The Pigeonhole Man & The Deaf Community

Tuesday, April 28, 2015

The Pigeonhole Man & The Deaf Community

VIDEO: English Subtitles - A documentary film "The Pigeonhole Man" - De Hokjesman, afl. De Doven.



Very interesting television documentary about the Dutch Deaf people. This episode of the Hokjesman moves in the Deaf community in Netherlands.



Many Deaf people he meets consider the word Deaf as an honorary title and so happy to see that it is written with a capital D. What is so cherished Deaf Culture exactly? And how do the Deaf on that group of people where they need to relate to it so often: the hearing? Watch this documentary to understand about being Deaf.

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http://www.vpro.nl/programmas/de-hokjesman/doven.html



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Thursday, April 23, 2015

CODA Trolls Deaf Mother

VIDEO: English Subtitles - Video clip of the Dutch documentary - A boy (Tristan) trolls his Deaf mother.



The documentary about a boy (Tristan) shows us the perks that come with having Deaf parents. "You Should Hear" is a documentary from Netherlands about Children of Deaf Adults, often known by the acronym "CODA", is a person who was raised by Deaf parents.



Ten year old Tristan’s family is a little different from the others. Both of his parents are Deaf but Tristan and his sister have a normal hearing. Tristan’s father wants to become the coach of his son’s soccer team but everybody thinks it is impossible. Tristan finds him the best coach there is. He even plays in Dutch Deaf team.

Source - See the full documentary: Dutch Documentary



Related Dutch Documentary:

The Pigeonhole Man & The Deaf Community

CODA Trolls Deaf Mother