Gallaudet and me 2


Transcript by Holly I was born deaf and grew up orally. My family is so good to me except that I had a difficult time catching up with my hearing friends by reading their lips. At age 14, my family and I saw this really cool flyer about deaf camp. I decided to go for myself and to kill my curiousty. When I got on the bus to deaf camp, I saw other deaf people using sign language and I thought I was too good for them because I could talk as a deaf person. When we split into groups at deaf camp site, I started to get to know the group better and felt more comfortable with the language and with them as well. After 1 week at deaf camp, I was a little bit sad that it was all over and wasn’t satisfied. I did enjoyed a great experience at the camp. I had a hard time to get back to my normal routine and talk again. When I graduated from high school, I went to a community college and 1 year later, it was 1988. My family and I saw on the news about Gallaudet Protest. I was fascinated with the situation at Gallaudet and debated if I should attend to the university for myself or not? Now, you all know that I’m with my husband, Jon. Jon was so lucky that he had the opportunity to go to Gallaudet for the first time this past spring. Now, it’s my turn to go after 19 years dream. Yay!!.

Everyone (even Deaf) Deserves Music!


Thanks to everybody who helped me with this video! Music copyright Michael Franti and Spearhead. If you like the song download it legally here: click.linksynergy.com Recently, there have been MANY videos that have been removed, muted, or audioswapped because WMG has been pressuring YouTube with copyright infringement claims. However, we think that when we sign music into ASL, it is considered Fair Use. We are not looking to make money. Our videos allow Deaf people to enjoy music, an audience that the music industry has more or less ignored for its entire history. Signing a song into ASL is tranformative, rather than translative, an the signs add extra meaning to the words. These videos are educational because it spreads awareness of the Deaf community and the beautiful language that is ASL. Our ASL videos do not detract from the sales of the song; rather, they are free advertising! I have purchased many albums from artists I have never heard of before until running across one of their songs in an ASL video–and I’m sure many people who subscribe to music Signers have done the same. Support the music, support the movement. allyballybabe has a video with a link to a petition she has started: www.youtube.com Please watch the video and sign the petition (remember to be professional, or else your signature may be removed!) Also, be sure to check out all of the wonderful people who helped me with this video. In order of appearance, we are: Derek: www.youtube.com Tara: www ….

Little Hands


Dir: Katrine Talks Little Hands offers a glimpse into the lives of a group of deaf children at a Danish ‘fritidshjem,’ a recreation centre where they meet after school. We follow their games and controversies in a place where they can communicate without barriers in their own language – Sign Language. Here, deafness ceases to be a disability and becomes part of the lively and vibrant world they belong to..