Britain's Got Talent - Sign Along With Us

Sign with us choir become first Golden Buzzer act of series with emotional performance of "This Is Me" goes viral.

LONDON, United Kingdom -- Sign With Us became the first act of the year to get a Golden Buzzer on this series of Britain’s Got Talent.

The choir, lead by siblings Jade and Christian, put on a stirring performance to "This Is Me" from The Greatest Showman.

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Judge David Walliams, clearly impressed, pressed his Golden Buzzer, sending them straight through the live semi-finals.

‘Every one of you gave an amazing performance,’ David admitted. ‘All I can say is…’ He then pressed his Golden Buzzer and everyone basically just burst into tears.

Amanda Holden, weeping openly, added: ‘That song is such an anthem for people who maybe don’t feel part of the world - or part of anything - and I just found it really, really moving. It was brilliant.’

Boasting 37 kids and 28 adults ranging from four to 58-years-old, Sign With Us is easily one of the most moving acts Britain’s Got Talent has ever seen.

The line-up of the act was also surprising for Syco mogul Simon as he recognised a previous Pride of Britain winner who clearly took his advice to audition for the show to heart.

‘I have to confess I have a friend of mine in this choir,’ grins Simon. ‘Ella. I heard Ella sing and said, “One day I have a feeling you’re going to be auditioning in one of our shows”, and guess what? You’re here.

‘You’re saying this is me, but this is us. This is what Britain’s Got Talent should be all about. This is an audition I will never forget.’

Founders Jade and Christian will also be familiar to viewers as they also previously popped up on an episode of The Russell Howard Show.

Jade initially learnt sign language in order to communicate with her brother, who is severely disabled and is now campaigning for it to be taught in schools to help others across the country.

During the programme, we saw evidence of this, as Jade encouraged Christian to sign along to some popular songs, including Lewis Capaldi’s chart-topping hit Someone You Loved.

We think we can all agree that their message has been well and truly spread to the nation. And no, we’re not crying…you are!

SOURCE - Metro

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Boy Signs To Interpret Show For Deaf Parents

The video went vial after the child's mother shared it on social media, showing the boy, interpreting a film to his Deaf parents.

LONDON, UK -- A 'caring' four-year-old boy has been filmed interpreting a film using sign language for his Deaf parents.

Gabriel Toseland started signing at four months old for parents Abigail Britton and her partner Conor and has gone on to sign full series' for them.

Footage shows little Gabriel sat next to the family's Christmas tree in Cheshire as he starts interpreting the movie.

A helicopter approaches landing on the television as he begins his interpretation.

He glances at the screen before making gestures to illustrate it.

Abigail said it was 'completely out of the blue' when her son leaped to the rocking chair by the television on Saturday. She told the Metro: ‘He first started to learn to sign with baby sign, saying things such as milk, bath and nappy.

‘He has picked up more and more sign language over time and he has become very natural.’ Both parents use British Sign Language (BSL) and thought it was important for their son to learn it.

The mother-of-two wanted him to learn so he can 'communicate' better without any frustration or communication barrier. And being such a 'fast-learner', he can now he can let his parents know when someone's at the door.

Gabriel's 'caring nature' ensures everyone is included and he is currently teaching his 19-month-old sister. Ms Britton and Conor faced language barriers and wanted their son to be able to grasp both of them.

More than 18,000 people have watched the video of Gabriel in under a day and have shared their messages of adoration.

Rhian Deans wrote: 'What an incredible little Man! You must be one proud mama!'

Jo Betts said: 'This is so beautiful. I'd be bursting with pride if he were my son. Bless him.'

SOURCE - DailyMail

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Things Not To Say To A Deaf Person - BBC

"You don't look deaf"... Things not to say to a Deaf person.

LONDON, United Kingdom -- BBC Three have released a video of the things you really shouldn't say to a Deaf person. Whether it's asking them to lip read what someone's saying across a room or only showing an interest in how to sign swear words, here are some of the things not to say to a Deaf person.

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Deaf Mum Hears Son's Voice For The First Time

Deaf mum hearing her family speak for the first time goes viral on social media, will bring you tears of joy.

MANCHESTER, United Kingdom -- The Channel 4 documentary has single handedly restored our faith in humanity, after the TV show introduced us to single mum Rebecca, her sister Amy and her three-year-old son.

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9 years ago Rebecca had an unexplained loos of hearing in her right ear. Then, as if that wasn't enough, 16 weeks ago she tragically went deaf in her left ear too.

"I've had to learn new ways of trying to communicate with him" explains a defiant Rebecca, as she bravely battles her condition, to give her son the best possible life.

However, with the help of audiologist Hugh Cooper, everything is about to change for the better.

When the mother of one visited Manchester Royal Infirmary with her sister Amy as part of Breaking the Silence Live, we see her hear again for the first time since she lost her hearing, thanks to the help of a cochlear implant.

The show has clearly struck a cord with viewers who have taken to Twitter to discuss the importance of communicating with Deaf people so that they don't feel alienated.

People take being able to hear for granted, have the upmost respect for my deaf family and all they've achieved #breakingthesilence.

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Neville Donates $32k To Deaf Football Teams

Gary Neville donated $32,000 (£20,000) to Great Britain's Deaf Football team to send the squad to the Deaflympics.

LONDON, UK -- Daily Mail: Gary Neville has paid £20,000 out of his own pocket to book Great Britain's Deaf Football squads their places at the Deaflympics.

GB Deaf Football do not receive public funding and made an appeal for financial assistance last month as they tried to put together enough money for the deposit which would guarantee their spot at next year's event in Samsun, Turkey.

The organisation needed to raise £17,750 before December 1 but what appeared to be a tough task melted away when Manchester United legend Neville stumped up the whole lot, with interest, after being alerted to the cause on Twitter.

Responding to a tweet from United fan Jimmy McBride to the Premier League and Football Association asking for their support, Neville wrote on Sunday: 'I will do it if they won't'.

And he has followed through on his promise, with GB Deaf Football posting a screenshot of their justgiving website on Wednesday which showed the Sky Sports pundit's donation had landed in their account.

They wrote: 'It's official. Thank you @GNev2 for donating £20,000 to send us to the Deaflympics 2017.'

It's official. Thank you @GNev2 for donating £20,000 to send us to the Deaflympics 2017. Just £105k to go ⚽️🇬🇧🏅https://t.co/oO5fBehvW5 pic.twitter.com/9FfD7ElxJN

— GB Deaf Football (@GB_DeafFootball) November 2, 2016

GB Deaf Football need to lay on training sessions and warm-up matches in their preparations for the Deaflympics, as well as finding funds for flights, hotels and physiotherapy.

While Neville has paid for the deposit, the group still need to secure a further £105,000 to ensure both men's and women's squads can take part next summer.

Neville is the second leading football personality to make an important pledge to British Deaf Football in the space of 12 months.

In 2015, Jack Butland made a £5,000 donation to help send the women's team to this year's World Cup.

At the time, Butland said: 'I've learnt a lot from major tournaments, experiences I'll never forget, I'd love for you to experience the same.'

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Deaf Victims of Human Trafficking in Israel

Deaf News: Police crack ring that smuggled Deaf Eastern Europeans into Israel to work as beggars.

JERUSALEM, Israel -- Six human smuggling ringleaders arrested on suspicion of trafficking, forced labor, assault and rape. Police arrested six people on Monday suspected of smuggling Deaf people from Eastern Europe into Israel, forcing them to work as beggars and confiscating their earnings.

The six are suspected of serious offenses, including human trafficking, false imprisonment, forced labor, assault, rape, withholding passports and conspiring to commit a crime.

Police said they were detained in a “swift, professional and covert investigation,” based on information from the Population, Immigration and Borders Authority. The trafficking in Deaf people was first revealed by Haaretz almost two years ago.

Three of the suspects are from Rishon Letzion, with the others from Ashkelon, Netanya and Bat Yam. They are believed to have brought Deaf people from Eastern Europe into Israel on tourist visas, forcing them to work as beggars, often treating them violently and extorting and threatening them.

Police say the ring provided the beggars with housing, took away their passports and confiscated a significant portion of the money they earned. One of the victims is believed to have been sexually assaulted, police said.

The beggars come from relatively poor countries, like Ukraine, Moldova, Romania and Estonia, population authority officials said. The ring also used Deaf Israelis and Palestinians. Ten beggars who were being held in an apartment in the Netanya area were brought to a shelter for victims of human trafficking.

The beggars carried notes enabling them to interact with bus drivers, taxi drivers and passersby. They also carried receipt books bearing the international symbol of the Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing, along with dolls they would give to anyone giving them a donation. The population authority said the beggars worked places like the Azrieli Mall and Tel Aviv Port, the Gold Mall in Rishon Letzion, the Herzliya Marina and the Malha Mall in Jerusalem. During the summer they were even sent to Eilat.

They were forced to work 14-16 hours daily and each would take in an average of between 1,500 shekels ($397) and 2,000 shekels ($529) a day, of which they were allowed to keep only 200 shekels. The rest went to their handlers, ostensibly to pay for their plane tickets and accommodation.

The population authority said that dozens of beggars had been arrested, questioned and deported to their countries of origin in recent years. The administration’s enforcement division noted that it had given real-time information about the trafficking ring to the police and the Justice Ministry.

The authority said it first heard about this type of human trafficking three years ago, when two Deaf people from Eastern Europe were deported after being caught soliciting funds in Be’er Sheva for a fictitious organization. Their arrest spurred an investigation that revealed they were part of a ring of hundreds of beggars.

Yossi Hadad, who is responsible for the authority’s intelligence office in the south of the country, told Haaretz two years ago that the ringleaders would lure their European prey to Israel through dating websites for the Deaf.

SOURCE - Haaretz

Deaf Paedophile Sisters Sexually Abused Boy

Deaf British paedophile sisters sexually abused boy over 10 year period from age of six.

WORCESTER, United Kingdom -- Sisters believed to be Britain's first Deaf female paedophiles have been told to expect "very significant sentences" for sexually abusing a six-year-old boy. Sick Julie Fellows, 30, and sister Jennifer, 32, repeatedly molested the youngster over a 14 year period. Worcester Crown Court heard the sisters first started abusing the boy when he was aged six in 2000.

Julie was 14-years-old when she lured the boy into a petrol station toilets where she touched her private parts. On another occasion she performed oral sex on the youngster, the court heard.

Julie was found guilty following a trial of indecently assaulting a boy aged six to nine between October 2000 and April 2004 in Leominster, and sexual activity with a boy aged 14 -16 between October 2008 and October 2010 in Hereford.

Jennifer admitted indecently assaulting a boy aged six to nine between October 2000 and April 2004 in Leominster, and inciting sexual activity with a boy aged 14-16 between October 2008 and October 2010 in Kington.

Prosecutor Simon Phillips said: "The allegations date back many years and the more serious of them when Julie was 14 and the victim was six.

"The behaviour was so frequent it became routine and he thought it was the norm."

"Julie later moved in with her fiancé Adam and the victim was sitting on the sofa with Julie watching TV while Adam was asleep," the prosecutor continued.

"She started a conversation with him about what used to happen and she put his hand down her trousers. "She told him he needed to lose his virginity and said 'Who would you rather lose it to?'.

"She got him to get onto his knees and they had intercourse for a short period of time. She was between 22 and 24 and he was 14... Read The Full Story.

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Deaf World Cup 2016 : Results The Final Score

WATCH [CC] - Deaf Sport News: The Italian Deaf Sports Federation candidate to organize the 3rd World Deaf Football Championship 2016.

CAPACCIO-PAESTUM, ITALY -- The town of Capaccio Paestum has been officially designated as the site of the Soccer World Championship for the Deaf from the Italian communties.

In fact, From June 19 to July 2, 2016, the city of Temples hold the third edition of the World ICSD, in synergy with the City of Agropoli in Southern Italy.

The Italian Deaf Sports Federation (FSSI) expressed gratitude and satisfaction to the mayor of Capaccio Paestum, Italo Voza, and to the committeemen of Sport, Franco Sica. The first day of the 3rd World Deaf Football Championship 2016 at the Capaccio Paestum stadium in Italy. English Subtitles and Signed.

Here's the final score of the 3rd World Deaf Football Championship 2016.

Final Women Championship 2016 winner: United States of America. The women's final score: USA 3 - Russia 0.

Final Men Championship 2016 winner: Turkey. The men's final score - Turchia 2 Germania 1.

"This is an important victory for the FSSI and for Italian sportsmen. It is the best way to honour the Italian Flag, said the Federal President, Guido Zanecchia.

"It's great news, a World Championship in Capaccio Paestum is something extraordinary:we will get to work to provide the stadium 'Mario Vecchio of Capaccio Scalo of the artificial grass. In addition to this, we will modernize all the other Municipal sports facilities."

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Deaf Man Could Lose Leg After Hit-and-Run

Hit-and-run victim left lying in road in Wales could lose leg.

NEWPORT, Wales -- A Deaf man could lose his leg after he was left lying in the road following a hit-and-run in Newport, Wales on Friday night.

Dean Cohen, 51, is in a serious but stable condition at hospital after undergoing a 12-hour skin graft operation in a bid to save his leg.

Mr Cohen, of Oliphant Circle, Newport, had only popped to the shop on Malpas Road when he was hit by a car when crossing the road near the BP garage. The car did not stop and Mr Cohen, who has been Deaf since contracting meningitis as a baby, was left bleeding on the road.

But fortunately a pair of Good Samaritans, Jenny Peacock and her husband Matthew from Newport, were driving along Malpas Road at around 7.50pm and stopped to help.

Mrs Peacock said they had pulled over to help the man, who was conscious but bleeding with a serious injury to his leg.

“We pulled him off the road and put him against the bus stop and waited for the police and an ambulance to arrive,” she said.

“It was awful – his skin was ripped open and he was in a lot of pain.

“He was Deaf so it was difficult to communicate with him.

“He kept signing that he had been hit by a car.”

The 35-year-old said neither she nor her husband had seen what had hit him and the victim himself could not remember what had happened.

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Deaf Mavi Movies - Alles Gehörlos - Deaf Prank

Watch Humor of Alles Gehörlos's Deaf prank - Got Your Nose.

Belgium's Deaf prankster Alles Gehörlos's got your nose by signs "Deaf" prank.

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Deaf Foam Festival “Will Be Too Noisy” UK Police:

Deaf News: Fears that three-day Deaf Festival “will be too noisy” at Eggington, United Kingdom, claims the UK police.

EGGINGTON, UK -- Police are objecting to a licence for a three-day festival likely to attract at least 500 Deaf people from across the United Kingdom because they fear the event will be too noisy.

The England Deaf Party wants The Deaf Foam Festival to take place on July 8-10 at Stockwell Farm, Leighton Road, Eggington, with entertainment running through until 4am. Despite not yet having a licence its website says certain ticket types are sold out or nearly sold out.

Beds Police licensing officer PC Liam Mitchell has told Central Beds Council that the event’s website and social media pages made reference to ‘Live Music, All Night Long’. “This is despite regulated entertainment not being requested on the application,” he said.

“Such music is likely to result in a repeat of the noise nuisance seen by the residents of Eggington during the event in 2014 [The Illusive Fest].”

He pointed out that the Illusive Fest at the same site attacted around 1,500 people, resulted in multiple arrests for drug offences, assault, criminal damage and a serious road traffic collision. Villagers from Eggington also complained of excessive noise.

Pc Mitchell said: “The previous festival at the site in question in 2014 demonstrated the impact on crime, disorder, public safety and nuisance that a well-planned event at this location generated.”

He described the planning for the Deaf Foam Festival as “worrying limited”. He added: “On speaking to the applicant via email, no public safety risk assessments appear to be in place. A review of the organiser’s website, Twitter, and Facebook pages raise further concerns about how the event is being managed...

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Deaf Woman Choked By Homophobic Attacker

Deaf News: Deaf woman punched in face and strangled with her own tie by homophobic attacker in south London.

LONDON, UK -- A Deaf woman has told how she was punched in the face and strangled with her own tie by a homophobic attacker just a few yards from her home in south London.

Helena Martins, 43, who lost her hearing five years ago to Ménière's disease, was cornered by the man as she walked home through Tooting last night.

Moments before, she had removed her cochlea implant, which she relies on to hear, as she approached her house.

The man hit her in the eye and choked her with her polka dot tie, which she believes marked her out as gay, and her implant dropped on the floor. As she fought to protect herself, the man scratched her across her face and levelled more blows at her head.

Mrs Martins, who is trained in taekwondo, eventually managed to kick him in the crotch, prompting him to run away, before she picked up her implant and rushed into her house, where she lives with her wife of three years.

She was today recovering from a swollen eye, as well as cuts and bruises to her face.

Commenting on her ordeal, Mrs Martins, who moved to London from Portugal just over 12 years ago, told the Standard: "I am very shaken. I have no doubt that I was targeted because I was a woman wearing a tie. He was quite fixated on the tie. I am not butch but I wear masculine attire." ...Read The Full Story.

Stories of Deaf Syrian Refugees in Germany

Interviews the Deaf Syrian refugees in Cologne, Germany.

A Deaf vlogger Chris Neufeld aka greenbychris from Gallaudet University shares video "Stories of Deaf Syrian refugees in Köln" - a short interview with the refugees who fleeing to Europe from the Syria's civil war and the Deaf community of Cologne providing clothing, foods and shelter for Deaf refugees in Germany.

Chris Neufeld is profoundly Deaf, born & grew up in Asuncion, South America with descents - moved to Manitoba, Canada when he was 16. He is a student the alumni of Gallaudet University.

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Deaf Arsonist Set Fire To Deaf Family's Home

Deaf News: A drug-fuelled arsonist poured a gallon of petrol on to the house of a Deaf family sleeping inside before setting it on fire.

LONDON, UK -- A drug-fuelled arsonist has been sentenced to jail after he was caught red-handed on camera trying to set the home of a Deaf family on fire while they were sleeping inside.

Michael Douglas was paid £1,600 to target the victims by pouring petrol onto their house and then setting it alight in the early hours of the early morning.

The family's CCTV cameras caught Douglas, who is profoundly Deaf himself, and an unknown accomplice running up to the house in Bradford, West Yorkshire, emptying a gallon of fuel and setting it alight before making their escape.

The shocking moment a drug-fuelled arsonist poured a gallon of petrol on to the house of a Deaf family sleeping inside before setting it on fire.

Bradford Crown Court heard that the arsonist was drunk and high on cocaine and cannabis when he carried out the attack at 5am on May 26.

He has been jailed for five years and three months after pleading guilty to arson being reckless as to whether life was endangered as well as a variety of motoring offences.

Douglas told police he had been paid £1,600 to 'light the house' but had refused to kidnap the mother who lived there because the whole family was Deaf, the Telegraph & Argus reported.

After the 26-year-old father of four and his accomplice fled the scene, a neighbour called 999 and the victims were unharmed, although the ground floor of their house, their garage and the wheelie bins were damaged... Read The Full Story.

Deaf Film 'Gesto' Full Documentary

Documentary film 'Gesto' a young Deaf, who aims to be a film director.

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

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

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

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

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Interviews 'The Tribe' Actress Yana Novikova

WATCH [CC] - Interviews with lead actress Yana Novikova in Ukrainian all Deaf cast film The Tribe.

VICE sits down with Deaf actress Yana Novikova and uses sign language to interview her about her award winning performance in 'The Tribe'.

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Deaf & Blind Get Behind The Wheel

WATCH [CC] - Motor-racing is not for the faint-hearted. But when you are Deaf and Blind, it takes on a different dimension.

LODZ, Poland -- Motor-racing is not for the faint-hearted. But when you are Deaf and Blind, it takes on a different dimension.

All 19 drivers who took part in this unusual race on the tarmac of the Lodz Airport in central Poland earlier this month were hearing and visually impaired.

But like Helen Keller - the American author, activist and lecturer who was the first Deaf and Blind person to graduate from college - they are pushing the envelope of their disabilities.

Mateusz Kotnowski of Poland's Deaf and Blind Aid Society explained: “Of 19 participants, 12 had never driven a car before, while seven used to drive before they became disabled.

“Some are completely Deaf and Blind. Those who can still see or hear a little wear masks and helmets to ensure an equal playing field for all,” he said.

Each participant had to complete two timed laps of the circuit while under the watchful eye of a co-driver. First, though, they had two days of training to get a feel for the steering wheel.

Three driving schools volunteered a parking lot, five cars and a handful of instructors - who first had to work out a language based on touch to communicate with the drivers... Read The Full Story.

Stop Moving Deaf To Mainstream Schools

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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'The Tribe' Became 2015's Most Intense Film

WATCH: Rolling Stone: How sign language thriller 'The Tribe' became 2015's most intense film.

Inside story on Ukrainian drama about gangs in a school for the Deaf that's left audiences speechless. It was only 100 feet away, but it may as well have been another universe. As a child growing up in Ukraine, filmmaker Myroslav Slaboshpytskiy would walk to his classes every morning and observe the students who attended the school for the Deaf across the street. As his classmates socialized with each other, the director would watch the other children from afar, fascinated by the sight of dozens of kids silently signing with each other.

"This way of communication looked like a miracle," Slaboshpytskiy says, calling from his home in Kiev. "People were directly exchanging feelings and emotions without words and it really impressed me."

The 40-year-old filmmaker channeled those vivid memories into The Tribe, his brutal, bewildering debut feature centered on a Ukrainian Boarding School for the Deaf, in a tale told entirely through sign language. The unique, unflinching thriller focuses on the school's teenage gang members who rob, rape and murder under the tutelage of a corrupt woodshop teacher. After one of the students - a pimp who oversees two teenage prostitutes from the school - is killed, new kid on campus Sergey (Grigoriy Fesenko) takes his place; problems arise when he falls in love with Anna (Yana Novikova), one of the escorts. (Coming full circle, Slaboshpytskiy used his actual elementary school as the film's main location.)

With no subtitles, translations or voiceovers to guide viewers, the film - which opens June 17 in New York - unravels like a puzzle, as certain plot points, stripped of initial comprehension, only reveal themselves in subsequent scenes...

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Isolating Deaf youngsters from the Deaf community might not be in their best interests in the United Kingdom.

States of the art hearing aids and cochlear implants might not translate to mainstream achievements.

Born into a hearing family and brought up in mainstream education, neither my parents or the teachers for the deaf, had any knowledge of the local Deaf community. In fact, in the same way that my ‘teacher for the deaf’ discouraged me from learning sign language, in many respects I was also advised not to have anything to do with the Deaf community.

Being strong willed and recognising that I was different to other children in the school (lots of them made sure I knew that), I went on to make my own mind up about what was best for me, my decisions differing markedly from what the ‘teacher of the deaf’ and social worker for the deaf, had suggested was in my best interest. Right or wrong, they were my decisions, and my life has been enriched by being involved in a wide range of Deaf community groups and activities ever since.

Because of my links to and involvement in the Deaf community, I have developed my own identity in life, I have friends who understand the issues I face every day, who support me, and I have people who share the passion I have for reaching a stage when society concentrates on what we can do, rather than the simple fact we cannot hear and might not be able to talk.

Being a part of the Deaf community, I learned all about Deaf sport and Deaf activities, and getting involved has meant that I have travelled all over the United Kingdom and internationally to take part in sport. Through these travels I have learned about Deaf life in other countries and had the chance to meet people who greet me as a long lost friend when we meet up again.

It’s not all chocolates and roses of course, as people face a wide range of issues and Deaf Club or a Deaf social event is a good place to seek help and advice about how to tackle that. Overwhelmingly though, having a Deaf identity and being a part of a Deaf community has been a huge positive in my life, adding great value, and helping me make sense of many of the problems and barriers I experience in my life. I knew and still know today, that those problems and barriers are not personal attacks on me... Read The Full Story.

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