Deaf Fortnite Streamer 'EwOk' Joins FaZe Clan

14-Year-Old Deaf Fortnite pro 'EwOk' the first female in FaZe Clan.

FaZe Ewok is the first girl to ever join FaZe and has her sights set on the Fortnite World Cup. FaZe Clan’s first female member is a 14-year-old Fortnite player, who joined the elite esports team this weekend after her appearance in the World Cup’s Pro-Am Duos. Meet the most inspiring gamer you will ever see.

Soleil “Ewok” Wheeler is also Deaf, she gave an excited statement in American Sign Language when introduced yesterday evening. “I am so very excited to be in FaZe. The quality of people on the team, everybody is really wonderful, so FaZe up,” she said.

Ewok is FaZe Clan’s second member under age 14, following H1ghsky1 who joined the Fortnite squad back in March. Ewok played with pop star (and November 2017 Dancing With the Stars champion) Jordan Fisher in the Pro-Am on Friday, winning $20,000 for charity.

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Ewok’s playing career so far has included time with streamers Ben “DrLupo” Lupo, Tim “TimTheTatman” Betar, and Tyler “Ninja” Blevins - making her one of the few girls to play with Ninja since his controversial announcement, last year, that he would not stream with female players. She, Ninja, DrLupo and TeamLiquid’s Chap streamed together on June 4.

According to stats at Fortnite Tracker, Ewok has 65 victories so far in Season 9, with 1,335 eliminations and a 1.74 K/D. On Twitch, she has almost 200,000 followers and has been streaming for the past eight months, beginning with a video in which she eliminates Thang “SpaceLyon” Phan, who is a founding member of FaZe’s Fortnite team. Now she’s his teammate.

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A&E: Born This Way Presents 'Deaf Out Loud'

Born This Way Presents 'Deaf Out Loud' Trailer - Special Event September 12 on A&ETV.

A&E Network to premiere the documentary "Deaf Out Loud" on Wednesday, September 12 at 8pm ET/PT. Executive produced by Academy Award-winner Marlee Matlin, the special follows three predominantly Deaf families as they raise their children in a hearing world.

With many differing opinions about how Deaf children should be raised swirling in the social consciousness, these families work to forge their own paths forward and combat the daily social stigmas many Deaf people face.

"Deaf Out Loud" is produced by Bunim/Murray Productions with Jonathan Murray, Gil Goldschein, Laura Korkoian, Jack Jason and Marlee Matlin serving as executive producers. Jacob Lane serves as co-executive producer. Executive producers for A&E Network are Elaine Frontain Bryant, Shelly Tatro and Jeana Dill.

#DeafOutLoud premieres September 12th at 8pm ET/PT.

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Deaf Stepdad Gets A Surprise Adoption

This is the adorable moment a devoted Deaf stepdad is surprised with not one, but two adoption requests from his adoring stepdaughter, stepson.

SALEM, Virginia -- During a family gathering in Salem, Virginia, Hank Blankenship is midway through his dinner, when his wife, Deidre, who is also Deaf, asks him to take a seat in the middle of the room.

Turning around suspiciously in his seat, believing his family is about to play a prank on him, Hank, who has been a stepfather to Deidre’s two children, Alexander and Cassidy, for 13 years, has no idea of the surprise about to transpire.

But everything becomes a little clearer when now-15-year old Cassidy reveals a sign with the words, ‘Anyone can be a father, but it takes someone special to be a dad’, instantly reducing Hank to tears.

Quickly after, Hank and Deidre’s biological children, Savannah and Trey, step forward wearing matching t-shirts, emphasising to their dad, ‘We want a whole brother and sister, not halves,’ raising the suspicions of the 34-year old.

Opening what seems to be his final gift, the signs and signals put forward to the honorary father-of-four all fall into clarity, as Hank is handed a series of adoption papers, outlining Cassidy’s desire to be legally recognised as his daughter.

Deidre, who helped her daughter organise the surprise, said: “Since coming into their lives 13 years ago, Hank has loved both Cassidy and my son, Alex, as his own.

“Not only has he worked so hard to provide for us, he has been relentless in ensuring that they walk the right path, teaching them about respect and trustworthiness.

“The children adore him and were even instrumental in encouraging him to marry me.

“Alex and Cassidy have become estranged from their biological father due to a number of complicated reasons, but with Hank around they never lacked the fatherly figure they’d always wanted.”

The video was shot in November last year, but only recently uploaded to social media.

Just as Hank manages to gather his emotions during a lengthy embrace with Cassidy, it seems the surprises are all but over.

Emerging from the periphery of the frame, 21-year old Alex, who is currently enrolled in the military, also hands beloved Hank an additional set of adoption papers, requesting to adopt him too.

Deidre said: “Hank has been there for both Alex and Cassidy for the majority of their lives; the selflessness he’s show over the last 13 years makes him incredibly deserving of this surprise.

“You can see how much it meant to him, too -- Hank almost never cries, but, on this day, he was so emotional.

“It just goes to show, though people may look at Deaf people and deem us incapable of doing things that those who can hear can do, they are wrong.

“I know other Deaf people who have been denied the ability to adopt because of their hearing complications.

“But the incredible job Hank has done acts as a contradiction to this, proving you don’t have to be able to hear to be an amazing father.

“The only problem was that the legal costs were incredible expensive - around $1500 - and we just don’t have that kind of money.

“Thankfully, Jeremy Baldwin, founder of ‘Spreading Hope For Humanity,’ stumbled across our GoFundMe page and incredibly generously donated $1000.

“We couldn’t have done it without him.

“We now feel so close as a family and are so excited for our future together.”

Cassidy and Alex were legally confirmed as Hank’s children on March 4th, 2017.

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Deaf Baby 'Sings' With Dad In ASL Goes Viral

This incredibly sweet video of New Jersey dad singing to Deaf daughter is going viral all over social media.

KEARNY, New Jersey -- A Deaf father from New Jersey has been garnering national attention for a video showing him signing the classic "If You're Happy And You Know It" for his clearly delighted Deaf daughter Bayleigh.

The 13-second video trended on YouTube and was picked up by the "Today" show website and People.com, among other outlets over the last week.

Kevin Nadrowski, who was born Deaf but who tells Today that his family "had no idea what to do with me," encourages hearing parents to learn American Sign Language and teach it to their children very early, which can increase the rate of verbal development and improves cognitive and emotional development.

"I feel great about it," Nadrowski tells People of the video. "Lots of people face challenges in life and hopefully through my video, they can say, 'If this deaf father can sing a song in American Sign Language with his Deaf daughter, the sky is not limited."

Nadrowski is separated from Bayleigh's mother Jessica Schwabe, but she tells People that Nadrowski "always brings out the best for Bayleigh ... Seeing this video is showing not only me, but the world, that they are an inspiration and their love only grows stronger with time."

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Nyle DiMarco - Upbringing With My Deaf Family

Nyle DiMarco: "My Upbringing With My Deaf Family"

Nyle DiMarco does not consider himself to be disabled by deafness and sees his media profile as an opportunity to bring awareness to Deaf culture. He views deafness as an advantage in modeling because he is accustomed to conveying messages without speaking. He also holds the belief that Deaf roles should be played by Deaf actors.

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This video exists because last year I was named "BeYoutiful" by a Deaf owned company, Convo.

DiMarco is a spokesperson for LEAD-K (Language Equality and Acquisition for Deaf Kids). He is also a signer and creative collaborator on The ASL App, an app that teaches conversational ASL.

In 2016, DiMarco started The Nyle DiMarco Foundation. It is a non-profit organization with the purpose of providing more access to resources for Deaf children and their families.

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Life and Deaf - BBC4 Documentary

BBC4 Documentary 'Life and Deaf' An immersive, experiential film in BSL about the Deaf world, with its unique humour and culture.

LONDON, UK -- An immersive, experiential film about the Deaf world, with its unique humour and culture - a world which most of us rarely encounter. The film is in British Sign Language. There is no score, no commentary, and none of the conventions of normal film-making.

The film follows some of the key characters who frequent St John's Deaf Club in north London as they face life's twists and turns and challenges.

The Costis are a big Deaf family. Tina Costi and her football-mad husband Marios are expecting a baby. For generations in Marios's family, boys are always born Deaf and girls are always born hearing. Will this new Costi baby break with tradition?

Like the Costis, Abigail also comes from a big Deaf family. She has just turned 30 and is about to make one of the biggest decisions of her life. She is considering undergoing surgery to have a cochlear implant fitted to help her deteriorating hearing, and also to better connect with her hearing friends. Abigail wants to be part of both worlds. But it's a controversial decision for her family, who proudly trace their Deaf Heritage back eight generations. How will this affect her relationship with both her family and the wider Deaf community?

At the heart of St John's Deaf Club is its football team. The rivalry between Deaf football teams is intense. Marios's brother Memnos is captain of the team. He eats, sleeps and breathes football. Passionate to the point of obsession, can he inspire his team to win the English Deaf Cup for the second time in a row?

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Nyle DiMarco Wants To Empower Others Who Are Deaf

Deaf News: 'Dancing with the Stars' winner wants to empower others who are Deaf in the United States and the world.

When Nyle DiMarco was asked to join season 22 of "Dancing with the Stars," he almost turned down the opportunity.

"I'd never danced in my whole entire life," DiMarco says. "If I failed in the first week that means millions of people would view Deaf people as people that can't dance."

But the Deaf model and actor decided to take on the challenge.

During a rehearsal, professional dance partner Peta Murgatroyd cranked the music up so DiMarco could feel the vibrations.

"When we danced, it really just threw me off," he says. "I told Peta I've always been Deaf. I'm not used to sound, so I think it's better if we dance without the sound. And after that we did better."

Not only did they do better, they won the competition on May 24.

"We ended on a good note," he says with a smile.

DiMarco was born in Queens, New York.

"We have over 25 Deaf individuals in my family," he explains. "It is genetic, but there's only 10% of Deaf people that actually come from Deaf families."

His twin brother Nico and older brother Neal are Deaf, as are his parents, grandparents and great-grandparents.

"I really consider myself fortunate having that communication access," the 27-year-old says. "My whole family knows American Sign Language."

Because of that, growing up Deaf wasn't an issue. He credits his mom Donna for helping him integrate into the hearing world.

"My mom did a great job because ever since I was born she would put me into any type of sporting activity with hearing teams," he says. "My mom would often send me out to play with the neighbors, so I felt like I had the best of both worlds."

DiMarco went on to graduate with a degree in mathematics from Gallaudet University, a private university for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing in Washington, D.C.

"In middle school, I had the best math teacher I've ever had, and he was Deaf...and I felt inspired by him," he recalls. "I knew from then on that I wanted to be a math teacher."

But his life took a different turn when Hollywood came calling.

The producers of the TV drama ‘Switched at Birth’ approached him on social media to play a Deaf character on the show.

Then "America's Next Top Model" producers invited him to audition for season 22, after discovering him on Instagram.

But being on the modeling reality show wasn't easy.

"I had to live with the models in one big house for two months, 24 hours a day. Only a few of them actually learned how to sign ... I couldn't really communicate with anybody and I felt isolated," he remembers. "I just remained optimistic and I was like, 'I'm gonna win this show.'"
And he did.

"I'm very visual and through those visual cues, I was able to absorb it really fast," he says.
The win led DiMarco to a modeling contract.

"All within one year, my life just completely flipped for the better."

Now he wants to put his celebrity to good use. He recently founded the Nyle DiMarco Foundation to help people in the Deaf community gain access to American Sign Language.

"There's 70 million Deaf people in this world and only 2% of them have access to education in sign language," he says. "We're talking about millions of Deaf kids without language, without education."
DiMarco wants to change that.

"What people don't realize is we have our own beautiful culture. To Deaf kids, they should always find the ability in a disability ... if you do then you will do great things in life."

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Disney World's Tinkerbell Signs With Deaf Girl

Exclusive Interview: Deaf girl's dreams come true when Tinkerbell talks to her with sign language at Disney World.

ORLANDO, FL -- Magical moment a young girl's dreams come true when Tinkerbell talks to her with sign language during a trip to Disney World. Shaylee Mansfield, four, who is Deaf, discovered along with her family why Disney is the happiest place on Earth. Several of the theme parks most famous characters began communicating with her in American Sign Language.

Other characters in the theme park are also learning sign language as a way of ensuring those with disabilities are included in the fun. Both of Shaylee's parents are also Deaf, but her younger sister can hear.

i Deaf News: Exclusive interview with the Mansfield Family - The Disney World Commerical: The Mansfield Family speaks out.

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CODA - Growing Up With Deaf Parents

CODA Meliza's storytelling "Growing up with Deaf parents"

Meliza M. share a video about what it was like for her growing up with Deaf parents (Child of Deaf Adults), often known by the acronym "CODA", is a person who was raised by Deaf parents. These are just a few scenarios that she thought were funny and wanted to share with you all. Enjoy!

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A Hearing Son In Deaf Family 'I'd Rather Be Deaf'

WATCH: CNN Films - A hearing son in Deaf family: 'I'd rather be Deaf'

SAN FRANCISCO -- CNN: Meet the Pedersen family: parents Rod and Jamie; and the children: Zane, Jax and Kaleb. They were all born Deaf, except Kaleb who at age 20, is the oldest child.

"Obviously, I didn't choose to be the only hearing one," Kaleb said on the phone from their home near San Francisco in Pleasanton, California. Thanks to his upbringing, Kaleb prefers Deaf Culture over the Hearing World. "There's more of a sense of belonging in the Deaf culture. They just feel closer together than how hearing people act with each other."

The Pedersens are featured in CNN Films' new Digital Short titled, "All-American Family." They're among an estimated 1 million so-called "Functionally Deaf" people in the United States, and 70 million worldwide, according to federal and United Nations stats.

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Long-established Deaf Schools in and around places such as San Francisco, Rochester, New York; Washington, D.C. and Los Angeles have led to large pockets of Deaf residents in those cities. Many hold on tight to their Deaf identity and Deaf culture.

That's "Deaf" with a capital "D." That's how the community spells it.

Since childhood, Kaleb's ability to hear - along with his command of American Sign Language has defined much of his role in the family. His first language was sign language - English came later. "He's like half deaf inside and hearing on the outside," his mom Jamie Crowley wrote CNN in an e-mail. "Kaleb is naturally our ears."

When the family meets at restaurants, Kaleb orders for everybody. When the doorbell rings, he answers it.

When hearing people ask Kaleb annoying questions such as, "Do you ever wish your family could hear, like you?" - he doesn't get upset... Read More: view the film on the CNN Digital Shorts website.

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A Deaf Child In The Family - New Zealand

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This session was about encouraging families and whānau to think more critically about how they can include their children in their family life and to be mindful of the fact that their child is quite different and they may need to adjust themselves to facilitate that inclusion.

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Experiences of Siblings of Deaf Children

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What is it like to be the sibling of a Deaf child in the family? What can I do as a parent to help them? A set of research information and advice from siblings of Deaf children growing up.

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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.

ASL Nook - McFeely Family's Introduction

ASL Nook's entertaining, educational, and family-friendly videos.

ASL Nook - A nook full of signs... Words, pictures, and stories come to life with the magic of American Sign Language (ASL). We welcome anyone who wants to learn ASL. Within our cozy nook, you will learn many new signs such as the alphabet, colors, emotions, animals, and beyond.

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When two walls meet, a nook is formed. This is where two languages and two worlds meet. ASL nook promises to be entertaining, educational, and family-friendly. We welcome you to watch ASL Nook, where you get hooked on ASL!

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Deaf Basketball Player Heads To Nationals

8-year-old basketball star Zeke Ortiz says being Deaf has no limits.

FREDERICK, MD -- Ask 8-year-old Zeke Ortiz what he wants to be when he grows up, and he'll answer without hesitation - a pro basketball player.

Zeke has been playing since he was a 2-year-old, but he decided earlier this year it was time to step up his game. That meant leaving his YMCA league to join a more competitive team - the Playmakers.

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"The team I'm with now is a challenge," Zeke said. "It's tough for me." But it wasn't the skill set or the level of competition that was the biggest hurdle in making the change for Zeke. It was the fact that none of his new teammates knew how to sign.

Zeke, his 10-year-old brother Zion, their parents, grandparents and nine cousins are all Deaf - and this was Zeke's first time playing a sport with hearing teammates.

"He's lucky that he was born into a family of Deaf people and to have Deaf parents, so he'd had full access to communication since birth," his mom, Jennifer Yost Ortiz, said.

Zeke, who attends a Deaf school, had always been able to communicate with his family and peers. When he joined the Playmakers, his parents say that for the first time, he felt lost.

"Everybody was talking," Zeke said. "I didn't know what they were saying or what to do. Nobody was interpreting for me."

"At the very beginning, the first practice, Zeke kept looking at me saying, 'I don't understand,' Ortiz said. "And we said, 'It's okay, just watch.'"

Without an interpreter, it was like a guessing game. Zeke couldn't do the little things, like hear a whistle blow or a call being made.

His father, a former basketball player, picked up on the coach's signals and was able to interpret plays and drills... Read The Full Story.

Deaf Father Shot By Racist Neighbor

A Father was called 'Deaf and Dumb' before being shot by other father in the neighborhood of Florida.

JACKSONVILLE, Florida -- The victim in a neighborhood shooting, a Deaf man, said the shooter mocked his disability before firing the gun. The victim is recovering after his neighbor shot him Sunday evening, police said.

The man's wife said she was watching from her window when everything unfolded. She said her husband got shot and fell on the ground. Surveillance video recorded screams in the Hunter's Way Apartments Sunday evening.

"I mean, instantly everybody was in panic mode," said Richard Royal. Royal was one of of the neighbors who rushed in to help 50-year old Allen Zogleman after a bullet grazed his head. His cameras captured the moments leading up to the shooting. "I don't think no one expected he was going to pull a gun out," said Royal.

It started with some sort of incident between Zogelman's and the suspect's children arguing. When Zogleman tried to explain he's Deaf, he was shot. Neighbors say the bloody sight unfolded in front of dozens of children. One of those kids was Zogleman's 4-year-old daughter.

Zogleman and his wife are both Deaf.

Action News' Brittany Jones went to talk to them and exchanged notes. His wife said the suspect's son struck her daughter in the head with a pole, and Zogleman yelled to her through their apartment window and went downstairs to talk to the boy's dad. She said that then, the man got into her husband's face, yelling. She said the suspect said her husband was "deaf and dumb," then shot him and left.

The neighbor's surveillance video shows a white car speeding off right after the shooting happened, but no one has seen the suspect since.

Actions News obtained photos of Zogleman's injuries. "Somebody like that shouldn't be loose on the streets. To pull a gun that fast and shoot somebody an unarmed man; an unarmed Deaf man," said Royal... Read The Full Story.

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Deaf and Hearing News - Deaf Family

Short film: How does Deaf and Hearing Network impact a Deaf family?.

DHN is a place where everyone can get the news in the language that suits them best, whether they are Deaf or Hearing. This is the first of five installments to show you that DHN is the #NewsForEveryone. How does DHN benefit you? Tell us in the comments below or on social media.

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DHN is a news agency out of Phoenix, Arizona. We incorporate American Sign Language, spoken English and captions into each broadcast. There are 48 million Deaf or Hard of Hearing people in America and the majority of them are born into hearing families. Very few of those families will learn sign language - American Sign Language, ASL. This gives the entire family access to news.

Videographer: David Banen
Editor: Peyton Gallovich
Music: Jeff Southwick
Actors: Abrams-Gay Family

This is the first news show to involve all three forms of communication and give information relevant to everyone whether they are involved in the Deaf community or not. What most people fail to realize is that English and ASL are two completely different languages with their own grammatical structures. Plus, English is a second language for most deaf people and the lag and inaccuracy in live captioning can make daily news a daunting task.

DHN hopes to grow into a national, daily broadcast with news segments and other network programs. We currently air on local channels and online.

Let's Connect Deaf and Hearing Network:
Website: www.WatchDHN.com
Facebook: www.faceBook.com/WatchDHN
Twitter: www.twitter.com/DHN_News
Subscribe: www.youtube.com/DHNNews

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Deaf Amish World - Full Documentary Film

‘Into The Deaf Amish World: Joe’s Uprising’ Full Documentary film.

TOPEKA, Indiana -- ‘Into the Deaf Amish World: Joe’s Uprising’ The Amish country in Indiana are known for simple living, plain dress, bearing children, raising them, and socializing with neighbors and relatives are the greatest functions of the Amish family and reluctance to adopt many conveniences of modern technology.

Interviews with the Deaf Amish farmers, Joe Eicher, Myron Frey, Bishop Freeman Hochstelers' & Eichers' residences in Topeka, Indiana, USA.

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Deaf Survivors of Oklahoma Tornado

H3TV-News: Interview with Deaf Survivors of Oklahoma Tornado.

MOORE, Oklahoma -- It has been exactly 3 weeks since the Moore, Okla. tornado. Check out this video to learn how the Deaf victims of the May 20th tornado.

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Campaign: For more info and dona, contact deafvictimsofok@gmail.com

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Deaf Family Survivors Oklahoma Tornado

Deaf family tells amazing story of survival. James Lee, lost home in Monday's Oklahoma monster tornado.

MOORE, Oklahoma -- The Lee family's home was destoryed during tornado in Moore, Okla., Dawnita, James, Josh Lee rode out storm, but lost home. No early tornado warning, James Lee is Deaf, could not heard sirens or wind. James sped to high school to pick up his son Josh and Lee family's pet cat has disappeared in rubble of home.

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James Lee was at work and he had no idea what was going on and saw on TV there was a storm and he was trying to get through his work to get back and get his car because he was in a company car. He came all the way from Edmond trying to get through the traffic and everything. He couldn't get through to them. James couldn't get through.

So his son-in-law called and said his wife was safe and his son was safe. James' mother-in-law confirmed it. They were just so much grief. There needs to be shelters. They need to have basements or cellars or a safe room for their kids in the schools. And They're just so grateful his family... Read The Full Story.

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