WFD - Over 70 Million Deaf People In The World

Sunday, December 21, 2014

WFD - Over 70 Million Deaf People In The World

VIDEO: [ASL] - Believe it or not...



There are over 70 million Deaf people in the world. Many of them are either Deaf from birth or became Deaf before learning the spoken language.



This fact has serious implications for the education of Deaf people. To be Deaf means to not hear or comprehend speech and language through the ear.



Communication for a person who cannot hear is visual, not auditory. To deny sign language to Deaf people is tantamount to denying them their basic human rights to communication and education.

Video Description/ English Summary: The video has two points, (1) that the World Federation of the Deaf estimates that 80% of Deaf people do not receive any education at all. (2) How does this make you feel? Isn't this a shocking, disgusting, and infuriating statistic? So what do you plan to do about it?



1 - "80% of Deaf people do not receive any education at all." If you have your Paddy Ladd's "Understanding Deaf Culture: In Search of Deafhood" near you, grab it and flip to page 44. Alternatively, at the end of this very paragraph there's a link that will take you to the WFD article that the citation in the book is from: http://wfdeaf.org/databank/policies/policy-visions-and-goals-for-access-to-adult-education-for-deaf-people



2 - "There are over 70 Million Deaf People in the World." http://wfdeaf.org/faq

DEAF CAN !!!

Tuesday, November 11, 2014

DEAF CAN !!!

VIDEO: [CC] - Deaf Can! Educate hearing people how to communicating with Deaf people.



Talking about Deafness, Deaf Life, Advocate and Do's and Don'ts in certain situations. Here is a video of questions hearing person get due to being Deaf.



Hope you learn a few new things and think twice when communicating with a Deaf and Hard of Hearing person.



We are capable of doing anything/everything like a hearing person can, we just can't hear. Some of the questions are quite funny though, not going to lie.

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Deaf Designer Speaks Out On Myths About Deafness

Tuesday, November 12, 2013

Deaf Designer Speaks Out On Myths About Deafness

EXCLUSIVE: Deaf 'Project Runway' designer speaks out on myths about deafness. The season 12 finalist dispels stereotypes and myths about deafness.



CHICAGO - In a "Project Runway" season where fights between contestants raged for hours, one of the finalists took refuge in what some would consider a disability: being Deaf.



Justin LeBlanc would turn down the volume on his cochlear implant or completely remove the external device, and he would focus on his designs. "It worked to my advantage," LeBlanc said. "It allowed me to block out all the drama."



LeBlanc fell short of the win, but by making it all the way to the final four, he helped educate the viewing and hearing public about being Deaf.



"A lot of people have never been around a deaf person," he said, though 2 to 3 out of every 1,000 children in the U.S. are born Deaf or Hard-of-Hearing, according to the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders.



LeBlanc hopes his appearance on "Project Runway" helped dispel some assumptions, myths and stereotypes about deafness. Among the misperceptions: ... Read more: http://www.tulsaworld.com/scene/deaf-project-runway-designer-speaks-out-on-myths-about-deafness/article_5a3fbd06-d853-51e4-b193-6cf52c02cd72.html