The Deaf Wanderer - Chris Haulmark

WATCH [CC] - 'The Deaf Wanderer' Chris Haulmark, shares the ASL vlogs "Leaving Cambodia for India" and "Exploring Delhi."

Chris Haulmark has been a world traveler since March, 2015 and have already seen at least 25 countries. He has created video clips "The Deaf Wanderer" since the beginning and is just emerging as a new social media force to expose the perspective, that he sees through his Deaf eyes, to the public. He hopes to inspire the future Deaf Travelers to see the wonderful and exciting world outside of their home countries.

Haulmark also hopes to prove that a Deaf traveler can be as independent as any other travelers. His videos are to show everyone how it's possible. Here's the introduction and interview with Chris Haulmark.

Part One: Haulmark created this vlog to show how he went from Cambodia to India to begin his wandering to last for a month in this exotic, crazy and wild country.

This is part of the Chronicles of The Deaf Wanderer going through India.

Part Two: Haulmark created this vlog to show what Anna and Chris have done during the entire day in the fantastic city of Delhi in this exotic, crazy and wild country of India.

Part Three: Taj Mahal is regarded as one of the most majestic sights for the entire world to behold with its eye being captivating held by it. This video shows how Anna and I left Delhi to head down to Agra to see the wonder of Taj Mahal.

Did you ever wonder what India looks like? Did you ever wonder about the people and the sights all around India? Ever been disappointed that the shows on TV channels are always too dramatic and overhyped when they are showing India? Have you ever been curious about the true characteristics of India? Do you want to see the true part of India that anyone would see themselves as they travel through India? Do you have friends who wonder about all of what you have already seen as a traveler in India and will, finally, able to say, “That’s what I am talking about!”?

These are the questions that Chris Haulmark is trying to answer with these videos.

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This vlog and the future vlogs will be hardcoded with subtitles for everyone who is not fluent in sign language. If you enjoyed this vlog, please share this video to those who are interested in traveling videos and being encouraged to travel. Thank you for watching. Subscribe: https://youtube.com/channel/thedeafwanderer.

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National Geographic - Deaf Culture in Cambodia

Erin Moriarty Harrelson, The Fulbright-National Geographic Fellow Studies Deaf Culture, Documenting the Deaf Experience in Cambodia.

PHNOM PENH -- Erin Moriarty Harrelson, 2014-15 Fulbright-National Geographic Fellow in Cambodia, tells us about her time studying Deaf Culture in Cambodia.

The Fulbright-National Geographic Digital Storytelling Fellowship was launched in 2013 as a new component of the Fulbright U.S. Student Program.

It provides opportunities for U.S. citizens to participate in an academic year of overseas travel and digital storytelling in up to three countries on globally significant theme. This Fellowship is made possible through a partnership between the U.S. Department of State and the National Geographic Society.

Through the Fulbright-National Geographic Digital Storytelling Fellowship, Fulbrighters will undertake an in-depth examination of a globally relevant issue, comparing and contrasting how that issue is experienced across borders.

Utilizing a variety of digital storytelling tools, including text, photography, video, audio, graphic illustrations, and/or social media, Fellows will tell their stories, or the stories of those they meet, publishing their work on a dedicated blog hosted on the National Geographic.

Stories deemed by National Geographic to be of interest or merit may be considered for publication on other National Geographic platforms... Read The Full Story.

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Deaf Girl Forced Into Sex Trafficking

Two people were found guilty of trafficking a Deaf girl into a brothel and handed 15-year jail sentences at Phnom Penh Municipal Court.

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia -- Phnom Penh Municipal Court yesterday handed down a 15-year sentence to a woman convicted of taking a Deaf, HIV-positive 13-year-old from the organisation that was housing her and forcing her to have sex with an old man in a Phnom Penh brothel last year.

Presiding judge Taing Sunlay said that 44-year-old defendant Em Sophea, a reputed casino gambler also known as Je Srey, was also obligated to pay some $2,000 in compensation to the victim after being convicted of selling, buying or exchanging a person with intent under Article 15 of the anti-human trafficking law.

“Based on the hearing, and after clearly considering this case according to the laws, the court has found that Em Sophea is guilty,” he said, adding that Sophea had the right to appeal.

The conviction came after a decision in February to reinvestigate the case based on the defendant’s claim that she had been at NagaWorld at the time of the events in question.

Sophea was arrested on July 15, 2013, by the Ministry of Interior’s Anti-Human Trafficking and Juvenile Protection Department based on a complaint from New Hope for Cambodian Children, an NGO that assists HIV-positive children, Sunlay said.

Sophea had taken the girl from the organisation’s premises in Kandal province’s Takhmao town, he continued, and forced her to have sex with an old man in a brothel located in the White Building, a slum in Phnom Penh’s Tonle Bassac commune, on June 16, 2013... Read The Full Story.

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Deaf Cambodian Frees From ‘Prison’

Sign Language Frees Cambodian Deaf From 'Prison'

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia -- 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 The Full Story.

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Cambodia: Being Deaf, A Punishment

Discrimination against Deaf people with disabilities of Cambodia.

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia -- According certain beliefs in Cambodia, any disabilities is the result of a bad karma due to bad actions in a previous life.

The NGO Aide et Action runs a project which aims at changing people's behaviours, mentalities and integrate Deaf and Blind children into society. Through education, Aide et Action fights against exclusion and discrimination.

In Cambodia, the percentage of the population living with disabilities is one of the highest in the world. At least 650,000 Cambodians live with a disability, and the exact count may be as high as 1.4 million.

The incidence of disability is also expected to increase in the future. Despite the fact that many Cambodians have at least one disability, the country does not have adequate legal provisions to protect the human rights of people with disabilities.

There are no comprehensive laws that address disability issues. The few existing laws provide only implicit protections and some directly discriminate against people with disabilities... Read The Full Story.

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