have been localized efforts to fund programs for Deaf victims, this is one of the only national initiatives providing this type of training, activists said.
No one event spawned the project, which has been in development with the Justice Department and other agencies, such as Advocacy Services for Abused Deaf Victims and the National Center for Victims of Crime. The Office for Victims of Crime said in a statement that inroads had been made in recent years to serve victims who have disabilities or limited English proficiency, and that the program came about to bring together local efforts to help Deaf victims.... Read More.
Related:
CPD Gets New VRS Equipment To Assist Deafies
Deaf Victims Sues NYPD For Wrongly Arrested
Deaf Woman Sues NYPD For Wrongly Arrested
Deaf Woman Sues NYPD For Denying Interpreter
Deaf, Gay and Angry - Do Not Call Cops !!
NEW YORK CITY -- International Business Times: The abuse started with a few insults. When Wendy, a Deaf woman, met her college boyfriend, he was popular and attractive, so she put up with the harsh way he spoke to her. Then he gave her a black eye.
“I thought it was normal, and that that was love; that it was just a part of when you care about somebody,” Wendy, 38, who didn’t want to be identified by her real name because she has yet to go public with her story, said through a sign language interpreter. “Then the insults became a little bit physical, and then a cycle began.”
The cycle included her boyfriend holding her hostage in locked rooms after arguments, once almost forcing her to go to the bathroom in a bucket because she couldn’t leave. He beat her up on her 27th birthday, but she didn’t report it at least partly out of fear no one would believe her. She tells the story of a fellow Deaf friend who was abused by a significant other, and when police came to investigate, they didn’t believe the Deaf friend was abused.
“It’s why Deaf people don’t report to police,” Wendy, a Deaf community advocate in the central New York area, said. “It’s always ‘they won’t believe me.’ ”
Deaf women experience sexual and domestic abuse at much higher rates than women who hear, but are unlikely to report it. A new initiative announced last week from the Vera Institute of Justice, a New York City-based nonprofit, and the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office for Victims of Crime aims to change that by training police officers to facilitate communication with Deaf victims, such as teaching them how to find legitimate sign language interpreters. Activists say many law enforcement officials don’t know the best way to communicate with Deaf victims, discouraging the victims from reporting abuse.
“Now, they don’t have equal access to get the help they need,” Erin Esposito, a Deaf woman and executive director of the Rochester, New York-based Advocacy Services for Abused Deaf Victims, said of Deaf victims. “The goal is to create an atmosphere where Deaf people can feel confident to go into a police station and get help.”
The Translating Justice Initiative is a three-year program, funded with a $1 million grant from the U.S. Justice Department that will go toward virtual and in-person training sessions of police officers, prosecutors and court administrators to help them better communicate with the Deaf, as well as the hard of hearing and those with limited English proficiency. The training is intended to enable police agencies to look at their policies regarding Deaf victims, revamp them to better facilitate communication and show officers how to better use resources already out there to help the Deaf, said Susan Shah, one of the co-leaders of the initiative.
Officers will be instructed in telephonic interpretation services, finding interpreters in the community and ways to avoid outdated technology, Shah said. Another major part of the training is teaching police to reach out to the Deaf community so Deaf victims of domestic and sexual abuse can feel more comfortable coming forward.
There is no cookie-cutter training for every police agency as every one has different levels of how well they interact with Deaf people, Esposito said. While there have been localized efforts to fund programs for Deaf victims, this is one of the only national initiatives providing this type of training, activists said.
No one event spawned the project, which has been in development with the Justice Department and other agencies, such as Advocacy Services for Abused Deaf Victims and the National Center for Victims of Crime. The Office for Victims of Crime said in a statement that inroads had been made in recent years to serve victims who have disabilities or limited English proficiency, and that the program came about to bring together local efforts to help Deaf victims.... Read More.
Related:
CPD Gets New VRS Equipment To Assist Deafies
Deaf Victims Sues NYPD For Wrongly Arrested
Deaf Woman Sues NYPD For Wrongly Arrested
Deaf Woman Sues NYPD For Denying Interpreter
Deaf, Gay and Angry - Do Not Call Cops !!
VIDEO: Deaf News - According to the researchers, the cascading impact of hearing loss on access to school communication.
Fragmented Hearing, Effort, Listening, Comprehension, Fatigue and Pace of Learning. Hearing Loss is invisible. Someone observing a student with hearing loss may believe that he or she has an attention problem or a learning disability as hearing loss can also impact perceiving, language processing, processing speed, memory and attention. Unlike ADHD or LD, learning issues caused by hearing loss are not due to a disorder (an issue with brain processes). Instead the learning issues are secondary to delays because the child has incomplete access to speech occurring around him or her, especially soft speech or completely understanding someone talking from a distance further than 3-6 feet.
Fragmented Hearing - Our educational system is based on the assumption that students in the classroom will perceive, and therefore understand, all of what the teacher is saying. When much information received in school is fragmented because of hearing loss, learning consequences are likely. Even with the latest hearing technology, normal hearing ability is not restored by hearing devices. Even aided thresholds of 20 dB HL will cause soft speech, high pitch speech sounds and unemphasized brief words to be undetected or too quiet to process.
It is not unusual for children with hearing loss to have a 20% ‘listening gap’ as compared to class peers who may miss only 5% of information 1. The image shows a story about Fran the frog who has a sore throat. As you can see, comprehending the meaning of the story is impacted when 20% of the information missing. Even if a child is able to perform well in a quiet setting using hearing devices, a classroom setting is typically noisy, with fast-paced peer-to-peer conversations and teachers that move about the classroom, causing significant listening challenges. These conditions typically result in barriers to access.
Increased Effort - Effort refers to the exertion of physical or mental power. Listening effort refers to the attention necessary to understand speech. Ease of listening is the perceive difficulty of the listening situation by the listener. Even low noise in the environment will interact with the fragmented hearing to interfere with their speech understanding. Children with hearing loss work harder than their peers to listen leaving fewer cognitive resources to understand speech in the classroom as compared to class peers.
CSS Movies presents "Alone In A Hearing World" shows true to life scenarios of a young Deaf boy growing up in a hearing world. With family members who can't communicate and continuous misunderstandings by his teachers and coaches, he is forced to live in a world of isolation. However, when he pleas for his Mothers understanding and falls short, he ends up in the only place he seems to find acceptance.
It has been assumed that speechreading will help children to compensate for what is missed due to fragmented hearing. Research results make it clear that speechreading (lipreading) help children to compensate for what was missed...read more: http://successforkidswithhearingloss.com/pdf.
Sources:
http://successforkidswithhearingloss.com/2014/06/Cascading-Impact-of-Hearing-Loss-on-Access-to-School-Communication.
http://successforkidswithhearingloss.com/2014/06/The-Cascading-Impact-of-Hearing-Loss.
Related:
Living In Between The Deaf And Hearing Worlds
Dropout Rate Among Mainstream Deaf Students
Deaf Awareness 'Voiceless' Short Film
Deaf Girl's Bullying In Mainstream School
Deaf Student Bullied At Alexander Graham Bell School
Mainstream School Is Failing Deaf Students
Petition | Stop Moving Deaf To Mainstream Schools
Fragmented Hearing, Effort, Listening, Comprehension, Fatigue and Pace of Learning. Hearing Loss is invisible. Someone observing a student with hearing loss may believe that he or she has an attention problem or a learning disability as hearing loss can also impact perceiving, language processing, processing speed, memory and attention. Unlike ADHD or LD, learning issues caused by hearing loss are not due to a disorder (an issue with brain processes). Instead the learning issues are secondary to delays because the child has incomplete access to speech occurring around him or her, especially soft speech or completely understanding someone talking from a distance further than 3-6 feet.Fragmented Hearing - Our educational system is based on the assumption that students in the classroom will perceive, and therefore understand, all of what the teacher is saying. When much information received in school is fragmented because of hearing loss, learning consequences are likely. Even with the latest hearing technology, normal hearing ability is not restored by hearing devices. Even aided thresholds of 20 dB HL will cause soft speech, high pitch speech sounds and unemphasized brief words to be undetected or too quiet to process.
It is not unusual for children with hearing loss to have a 20% ‘listening gap’ as compared to class peers who may miss only 5% of information 1. The image shows a story about Fran the frog who has a sore throat. As you can see, comprehending the meaning of the story is impacted when 20% of the information missing. Even if a child is able to perform well in a quiet setting using hearing devices, a classroom setting is typically noisy, with fast-paced peer-to-peer conversations and teachers that move about the classroom, causing significant listening challenges. These conditions typically result in barriers to access.
Increased Effort - Effort refers to the exertion of physical or mental power. Listening effort refers to the attention necessary to understand speech. Ease of listening is the perceive difficulty of the listening situation by the listener. Even low noise in the environment will interact with the fragmented hearing to interfere with their speech understanding. Children with hearing loss work harder than their peers to listen leaving fewer cognitive resources to understand speech in the classroom as compared to class peers.
CSS Movies presents "Alone In A Hearing World" shows true to life scenarios of a young Deaf boy growing up in a hearing world. With family members who can't communicate and continuous misunderstandings by his teachers and coaches, he is forced to live in a world of isolation. However, when he pleas for his Mothers understanding and falls short, he ends up in the only place he seems to find acceptance.
It has been assumed that speechreading will help children to compensate for what is missed due to fragmented hearing. Research results make it clear that speechreading (lipreading) help children to compensate for what was missed...read more: http://successforkidswithhearingloss.com/pdf.
Sources:
http://successforkidswithhearingloss.com/2014/06/Cascading-Impact-of-Hearing-Loss-on-Access-to-School-Communication.
http://successforkidswithhearingloss.com/2014/06/The-Cascading-Impact-of-Hearing-Loss.
Related:
Living In Between The Deaf And Hearing Worlds
Dropout Rate Among Mainstream Deaf Students
Deaf Awareness 'Voiceless' Short Film
Deaf Girl's Bullying In Mainstream School
Deaf Student Bullied At Alexander Graham Bell School
Mainstream School Is Failing Deaf Students
Petition | Stop Moving Deaf To Mainstream Schools
VIDEO [CC] - Deaf News: RIT on TV - New classroom technology helps Deaf and Hard of Hearing RIT students.
ROCHESTER, NY -- WHEC-TV: New technology is being used at Rochester Institute of Technology to help students learn and communicate in and out of the classroom.
The new technologies include voice recognition apps, video remote-interpreting and captioning services, just to name a few. This is technology that students say is changing the way they're communicating both in an out of class.
The ability to fully hear is something some of these RIT students do not have, but the ability to communicate is something they do, and it just got a whole lot easier.
“The world is becoming more accessible to Deaf people,” says Rico Petersen, Assistant Dean and Director of the Department of Access Services. “Typically they might not know sign language, or they might prefer English instead of sign language, so we have a provider that is trained in specialized software. They go into class and type live what is being said.”
It starts with captioning services for entire classrooms - lectures scrolling on a screen in front of the students in real time. The technology can even be brought out of the classrooms and into the lives of the students at home, or with friends thanks to the Ava app, making group face-to-face conversations that much easier. People looking to download the AVA app can email Hello@ava.me and ask how to sign up or get more info.
Even for those one-on-one studying sessions, new video remote interpreting, or VRIS used.
“It's much easier and more clear using your expression and so forth rather than writing back and forth,” says Bryan ward, RIT gradute.
With 130 interpreters on staff and more than 4,000 hours of interpreting done a week at RIT, this new technology is needed. “It really is having an impact on the Deaf world because it makes access easier to come by,” says Peterson.
The entire Deaf community has access to this new technology. Professors say there are still some situations where interpreters work best, but the new technology is simply a way to make every-day actions easier. Source
ROCHESTER, NY -- WHEC-TV: New technology is being used at Rochester Institute of Technology to help students learn and communicate in and out of the classroom.
The new technologies include voice recognition apps, video remote-interpreting and captioning services, just to name a few. This is technology that students say is changing the way they're communicating both in an out of class.
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The ability to fully hear is something some of these RIT students do not have, but the ability to communicate is something they do, and it just got a whole lot easier.
“The world is becoming more accessible to Deaf people,” says Rico Petersen, Assistant Dean and Director of the Department of Access Services. “Typically they might not know sign language, or they might prefer English instead of sign language, so we have a provider that is trained in specialized software. They go into class and type live what is being said.”
It starts with captioning services for entire classrooms - lectures scrolling on a screen in front of the students in real time. The technology can even be brought out of the classrooms and into the lives of the students at home, or with friends thanks to the Ava app, making group face-to-face conversations that much easier. People looking to download the AVA app can email Hello@ava.me and ask how to sign up or get more info.
Even for those one-on-one studying sessions, new video remote interpreting, or VRIS used.
“It's much easier and more clear using your expression and so forth rather than writing back and forth,” says Bryan ward, RIT gradute.
With 130 interpreters on staff and more than 4,000 hours of interpreting done a week at RIT, this new technology is needed. “It really is having an impact on the Deaf world because it makes access easier to come by,” says Peterson.
The entire Deaf community has access to this new technology. Professors say there are still some situations where interpreters work best, but the new technology is simply a way to make every-day actions easier. Source
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] - Deaf Can! Educate hearing people how to communicating with Deaf people.
Talking about Deafness, Deaf Life, Advocate and Do's and Don'ts in certain situations. Here is a video of questions hearing person get due to being Deaf.
Hope you learn a few new things and think twice when communicating with a Deaf and Hard of Hearing person.
We are capable of doing anything/everything like a hearing person can, we just can't hear. Some of the questions are quite funny though, not going to lie.
The Walking Deaf Shirt - http://www.handsay.com/
Twitter - https://twitter.com/ItADeafThing
Tumblr - http://deaflepuff.tumblr.com/
Talking about Deafness, Deaf Life, Advocate and Do's and Don'ts in certain situations. Here is a video of questions hearing person get due to being Deaf.Hope you learn a few new things and think twice when communicating with a Deaf and Hard of Hearing person.
We are capable of doing anything/everything like a hearing person can, we just can't hear. Some of the questions are quite funny though, not going to lie.
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Follow ItsADeafThing:The Walking Deaf Shirt - http://www.handsay.com/
Twitter - https://twitter.com/ItADeafThing
Tumblr - http://deaflepuff.tumblr.com/
VIDEO [CC] - Philips Innovation Experience - Convo Lights app empowers Deaf community through Philips Hue.
The Convo Lights app developed for Philips Hue, the connected lighting system for homes, uses light to notify Deaf and Hard of Hearing people of phone calls and other audible signals that they could normally miss. The app from Convo, a Deaf-Owned and operated company providing video phone and translation services to the Deaf and Hard of Hearing community, allows users to create personalized ringtones of light to identify incoming callers, and adjust the brightness in a room to make sign language easier to see onscreen.
Convo demonstrates its innovative app (Convo Lights) that uses the connected lighting technology of Philips Hue to transform the lives of Deaf and Hard of Hearing people. Featuring Wayne Betts Jr. One of the founders for Convo Communications. Direct all creative aspects of the company’s communications: videos, the website, tradeshow materials, marketing collaterals, et cetera. Manage branding and the life cycle of all marketing campaigns. Serve as the face of the company in corporate and informational videos.
Want Convo Lights to illuminate your home? Order Convo Philips Hue Lights starter kit via Amazon or Apple today!
Find out more:
Convo Hue app press release - http://www.newscenter.philips.com/main/standard/news/press/2014/20140929-Deaf-community-empowered-through-connected-home-lighting-from-Philips-Hue.wpd
Philips Innovation Experience press release - http://www.newscenter.philips.com/main/standard/news/press/2014/20140930-philips-showcases-its-commitment-to-creating-a-better-future-at-the-innovation-experience.wpd#.VCvkT_mSzs6
The Convo Lights app developed for Philips Hue, the connected lighting system for homes, uses light to notify Deaf and Hard of Hearing people of phone calls and other audible signals that they could normally miss. The app from Convo, a Deaf-Owned and operated company providing video phone and translation services to the Deaf and Hard of Hearing community, allows users to create personalized ringtones of light to identify incoming callers, and adjust the brightness in a room to make sign language easier to see onscreen.
Convo demonstrates its innovative app (Convo Lights) that uses the connected lighting technology of Philips Hue to transform the lives of Deaf and Hard of Hearing people. Featuring Wayne Betts Jr. One of the founders for Convo Communications. Direct all creative aspects of the company’s communications: videos, the website, tradeshow materials, marketing collaterals, et cetera. Manage branding and the life cycle of all marketing campaigns. Serve as the face of the company in corporate and informational videos.
Want Convo Lights to illuminate your home? Order Convo Philips Hue Lights starter kit via Amazon or Apple today!
Find out more:
Convo Hue app press release - http://www.newscenter.philips.com/main/standard/news/press/2014/20140929-Deaf-community-empowered-through-connected-home-lighting-from-Philips-Hue.wpd
Philips Innovation Experience press release - http://www.newscenter.philips.com/main/standard/news/press/2014/20140930-philips-showcases-its-commitment-to-creating-a-better-future-at-the-innovation-experience.wpd#.VCvkT_mSzs6
VIDEO [CC] - The adorable little kids learning in American Sign Language has been going viral.
This adorably video of Deaf mom is teaching American Sign Language to her hearing son, and he is too cute for words!
Jasmine Garcia and her son, River is currently 22 months old and is a Child of Deaf Adults, often known by the acronym "CODA", is a person who was raised by Deaf parents. He started learning American Sign Language since he was about 6 months old. American Sign Language is his first language and it has been an amazing experience teaching him in ASL. This is a worthwhile to watch and share.
Related of the viral videos, you may remember the original video of the adorable little girl learning ASL went viral. A three year old Deaf girl teaching American Sign Language with her Deaf mom. Different signs of toys will be shown.
This is also posted on http://sheenamcfeely.com/2012/08/deaf-mom-and-daughter-teaching-asl-2/. Sign Language is a beautiful and very inspired!
Resources to help you learn ASL and improve your signing:
ASL/SIGN LANGUAGE RESOURCES
American Sign Language Video Dictionaries:
ASL PRO VIDEOS
Related: Deaf Mom Teaches Hearing Son ASL
This adorably video of Deaf mom is teaching American Sign Language to her hearing son, and he is too cute for words!Jasmine Garcia and her son, River is currently 22 months old and is a Child of Deaf Adults, often known by the acronym "CODA", is a person who was raised by Deaf parents. He started learning American Sign Language since he was about 6 months old. American Sign Language is his first language and it has been an amazing experience teaching him in ASL. This is a worthwhile to watch and share.
To activate this feature, press the "CC" button.
Related of the viral videos, you may remember the original video of the adorable little girl learning ASL went viral. A three year old Deaf girl teaching American Sign Language with her Deaf mom. Different signs of toys will be shown.
To activate this feature, press the "CC" button.
This is also posted on http://sheenamcfeely.com/2012/08/deaf-mom-and-daughter-teaching-asl-2/. Sign Language is a beautiful and very inspired!
Resources to help you learn ASL and improve your signing:
ASL/SIGN LANGUAGE RESOURCES
American Sign Language Video Dictionaries:
ASL PRO VIDEOS
Related: Deaf Mom Teaches Hearing Son ASL
VIDEO: The National Association of the Deaf CEO Howard A. Rosenblum discusses police brutality towards Deaf and Hard of Hearing community.
National Association of the Deaf CEO Howard A. Rosenblum in a video description and transcript: I'd like to discuss a serious situation that recently happened in Florida. Due to a miscommunication between the police officers, the Deaf man involved died. This is a terrible situation. We need to make sure that does not happen again. What happened in Florida isn't the only time that happened, it has happened all over in the United States of America, within the Deaf and Hard of Hearing community as well. Similar situations including Deaf and Hard of Hearing people and police officers has happened in Seattle, Washington, Texas, California, Illinois, Michigan, Oklahoma, and most recently in Florida.
There's many more situations that have happened in other places that I haven't mentioned. This is terrible. Some have died or have been badly hurt because of miscommunication with police officers... this is not acceptable and it must stop.
Some police officers are not aware and do not respect Deaf and Hard of Hearing communication needs. When a police officer approaches an individual, they assume that person is hearing and take action if the person does not respond. Instead, what should happen is police officers analyzing the situation first and figure out if the person is Deaf and Hard of Hearing, and from there they should respect their communication needs to resolve the situation.
Regarding the situation in Florida, the NAD President Chris Wagner is from Florida and is working with the police and other leaders to determine how to improve the situation and prevent such instances from ever happening again.
The NAD has also worked with others in different states when similar situations have happened in the past. Again, this is not acceptable and it must stop. We have since realized we need to deal with the US Government on a national level in order to remedy the many situations across the US, specifically with the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Attorney General. We need to work with them to set the standard protocol for the Police Department. Police officers must realize that in all situations the persons they encounter might be Deaf and Hard of Hearing, and respect the communication needs.
This is important for the safety of the police, the Deaf and Hard of Hearing community, and everyone else. Many of you have contacted the NAD expressing concerns about this important issue. The Board of Directors and the NAD staff all agree that this is important for the safety and protection of all individuals involved. I want to thank you for contacting us and please know we are working hard on this issue. Thank you for your time. http://nad.org/news/2014/10/nad-responds-police-brutality-towards-deafhard-hearing
Police Brutality Video Articles: Police Brutality Towards Deaf People on Camera
National Association of the Deaf CEO Howard A. Rosenblum in a video description and transcript: I'd like to discuss a serious situation that recently happened in Florida. Due to a miscommunication between the police officers, the Deaf man involved died. This is a terrible situation. We need to make sure that does not happen again. What happened in Florida isn't the only time that happened, it has happened all over in the United States of America, within the Deaf and Hard of Hearing community as well. Similar situations including Deaf and Hard of Hearing people and police officers has happened in Seattle, Washington, Texas, California, Illinois, Michigan, Oklahoma, and most recently in Florida.There's many more situations that have happened in other places that I haven't mentioned. This is terrible. Some have died or have been badly hurt because of miscommunication with police officers... this is not acceptable and it must stop.
Some police officers are not aware and do not respect Deaf and Hard of Hearing communication needs. When a police officer approaches an individual, they assume that person is hearing and take action if the person does not respond. Instead, what should happen is police officers analyzing the situation first and figure out if the person is Deaf and Hard of Hearing, and from there they should respect their communication needs to resolve the situation.
Regarding the situation in Florida, the NAD President Chris Wagner is from Florida and is working with the police and other leaders to determine how to improve the situation and prevent such instances from ever happening again.
The NAD has also worked with others in different states when similar situations have happened in the past. Again, this is not acceptable and it must stop. We have since realized we need to deal with the US Government on a national level in order to remedy the many situations across the US, specifically with the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Attorney General. We need to work with them to set the standard protocol for the Police Department. Police officers must realize that in all situations the persons they encounter might be Deaf and Hard of Hearing, and respect the communication needs.
This is important for the safety of the police, the Deaf and Hard of Hearing community, and everyone else. Many of you have contacted the NAD expressing concerns about this important issue. The Board of Directors and the NAD staff all agree that this is important for the safety and protection of all individuals involved. I want to thank you for contacting us and please know we are working hard on this issue. Thank you for your time. http://nad.org/news/2014/10/nad-responds-police-brutality-towards-deafhard-hearing
Police Brutality Video Articles: Police Brutality Towards Deaf People on Camera
EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: CRTC announces the Deaf and Hard of Hearing people across Canada will have access to new video relay service in 2015!
The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) announced on April 22, 2014, that video relay services (VRS) will now be available in Canada for Deaf people who communicate in American Sign Language (ASL) and Langue des signes québécoise (LSQ). Video relay services enable callers to use the services of a sign language interpreter through the Internet. The interpreter interprets spoken English into sign for the deaf caller, and voices into English the signs of the deaf caller.
“Many Canadians who are Deaf, hard of hearing or speech impaired learn American Sign Language or Langue des signes québécoise early in life," Peter Menzies, Vice-Chairman of Telecommunications, and Chairman of the hearing panel.
"In many cases, neither English nor French is their first language. Video relay service will make it possible for them to communicate in sign language with ease, whether it’s to make a doctor’s appointment, speak to a friend or make any other type of call. At the same time, we are taking the necessary steps to ensure that this service is introduced in an efficient manner and as quickly as possible.”
Users will require their own high-speed Internet service and a device connected to the Internet such as a smartphone, tablet, computer, or videophone. Additional services such as call display and voicemail will be billed at rates similar to those charged by other service providers.
An independent administrator will be created to supervise the implementation and provision of video relay services and ensure that the views of users are taken into account during the decision-making process. The CRTC will review the video relay service three years after it has been launched to determine whether the service is efficiently meeting the needs of Canadians.
The CRTC is requiring that VRS become available to Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing or speech impaired as early as the fall of 2015. The VRS service is offered at no charge, but users must sign up to use it. People who want to use the service can use their own phone number to access VRS. An estimated 20,000 Canadians will be the primary users of VRS. ... Read more: http://www.examiner.com/article/video-relay-services-for-the-deaf-people-who-use-sign-language-comes-to-canada
Chris Kenopic Vlog On CRTC VRS Announcement.
"CRTC announces that Deaf, hard of hearing or speech impaired people across Canada will have access to new telecommunications services in 2015! Chris Kenopic, president and CEO of the Canadian Hearing Society, delivers a vlog on VRS in Canada."
What If... The Quest for VRS in Canada.
"The BCVRS Committee has co-produced a short documentary-drama film with Lenois Productions. It speaks directly to the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunication Commissioners about the reality of TTY vs. VRS in the Deaf community of Canada."
Funding to support video relay service in Canada will be taken from the National Contribution Fund, and will be capped at CAD 30 million annually. To ensure the perspectives of users are reflected in the decision making process, an independent administrator will be created to oversee the implementation and provision of video relay service. ... Read more www.telecompaper.com news crtc unveils video relay service for deaf speech impaired
“Many Canadians who are Deaf, hard of hearing or speech impaired learn American Sign Language or Langue des signes québécoise early in life," Peter Menzies, Vice-Chairman of Telecommunications, and Chairman of the hearing panel.
"In many cases, neither English nor French is their first language. Video relay service will make it possible for them to communicate in sign language with ease, whether it’s to make a doctor’s appointment, speak to a friend or make any other type of call. At the same time, we are taking the necessary steps to ensure that this service is introduced in an efficient manner and as quickly as possible.”
Users will require their own high-speed Internet service and a device connected to the Internet such as a smartphone, tablet, computer, or videophone. Additional services such as call display and voicemail will be billed at rates similar to those charged by other service providers.
An independent administrator will be created to supervise the implementation and provision of video relay services and ensure that the views of users are taken into account during the decision-making process. The CRTC will review the video relay service three years after it has been launched to determine whether the service is efficiently meeting the needs of Canadians.
The CRTC is requiring that VRS become available to Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing or speech impaired as early as the fall of 2015. The VRS service is offered at no charge, but users must sign up to use it. People who want to use the service can use their own phone number to access VRS. An estimated 20,000 Canadians will be the primary users of VRS. ... Read more: http://www.examiner.com/article/video-relay-services-for-the-deaf-people-who-use-sign-language-comes-to-canada
Chris Kenopic Vlog On CRTC VRS Announcement.
"CRTC announces that Deaf, hard of hearing or speech impaired people across Canada will have access to new telecommunications services in 2015! Chris Kenopic, president and CEO of the Canadian Hearing Society, delivers a vlog on VRS in Canada."
What If... The Quest for VRS in Canada.
"The BCVRS Committee has co-produced a short documentary-drama film with Lenois Productions. It speaks directly to the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunication Commissioners about the reality of TTY vs. VRS in the Deaf community of Canada."
Funding to support video relay service in Canada will be taken from the National Contribution Fund, and will be capped at CAD 30 million annually. To ensure the perspectives of users are reflected in the decision making process, an independent administrator will be created to oversee the implementation and provision of video relay service. ... Read more www.telecompaper.com news crtc unveils video relay service for deaf speech impaired
EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: Traffic stop involving Deaf man under investigation, OHP troopers suspended.
OKLAHOMA CITY - (NewsChannel 4) On Jan. 3, court records claim Pearl Pearson fled the scene of a car accident in south Oklahoma City.
An affidavit claims that when Pearson was pulled over along the S Eastern Ave. exit, just off I-40, he resisted two officers and refused to comply with repeated orders to display his hands.
There was a seven-minute altercation. It does not say whether the officers were aware that he is hearing impaired.
Late Tuesday Pearl’s attorney, Billy Coyle, says “My client is completely innocent of these allegations. We are waiting on the OHP (Oklahoma Highway Patrol) report and we are sorting through the facts of the case. My client is profoundly Deaf and was trying to give officers his specialty license during the stop”.
He says his client, a deaf man, was brutalized at the scene, at the hospital and continued at the jail.
One neighbor said the incident is a misunderstanding by troopers that went too far. “I know they do dangerous jobs and they put their lives on the line, but that is over the top,” Sacia Law said. “It’s completely unacceptable. Seven minutes of just basically beating someone?”
The OHP said our request for an interview has been forwarded to the proper division for consideration.
NewsChannel 4 received a statement Monday evening regarding Pearson’s arrest.
Lt. Brian Orr, with the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, said, “We can confirm the arrest and charges were filed for leaving the scene of an accident and resisting arrest. The case went to the Oklahoma County District Attorney and any details of this case will have to come from the DA’s office. We will review the arrest administratively and if it is determined there were violations of department policy, we will take appropriate action.”
NewsChannel 4 learned on Tuesday the two Oklahoma Highway Patrol troopers involved, Eric Foster and Kelton Hayes, have been suspended with pay while the investigation into this incident continues.
An OHP spokesman says if the agency determines that there were violations during the arrest, appropriate action will be taken. ... Read more: http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/howard/columbia/ph-ho-cf-taylor-trial-verdict-story-20131113,0,2323185.story
OKLAHOMA CITY - (NewsChannel 4) On Jan. 3, court records claim Pearl Pearson fled the scene of a car accident in south Oklahoma City.An affidavit claims that when Pearson was pulled over along the S Eastern Ave. exit, just off I-40, he resisted two officers and refused to comply with repeated orders to display his hands.
There was a seven-minute altercation. It does not say whether the officers were aware that he is hearing impaired.
Late Tuesday Pearl’s attorney, Billy Coyle, says “My client is completely innocent of these allegations. We are waiting on the OHP (Oklahoma Highway Patrol) report and we are sorting through the facts of the case. My client is profoundly Deaf and was trying to give officers his specialty license during the stop”.
He says his client, a deaf man, was brutalized at the scene, at the hospital and continued at the jail.
One neighbor said the incident is a misunderstanding by troopers that went too far. “I know they do dangerous jobs and they put their lives on the line, but that is over the top,” Sacia Law said. “It’s completely unacceptable. Seven minutes of just basically beating someone?”
The OHP said our request for an interview has been forwarded to the proper division for consideration.
NewsChannel 4 received a statement Monday evening regarding Pearson’s arrest.
Lt. Brian Orr, with the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, said, “We can confirm the arrest and charges were filed for leaving the scene of an accident and resisting arrest. The case went to the Oklahoma County District Attorney and any details of this case will have to come from the DA’s office. We will review the arrest administratively and if it is determined there were violations of department policy, we will take appropriate action.”
NewsChannel 4 learned on Tuesday the two Oklahoma Highway Patrol troopers involved, Eric Foster and Kelton Hayes, have been suspended with pay while the investigation into this incident continues.
An OHP spokesman says if the agency determines that there were violations during the arrest, appropriate action will be taken. ... Read more: http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/howard/columbia/ph-ho-cf-taylor-trial-verdict-story-20131113,0,2323185.story
VIDEO: Sign Language Frees Cambodian Deaf From 'Prison'
PHNOM PENH - At a hairdresser's shop in the Cambodian capital, there is none of the usual chit chat you might expect when getting a haircut because the barbers are all Deaf.
They have graduated from the only education course for Deaf adults in Cambodia, where the vast majority of people with hearing problems never had the opportunity to learn sign language.
"I didn't have any contact outside of my family. It was like being in prison. I was stuck there. I couldn't do anything. I didn't have any money. I didn't have any education," barber trainee Oeun Darong, 27, explained in Cambodian Sign Language. Until the late 1990s, Cambodia was one of the few countries in the world without its own sign language.
But that is changing thanks to the work of American priest Charlie Dittmeier, who began to develop the kingdom's own version with help from foreign linguists and researchers after he was posted in the Southeast Asian nation 13 years ago.
"We get people coming to us at the age of 25, 30, 35. They have never been to school a day in their life. They have no language," said Dittmeier.
His Deaf Development Program (DDP) is one of only two groups running schools for people with hearing problems in Cambodia. The other one is for children.
About 30 Deaf students aged 16 or older are currently taking a two-year course at the DDP centre in Phnom Penh, learning simple sign language, writing, reading and other life skills, said Dittmeier.
A third year is spent in job training like at the barber shop, where the students receive instructions given in sign language on how to offer hair cuts, shaves and ear cleaning.
'I couldn't talk to my family' ... Read more: http://gmanetwork.com/news/story/lifestyle/artandculture/sign-language-frees-cambodian-deaf-from-prison
Related:
Deaf Cambodians, A Punishment ?
Deaf Girl Forced Into Sex Trafficking
National Geographic - Deaf Culture in Cambodia
PHNOM PENH - At a hairdresser's shop in the Cambodian capital, there is none of the usual chit chat you might expect when getting a haircut because the barbers are all Deaf.They have graduated from the only education course for Deaf adults in Cambodia, where the vast majority of people with hearing problems never had the opportunity to learn sign language.
"I didn't have any contact outside of my family. It was like being in prison. I was stuck there. I couldn't do anything. I didn't have any money. I didn't have any education," barber trainee Oeun Darong, 27, explained in Cambodian Sign Language. Until the late 1990s, Cambodia was one of the few countries in the world without its own sign language.
But that is changing thanks to the work of American priest Charlie Dittmeier, who began to develop the kingdom's own version with help from foreign linguists and researchers after he was posted in the Southeast Asian nation 13 years ago.
"We get people coming to us at the age of 25, 30, 35. They have never been to school a day in their life. They have no language," said Dittmeier.
His Deaf Development Program (DDP) is one of only two groups running schools for people with hearing problems in Cambodia. The other one is for children.
About 30 Deaf students aged 16 or older are currently taking a two-year course at the DDP centre in Phnom Penh, learning simple sign language, writing, reading and other life skills, said Dittmeier.
A third year is spent in job training like at the barber shop, where the students receive instructions given in sign language on how to offer hair cuts, shaves and ear cleaning.
'I couldn't talk to my family' ... Read more: http://gmanetwork.com/news/story/lifestyle/artandculture/sign-language-frees-cambodian-deaf-from-prison
Related:
Deaf Cambodians, A Punishment ?
Deaf Girl Forced Into Sex Trafficking
National Geographic - Deaf Culture in Cambodia
VIDEO [ASL/CC] - Education rights for Deaf children (feature of the #fakeinterpreter)
The #fakeinterpreter incident during Nelson Mandela's memorial teaches us an important thing - if you can't sign, don't pretend you can.
However, there is a large number of incompetent communication support workers "interpreting" for Deaf children in mainstream schools in the United Kingdom.
Deaf children are born with the same basic capacities for learning and language as all children; they can and should reach their full potential with appropriate, visual, quality educational programmes and support - it is their human rights!
Related Terps Goes Viral:
Sign Language Interpreter Goes Viral During Ebola Press Conference
Lydia Callis: Bloomberg's Interpreter Goes Viral
Related Terps Parodies/Spoofs:
SNL Spoofs Fake Sign Language Interpreter Skit
Your Jokes About Bloomberg's Sign Language Interpreters Aren't Funny
'SNL' Opening Skit Puts Sign Language Interpreter Front & Center
Marlee Matlin Upset Over 'SNL' Sign Language Skit
List of Mockery Sign Language Videos
Lydia Callis, Bloomberg Interpreter Goes Viral
Charlie Swinbourne: Hearing People Mocking Sign Language For Comic Effect Just Isn’t Funny
Chelsea Handler Mocks Bloomberg’s ASL Interpreter Lydia Callis, Gets Schooled by Deaf Group
Responding to Those Who Mock Sign Language
Related Fake Interpreter:
Deaf Outraged Over Fake Sign Language Interpreter At Mandela Memorial
Flash News: I'm Schizophrenic, Says 'Fake' Interpreter
NAD Says 'Fake' Interpreter Signing Gibberish
'Fake' Sign Language Interpreter Defends Himself
Marlee Matlin Reacts To The 'Fake' Interpreter
ASL Morning Message: 'Fake Interpreter'
Real Interpreter of the Nelson Mandela Memorial
KODA Girl In Kindergarten Holiday Concert
#fakeinterpreter - Education Rights for Deaf Children
Deaf Advocates Asks Europe Union For Interpreter Standards
'SNL' Opening Skit Puts Sign Language Interpreter Front & Center
SNL Spoofs Sign Language Interpreter Skit
The #fakeinterpreter incident during Nelson Mandela's memorial teaches us an important thing - if you can't sign, don't pretend you can.
However, there is a large number of incompetent communication support workers "interpreting" for Deaf children in mainstream schools in the United Kingdom.
Deaf children are born with the same basic capacities for learning and language as all children; they can and should reach their full potential with appropriate, visual, quality educational programmes and support - it is their human rights!
Related Terps Goes Viral:
Sign Language Interpreter Goes Viral During Ebola Press Conference
Lydia Callis: Bloomberg's Interpreter Goes Viral
Related Terps Parodies/Spoofs:
SNL Spoofs Fake Sign Language Interpreter Skit
Your Jokes About Bloomberg's Sign Language Interpreters Aren't Funny
'SNL' Opening Skit Puts Sign Language Interpreter Front & Center
Marlee Matlin Upset Over 'SNL' Sign Language Skit
List of Mockery Sign Language Videos
Lydia Callis, Bloomberg Interpreter Goes Viral
Charlie Swinbourne: Hearing People Mocking Sign Language For Comic Effect Just Isn’t Funny
Chelsea Handler Mocks Bloomberg’s ASL Interpreter Lydia Callis, Gets Schooled by Deaf Group
Responding to Those Who Mock Sign Language
Related Fake Interpreter:
Deaf Outraged Over Fake Sign Language Interpreter At Mandela Memorial
Flash News: I'm Schizophrenic, Says 'Fake' Interpreter
NAD Says 'Fake' Interpreter Signing Gibberish
'Fake' Sign Language Interpreter Defends Himself
Marlee Matlin Reacts To The 'Fake' Interpreter
ASL Morning Message: 'Fake Interpreter'
Real Interpreter of the Nelson Mandela Memorial
KODA Girl In Kindergarten Holiday Concert
#fakeinterpreter - Education Rights for Deaf Children
Deaf Advocates Asks Europe Union For Interpreter Standards
'SNL' Opening Skit Puts Sign Language Interpreter Front & Center
SNL Spoofs Sign Language Interpreter Skit
VIDEO [CC] - Serving Customers, without even talking by VOA On Assignment. The market employs and deaf-design for Deaf community and Gallaudet students.
WASHINGTON D.C. - A year-old food market in a Washington, neighborhood has become a unique hub of shopping and dining for the city's Deaf community. Union Market has become a unique hub for the city's Deaf community.
The market employs and caters to Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing people, and also was built using deaf-design principles to make it easier for Deaf people to communicate. And as VOA's Michael Lipin tells On Assignment, the market is a place where Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing people can hang out together.
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Washington Food Market Becomes Hub For Deaf Community
WASHINGTON D.C. - A year-old food market in a Washington, neighborhood has become a unique hub of shopping and dining for the city's Deaf community. Union Market has become a unique hub for the city's Deaf community.
The market employs and caters to Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing people, and also was built using deaf-design principles to make it easier for Deaf people to communicate. And as VOA's Michael Lipin tells On Assignment, the market is a place where Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing people can hang out together.
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Washington Food Market Becomes Hub For Deaf Community
VIDEO [ASL/CC] - Orangutan uses sign language to ask for help from Deaf girl.
The video goes viral by the Rainforest Action Network (RAN), and is intended to raise awareness of how the palm oil industry is destroying orangutans' natural habitats and driving the species to extinction.
The video shows a 12-year-old Deaf girl named Lena chitchatting with an orangutan named Strawberry via Skype. One thing leads to another, and Strawberry learns that Lena likes to eat peanut butter.
“Your food is destroying my home,” the orangutan tells the girl at this point.
Apparently, most of the palm oil used to make snacks and treats marketed in the US comes from plantations that used to be rainforests, but that have been converted into agricultural lands in order to support this industry.
“While some companies are beginning to take steps to address their oil palms problem, none have yet adopted and fully implemented adequate safeguards to eliminate conflict palm oil from entering their supply chains and contaminating their products,” RAN explains on the official website for this campaign. ... Read more: http://news.softpedia.com/news/Watch-Orangutan-Uses-Sign-Language-to-Ask-for-Help-from-Deaf-Girl-391392.shtml
The video goes viral by the Rainforest Action Network (RAN), and is intended to raise awareness of how the palm oil industry is destroying orangutans' natural habitats and driving the species to extinction.The video shows a 12-year-old Deaf girl named Lena chitchatting with an orangutan named Strawberry via Skype. One thing leads to another, and Strawberry learns that Lena likes to eat peanut butter.
“Your food is destroying my home,” the orangutan tells the girl at this point.
Apparently, most of the palm oil used to make snacks and treats marketed in the US comes from plantations that used to be rainforests, but that have been converted into agricultural lands in order to support this industry.
“While some companies are beginning to take steps to address their oil palms problem, none have yet adopted and fully implemented adequate safeguards to eliminate conflict palm oil from entering their supply chains and contaminating their products,” RAN explains on the official website for this campaign. ... Read more: http://news.softpedia.com/news/Watch-Orangutan-Uses-Sign-Language-to-Ask-for-Help-from-Deaf-Girl-391392.shtml
VIDEO [ASL] - A documentary about dropout rate among mainstream Deaf and Hard of Hearing students.
Students with hearing loss attending general education classrooms have been reported to experience difficulties in social skills and relationships. This 5-year longitudinal study examined the social skills and problem behaviors of students who were Deaf or Hard of Hearing, and who attended general education classrooms. Data were obtained from classroom teachers and students themselves.
The mean Social Skills and Problem Behavior scores (Social Skills Rating Scales; Gresham & Elliott, 1990) were within the average range and normally distributed each year. The average change over 5 years in social skills and problem behavior was not significant.
The most consistent predictors of social outcomes were the students" classroom communication participation and participation in extracurricular activities. Implications for placement, intervention, and further research are discussed. Sources: http://www.freepatentsonline.com/article/Exceptional-Children/260582218.html
Benefits to students with disabilities: Mainstreaming Schools from wikipedia.org
Familiar Stories of the Mainstream schools:
Alone in a Hearing World shows true to life scenarios of a young Deaf boy growing up in a hearing world. With family members who can't communicate and continuous misunderstandings by his teachers and coaches, he is forced to live in a world of isolation. However, when he pleas for his Mothers understanding and falls short, he ends up in the only place he seems to find acceptance, as seen on youtube: Alone In A Hearing World
"Alone In The Mainstream" (best seller book for the teachers) - A Deaf women remembers public schools - Gina A. Oliva in which a book is a part of education for hearing parents to understanding with Deaf children in the mainstream schools, as seen on youtube: Alone In The Mainstream
Also and, check this out DrDonGCSUS's vlog with captions: Mainstreaming Is Failing Deaf Students
Students with hearing loss attending general education classrooms have been reported to experience difficulties in social skills and relationships. This 5-year longitudinal study examined the social skills and problem behaviors of students who were Deaf or Hard of Hearing, and who attended general education classrooms. Data were obtained from classroom teachers and students themselves.
The mean Social Skills and Problem Behavior scores (Social Skills Rating Scales; Gresham & Elliott, 1990) were within the average range and normally distributed each year. The average change over 5 years in social skills and problem behavior was not significant.
The most consistent predictors of social outcomes were the students" classroom communication participation and participation in extracurricular activities. Implications for placement, intervention, and further research are discussed. Sources: http://www.freepatentsonline.com/article/Exceptional-Children/260582218.html
Benefits to students with disabilities: Mainstreaming Schools from wikipedia.org
Familiar Stories of the Mainstream schools:
Alone in a Hearing World shows true to life scenarios of a young Deaf boy growing up in a hearing world. With family members who can't communicate and continuous misunderstandings by his teachers and coaches, he is forced to live in a world of isolation. However, when he pleas for his Mothers understanding and falls short, he ends up in the only place he seems to find acceptance, as seen on youtube: Alone In A Hearing World
"Alone In The Mainstream" (best seller book for the teachers) - A Deaf women remembers public schools - Gina A. Oliva in which a book is a part of education for hearing parents to understanding with Deaf children in the mainstream schools, as seen on youtube: Alone In The Mainstream
Also and, check this out DrDonGCSUS's vlog with captions: Mainstreaming Is Failing Deaf Students
