How Technology Can Enrich Deaf Lives

Talks at Google - Nyle Dimarco: How technology can enrich Deaf lives.

SAN FRANCISCO, California -- This is a historical event for Talks at Google, because it is completely conducted through American Sign Language (ASL).

Model, actor, and activist Nyle DiMarco sits down with Google during our annual Accessibility Week to talk about Deaf culture, the mission and vision behind his foundation, and ways to reduce language deprivation for Deaf and Hard of Hearing children through technological solutions. DiMarco discusses the need to include Deaf people in the process of new technological implementations and how important of an impact that will make on our world.

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Nyle DiMarco has been breaking down barriers and winning over audiences since 2014. As a fan favorite on cycle 22 of America's Next Top Model, he became the second male winner and first Deaf contestant on the hit CW series.

The following year, partnered with Peta Murgatroyd, he took home the coveted mirror ball trophy on season 22 of ABC’s Dancing With the Stars.

DiMarco has quickly become the face of not only the Deaf community but disabled people worldwide (1.4 billion people with disabilities worldwide and 466 million people with hearing loss). He founded The Nyle DiMarco Foundation, which focuses on bilingual education and aims to improve access to accurate information about early language acquisition.

DiMarco is an inspiration to many and speaks all over the world, spreading the word of inclusion and acceptance. As a producer, Nyle is working on various scripted and non-scripted projects with the overall goal of telling new stories and empowering disabled people both in front and behind the camera.

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Deaf Romance Short Film 'Noise'

A Deaf woman forms a bond with a stranger, forcing them to communicate without language.

Omeleto release a romance short film “Noise” presenting Sophie stands by herself staring at the ocean. Lost in her own world and thoughts - as well as being Deaf - she is oblivious at first to the stranger who begins to share her spot on the pier, trying to photograph the local scene.

Eventually they strike up a conversation via hand gestures and facial expressions, and Sophie and Bemo spend the afternoon together, forming an unlikely bond that flourishes despite their lack of shared language. But that growing bond and attraction is challenged in its own way, and what seems like a straightforward romance becomes a meditation on attraction, love and the vivid, fleeting nature of it all.

Writer-director Michael Aloyan's short romance traces the beginning of an attraction, beginning with the requisite "meet cute" and proceeding until what's traditionally regarded as the next step. Charming, simply but beautifully shot and well-performed, watching two different individuals find common ground and then attraction is lovely, especially when the storytelling highlights how their lack of shared language seemingly makes space for a more intimate, vulnerable connection.

There isn't much dialogue in the film, but strong sound design offers a glimpse of what's it like to be in Sophie's head, experiencing music as rhythmic thumps and exploring a subjectivity that is rich in sensation, even if she can't hear sound. Sharing some of that with Bemo forms one of the most evocative and heart-warming moments in the film, and it's easy to see why they become so taken with one another.

Actress T.J. Carpio plays Sophie's hearing impairment lightly, but traces her growing openness to Bemo with great responsiveness and emotional honesty. Actor Shvan Aladdin plays off her well as Bemo, essaying a role notable for its warmth and kindness, and the two's connection flourishes, even if they don't seem to have much shared ground yet.

As Sophie and Bemo develop other ways to share their selves and lives outside of spoken conversation, the film seems to function as a romantic montage leading to a high point of consummation, gracefully threading through their growing intimacy in a series of beautifully etched vignettes. But in a subtle but clever set of twists, the storytelling upends those narrative expectations, making what seems like a straightforward romance into something unexpectedly meditative and even melancholy.

Without giving too much away, "Noise" seems to question just what the origin of attraction is, what role and importance common ground -- whether it's through shared language or other values -- plays in love and what do we gain or give up when rushing into romance. This narrative turn is gently accomplished without melodrama, but it's enough that when the would-be couple come back together, the emotional tenor of the story is markedly different from the beginning. It's not unlike real life, perhaps, when the beautiful "castle in the sky" created by two people's mutual romantic fantasy and momentum reveals itself as the fragile edifice it is -- and the couple must decide what's really holding it up, and whether that's enough to sustain it.

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Ten Deaf Children, One Powerful Message

Watch video sends powerful message about equal rights "10 Deaf Children, 1 Powerful Message" has become an internet hit.

Sheena McFeely also known as ASL Nook channel share a powerful message on YouTube -- Every day, Deaf people "fail" the hearing test immediately after being born, face "language delays" with their hearing family that don’t learn their natural language, and attempt "perfect speech" in order to fit into the Hearing world. They fight to use interpreters that benefit both the hearing and the Deaf, and deal with job discrimination -- all simply because they cannot hear.

Ironically, the practice of teaching signs to hearing babies is booming due to practical, emotional, and cognitive benefits validated by research. Hundreds of thousands of hearing people are taking American Sign Language (ASL) classes in high school as well as college -- making ASL the third most-studied language, according to Modern Language Association. Many come out of the experience proclaiming how beautiful ASL is.

Even while ASL is beautified, Deafness is still perceived as something that needs to be fixed. This makes Deaf people seem unequal, abnormal, and even defective. Deaf people are perplexed by this, as they see themselves as equal, diverse, and an attribute to this world.

"TODAY WE ASK, WHEN CAN YOU SEE US THE SAME WAY DEAF SEE THEMSELVES?"

It is our hope that this message will raise awareness, and at the same time, encourage Americans to join the Deaf community in the ongoing fight for equality.

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How German Sounds Compared To Other Languages

Experience how awfully harsh German sounds in comparison to other more beautiful languages!

The humorous video goes viral on YouTube. Ever notice how Germans sounds so severe? The German language is very intense, full of harsh vowels and long, hard-sounding words. Now that doesn't make it bad, per se, just different than say English, Spanish, French or Italian. Non-German speakers often describe it as “harsh,” “angry” and “guttural.”

This reputation is used to hilariously good effect in the videos below, which translate the same word into multiple languages, ending with German. P.S. All 'actors' are native speakers. Check it out new video "How To Speak German Lessons". To see just how different, watch and learn from the humorously-educational.

How German Sounds Compared To Other Languages Part 1:

"Over 1 Million people in just 2 days saw the first part of 'How German Sounds Compared To Other Languages' You demanded more, we will give you more! So experience another video, in which we show, how awfully harsh German sounds in comparison to other languages!"

How German Sounds Compared To Other Languages Part 2:

"You told us, you want to see another one, so we did PART 3! You ask us to include different nations and of course, this time, we have different nations: Japan, America, Sweden, Brazil & Germany! So experience another video, in which we show, how awfully harsh German sounds in comparison to other languages!"

How German Sounds Compared To Other Languages Part 3:

How To Speak German Lesson 1:

"Do you want to impress your friends? How about talking German to them? Check out our "How To Speak German" video and learn how to pronounce the best words...! 'KAMPFHUND!"

How To Speak German Lesson 2:

"Your favorite German guy is back! You asked for Part 2! Here it is!"

How To Speak German Community Version / Lesson 3:

"Your favorite German guy read your comments and is back with a Community Version of "How To Speak German"! Prepare yourselves for lesson 3! YOU MÄHDRESCHERS!"

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