Deaf Shouts No More 'Deaf and Dumb'

Tuesday, December 10, 2013

Deaf Shouts No More 'Deaf and Dumb'

VIDEO: Prejudice on 'Deaf and Dumb' in India.



INDIA - Many Deaf Indian people experience prejudice and discrimination because of their differences from the non-Deaf majority - Much of this discrimination arises from ignorance or thoughtlessness. Much of it is institutional, systemic, and/or attitudinal. None of it is acceptable in India.



Deaf students problem discussed with Pudhari Patil. TV9/Part1/3.

Don Hana Pan Pudhari Mhana: Deaf and Dumb is the term commonly used to describe persons who, through deafness, are unable to hear the spoken words of others, and who, consequently, remain dumb.



Need Satisfaction & Social Adjustment of Deaf children. TV9/Part2/3.

Deafness is the cause, dumbness the consequence. Deaf and dumb children & people are physically challenged. First, never call anyone deaf and dumb - Say DEAF or deaf mute.



Don't hate Deaf children, help them. TV9/Part3/3.

Remember, they cannot hear, so, if someone speaks to them and they cannot see them, they have no idea the person has said anything. The problems of this Deaf children discussed with Pudhari Patil in Aadhar Deaf & Dumb School in India. To educate about www.DeafNotDumb.com



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Deaf Girl Brutal Gang Raped In India

Thursday, October 31, 2013

Deaf Girl Brutal Gang Raped In India

Deaf girl brutally gang raped in India. The four then allegedly raped the girl and when the girl became unconscious in Kolkata.

KOLKATA - A 16-year-old Deaf and mute girl was allegedly gangraped and left to die at an auto rickshaw stand at Arbelia in village Tildanga under jurisdiction of Baduria police station area in North 24-Parganas district.



The girl has been hospitalised and is undergoing treatment at Baduria hospital. She was found in an unconscious state at the auto stand.



The police arrested four accused on Wednesday and produced them in court which remanded them to 14 days police custody.



The teenager, who is a resident of Deganga, had come to Tildanga with her mother to attend her maternal uncle’s marriage. From there they went to Borogobra village, where the marriage was supposed to take place. While the marriage ceremony was on, four persons - Ujjal Mondal, Asif Hossain, Iilias Mortaza alias Ibrahim and Azharuddin, teased the girl.



At this the girl’s family intervened and warned the four youths not to disturb the girl anymore. The family then came back to Tildanga from Borogobra after the marriage ceremony was over.



Sources said on Tuesday, while the reception of the marriage was on at Tildanga, the girl’s maternal uncle’s place, the youths who had come to attend the reception somehow managed to take the girl away to some secluded area.



The four then allegedly raped the girl and when the girl became unconscious, they left her at an auto rickshaw stand at a place called Arbelia in Tildanga.



Locals rescued the girl after they spotted the girl and took her to Baduria hospital. ... Read more: http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/kolkata/deaf-and-mute-girl-gang-raped-in-kolkata/article1-1145657.aspx

Deaf School Treats Students As Slaves

Monday, October 28, 2013

Deaf School Treats Students As Slaves

EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: India government school teacher doing massage by Deaf student.



AKOLA - The Deaf community and parents in India outraged when the video leaking into the public of a government school teacher forcing student to doing massage which it was not a part of the education in school.



The teacher, Shital Avchar, working at a government run school for Deaf students, was also found guilty of taking nap in the classroom during school hours and harassing the pupils. Slavery are incompatible and it was part of a slavery re-enactment that discriminate to the students - some parents said crossed the line.

How dare teachers doing that to the students and call it an educational experience? Obviously this school district has taken education to a level it never needed to go to. Teaching children how to slavery and act inappropriately is never the job of a teachers.

Police Brutality On A Deaf Man In India

Saturday, July 13, 2013

Police Brutality On A Deaf Man In India

RAW VIDEO: Caught on camera - Police brutality against a Deaf man in India.



A young Deaf truck driver in Jaipur was beaten by the police in public, for not being able to answer their questions.



The police had stopped the truck and seized its papers from the youth.



When the youth tried to explain something to them, the police could not understand his sign language and began to beat him up.

A young Deaf boy was thrashed mercilessly by police when he could not answer satisfactorily to their questions.

Deaf Girl, Gang Rape Victim Gives Birth

Wednesday, March 27, 2013

Deaf Girl, Gang Rape Victim Gives Birth

VIDEO: Minor Deaf girl, gang rape victim gives birth to child in India.



BANGALORE - Kalpana, (name changed), 15, Deaf and mute cannot convey her feelings through words to others. But her eyes reflect her trauma and agony.



A gang rape victim, Kalpana’s agony has compounded when she gave birth to a baby at a hospital in Allahabad.

She was gang raped last year at her village in Allahabad district allegedly by two youths of the same village. The culprits later convened a panchayat and forced her parents not to approach police but to settle the matter outside. The panchayat had held that the culprits should pay Rs 21,000 each to the family of the victim.



However, police got wind of the matter through the local media and registered a case and arrested the alleged culprits.



None bothered to think about the victim who became pregnant. Sources said the families of the culprits also tried to force an abortion but did not succeed.



The minor gave birth to a baby a few days back. The poor parents had to borrow money from a money lender to admit the girl to the hospital... Read more: deccanherald.com/minor-deaf-mute-gang-rape.html

Woman Kills Her Two Deaf Children, Commits Suicide

Thursday, March 21, 2013

Woman Kills Her Two Deaf Children, Commits Suicide

VIDEO: A hearing woman kills her two Deaf children, commits suicide in India.



Unable to witness the plight of her two Deaf children, a 30-year-old woman allegedly killed them before committing suicide in Hamirpur district.



According to the sources, the woman was upset over the disabilities of the children. Husband of the woman works in Shimla while she was living with the minor children in Jharrajputan village of the district, police said.

Last night, she allegedly fed Sulphas tablets to the two children and later consumed it herself, police said. After consuming the poisonous tablet she called up her husband to inform about it, police said.



The youngest child, a girl, died on the spot while the woman and the son succumbed in a hospital later, police said.



"I am fed with my life and can not bear the stress anymore" these were the words wrote by Vandana Sharma before she hung herself to ceiling fan of her house. On Wednesday when neighbors discovered foul smell they got suspicious after which the door of the house was made to open.



Vandna Sharma's body was found hanging with ceiling fan while dead three kids were in bedroom. She killed them by smothering pillow. Two were girls and a son was two and half years old who was Deaf by birth. Her Husband is posted in Ratnagiri and stays there most of the time. Vandana Sharma could not bear the the stress and ended up her and three innocent kids lives. SOURCE

Medical Research: Rise in Abortions of Deaf Babies

Tuesday, February 19, 2013

Medical Research: Rise in Abortions of Deaf Babies

Prenatal testing prompts rise in abortions of Deaf babies. Hearing loss can be a curse if it's linked to a revelation as heart-breaking as this.

LONDON - According to a survey conducted by Delhi's Sir Ganga Ram hospital, a majority of would-be parents would opt for an abortion if knew they are going to have a hearing-impaired child.



The study was published in a recent issue of American Journal of Medical Genetics.



The research-based study was conducted for four years - 2005 to 2009 - on at least 51 families with a history of congenital hearing loss.



"Around 93 per cent of the couples expressed high interest in prenatal diagnosis, while 73 per cent considered termination if the foetus was affected," Dr Ishwar C Verma, chairman, department of genetics, Sir Ganga Ram hospital, said.



The result in cases of hearing couples, in whom genetic anomalies were identified, was even more disheartening.



"All of them opted for prenatal diagnosis. On testing, all the foetuses were found to be affected and the hearing parents elected to terminate the pregnancies," Dr Verma said.



In developing countries such as India, there is an increasing awareness and interest in prenatal testing because genetic disorders of all types, including hereditary deafness, which lead to significant social and economic burden on families due to poor support structure. During the study, doctors found that around 68 per cent would be parents opted for genetic testing. ... Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/indiahome/indianews/article-2280183/Prenatal-testing-prompts-rise-abortions-deaf-babies.html?ito=feeds-newsxml