Family of Deaf Father Killed by Police Speak Out

Deaf News: Family members of Deaf father killed by North Carolina trooper speak out to the media in Charlotte.

CHARLOTTE, NC -- Donors raised more than $2,600 for the family of the hearing impaired man killed when a state trooper shot him Thursday. Daniel Harris’ family says they will use the money to pay for his cremation.

Troopers say Harris was speeding and failed to pull over on I-485 Thursday night. When he did stop on Seven Oaks Dr., Trooper Jermaine Saunders says Harris advanced. That’s when he says he shot.

His immediate family members are also hearing impaired. His brother, Jay Harris, spoke to WCCB Charlotte through a sign language interpreter. “He was unarmed,” said Jay Harris. “And he is a Deaf individual, and I think that he was just afraid.”

Jay Harris thinks his brother was unaware Trooper Saunders was trying to pull him over for speeding. Trooper Saunders says he shot Harris because he was advancing and not following commands.

“He could not hear their warnings. He could not hear their commands to stop or to stay away from them,” said Jay Harris.

Harris was a father of a four-year-old little boy. Family says his mother is in the hospital with a heart issue since the shooting.

“He was shot, and now we’re left with nothing,” said Jay Harris.

They want the state to document in the DMV system when a driver is Deaf to alert officers when they pull over someone who is hearing impaired.

“What is wrong with us, and what is wrong with a system that allows this to continue to happen? It needs to stop,” said Jay Harris. “Daniel’s death represents that he is a hero in our Deaf community. He will raise awareness on this issue so that we can prevent this from happening to other Deaf people in our community.”

SOURCE - WCCB

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The Deaf Talent Project - GoFundMe

WATCH [CC] - GoFundMe - The Deaf Talent Project for the community.

We are a Deaf fimmaking team and there is nothing we are more passionate about than seeing the accurate representation of the Deaf on the media and equal access to jobs for all peoples with disabilities in the entertainment industry.

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This is why we support the #DeafTalent movement and this is why we are working to create a #DeafTalent PSA where Deaf talent in front of and behind a the camera can show the world their skills. Our project will showcase popular Deaf professionals in entertainmnet fields such as: acting, directing, modeling, writing, dancing etc. connecting them and thier work with the public. Now we need your help! Donate to help the project: HERE.

In order to make a high quality product that does justice to the talent of it's 100% Deaf cast and crew we need to fundraise money to rent filming equipment, studios space, food for the cast and crew, flying out some of the name talent signed onto the project, and marketing to make sure this project gets in front of the people who make decisions in the industry.

So, please donate whatever you can to help us achieve our goal! If you can't donate funds but have another way of helping us spread the world about Deaf talent whether it be through food donations, connections to publicity for the project, or simply by sharing this campaign every little bit helps! Donate to help the project: https://www.gofundme.com/deaftalent. We are so grateful for all of your love and support! Read More.

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Stoke City Star Helps GB Deaf Team To World Cup

WATCH: Stoke goalkeeper Jack Butland helped send the Great Britain women's Deaf team to the World Cup.

STOKE, UK -- Stoke City star Jack Butland has generously donated £5,000 to Great Britain's women's Deaf football team, as he showed why he's one of the Premier League's nice guys.

An online appeal aiming to raise £10,000 - half the amount the British team need to attend June's Deaf World Cup in Italy - has now reached its target thanks to Butland's donation.

On Thursday morning GB Deaf Football tweeted: 'Wow! Thank you so much @JackButland-One for the £5000 donation. We are in shock! Just £1890 to go.'

Wow! Thank you so much @JackButland_One for the £5000 donation. We are in shock! Just £1890 to go ⚽️🇬🇧 https://t.co/SiDAfvAHhp

— GBDeafFootball (@GB_DeafFootball) December 31, 2015

Butland, 22, responded: 'I've learnt a lot from major tournaments, experiences I'll never forget, I'd love for you to experience the same!'

Further support for the appeal has come from England internationals Fran Kirby, Jade Moore, Jo Potter and Lucy Bronze, along with Wales midfielder Jess Fishlock.

Butland, who has three England caps, also works as an ambassador for the Kick It Out anti-discrimination campaign.

The 22-year-old has been in sensational form for Stoke City F.C. this season, earning many plaudits and international recognition.

Some are tipping Butland to push Joe Hart for England's No 1 spot ahead of Euro 2016 in France.

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A Message From Ed & Lisa Bosson

A message from Ed & Lisa Bosson to the Deaf community regarding the fundraising and Sabrina Blount.

The video posted by Wayne Betts - a message from Ed & Lisa Bosson, who are the victims of the storm and flash flood hit hardest during May 2015 Memorial weekend in Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas.

Ed & Lisa Bosson's announcing their fundraising is done. They pleased the Deaf community for the efforts to support the flood relief, also and they encourage to the community to keep continue support Sabrina Blount's fundraising: HERE.

Please donate to help Sabrina Blount to cover the medical costs, go to http://www.gofundme.com/tg85nsks.

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WATCH: The stark comparison between Sabrina Blount's fundraising and Ed & Lisa Bosson's fundraising on social media in Deaf community.

Sabrina Blount is a Deaf African-American woman and a single mother who was kidnapped, abused, raped, robbed and left for dead in North Carolina. She needs 20,000 to take care of Sabrina's health as she had to be rehabbed & recover from the severe injuries.

On other hand, Ed & Lisa Bosson are Deaf white couple from Texas who lived in a well-to-do neighborhoods in Wimberley about 20-25 miles southwest of Austin. They lived in a house which has the Blanco River right behind their backyard. And they got flooded - only downstairs were destroyed. Ed & Lisa made lots of good salaries when they worked at Texas School for the Deaf, University of Texas, Texas Public Utility Commission and CEO of Convo Relay. They asked for 30,000 dollars to replace what they lost in their home.

Sabrina Blount raised $5,165 in 25 days http://www.gofundme.com/tg85nsks.

The Bossons raised $16,790 in 24 hours http://www.gofundme.com/bosson.

What is wrong with this picture? Please watch Ricky Taylor's vlog in ASL.

There are many unfortunate Deaf people that needs this funding. The Bossons are not poor. They are well-to-do couple. Their home costs over 500,000 dollars. Their home is pretty huge 2,197 sq foot with 2.6 acres.

Ed used to work for Texas PUC as Administrator - earned over $100,000. I'm sure they have money hidden away, they did not want to touch that, they only wanted to use people's funds to replace what they lost.

Right now, Austin Lawn Service owned by Paul Rutowski is volunteering to clean Ed's property for free which is very nice of him and his company to do. But there are many Deaf people who are going through the same thing, will Paul do the same for others? I think not. So it appears to me that they are practicing elitism at its worst, Ricky Taylor said.

Please donate to help Sabrina Blount to cover the medical costs, http://www.gofundme.com/tg85nsks. Why donate to the rich bastard, Ed and Lisa Bossons instead Sabrina Blount, who is a poor and victim of crime? Yep, there is something wrong with this picture. This is shameful thing to see that some Deaf people still are racists out there.

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Deaf Film 'Seen & Heard' Campaign Video

The film projects 'Seen & Heard' campaign video on Vimeo.

MONTREAL -- We've launched an Indiegogo campaign for this new documentary (currently in production) that shines a spotlight on Deaf and Hard of Hearing actors in a unique hearing/ Deaf collaboration.

Seen and Heard is an entertaining and eye-opening documentary, currently in production, that takes viewers backstage and into the lives and challenges of a unique mixed Deaf and hearing theatre group mounting a big new performance!

Seen and Heard is a new thought-provoking documentary currently being filmed following the backstage and performance exploits of a unique Canadian amateur theatre group where Deaf, hard of hearing and hearing cast and crew members collaborate.

We document the members of Seeing Voices Montreal as they rehearse and then perform a Deaf-themed version of The Little Mermaid. In this retelling, Ariel, a Deaf mermaid from the undersea world of Atlantis falls in love with a man from the land-based hearing world against her father’s wishes... Read The Full Story.

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WFD - A Voice For Deaf Refugees

World Federation of the Deaf - A Voice for Deaf Refugees in American Sign Language by Isidore Niyongabo.

This video is about the first initiative to promote proper identification and humanitarian services for Deaf people in refugees camp, particularly those in developing countries.

It is a narrative debriefing of the first phase of this campaign as the the Author will travel to Republic of Turkey to present his research and findings at the World Federation of the Deaf World Congress in July 2015.

The purpose of this video if to raise funds for the first phase of this project.

Friends, colleagues and future unknown donnors, could you imagine being a Deaf person in living in refugee or displaced camps or striving through natural disasters or war zone in developing countries? Well, I have lived half my life through and I know first-hand how hard it can be. During my Graduate studies at the University of San Diego's Joan B. Kroc School of Peace Studies, I was given the provileges to explore the current situation faced by other millions of Deaf men, women and children in developing countries.

There are unnacounted millions of Deaf refugees all over the world and currently, the United Nations High Commissariat on Refugees (UNHCR) and almost all international humanitarian organizations do not possess any system or procedures to properly identify refugees who are Deaf and provide them with proper humanitarian services or protections... Read The Full Story.

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 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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Deaf Moore Couple Relies On The Community

Deaf Moore couple relies on each other, the ASL community.

MOORE, Oklahoma -- Syed Shabbir reports on a Deaf couple in Moore, Okla., who are not only relying on each other after Monday's deadly tornado, but the community as well.

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