American Sign Language, We Have A Problem

Tuesday, October 14, 2014

American Sign Language, We Have A Problem

VIDEO in ASL - Houston, uh... American Sign Language, We have a big problem.



A Deaf activist and psychologist, Amy Cohen Efron also known as a blogger "Deaf World As Eye See It", Efron posted the article about the value in American Sign Language (ASL) which related to the viral video star of Paul and Tina Sirimarco's signalongs that lead to the deafies into the hottest debates, theories, thoughts of about the mostly hearing people has culturally misappropriated American Sign Language (ASL) from Deaf Community.



Amy Cohen Efron's statement on the article...



We. Have. A. Big. Fucking. Problem. Here. Everyone, Did I get your attention? Good. Watch my vlog, then read on...



I am talking to the Deaf Community here.



Are you sick of audism?

Sick of hearing signers making money off American Sign Language?

Sick of non-certified interpreters taking jobs that they are not qualified to do so?

Sick of hearing people taking ASL teaching jobs?

Sick of this and that?



Let’s look at National Association of the Deaf's mission,



“The mission of the National Association of the Deaf is to promote, protect, and preserve the civil, human and linguistic rights of Deaf and Hard of Hearing individuals in the United States of America.”

Audism – is a civil and human issue.

Language/ASL appropriation – is a linguistic issue.

Non-certified interpreters – is a civil and linguistic issue.

Hearing people taking ASL teaching jobs – is a civil and human issue.



Let’s look into linguistic rights. What is this really mean?



American Sign Language (ASL) is our right. That is our language. (Please keep your debate about who owns ASL out of here, because that is not the point!)



We need to band together to educate ourselves what is language appropriation really means, and we need to instill our value in American Sign Language.



To be perfectly honest with you all... the truth is... Read more: http://www.deafeyeseeit.com/2014/10/13/we-have-a-big-fucking-problem-here/



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Paul and Tina Sirimarco's Signalong is Over !

Wednesday, October 8, 2014

Paul and Tina Sirimarco's Signalong is Over !

VIDEO: Signed - The era of Paul and Tina Sirimarco signalong is finished: Deaf vlogger claims.



All about the viral video star of Paul and Tina Sirimarco' signalongs is apparently over, after the porn issue been pop-up around the blogosphere which recent reports made by public to the communities.



A Deaf activist and ASL vlogger, Taurean also known as Tar2006 claimed that the couple are currently embroiled in an online spat with Deaf activists who argue that they has culturally misappropriated American Sign Language (ASL) from Deaf and Hard of Hearing community and the sources are indicating that Paul Sirimarco, aka Paul Marco, has been deeply involved in the porn industry.

However, the individuals consistently find disgusting and sparked a chorus of outrage about the couple, anyhow, the vlogsphere responses has reacted to a video showing, www.DeafVideo.TV/237617#Comments. Some vlogsphere believe that the couple, Paul and Tina Sirimarco have been giving the ASL community a bad reputation.



Related of Paul and Tina Sirimarco:

Couple's Sign Language Car Signalong Goes Viral

Paul & Tina Sirimarco Signalong Parody

Paul and Tina Sirimarco The Porn Star

Deaf Adopted Child To Force On Cochlear Implant

Tuesday, February 19, 2013

Deaf Adopted Child To Force On Cochlear Implant

Family flies Deaf child to Italy for surgery not approved in United States.



LUBBOCK - From an onlooker’s perspective, Anna Burch is like any other 5-year-old. She’s friendly, energized and quite interactive. But if you call her name, she won’t respond. She’s not being rude. She simply can’t hear you.



Amy Burch is a single mother of three adopted girls Amelia, 8; Lucy, 3; and Anna, 5. Burch adopted Anna from Anyang, China, just a few weeks before her fifth birthday with the help of her parents. Debra Burch, Amy’s mother, said she and her husband Mike were with her daughter when she made the decision to adopt Anna. “We knew she was Deaf,” said Debra.



The disability didn’t hinder the family’s excitement to adopt her and figured Anna’s deafness could be treated with a hearing aid or cochlear implant. The extent of Anna’s condition was unknown until the family had her hearing assessed.



Anna was born with no cochleas, said Dr. Steven Zupancic, assistant professor of Speech-Language & Hearing Sciences at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Allied Health Sciences. The cochlea is what allows hearing, said Brittany Hall, clinical supervisor for SLHS at TTUHSC SAHS.



Anna was profoundly Deaf. Debra said cochlear implants and hearing aids would be of no use, so the family began looking into other options. She was taken to Hall for an assessment in August.



“Anna is such an amazing little girl,” Hall said. “She has no formal language of communication, but she is such a communicative little girl. … I saw her for an assessment in 2012. She was communicating, but it wasn’t through words. With the help of the family, she learned sign communication.”



Hall said before Anna’s departure to Verona, she was working to teach her Anna to pair signs with speech by reading lips. ... Read more: http://amarillo.com/news/texas-news/2013-02-19/family-flies-deaf-child-italy-surgery-not-approved-us



Related of Cochlear Implants:

If you travel consider which company you use. Your dreams could be destroyed. Some of you may be considering a Cochlear Implant for yourself or a child. As a Cochlear Implant Recipient, The following video is important for you to watch before making a decision on which implant to receive: Warning To Cochlear Implant Users



Historically, women and girls have faced forced laws that tell them what to do with their bodies against their will which is a violation of human rights: A Violation of Human Rights: Forcing A Deaf Child to Wear CI



My experience with people telling me there is a "cure" for deafness: Cochlear Implants Is NOT A Cure!