Deaf U - A Reality Series On Netflix

A Netflix Original Reality Series "Deaf U" October 9, 2020.

Deaf U is a coming-of-age reality series following a tight-knit group of Deaf students at Gallaudet University, a renowned private college for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, in Washington, D.C. In this reality series, a tight-knit group of Deaf and HoH students share their stories and explore life at Gallaudet University.

As the group of friends navigate the high, lows, and hookups of college life together, their stories offer an unprecedented, unfiltered, and often unexpected look inside Deaf Community. From executive producer Nyle DiMarco.

Watch Deaf U, only on Netflix: https://www.netflix.com/deafu.

A reality series episode 102 on Deaf U, I Have So Many Questions, students at Gallaudet discuss how names are created in ASL for each other and popular public figures like the President of the United States.

In this reality series, a tight-knit group of Deaf and hard of hearing students share their stories and explore life at Gallaudet University.

Watch Deaf U, only on Netflix: https://www.netflix.com/deafu

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Nyle DiMarco Explains Why 'Deaf U' Isn't 'A PSA'

Nyle DiMarco is ready to take his platform to the next level.

The "Deaf U" executive producer and Deaf activist shares with Access Hollywood what makes the upcoming Netflix docuseries so groundbreaking and why he's thrilled to launch a new project that helps elevate Deaf culture into the mainstream in an unprecedented way.

What was it like to return to his alma mater, Gallaudet University, to meet with the cast members, who are all real students? And, Nyle reflects on his double wins for "America's Next Top Model" and "Dancing with the Stars" and the best advice new "DWTS" host Tyra Banks gave him during his "ANTM" days. The entire first season of "Deaf U" drops Friday, Oct. 9 on Netflix.

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Signs of Solidarity for Deaf Black People

Gallaudet University Professor Explains Deaf African Americans' Unique Sign Language.

WASHINGTON, DC -- Carolyn McCaskill, a professor in Gallaudet University Department of ASL and Deaf Studies, explains how Deaf African Americans show their shared identity through their unique sign language.

Sign language, like spoken language, has regional variations (people sign more slowly in the South, for example), as well as features that reflect gender, age, socioeconomic status and, it turns out, race.

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At 15, Carolyn McCaskill transferred to an integrated school, where she saw white students using one hand rather than two to convey terms such as “why” and “don’t know” and employing entirely different signs for everyday words.When she went home, she switched again to reassimilate to her own black culture, recalled McCaskill, who was on the panel.

McCaskill’s code-switching remains a common experience for Deaf black students, who often change to accommodate whites... Read The Full Story.

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Deaf Astronauts - The Gallaudet Eleven

Deaf astronauts are known to history as the 'Gallaudet Eleven' helped NASA to study how spaceflight might affect astronauts.

WASHINGTON DC -- Before NASA could send humans to space, the agency needed to better understand the effects of prolonged weightlessness on the human body. So, in the late 1950s, NASA and the U.S. Naval School of Aviation Medicine established a joint research program to study these effects and recruited 11 Deaf men aged 25-48 from Gallaudet College (now Gallaudet University). Today, these men are known to history as the “Gallaudet Eleven."

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All but one had become Deaf early in their lives due to spinal meningitis, which damaged the vestibular systems of their inner ear in a way that made them "immune" to motion sickness. Throughout a decade of various experiments, researchers measured the volunteers' non-reaction to motion sickness on both a physiological and psychological level, relying on the 11 men to report in detail their sensations and changes in perception. These experiments help to improve understanding of how the body’s sensory systems work when the usual gravitational cues from the inner ear aren't available (as is the case of these young men and in spaceflight). "We were different in a way they needed," said Harry Larson, one of the volunteer test subjects.

Read More: 'Gallaudet Eleven' Helped NASA Leave Earth

The experiments tested the subjects' balance and physiological adaptations in a diverse range of environments. One test saw four subjects spend 12 straight days inside a 20-foot slow rotation room, which remained in a constant motion of ten revolutions per minute. In another scenario, subjects participated in a series of zero-g flights in the notorious “Vomit Comet” aircraft to understand connections between body orientation and gravitational cues. Another experiment, conducted in a ferry off the coast of Nova Scotia, tested the subjects’ reactions to the choppy seas. While the test subjects played cards and enjoyed one another's company, the researchers themselves were so overcome with sea sickness that the experiment had to be canceled. The Gallaudet test subjects reported no adverse physical effects and, in fact, enjoyed the experience. Test participant Barron Gulak later remarked about such experiments: “In retrospect, yes, it was scary…but at the same time we were young and adventurous.”

Based on their findings from a decade’s worth of experimentation, researchers gained insight into the body’s sensory systems and their responses to foreign gravitational environments. Through their endurance and dedication, the work of the Gallaudet Eleven made substantial contributions to the understanding of motion sickness and adaptation to spaceflight.

Deaf Difference + Space Survival is currently on display at Gallaudet University's Jordan Student Academic Center, open Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m. For more information, visit: https://www.gallaudet.edu/museum/exhibits/deaf-difference--space-survival-exhibit.

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Officer Arrested For Breaking Into Gallaudet

A Prince George's County police officer accused of breaking into an office building at Gallaudet University has been arrested and suspended.

WASHINGTON DC -- An off-duty Prince George’s County, Maryland, police officer has been suspended after his arrest in D.C. on charges of misdemeanor burglary and destruction of property.

Robert Grimes, 28, of Northeast D.C., is a three-year veteran of Prince George's County Police Department.

He was off-duty in the early morning hours of Nov. 24 when Gallaudet University campus police said they found him in a campus building, bloody and shirtless, with injuries to his hands, right shoulder and stomach.

Officers said Grimes was highly intoxicated and told campus police that he did not know what happened or how he got there.

Court charging documents said that Grimes entered the campus building by breaking a first-floor window and police found a bloody shirt in a second-floor bathroom.

Grimes is accused of destroying property including a plastic globe, flags, a door and two windows.

At his Tuesday arraignment at D.C. Superior Court, Grimes entered a not guilty plea and was released from custody.

He is due back in court on Dec. 30.

Prince George’s County police launched an internal affairs investigation of the incident.

SOURCE - WTOP

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US Education Budget Cuts For Gally & NTID

Betsy DeVos' Education Department budget cuts to Special Olympics, Gallaudet University and National Technical Institute for the Deaf.

WASHINGTON -- Education Secretary Betsy DeVos on Tuesday defended deep cuts to programs meant to help students and others, including eliminating $18 million to support Special Olympics, while urging Congress to spend millions more on charter schools.

"We are not doing our children any favors when we borrow from their future in order to invest in systems and policies that are not yielding better results," DeVos said in prepared testimony before a House subcommittee considering the Department of Education's budget request for the next fiscal year.

It was the first time that DeVos, a wealthy former Michigan Republican Party chairwoman and school choice advocate, had been called before a Democratic-led panel in the U.S. House to explain President Donald Trump's spending priorities.

While proposing to add $60 million more to charter school funding and create a tax credit for individual and companies that donate to scholarships for private schools, DeVos' budget proposal would still cut more than $7 billion from the Education Department, about 10 percent of its current budget. President Trump proposed a $4.7 trillion overall budget this month with an annual deficit expected to run about $1 trillion.

It calls for eliminating billions in grants to improve student achievement by reducing class sizes and funding professional development for teachers as well as cutting funds dedicated to increasing the use of technology in schools and improving school conditions. In many cases, DeVos said the purpose of the grants has been found to be redundant or ineffective.

In the case of the $17.6 million cut to help fund the Special Olympics, a program designed to help children and adults with disabilities, DeVos suggested it is better supported by philanthropy and added, "We had to make some difficult decisions with this budget."

"Do you know how many kids are going to be affected by that cut?" asked U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan, D-Wisconsin, while also pointing out a recent report by a nonprofit group that concluded the U.S. government has spent as much as $1 billion on charter schools that never opened or they closed because of mismanagement or other reasons.

@BetsyDeVosED is making serious cuts to special education programs Americans rely on like the Special Olympics, special education grants to states, the National Technical Institute for the Deaf, & Gallaudet University.

@MarleeMatlin - Please RT. The benefits of Special Olympics, which I have seen first hand as volunteer are IMMEASURABLE. DeVos proposal to cut their funding will adversely affect thousands with developmental disabilities. Don't let this happen! I support SpecialOlympics.

DeVos has been a longtime supporter of charter schools - independently run, publicly funded schools that typically aren't as closely regulated as traditional schools - and school choice for public school students, arguing that parents should be able to put their children into the schools of their choice and that funding should follow them.

Many public school supporters have argued that government support of charter schools and private schools can undermine traditional schools, which educate most students.

U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn., who is chairwoman of the subcommittee that held the hearing, called the budget proposal "cruel and reckless," saying it "will hurt the middle class and low-income families that most need our help."

"How can you support this budget? I mean that genuinely," she said. "As secretary of the Department of Education, how can you support, even boast, about taking 10 percent away from our teachers and students?"

It's unlikely that any of the major reductions, or any major proposals to boost school choice, are headed towards passage, however. Even with the Republican in the majority in the U.S. House the last two years, most of DeVos' strongest proposals for cuts or spending were turned back. Now with Democrats in the majority, they are far less likely to gain traction.

SOURCE - USA TODAY

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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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Starbucks Opens First U.S. 'Signing Store'

Starbucks opening its first U.S. 'Signing Store' catering to the Deaf and Hard of Hearing customers in Washington DC.

WASHINGTON, DC -- Fox News' Lauren Blanchard on Starbucks unveiled on Tuesday its first United States-based store designed specifically for Deaf and Hard of Hearing customers near Gallaudet University in the D.C.

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Located in Washington, D.C., the “signing store” employs about 20 to 25 people - all of whom know American Sign Language. And to allow for easier hand movements and better communication, it features lower tables and counters, brighter lights and no background music.

“We’ll teach them some signs, ‘Here’s my name, what’s your name, pointing to the apron,’ Starbucks store manager Matthew Gilsbach said on Tuesday. “It’s a nice way to make that customer’s experience legendary, and that connection happen.”

The store also offers a picture menu so customers can point to which items they’d like to order, and an iPad so they can write down what they want.

Starbucks collaborated with Gallaudet University, the only one in the world that caters to the Deaf and partial-hearing community to create the store.

In 2016, the Seattle-based coffee giant first opened a “Signing Store” in Malaysia.

“This is a historic moment in Starbucks’ ongoing journey to connect with the Deaf and Hard of Hearing community, hire and engage Deaf and Hard of Hearing partners, and continue to find ways to be more inclusive, accessible and welcoming to all,” Rossann Williams, the executive vice president of U.S. retail for Starbucks, said in a news release.

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'Gallaudet Eleven' Helped NASA Leave Earth

NASA turned to 11 Deaf men ultimately played a significant role in getting the first astronauts off the ground.

WASHINGTON -- In the late 1950s when NASA was a brand new agency, the list of spaceflight unknowns was significantly larger than any list of knowns. And addressing that list called for some real creativity. When it came to dealing with space sickness, NASA turned to 11 Deaf men for a baseline, and these men ultimately played a significant role in getting the first astronauts off the ground.

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This specific run of tests was done in the 1960s as a cooperative venture between NASA test was a partnership between NASA and the U.S. Naval School of Aviation Medicine. The subjects were 11 Deaf men between 25 and 48 years old -- Harold Domich, Robert Greenmun, Barron Gulak, Raymond Harper, Jerald Jordan, Harry Larson, David Myers, Donald Peterson, Raymond Piper, Alvin Steele, John Zakutney -- from Gallaudet College (now Gallaudet University) that specializes in educational opportunities for the hearing impaired. And their selection was far from an arbitrary choice.

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The key here was in how each of these men lost their hearing. All but one was deaf after a childhood bout with spinal meningitis. Spinal meningitis can, among other effects, cause lasting damage to the vestibular system of the inner ear by killing nerve and hair cells, the structures that are vital to giving our brains information about motion, balance, and even spatial orientation. This is also the system that plays a huge part in for motion sickness. There are still some conflicting explanations over where motion sickness comes from, but the traditional explanation is known as the “sensory conflict theory.” This is basically a conflict to what your eyes see and what your vestibular system feels. If you’re reading in a car you won’t see any movement but your body will feel it. The result is feeling like you want to vomit. And sometimes just outright vomiting.

When it comes to space, this system stops getting gravitational cues that distinguish up and down, but your eyes still see things normally. It’s another set of conflicting information that can lead to a space sickness akin to seasickness. Which leads to nausea.

Fun fact, “nausea” and “nautical” have the same Greek root -- “naut.” That’s not a coincidence. This has clearly been a sea-faring condition for a while now.

Sensory conflict theory explains why a functioning vestibular system is necessary for motion sickness, and also why NASA was interested in testing Deaf individuals with a damaged vestibular system to study motion sickness in spaceflight. These men are virtually immune to motion sickness, so they could be put through the ringer on all the machines that would train astronauts for spaceflight, report any physical sensations, and give researchers a baseline without having to stop because of nausea.

And the tests were insane! One test had four men spend 12 straight days inside a 20-foot slow rotation room that kept spinning at ten revolutions per minute the whole time. The disorientation would make anyone sick, but these men weren’t bothered by it. Another test had them go through zero-g flights in the so-called “Vomit Comet” before scientists looked for the presence of stress hormones in their urine as an indication of stress on the body during the testing. Men who could hear had increased levels of certain catechols and steroids in their urine while the deaf participants didn’t.

In another test in a ferry off the coast of Nova Scotia, researchers wanted to see what would happen to the men on a boat in choppy waters. The goal was to see if the deaf participants could be made seasick to understand and determine the comparative effects in unaffected subjects, aka men who could hear. The Deaf subjects played cards and hung out while 15 of the 20 hearing participants got violently ill. The Deaf men only reported physical discomfort from the test as well as fear. The rough waters were so scary many feared shipwreck, but even the panic they felt wasn’t strong enough to induce nausea. Researchers measured their blood pressure, eye movement, digestion, and other physiological effects for a good baseline until the tests were stopped… because the researchers were too sick to continue.

Ultimately, these 11 Deaf men known as the Gallaudet Eleven did a lot to help scientists understand the challenges facing humans in spaceflight.

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How Gallaudet is Working to Reach Deaf Readers

How Gallaudet University is working to reach young, Deaf readers.

WASHINGTON DC -- There was once a curious little girl with bright pink hair who loved to climb trees. One day, the little girl met an old man, who gave her fruit from a baobab tree. The fruit was delicious. So the girl set off to find the tree.

We’re not going to tell you what happens next, though. Wouldn’t want to ruin the ending.

This story of the pink-haired child and her fruit-focused adventure is told through an app created in a Gallaudet University lab that aims to give Deaf children something quite valuable -- easy, early access to American Sign Language.

“People like me, Deaf people, don’t ask to be fixed,” said Melissa Malzkuhn, founder and creative director the Motion Light Lab. “We just ask to be able to thrive.”

In this lab at Gallaudet, the private university for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing in Northeast Washington, research and innovation turn into resources for children and families. There is so much out there for hearing children, Malzkuhn said through interpreters. But much of what is available is sound-based.

“Which is great, there’s been beautiful work done, lots of wonderful applications, but they have absolutely zero benefit for Deaf children, who are visually oriented,” Malzkuhn said. “So that’s where this lab comes in.”

Launched in 2009, the lab in recent years has developed “The Baobab,” the story of the young girl, which has been translated into Russian, Japanese and other languages. It is also home to similar projects known as VL2 Storybook Apps. There is “The Blue Lobster,” which follows the same adventurous child. “The Museum of Errors” features wordplay. “The Boy Who Cried Wolf” and “The Little Airplane That Could” are new spins on classic tales.

“There really aren’t that many resources out there for Deaf children,” Malzkuhn said. “Especially when you’re talking about technology.”

The bilingual storybook apps offer vivid, colorful illustrations of dogs and airplanes and pink-haired heroines. As the stories progress, children can press highlighted words for a video of someone signing and fingerspelling. They can also watch a video of a story told through ASL.

These Deaf men helped NASA understand motion sickness in space

The lab is also using motion-capture technology to develop a more authentic signing experience. A video of an ASL nursery rhyme, done in collaboration with a lab in Paris, shows why that matters: the system can create clear, expressive language delivered through a three-dimensional character.

Motion capture is used to show movement -- usually dance, sports, that kind of stuff. Capturing gestures, though, is a bit more complicated. Typically, Malzkuhn said, the lab’s system has about 50 markers, which are basically raised knobs placed along joints in the body. The lab uses more than 100 markers to make sure the finer points of gesture are preserved.

“I feel like a ninja, because it’s black and I have all these markers on, so I dress completely in black,” she said of the motion capture outfit. “The work is tedious, for putting the markers on the face, I will say that. Because you don’t just pull on a mask.” ... Read More at The Washington Post.

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The 200th Anniversary of Deaf Education

The 200th anniversary of Deaf Education in America.

Gallaudet University President Roberta J. Cordano shares a special message in honor of the 200th anniversary of Deaf education in America.

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Gallaudet University is the world leader in liberal education and career development for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing undergraduate students. The University enjoys an international reputation for the outstanding graduate programs it provides Deaf, Hard-of-Hearing, and hearing students, as well as for the quality of the research it conducts on the history, language, culture, and other topics related to Deaf people. Visit www.gallaudet.edu for more information.

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What It's Like To Be Deaf On University Campus

Students face challenges as Kirsten Pribula talks about her experiences of being Deaf on campus in the United States.

ATHENS, Ohio -- The Post: At age 23, Kirsten Pribula heard a water sprinkler for the first time. She stood in the middle of College Green for a few minutes trying to preserve the moment and remember the sound.

Pribula lost her hearing between the ages of 3 and 4 due to autoimmune inner ear disease. AIED is a progressive hearing loss condition caused when the immune system attacks the inner ear, according to the American Hearing Research Foundation.

Pribula underwent cochlear implant surgery - a surgery where a device that improves hearing is placed in the inner ear - when she was 8 years old. The surgery allows her to hear partially, but Pribula still relies heavily on lip reading and interpreters, she said.

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In group conversations, Pribula said she often needs an interpreter because it is hard to keep up with the back-and-forth nature of the setting.

“But with one-on-one conversations, I do really well because … I can read lips well,” Pribula said.

Despite the problems she faces because of her hearing loss, she still chose to come to Ohio University. Pribula was also looking at Gallaudet University in Washington, D.C., the only university in the nation designed specifically to eliminate barriers for Deaf and Hard of Hearing students, but Gallaudet did not offer Pribula the major she wanted to pursue.

Pribula, a junior studying graphic design, thought she was the only student who is Deaf on campus, but according to Carey Busch, the assistant dean of student accessibility, there are between 15 and 18 students on Ohio University’s Athens campus that are Deaf or Hard of Hearing. The group makes up less than one-tenth of a percent of the campus’ student population.

Although Pribula often feels overlooked by the general student body, there are some offices at OU actively working to accommodate students, who are Deaf, in and out of the classroom... Read The Full Story.

Deaf History THAT - "Who Was Melville Ballard"

A short film from NAD in the Deaf History THAT: "Who Was Melville Ballard" with Linsay Darnall, Jr.

SILVER SPRING, Maryland -- The National Association of the Deaf is excited to release the new video series, Deaf History That! In this brief episode, Linsay Darnall, Jr. introduces Melville Ballard and shares some interesting facts about him.

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A man sits on an antique sofa, in front of a window. A small transparent NAD logo appears on bottom right.

LINSAY: There are many interesting Deaf people and among them, I’d like to tell you about one person in particular -- Melville Ballard. He was born in Maine and since he was Deaf, there were no known educational institution for Deaf children nearby. When he was eleven years old, he was informed that there was a Deaf school in Hartford. He enrolled and after nine years, Ballard completed his education. The school asked him to become a teacher there. The Columbia Institute for the Deaf and Dumb in Washington, D.C. asked him to teach there, Ballard accepted the offer and soon afterwards, the college for the Deaf was established. He decided to enroll there and after two years, he graduated. Afterwards, he went back to teaching and did so for over fifty years! While he was teaching, Ballard along with a few others, founded a newspaper for Deaf people. The paper was called The Silent World. Ballard was actually one of the participants at that conference in Milan, Italy in 1880. Oh, here's another interesting fact about Ballard -- Congressman James Garfield, who later became the President of the U.S., corresponded with the French Emperor Louis Napoleon Bonaparte III, who communicated in French. The Congressman needed somebody to help him with the translation so he used Ballard, who was fluent in English, French, and Latin, to help with the translations. With Ballard's help, Garfield was able maintain his communications with the French Emperor. So, that is what I wanted to share with you today.

Video cuts to same grey background with white text "This video series is made possible by the Emanuel "Manny" Golden Visual History Fund." In smaller text on the bottom, "National Association of the Deaf © 2016 All Rights Reserved"

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Gallaudet: White House Experience 'Unforgettable'

WATCH: Deaf News - Deaf Canadian of Gallaudet University student experience at the White House 'unforgettable'.

WASHINGTON DC -- The Whig: A Deaf Kingston man studying in Washington, D.C., signed “I love you” to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and wife Sophie Gregoire-Trudeau during their visit to The White House Thursday morning.

Wyatt Scott, who is in his fourth year at Gallaudet University in Washington, was invited to see the prime minister’s arrival, along with several other Canadian students from the school that specializes in educating Deaf and Hard of Hearing students.

“The experience at the White House was great!” Scott wrote in an email.

He said there were more than 3,000 people there to see the Trudeaus, including the 17 Deaf Canadian students from Gallaudet who were given VIP seats right next to the stage from which the two leaders addressed the crowd.

Scott got to see President Barack Obama and the first lady walk out of the White House to wait for the Trudeaus’ motorcade to arrive. Seeing the Trudeaus together with the Obamas was an exciting moment, he added.

“It was very cool to see them right there in front of us. We cheered, signed ‘I love you,’ waved the Canadian flags, and hoped to catch their attention. I think they did notice us. I’ve never dreamed to be that very close to the two most important leaders in the same location.”

Scott watched the military guard perform a salute to the two leaders and, with the help of an interpreter, laughed at Obama’s jokes about hockey.

“We took a lot of pictures everywhere to remember the unforgettable event. After the speeches, we did hope for both leaders to walk by us, shake hands, and take selfies with them, but that didn’t happen. I’m fine with it because I’m more than satisfied to see them up close instead of watching on the TV.”

After the Trudeaus’ departure, Scott and his friends left for lunch and a chance to discuss what they had seen.

“It was definitely a once-in-a-life opportunity, and that will probably not happen again in my lifetime. The overall experience at the White House was fantastic and unforgettable because that was my first and (likely) last time to visit the White House before graduating this May.”

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Gallaudet How Architecture Changes For The Deaf

WATCH [CC] - Curbed's feature on DeafSpace at Gallaudet University campus for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing students and staff.

WASHINGTON -- We live in a world made for people who hear. But what would our cities looks like if they were designed for the Deaf? DeafSpace is an emerging approach to design and architecture that is informed by the unique sensory experience of those who don't hear. In conjunction with Curbed's feature on DeafSpace, we visited Gallaudet University to see what DeafSpace looks like in action:

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People who hear might not realize what role sound plays in everyday life. If you want a passerby's attention, you shout his name. If a professor needs to explain a math problem, it's not a problem to talk while writing concepts on the board.

But people who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing depend on different senses to navigate everything from social interactions to academics. The concept of DeafSpace uses that experience to inform the design of environments.

Gallaudet University - a school located in Washington, DC, and the world’s only institution of higher education for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing is in the process of modifying the historic university’s campus to create a more inclusive environment for the Deaf student body.

Hansel Bauman, the architect behind DeafSpace, has redesigned parts of Gallaudet's campus around five basic principles: space and proximity, sensory reach, mobility and proximity, light and color, and acoustics. DeafSpace is the project that has grown up around Bauman's work and is quickly gaining recognition both inside and outside deaf communities.

On our recent visit to the campus we sat down with Derrick Behm, a former student who now works in the Office of Campus Design and Planning. He walked us through some of the background of the DeafSpace project while also giving us a demonstration of how these concepts play out in action, which you can see in the video above.

For a more in-depth look into the history, traditions, and design elements driving DeafSpace, read Amanda Hurley's feature about DeafSpace on our sister site Curbed.

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Gunpoint Robbery In Broad Daylight Near Gally

Masked men with gun rob at Florida Avenue and Pennsylvania Ave in broad daylight near Gallaudet University campus.

WASHINGTON DC -- Masked men held up a liquor store in Hill East this morning, police said.

The armed robbery happened in the World Wine & Spirits at 1453 Pennsylvania Ave. SE about 11 a.m.

Authorities said they’re looking for:

(1) B/M, slim build, 20 years of age, greyish jacket with a hoodie, white tennis shoes with red laces, armed with a handgun, wearing a mask.

(2) B/M , slim build, 20 years old, wearing a mask.

Both last seen running south in the 900 block of 15th Street SE.

Three men also robbed a man at gunpoint near Gallaudet University in broad daylight yesterday, police said. The armed robbery occurred on the 700 block of Florida Avenue NE about 12:30 p.m. Sunday.

The victim was in the area when the three men surrounded him, according to authorities. One of the men then put a gun to the victim’s head, while demanding money.

The men soon after took the victim’s wallet. They then ran to a car and drove away. Police haven’t released detailed descriptions of the suspects.

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Deaf Short Film - Bison TV Presents 'The Button'

WATCH [CC] - A short film Bison TV Presents “The Button” in ASL version.



The Bison TV Productions “The Button” about love story of the American Civil War parody from Gallaudet University on Vimeo.

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Deaf Church Treasurer Charged In Sexual Assault

Deaf News: Deaf church treasurer, sex offender, charged with molesting disabled churchgoer in Kansas.

OVERLAND PARK, KS -- A Deaf church treasurer, who is a convicted sex offender, is in jail after he was accused of molesting a church goer who has disabilities.

Rodney Sexton is charged with aggravated sexual battery. He is accused of molesting a 31-year-old man, who is Deaf and functions like an 8 year old.

Sexton made his first court appearance on Monday. A judge set his bond at $100,000 cash only.

Sexton is treasurer at Deaf Liberty Baptist Church in Overland Park, Kansas. It's unclear if his convictions from the mid-1980s for sex crimes were known.

Sexton is on the roster to teach sign language at Maple Woods Community College in January and he has apparently taught at the Metropolitan Community College in the past, according to online records.

Because of the Christmas holiday, KCTV5 could not reach community college representatives for comment.

The mother of the 31-year-old victim is heartbroken and angry. She wants to know whether church leaders knew about Sexton's background.

"I think people knew," the mother said. "This should never happen to another family."

In the mid-1980s, Sexton faced six felony sex charges involving a child. He was convicted on two counts and served time in a Kansas prison. He is not listed on the Kansas Sex Offender Registry because his convictions occurred before 1994.

He was released from prison in 1989 and released from probation four years later.

The victim's mother said her son loves his church and trusted Sexton. She said Sexton pressured her son to keep the molestation secret.

"This shouldn't happen to anybody sitting in a church or at school. This needs to be stopped," the mother told KCTV5. "My boy deserves to be protected."

People with special needs are four times more likely to be abused because they often don't realize they are being abused or they cannot articulate about the abuse.

SOURCE - KCTV

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Gallaudet University: Suicide Attempt Survivors

WATCH [CC] - Suicide Attempt Survivors at the Gallaudet University Campus.

Warning: This video contains footage that might be disturbing to some viewers. Viewer discretion is advised.

Emotional Deaf girl's Experience with Gallaudet University which happened in Spring Semester in 2014. She tries to stop her best friend from a suicide attempt at the campus. She'd like to share a vlog with you in the Deaf community.

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Nyle DiMarco: The Mecca Of The Deaf Community

WATCH [CC] - Nyle DiMarco gives back the homecoming events at Gallaudet University campus, thousand attend this event.

WASHINGTON DC - NYLON: Since day one of the current America’s Next Top Model cycle, Nyle DiMarco has been an audience favorite.

DiMarco is the epitome of what Tyra Banks set out to do when she created the show 22 seasons and 12 years ago: to show that “perfect is boring.” He’s the first Deaf contestant to ever compete on the show and, from the looks of it, he could very well be crowned America's Next Top Model.

Join Top Model favorite Nyle DiMarco as he returns to his Alma Mater at Gallaudet University, the mecca of the Deaf Community. He talks sexual fluidity, his new sign language app, and the culture that defines Deaf Americans.

Internet Lingo Sign Language with Nyle DiMarco - Following last week’s challenge win, DiMarco showed us how to sign various “modern” terms in ASL. (Think: “bae,” “hmu,” and “selfie.”) It’s a little thing we like to call "Nyle DiMarco’s ASL Survical Guide."

Awesome #SignTHAT! pitch idea right?? Well... It is happening!!!! To DL: https://t.co/njrGdB0uRW #ANTM @CW_ANTM pic.twitter.com/5heszJCgT8

— Nyle DiMarco (@NyleDiMarco) November 7, 2015

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The Universal Language Is In Our Minds

Dr. Boudreault: The universal language is in our minds.

BERKELEY, California -- Dr. Patrick Boudreault, who is Deaf, grew up in a quadrilingual and bilingual community in Quebec, Canada. He is a native signer of Langue des Signes Québécoise (LSQ) and American Sign Language (ASL), and is fluent in written French and English.

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The University of California Berkeley linguistics lecturer Dr. Boudreault, explains that language is a fluid thing that's not just spoken. It's something universal that happens in our minds, whether it's communicated with our hands or our voice.

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Dr. Boudreault is currently a visiting professor with Graduate Studies and Research at Gallaudet University. He serves as co-principal investigator with Dr. Christina Palmer of the University of California, Los Angeles on a grant from the National Cancer Institute on implementing online cancer genetics education in ASL to increase the Deaf community's access to culturally and linguistically appropriate materials.

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