DeaFined - Canada's New Deaf Restaurant

Friday, May 1, 2015

DeaFined - Canada's New Deaf Restaurant

Deaf News: Deafined Breaks Down Barriers - Vancouver’s First ‘Deaf Restaurant’ Teaches Diners To Order in American Sign Language.

VANCOUVER, CANADA - A new Vancouver restaurant is encouraging diners to order with their hands - DeaFined, opening May 7 on West 4th Avenue near Vine Street in Kitsilano, is staffed entirely by Deaf and Hard of Hearing servers. Among the first of its kind in Canada, the Eastern Mediterranean restaurant asks customers to order food and drinks using American Sign Language.



For those who don’t know how to sign, there’s no need to fret.



“There’s a cheat sheet on the table with the menu,” said owner Moe Alameddine. “The server comes up to take the order, and the fun part starts there.”



In the mood for steak? Grab the fleshy part of your left hand with the index finger and thumb of your right hand, and wiggle a bit as if getting a good grip on the meat. How about salad? Use both hands and picture yourself tossing some greens.



When customers arrive at the DeaFined, a hearing host or hostess greets them and acts as an interpreter while they introduce the server.



Alameddine came up with the idea after starting his popular blind-dining restaurant O.Noir in Montreal and Toronto and Dark Table in Vancouver, where guests dine in complete darkness while they are served by visually impaired staff. The concept aims to give customers a taste, albeit briefly, of what it’s like to be blind.



Although the business helped provide jobs for Blind people, Alameddine said he realized a need for employment opportunities to benefit the Deaf community.



Only two other North American establishments - Signs Restaurant in Toronto, which hires mostly Deaf servers, and Mozzeria, a pizza restaurant in San Francisco, which has a Deaf owner and staff have a focus on hiring Deaf staff... Read the full story: http://metronews.ca/news/vancouvers-first-deaf-restaurant-teaches-diners-to-order-in-sign-language/



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Deaf Army Rebel In The Syrian Civil War

Wednesday, April 29, 2015

Deaf Army Rebel In The Syrian Civil War

VIDEO [CC] - Deaf Jordanian in Syria fighting against Al-Assad. الصم الجيش الله اكبر - Deaf Army Allahu Akbar!



Unofficial translation: “Insha'Allah, I’m fine. I am in Syria because in the name of Allah in his honor because in Syria lot of life were lost. Many have recently been killed. We successfully to take ennemis positions. We have good relations with hearings in the fighting. We work very hard with efficiency since I killed some in the name of Allah.

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Insha'Allah I’m still alive and as you see, I have a perfect weapon to watch the front. Before it was warmer but now it is a little quieter. Despite four victims were beheaded not far around. Inshallah that keep us alive and our judge.” Source



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Forbes: Changing Technologies For The Deaf

Tuesday, April 28, 2015

Forbes: Changing Technologies For The Deaf

Deaf News: Forbes.com - 4 Game-Changing Technologies For The Deaf And Hard Of Hearing.

The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that there are more than 360 million people worldwide with a disabling hearing loss, including 32 million children and one-third of people over 65 years of age. Hearing loss may result from genetic causes, complications at birth, certain infectious diseases, chronic ear infections, the use of particular drugs, exposure to excessive noise and aging.



One of the main impacts of hearing loss is on the individual’s ability to communicate with others, since spoken language development is often delayed in children with deafness. Limited access to services and exclusion from communication can have a significant impact on everyday life, causing feelings of loneliness, isolation and frustration, particularly among older people with hearing loss.



Recent advances in technology have the potential to improve the quality of life for those who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing. Here’s a look at four products in this space that caught our attention.



MotionSavvy UNI: MotionSavvy, founded by a team of students from Rochester Institute of Technology’s National Technical Institute for the Deaf, announced “the world’s first two-way communication software for the Deaf.” UNI translates American Sign Language (ASL) into speech, and speech into text. It utilizes a special camera to track the location of both hands and all ten fingers. Graphic representations of the hands provide live feedback to make sure gestures are being captured correctly. The software’s dictionary can be expanded with customized signs added by the user. There’s also an option to upload those signs to the Internet, to share with others. The more an individual uses the system, the more accurate and tailored it becomes. To facilitate the Hearing-to-Deaf half of the communication, the package also includes Dragon Nuance Pro, one of the leading pieces of voice recognition software. Interested customers will have to wait for MotionSavvy UNI, but not long.



The company is planning to release it in September 2015. The video below gives a high level overview of the concept... Read Full Story with Videos: forbes.com/sites/robertszczerba/2015/04/21/4-game-changing-technologies-for-the-deaf-and-hard-of-hearing/



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Baltimore Riots: Erupts Into Violence, Chaos

Baltimore Riots: Erupts Into Violence, Chaos

EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: Violence erupts in Baltimore after Freddie Gray's funeral.

BALTIMORE - CNN Breaking News - #BaltimoreRiots, April 27, 2015 - A state of emergency has been declared and the National Guard activated after the US city of Baltimore, Maryland erupted in violence on Monday.



Maryland Governor, Lawrence Hogan declares state of emergency in Baltimore as protests grow violent. Hundreds of rioters looted shops and burned buildings following the funeral of a 25-year-old black man called Freddie Gray who died after he was injured in police custody.

At least 15 police officers were injured in direct confrontations with the gangs of black youths. Maryland Governor Lawrence Hogan announced the emergency measures including the imposition of a curfew beginning Tuesday night.



“I’ve not made this decision lightly. The National Guard represents a last resort in order to restore order. Look, people have the right to protest and express their frustration, but Baltimore city families deserve peace and safety in their communities.”



Gray’s death latest at the hands of police.



Freddie Gray was arrested on April 12 when he fled from police in a high crime area. He was carrying a switchblade knife, and he was put inside a transport van to be taken to a police station.



At some point, Gray suffered a spinal injury that led to his death a week later. Two officers have been accused of failing to belt him into his seat securely and of not giving him timely medical attention.



Gray’s death has sparked days of street protests and raised tensions in Baltimore. His family however has condemned the violence.



The killing of several unarmed black men by white police officers in recent months and decisions by grand juries not to indict the officers have triggered large-scale protests across the United States.



Watch Breaking News on CNN with Closed Captions - http://www.cnn.com/2015/04/27/us/baltimore-unrest/index.html



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Deaf Justice In Detroit

Monday, April 27, 2015

Deaf Justice In Detroit

VIDEO [CC] - Deaf people are serving as jurors in courts across the area of Detroit, Michigan.



DETROIT (WXYZ) - Justice is supposed to be blind, but what if it’s also Deaf? The 7 Investigators have learned that jurors who are Deaf are serving on juries more and more.



Judges say in the past, Deaf jurors usually did not make it onto a jury to render a verdict. They’re thrilled that the courts are becoming more inclusive, and as we discovered, Deaf jurors are also changing the dynamics of deliberations.



Inside the Frank Murphy Hall of Justice in downtown Detroit, judges hold more than 500 jury trials every year. In this recent armed robbery trial, not everyone inside Judge Timothy Kenny’s courtroom could actually hear the witnesses.



That’s because for the first time in more than 18 years on the bench, Judge Kenny had the opportunity to seat a Deaf juror to help decide this case.

Watch Detroit WXYZ with Closed Captions - HERE.



“I think it’s important for people who do have disabilities to think that this is not a segment of their life that they’re shut out from,” said Judge Kenny.



The court had two highly trained and certified sign language interpreters ready to go the day Juror #13 arrived for jury duty. University Translators Services provided the interpreters for the trial.



They are sworn in and the judge gives them clear instructions that when they’re interpreting inside the jury room for deliberations: they can never express their own views on the evidence.



“They recognize that's what their role is, and they’re not there to provide any editorial comment,” said Judge Kenny.



After 4 days of testimony, juror #13 - the Deaf juror was chosen to deliberate with 11 others. They found the defendant in this case not guilty. “I think every Deaf person has the ability to serve on a jury,” said Leah Scarpace. Read more wxyz.com/news/local-news/investigations/more-and-more-deaf-jurors-are-serving-in-local-courts

Rikki Poynter In British Deaf News Magazine

Rikki Poynter In British Deaf News Magazine

VIDEO [CC] - Rikki Poynter in British Deaf News Magazine by British Deaf Association.



Rikki Poynter, who is a hard of hearing also known The Deaf Side of Things, the vlogs about Deaf-related issues and campaigns for all vloggers.



Rikki posted on YouTube and sharing the community about the Britain's leading Deaf magazine, British Deaf News, by Dot Miles, to guest interviewee, Rikki Poynter (page 16) ... writings about her life that consists of child abuse, abuse during her adult years, and being Hard of Hearing in a hearing dominated society, what it's like to live as a being Deaf and socializing with hearing people.

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American Sign Language Effects On The Brain

Thursday, April 23, 2015

American Sign Language Effects On The Brain

VIDEO [CC/Signed] - Deaf children need adequate communication to develop a healthy brain, experts say.



DHN's coverage story of the education and communication skills for Deaf children in the United States of America. Experts tell us how the brain works when it doesn't develop properly and when it does.



Their solution? Giving Deaf children access to both American Sign Language and English leads to healthy development and should be part of every child's learning process from day one. Next week we meet two women who did just that.

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DHN is a place where everyone can get the news in the language that suits them best, whether they are Deaf or Hearing. DHN is a news agency and incorporate American Sign Language, spoken English and captions into each broadcast.



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DeafFriendly - Society/Culture Website

Monday, April 20, 2015

DeafFriendly - Society/Culture Website

VIDEO [CC/Signed] - Deaffriendly.com - You have choices, make the right one! Where members of the Deaf, and Deaf-Blind community rate and review businesses based on Deaf-Friendliness.



Deaffriendly.com is the new face of crowd sourcing: Bringing awareness to Deaf-Friendly businesses, and corrective feedback to Deaf-Challenged businesses. Reviewers fit a number of categories: Deaf, Deaf-Blind, Hard of Hearing, friends/family of the Deaf and those with a special interest in creating a Deaf-Friendly world.



Our philosophy is simple: Businesses are as plentiful as oxygen, so why not make sure you have plenty of awesome choices? During your daily activities (shopping, banking, eating out), you’re either going to come across a Deaf-Friendly business or you’re not. Sharing your insight is what slowly improves both your experience as a consumer and the businesses customer service. Unlike mystery shopping, as a Deaf consumer, you make “Deaf Reviews” everyday of your life.

Now, you can share your experiences on a much-needed public #deaffriendly platform. We invite you to join us on our mission to create a Deaf-Friendly world. By writing consumer reviews, we can increase Deaf-Friendliness in millions of businesses across the nation. Visit us for more details - http://deaffriendly.com



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Deaf Culture Series: Interview With Guthrie Nutter

Deaf Culture Series: Interview With Guthrie Nutter

VIDEO [CC/Signed] - Take Deaf Culture, Humor and Youtube - Mix It All Together and You Get ?



DHN's coverage of the interview with Guthrie Nutter in American Sign Language. He is just one of the millions of Deaf and Hard of Hearing people who've experience silly questions or wrong assumptions.



He's decided to take all of that and create a popular YouTube series. Below is the exclusive on his next episode: "Ways of Getting A Deaf Person's Attention."

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A top 5 introduction to Deaf Culture webisode the educational comedy ASL versions, See all videos - Deaf Culture Webisode By Guthrie Nutter



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The Human Right To Language For Deaf Children

Saturday, April 18, 2015

The Human Right To Language For Deaf Children

VIDEO: Signed - Rethinking LRE: The Human Right To Language for Deaf Children.



Rethinking Language-Rich Environment by Brenda J. Falgier. The video bases its dicussion on "The Human Right to Language" by Mr. Siegel.



Gallaudet University Press has published, "The Human Right To Language," by NDEP's founder and director, Lawrence M. Siegel who created the Statement of Principle in which he argued that the educational delivery system in America must be "communication-driven" for Deaf and Hard of Hearing students, proposes in his new book that current special education law violates the 1st and 14th Amendment rights of Deaf and Hard of Hearing children.

Brenda Falgier's discussion is based on Lawrence M. Siegel argument regarding the First Amendment in safeguarding the human right to language for Deaf children.



Reference: Siegal, L. M. (2008). The human right to language: Communication access for Deaf children. Washington, DC: Gallaudet University Press.

Deaf Talent & Hollywood Controversy

Deaf Talent & Hollywood Controversy

EXCLUSIVE VIDEO [CC] - Deaf News: Avenged filmmakers respond to not using Deaf Talent.



Coverage of the #DeafTalent campaign, DHN caught up with the men behind Avenged. They discuss why they didn't use Deaf talent and the recent controversy around their movie.



DHN is a place where everyone can get the news in the language that suits them best, whether they are Deaf or Hearing. DHN is a news agency and incorporate American Sign Language, spoken English and captions into each broadcast.

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DeafNation Expo 2016 - Let’s All Get Together!

Wednesday, April 15, 2015

DeafNation Expo 2016 - Let’s All Get Together!

VIDEO: Signed - Let's break the record and bring in thousands of Deaf people! Free admission to world largest Deaf events by DeafNation in Las Vegas, Nevada.

The DeafNation World Expo is back, and this time it’s bigger and better than ever! The largest event for the Deaf on the planet is returning to Las Vegas in 2016 for another successful show.



More than 40,000 people came in 2010 & 2012, and the Paris Las Vegas is the perfect venue to break the attendance record with an even larger crowd in 2016!



Kevin Iombie, a Deaf vlogger who enjoys doing random videos to remember by years later. Love to travel, also love take photos. He never went to Deaf Expo in his life and there is many people who would love to meet him in person. He delight would love to meet them in the sin city as well.

He think it is time to break his virginity with DeafNation Expo. So let's break the record and bring in thousands of Deaf/HoH people to attend to DeafNation World Expo in Las Vegas at Paris Hotel! Source



You can register at http://deafnation.com/dnwe/



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Deaf Women United - Non-Profit Organization

Deaf Women United - Non-Profit Organization

VIDEO [CC] - Deaf Women United, and organization that is of, for and by Deaf women is at the forefront of these changing times.



Deaf Women United (DWU) are an organization that focuses on advocacy, education and outreach. Deaf communities are scattered throughout the country, which makes networking critically important for exchanging of information, empowerment and enhancement in the quality of lives for all Deaf women.



Deaf Women United is committed to continuing a community of support of Deaf women from all walks of life. You can play a significant role in assuring the success of our mission to promote the lives of Deaf women through empowerment, enrichment, and networking.

Founded in 1985, Deaf Women United has provided in the last few decades one of the most significant changes in our country’s perception of Deaf women. Women in the general society as well as in Deaf communities have assumed important responsibilities and are key people in making things better. Even so, historically, successful Deaf women did not make front-page headlines, nor were they been recognized in their lines of work.



That is where Deaf Women United has made a difference. The impact of the formed DWU was immediate, and its efforts long overdue. Today, DWU’s numbers are more than half a thousand strong and it is the leader in the grassroots Deaf women’s movement. DWU members are your neighbors and friends. They’re Deaf women active in your local communities.

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i Deaf News - ASL Deaf Pride Parade By AFA

Tuesday, April 14, 2015

i Deaf News - ASL Deaf Pride Parade By AFA

EXCLUSIVE VIDEO [CC] - ASL Deaf Pride Parade by AFA - Washington, DC, April 10, 2015. Filmed by i Deaf News.



Audism Free America hosts an event, American Sign Language & Deaf Pride Parade on April 10, 2015, Washington DC.



Thousands of Deaf people gathered at front of Gallaudet University at 11am to set up the parade and march down toward to Lincoln Memorial Park and it takes about 3.5 between 4 miles.



Lincoln Memorial Park and opening to celebrate ASL & Deaf Pride at 2:30pm. The event such as variety presenters, skits, chants, spirits, and sharing our stories to inspire our ASL & Deaf Pride as Human and Linguistic rights.

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ASL & Deaf Pride Parade 2015 In DC

Sunday, April 12, 2015

ASL & Deaf Pride Parade 2015 In DC

VIDEO [CC] - Thousands people attended ASL & Deaf Pride Parade 2015 in Washington DC.



Audism Free America hosts an event, American Sign Language & Deaf Pride Parade on April 10, 2015 at Washington DC.



Thousands of Deaf people gathered at front of Gallaudet University at 11am to set up the parade and march down toward to Lincoln Memorial Park and it takes about 3.5 between 4 miles.



Lincoln Memorial Park and opening to celebrate ASL & Deaf Pride at 2:30pm. The event such as variety presenters, skits, chants, spirits, and sharing our stories to inspire our ASL & Deaf Pride as Human and Linguistic rights.

Video by i DEAF NEWS on Vimeo.



Event Interviews:

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Glide - Video Messaging In The Deaf Community

Glide - Video Messaging In The Deaf Community

VIDEO [CC/Signed] - #YourGlideStory: Next generation video messaging in the Deaf and Hard of Hearing community.



#YourGlideStory - Over the past few months, you've let us know that Glide is the best way to communicate visually, and we're extremely grateful to all of our users in the Deaf/HoH community for their continued support.



Glide is a video messenger that allows you to send and receive video messages that can be seen live (as you're recording) or later (like a text message).

There are already loads of great video chat apps out there. We're not trying to replace them, we are giving people a more convenient way to keep in touch through video that doesn't need scheduling. Traditional video chat requires you and your friends to be online at the same time, which isn't always possible. The great thing about Glide is that you can send or watch a message whenever you want, regardless of whether your friends are online.



Glide is a private messaging service. Only friends in the chat you send a message to will see it. You and your friends can also share messages from Glide to social networks and friends outside the app. Sending messages to Glide users anywhere in the world is 100% free.



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Big thanks to all of the #DeafTalent!



Credits:

Producer & Director

Jules Dameron (Deaf)



Interviewees: (all Deaf)



Gabriel Silva

Jules Dameron

Dickie Hearts

Rosa Lee Timm

Odunayo Akintomide



Director of Photography

Jules Dameron (Deaf)



Head of Communications & Interpreter Coordinator

Martha Villar



Interviewer

Kailyn Aaron-Lozano (Deaf)



Sound Recorder & Mixer

Leonardo Nasca



Makeup Artist

Kaila Borne



Anthony King

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Key Grips

Arleta Meeker (Deaf)

Quinn Cooke (Deaf)



Editor

Sarah Snow

Jules Dameron



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Matt Reinig (Deaf)



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#DeafTalent Deaf Roles Are Meant For Deaf Actors

#DeafTalent Deaf Roles Are Meant For Deaf Actors

VIDEO [CC/Signed] - #DeafTalent - Hollywood, stop hiring hearing actors for Deaf roles. Deaf people have the right to represent themselves!



As a result of this #DeafTalent campaign, the world will have a much better understanding of the Deaf community’s standpoint on not allowing Deaf roles to be given out to hearing people. Many people do not realize that they have been oppressing Deaf actors for many years now.



We hope that this new awareness will also create many more job opportunities for Deaf people all over, both in front and behind the camera, as well as other places. We believe that this campaign will ignite many new discussions and ideas and help cause a shift in societal awareness. To activate this feature, press the "CC" button.

Huffington Post - The #DeafTalent hashtag began making waves after a NY Daily News interview with Catalina Sandino Moreno raised red flags in the Deaf community. Moreno, a hearing actress, was cast to play a Deaf woman in the leading role of her new film Medeas. But in the NYDN interview, it became clear that Moreno has had very little exposure to deafness or Deaf culture.

Over the past couple weeks, the #DeafTalent movement spread like wildfire across social media. Using this hashtag, members of the Deaf community publicly spoke out against the cultural appropriation of deafness in movies and TV. With so many talented Deaf/HoH performer working to catch their big break in Hollywood, it is inexcusable that hearing actors and actresses continue being cast for these roles.



Deaf parts belong to Deaf performers - people who understand the experience of hearing loss and can accurately portray Deaf characters. Just as blackface is not an acceptable way to depict a black character, having a non-Deaf actor pretend to be Deaf is irresponsible, unethical, and offensive... Read more: huffingtonpost.com/lydia-l-callis/lets-see-more-deaftalent-html



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Deaf Man Is Convicted Of Murdering His Girlfriend

Friday, April 3, 2015

Deaf Man Is Convicted Of Murdering His Girlfriend

Exclusive: Deaf Harlem man convicted of fatally stabbing girlfriend 38 times in New York City.

NEW YORK POST - It took a Manhattan jury less than two hours Friday to convict a Deaf Harlem man of murder for stabbing his Deaf girlfriend 38 times then stuffing her corpse into the bottom of a 55 gallon drum.



After a gruesome month-long trial, jurors deliberated for an hour and half before finding Bismark Lithgow, 26, guilty of killing Francis Pellerano Feb 28 of 2013.



The barrel where the body his girlfriend was found.



Lithgow became increasingly controlling after Pellerano moved into his Harlem apartment he shared with his grandmother, and accused her of cheating, prosecutor Ryan Hayward argued at trial.



As revenge for the perceived betrayal, Lithgow viciously butchered the petite brunette, wrapped her tiny body into a sheet then stuffed it into the bottom of the blue drum.



Pellerano’s corpse festered in his room for two days until his grandmother discovered the drum’s sickening contents.



The defense conceded that Lithgow committed the heinous crime but argued he was in a state of extreme emotional disturbance caused by a frigid mother and brain damage from a childhood illness.



He’s expected to be sentenced April 1st and faces up to life in prison... Read more: nypost.com/2015/03/06/deaf-man-convicted-of-fatally-stabbing-girlfriend-38-times/

Deaf Fighter Matt Hamill Saves Baby On Highway

Deaf Fighter Matt Hamill Saves Baby On Highway

EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: A Deaf UFC fighter, Matt Hamill saves baby on highway, female driver passed out on the video goes viral.



UTICA, NY - We are receiving reports that shortly after noon today, Matt ‘the Hammer’ Hamill helped save two lives on an active highway in Utica.



Hamill, who withdrew this past weekend from his scheduled light heavyweight title eliminator bout against Thiago Silva at WSOF 19 in Phoenix, Arizona due to illlness, was driving in New York today when a car drove past him going the opposite direction it was supposed to.



The mixed martial artist who was born Deaf, knew something was wrong and immediately turned his truck around in pursuit of the vehicle. Hamill was able to catch up to the car and pin it down to a crawl before it was finally came to a stop.

‘Hammer’ could not pry the door open so he broke through the glass with his fists. Much to his surprise he found an infant in the back seat while a female driver occupied the front seat, unresponsive and unconscious.



Police arrived on scene to confirm the woman was under the influence of alcohol and drugs which led to her arrest. SOURCE



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Deaf Student Charged For Sexual Conduct

Deaf Student Charged For Sexual Conduct

Exclusive Report: South Carolina School for Deaf and Blind student faces sex charge.

SPARTANBURG, SC - A Columbia teen is facing a criminal sexual conduct with a minor charge in connection with an incident at the South Carolina School for the Deaf and Blind in Spartanburg, according to a sheriff's office report.



Deputies said they were contacted by a school official about a student who sneaked into a female dorm and, once inside, convinced a 12-year-old girl to have sex, according to the incident report.



The report said the incident occurred between Jan. 5 and Jan. 9.



Deputies said 18-year-old Montravious Jamal James is charged with criminal sexual conduct with a minor.



The school released the following statement to FOX Carolina:



Our first priority is always the safety and security of the students. We immediately contacted the Spartanburg County Sheriff's Office upon learning of these allegations and have fully cooperated with them throughout the investigative process. SOURCE



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