Stop Doing That! With Nyle DiMarco

Stop Doing That! With Nyle DiMarco - 2019 Act 3 - Full Frontal on TBS.

Welcome to Stop Doing That! Your training experience for responsible policing. Today, cadet Nyle DiMarco will demonstrate how you can interact with Deaf people peacefully. Produced by Tyler Hall with Julie Levitsky. Edited by Daphne Gomez.

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Deaf In America - Proud To Be Deaf

Inside a Deaf School’s Fight for Civil Rights in America.

WASHINGTON DC -- AJ+ channel on YouTube share the short documentary - What's it like to be a young Deaf college student at a Deaf university? Gallaudet University isn't just a school – it's the center of the American Deaf community.

Here's why there's so much more to being Deaf than you think.

Watch Part 2: https://youtu.be/9Rkctxo_LQI.

Note: When "deaf" is capitalized as "Deaf," it's referencing the Deaf community, an important and empowering distinction to those in the community.

Archival material courtesy of Gallaudet University and Cahlah Chapman. Music tracks courtesy of APM and Audio Networks. Special thanks: Kati Mitchell, Robert Weinstock, Melissa Elmira Yingst.

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Deaf In America - Black And Deaf

Deaf, Black and a Victim of Police Brutality in America.

OKLAHOMA CITY -- AJ+ channel on YouTube share the video of Pearl Pearson, is a Deaf, Black man who survived a brutal beating by Oklahoma Highway Patrol in 2014. Not only were the troopers cleared of wrongdoing, but Pearl was also charged with resisting arrest. This is his story with english subtitles.

Three years later, Magdiel Sanchez was shot to death in his front yard in the same city. Though neighbors told officers that Magdiel was Deaf and couldn't hear their commands, they still shot him five times. The officers were cleared of wrongdoing, and the district attorney instead filed charges against the victim's family.

Note: When "deaf" is capitalized as "Deaf ," it's referencing the Deaf community, an important and empowering distinction to those in the community.

Watch Part 1: https://youtube.com/watch.

If you know someone in law enforcement, you can share this video with basic info on how to interact with people who are Deaf: https://youtube.com/watch.

Archival material courtesy of Pearl Pearson, the Oklahoma Department of Public Safety, the Oklahoman, CBS News and KWTV News9. Music tracks courtesy of APM and Audio Networks. Special thanks: Noelia González, Melissa Elmira Yingst Resources: Alexander Graham Bell, Upon the Formation of a Deaf Variety of the Human Race: https://archive.org/details/page.

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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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Deafies in Drag: 5 Types of Deaf People

5 types of Deaf people: When people hear the word, "Deaf," they automatically think we are the same that can't hear nor speak at all.

The Deaf comedy duo, cheekily nicknamed "Deafies in Drag," has been making YouTube videos covering a range of topics, beat faces, death drops, lip-syncing, killer reads and tongue pops.

When people hear the word, "Deaf," they automatically think we are the same that can't hear nor speak at all! Girl, you know that's not true. Here Deafies in Drag show are 5 examples of many types of Deaf people you might see.

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Life Noggin: What Is It Like To Be Deaf

Deafness is not a one size fits all, but what are some things Deaf people might experience?

Life Noggin posted an animated and educational web show "What is it like to be Deaf" on YouTube with Deaf activist and vlogger Rikki Poynter share her experience as being Deaf person.

Life Noggin, an animated and educational web show designed to teach you all about your awesome life and the brain that makes you able to live it! We answer questions about everything from inside the human body to deep outer space. Watch our latest uploads: https://youtube.com/watch.

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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 Adventure, Explore With Joel Barish

World Traveler: Explore with Joel Barish on YouTube.

World traveler Joel Barish is no stranger to the varied customs and traditions of different cultures around the world. Luckily for us, he cannot leave home without his camera and sense of adventure. In his travels, he documents his experiences and brings them back to share with us. For Joel, Deafness is not a barrier, but rather, a doorway to exploration. Check out Joel West Barish Channel.

Barish loves the fauna, extreme adventures, wacky food, and of course Deaf people, are explored with Joel as he travels to the farthest reaches of the world. Get a taste of adventure in this fast paced short.

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IDHHC Poor Service To Deaf Illinoisans: Critics

Agency accused of poor leadership, service to Deaf Illinoisans.

SPRINGFIELD, IL -- The State Journal-Register: A tiny state agency says in a brochure that it exists to “decrease barriers” for Illinoisans with hearing loss.

But according to critics, the Springfield-based Illinois Deaf and Hard of Hearing Commission is squandering its $800,000 to $850,000 in annual state funding through inept leadership and weak oversight.

“They are incompetent,” said Corey Axelrod, president of the Illinois Association of the Deaf, referring to commission director John Miller and assistant director Janet Lambert.

“They really shouldn’t be leading this particular agency,” said Axelrod, speaking on behalf of the 500-member, all-volunteer association.

Added Alan Thomas, Deaf services coordinator at the PACE Center for Independent Living in Urbana: “I don’t think they have enough expertise to run that agency. When I contact them for information, they don’t have much to share.”

Money that is going unused by the commission should be devoted to hiring more staff, Axelrod said, while Miller and Lambert should be replaced.

"They are underqualified and overpaid," Axelrod said.

Critics of the commission launched an online petition this summer that has been signed by 235 people and calls for the commission to “commit itself to make actual systematic changes and ensure that the state of Illinois, non-Deaf individuals and service providers, not only hear, but also listen to the needs of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing community the IDHHC is supposed to serve.”

Axelrod, 30, an Arlington Heights resident who works for a nonprofit group in the Chicago area, said he and others leveling criticism are "baffled" by the responses they have received from Miller and others at the commission the past several years... Read More at The State Journal-Register.

UPDATE: Deaf commission forming task force to address some complaints - Facing criticism from a statewide advocacy group for people with hearing loss, the Illinois Deaf and Hard of Hearing Commission voted Wednesday to form a task force to improve the quality of sign-language interpreters.

The commission, meeting at the Illinois State Library in Springfield, also decided to hold a “retreat” for commissioners the morning of their Nov. 10 meeting and use both public events to address concerns raised by the Illinois Association of the Deaf... Read More at The State Journal-Register.

'Deaf Code' Nominated College Television Awards

WATCH [CC] - 'Deaf Code - Episode 1' is nominated in the variety category of the student emmys at the Television Academy Awards.

TULSA, OK -- If you ever saw the show “Guy Code” or “Girl Code” on MTV, then you are familiar with the project as referring to “Deaf Code.” It started out as a personal entertainment project where a broad range of students in the Deaf community to discuss, share, and advise about the typical situation or stereotype that Deaf people face today.

All those questions you're too shy to ask a Deaf person? We just answered them. Wanna know more? Shoot us a comment with #AskDeafCode! Our last episode will be answering those questions! Signed in ASL and subtitled in English.

This episode is nominated for the College Television Awards

Congratulations, Chase Chambers, for having his film, Deaf Code, nominated in the variety category of the student emmys at the Television Academy Awards! http://emmys.com/foundation/programs/cta/nominees.

Deaf Code - Episode 1

Producer, Director, Editor, SFX, Subtitles, by Chase Chambers.

Music by Brian Du.

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Logan Evans
Cory McDougal
Natalie Owen
Chase Chambers

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Audrey Schwyhart
Kelsey Cooper
Alex Gauger
Cory McDougal

Special Thanks University of Tulsa Isaac Holton.

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DTV News - The Sign Language Channel

DeafTV News' the only source for accessible news broadcasted daily in ASL with captions and voiceovers.

The DTV News is a news program featuring Deaf and Hard of Hearing anchors from the United States, delivering top stories daily from your community.

The program is shown daily on DPAN.TV The Sign Language Channel. New broadcasts start at 6pm EST and loop for 24 hours. 100% accessible sign language, captions, and voiceovers. Subscribe to the DTV News.

Exclusive interview with 'Dancing with the Stars' contestant, Nyle DiMarco.

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Audism Free America Video Letter To AG Bell

American Sign Language Version - Audism Free America Video Letter to the Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf.

WASHINGTON DC -- Audism Free America (AFA) share a video letter to the Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf (AG Bell) in American Sign Language with all of you. Recently, there is an appalling wave of reaction by the Deaf community in regards to AG Bell's response to Washington Post's "The Reliable Source" who accuses Nyle DiMarco dispelling the myths about deafness.

Dear President Meredith K Sugar,

We, Audism Free America, are writing in response to your response to the Washington Post article regarding Mr. Nyle DiMarco, in which you stated; "It is our hope to dispel the myths about deafness.” It has become apparent that by now you have most likely seen the many letters from members of the Deaf community, and as well as from academic researchers who have revealed the truth about your misinformation showing that Deaf children, from both Deaf and Hearing families, have clearly thrived when exposed to American Sign Language early in life.

This is not the first time that the AG Bell Association has imposed misinformation and worked to assert to the general public reinforcing the attitudes of audism and linguicism. In 2009, we presented to your former President Graham, along with other AG Bell representatives, a list of demands at a sit down face to face meeting. These demands were taken to your Board and rejected. The demands stated that:

1. the AG Bell Association and Academy cease and desist from denying Deaf infants, children, and their families the right to a natural and fully accessible language.

2. the AG Bell Association cease and desist from misinforming the public and the media about ASL and Deaf people. The AG Bell Association has not retracted its letter to Pepsi objecting to the commercial featuring ASL in a positive light and continually paints Deaf ASL users as unsuccessful and dependent.

3. the AG Bell Association cease and desist its incestuous relationship with cochlear implant manufacturers and join the AFA in calling for an independent and impartial study of the physical, psychological, and social impact of cochlear implants on infants, children and adolescents.

The second item listed can now be amended to demand that the AG Bell Association, additionally, retract your statements concerning the response to Mr. Nyle DiMarco in the Washington Post.

If you are truly concerned about dispelling myths, you may wish to focus on your founder. A.G. Bell, the man, through publicized reports was an eugenicist, xenophobe, and audist along with recent reports that he was also a thief and plagiarist (see D. Baynton, H. Lane, and S. Shulman, as well as Bell’s own writings).

Your Association should be held accountable for the many Deaf children and their families who have been deprived of an accessible language in their early years which have resulted in negative impacts psychologically, educationally, and economically, (see Humphries, et al., 2012 and Penicaud, et al, 2013).

As a Deaf grassroots organization, we are informing you that your organization, made up of primarily Hearing people, has NO right to misrepresent Deaf people in the media and NO right to actively promote the denial of human and linguistic rights of Deaf children.

We, Deaf community members, our families and allies are proud to have Mr. Nyle DiMarco as a role model and advocate for our future generations of Deaf children. If you need further evidence that there is a thriving Deaf community who will ensure that Deaf children will CONTINUE TO BE DEAF, please see the social media campaigns #whyIsign and #iamdeaf.

Finally, this letter is to inform you that AFA will now host another rally at your annual conference in Denver, Colorado. Please let us know if YOU would like to meet with US prior to the conference in order to retract your letters and issue a formal apology. Please see the attached flyer for more information.

Let Freedom Roll,

Audism Free America

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Deaf People Fight To Be Heard - Lydia Callis

Lydia Callis, longtime advocate of Deaf Rights, won admirers as Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg’s sign language.

NEW YORK CITY -- Lydia Callis wanted to get her mother a gym membership for Christmas last year. When she called to arrange a consultation, she mentioned that her mom (who lives in Arizona) is Deaf and would need a sign-language interpreter for the session. The health club said it would not provide a signer. Ms. Callis who became an Internet sensation during Hurricane Sandy as Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg’s exuberant sign-language interpreter told the club that it was actually required by law to do so. Still it refused, and Ms. Callis, who was calling from Manhattan, gave up.

Last year was the 25th anniversary of the Americans With Disabilities Act, and yet this kind of scenario plays out regularly for people who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing. While the broader culture has become accustomed to certain changes the law has engendered, particularly wheelchair access, the rights of the Deaf have frequently been misunderstood or simply disregarded.

Recently, however, a Deaf rights movement has begun to gain ground, particularly in New York.

One sign of this momentum has been a flurry of lawsuits. Last year, the city’s Department of Homeless Services settled a case that charged its shelters with failing to provide American Sign Language interpreters for Deaf residents, and a suit filed last summer in Westchester County claimed that two hospitals refused a Deaf couple’s requests for interpreters after the husband had a heart attack.

Another case involved Diana Williams, a Deaf woman from Staten Island who was arrested in 2011 and was denied a sign-language interpreter, as the federal law dictates. In October, the Police Department settled her lawsuit for $750,000. Her lawyers, from the Eisenberg & Baum Law Center for Deaf and Hard of Hearing, said it was one of the biggest payouts of its kind.

“What’s disturbing about all these lawsuits is that the A.D.A. has been in effect for several decades,” Eric Baum, one of the firm’s founders, recently said. Mr. Baum said that his firm had litigated about 100 Deaf discrimination cases, roughly half in the New York metropolitan area, many dealing with a failure to provide interpreters. He was sitting in the Union Square office alongside the Law Center’s co-directors: Andrew Rozynski, a lawyer and fluent A.S.L. signer whose parents are deaf, and Sheryl Eisenberg-Michalowski, a Deaf rights liaison who was born Deaf...

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#whyIsign Kickstarter Fundraiser Introduction

WATCH [CC] - #whyIsign Kickstarter fundraiser introduction by Brandon Kazen-Maddox.

SAN FRANCISCO -- The focus of this video is a #whyIsign Kickstarter fundraiser. This Kickstarter's goal is to create a brand-new ASL music video in collaboration with 13 Deaf, Hard-of-Hearing, CODA and GODA artists.

The Kickstarter is set at $10,000 and 80% of the money raised will go directly back to the Deaf community to support Deaf-owned and operated businesses in the Bay Area. The remaining 20% will go towards the production of the ASL music video and to pay the Deaf artists for their work in this project.

We will launch the Kickstarter at the beginning of April and it will last for one month! The link will be posted here once the fundraiser is live.

Please share this video with as many individuals, groups, and organizations as you can so we can contribute to De'Via art and our Deaf community! Thank you!

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ASL Poetry: You Have To Be Deaf To Understand

WATCH [CC] - ASL Poetry by Jenny Locy: “You Have to be Deaf to Understand” Poem by Willard J. Madsen.

Jenny Locy the Deaf activist and social media consultant shares video on YouTube the ASL poetry “You Have to be Deaf to Understand” written by Willard J. Madsen This video in sign language translation and closed captioning to be fully accessible for hard of hearing and hearing individuals.

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7UP & Martin Garrix - A Concert For The Deaf

WATCH [CC] - 7UP's Ad 'Music Lifts You Up - A Concert For The Deaf'

7UP and Martin Garrix worked with experiential artists to create a special, once-in-a-lifetime a music venue for an all Deaf audience. Music moves us all. Deaf people just experience it differently.

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Martin Garrix recently teamed up with 7UP to present an event unlike any other. In cooperation with Fake Love, Martin Garrix and 7UP created a concert for the Deaf that utilized a variety of tactile experiments and features to give participants the experience of feeling their music. See more at http://7UP.com/music.

Attendees were treated to walls covered in speaker cones that they could feel and interact with, as well as padded flooring that vibrated throughout the body. Visuals were paired to water experiments that the music itself brought to life, creating a completely seamless and encompassing audio/visual experience. Some attendees were also fitted with Subpac-like backpack systems that conveyed bass throughout the body.

Many who attended had been Deaf since birth, and this was the first kind of experience built around their needs to such an extent. The truly emotional video is available to watch now – just a warning, have some tissues ready.

SOURCE - YOUREDM

Deaf Student Teaching Lessons On Accessibility

Deaf cosmetologist student teaching lessons on accessibility at the Colorado community college.

CORTEZ, CO -- Scottsbluff Star Herald: Going back to school as a single parent with two kids is challenging for many.

For Amanda Schuster getting certified as a cosmetologist has had an additional layer of complexity because she is completely Deaf.

To get the most from her classes, she taught her instructor and others at the Southwest Colorado Community College how to accommodate her, helping to pave the way for other students that might follow her.

"I've never allowed my deafness to stop me," she said, through her interpreter Dawn Kern-Anderson.

Styling hair has always been one of Schuster's passions, but when she decided to go back to school to get certified it required some coordination with the college.

The college didn't have an interpreter on staff, so she got in touch with Kern-Anderson, her interpreter from high school to translate her classes. It's a service that the college pays for.

While Schuster can read lips, Kern-Anderson makes it much easier for her to keep up with her peers.

"It makes me feel like a normal person in the classroom," she said.

Schuster is Brenda Knapp's first Deaf student and the experience has taught her to slow down and avoid tangents in her lectures that might be hard to translate.

"You have to be very structured," Knapp said.

While Schuster appreciates help from Kern-Anderson, she has been in the hearing world her whole life and she doesn't need an interpreter all the time.

Her parents always pushed her to communicate in both English and American Sign Language after she lost her hearing at 14 months to spinal meningitis.

She attended Project Talk in California, which specializes in helping Deaf children learn to talk, and speech therapy through the San Juan Board of Cooperative Educational Services.

Growing up she also excelled in sports including tennis, cheer leading, volleyball and sharp-shooting. After high school, she attended two years college in California and majored in photography.

"I never let anything stop me, although people do try," she said.

Her long-term goal after she finishes classes in cosmetology and aesthetics is to open a salon and photography business.

But before she can take her state test to get certified, she has to complete 1,800 hours in class.

During all her time in school, she has noticed several ways the school can be more accessible and safe for Deaf students.

For example, after the school held an assembly on school safety following a college shooting in Oregon, she suggested the school install TVs and more lights as part of the alarm system. These could help make Deaf students aware of an emergency.

In addition, none of the other students are able to bring their phones into class. But Schuster can't be reached through a regular telephone during personal emergencies, so Knapp made an exception for her.

But rather than being given special treatment, Schuster would be prefer the school have video phones available so she could communicate not only with her family, but with school administrators on different campuses.

"I'm trying to improve the systems, not just for me but for everyone," she said.

SOURCE - STARHERALD

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It’s Why Deaf People Don’t Report To Police

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.

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