See What I'm Saying: The Deaf Entertainers Documentary" is opening at the Egyptian Theater in Los Angeles March 18, 2010.
A unique look at Deaf entertainment, this documentary focuses on the wide diversity of Deaf Culture. It includes an all Deaf rock band, a Deaf comic, and a teacher from Julliard who lost his home due to a misunderstanding.
Here's the trailer, available on You-tube:
You can also follow them on twitter or Facebook - links available at their website:
www.seewhatimsayingmovie.com
Tuesday
Thursday
Monday
Deaf News Roundup
Just a few tidbits I found over the internet...
Check out "Visual Sound" - a student designed phone that converts sound to text and back again. Looks very futuristic.
Christian Markovic is the founder of Fuzzy Wuzzy designs. Deaf at 2 and blind by @0, he still managed to graduate from the Savannah (Georgia)College of Art and Design. That's stick-to-it-iveness.
The New Mexico School for the Deaf limited their opponents to 6 points through the first three quarters of a lady roadrunner basketball game.
Internationally:
British football is becoming more supportive of Deaf players, including offering British sign language classes at various clubs.
The Deaf Welcome foundation is coordinating efforts for Haitians to communicate with loved ones. They are providing various language interpreters including American Sign Language. See www.deafwelcome.org to donate or for more information.
Check out "Visual Sound" - a student designed phone that converts sound to text and back again. Looks very futuristic.
Christian Markovic is the founder of Fuzzy Wuzzy designs. Deaf at 2 and blind by @0, he still managed to graduate from the Savannah (Georgia)College of Art and Design. That's stick-to-it-iveness.
The New Mexico School for the Deaf limited their opponents to 6 points through the first three quarters of a lady roadrunner basketball game.
Internationally:
British football is becoming more supportive of Deaf players, including offering British sign language classes at various clubs.
The Deaf Welcome foundation is coordinating efforts for Haitians to communicate with loved ones. They are providing various language interpreters including American Sign Language. See www.deafwelcome.org to donate or for more information.
Wednesday
Flashbacks
16 years ago I was sleeping on my parents’ patio in a tent after the Northridge earthquake decimated my apartment.
I have plenty of stories about the people who helped: FEMA who helped me pay for an apartment and replaced my computer, that allowed me to first get online; my seven angels from Barstow -army personnel who managed to save heirlooms and personal effects from my red-tagged building; the national guard who protected those red-tagged buildings from thieves who had no qualms about entering a ravaged building to steal what they could from us; the red cross who brought water and ensure to my bed-ridden mother -just days after she was released from the hospital for heart surgery.
Today, the people of Haiti have it worse than I. Los Angeles had prepared for a “big one” and so our infra structure almost held and relatively few died.
Would you like to help Haiti in their time of need?
Text “Haiti” to 90999. They will confirm with you that you wish to contribute 10 dollars, added to your phone bill, to the red cross.
It is easy, almost painless and you are doing more than you realize.
You are not just providing water and food and medication and blankets.
You provide hope that someday it will all get better.
(crossposted to my personal blog)
I have plenty of stories about the people who helped: FEMA who helped me pay for an apartment and replaced my computer, that allowed me to first get online; my seven angels from Barstow -army personnel who managed to save heirlooms and personal effects from my red-tagged building; the national guard who protected those red-tagged buildings from thieves who had no qualms about entering a ravaged building to steal what they could from us; the red cross who brought water and ensure to my bed-ridden mother -just days after she was released from the hospital for heart surgery.
Today, the people of Haiti have it worse than I. Los Angeles had prepared for a “big one” and so our infra structure almost held and relatively few died.
Would you like to help Haiti in their time of need?
Text “Haiti” to 90999. They will confirm with you that you wish to contribute 10 dollars, added to your phone bill, to the red cross.
It is easy, almost painless and you are doing more than you realize.
You are not just providing water and food and medication and blankets.
You provide hope that someday it will all get better.
(crossposted to my personal blog)
Tuesday
Happy New year!
At the turn of the year I always know to look eagerly in my mail box for an announcement - this year is no different:
Supporting Deaf People conference - Dates: 3-6th February, 2010.
Themes for this conference are:
* Interpreting in specialist settings
* Interpreters, fallout and vicarious trauma
* Effective interpreting, politeness, face and culture
I hope you will join me. $108 and some time in front of a computer and you can earn up to 2.0 RID ceu's in professional development
Supporting Deaf People conference - Dates: 3-6th February, 2010.
Themes for this conference are:
* Interpreting in specialist settings
* Interpreters, fallout and vicarious trauma
* Effective interpreting, politeness, face and culture
I hope you will join me. $108 and some time in front of a computer and you can earn up to 2.0 RID ceu's in professional development
Friday
Have you seen Glee?
I do not usually post links to singing television shows. After all, music is a point of contention to various parts of the Deaf community.
The apparently imaginary Haverbrook School for the Deaf had their show choir perform on GLEE. The song was "Imagine" by John Lennon. There are a variety of responses already to the episode ranging from irritation that the Glee kids joined in the singing to protests about the lyrics of the song.
What did I like? I like that the Glee kids seemed to get the unity of the song and joined in (apparently plot-wise it was to remind the Glee kids about the simplicity of beautiful music). I liked that some of the deaf signed left handed and some right handed. I liked that although over all the song was in English order, it remained true to the meaning of the song.
What did I not like so much? That the Glee kids could "learn to sign along" on the fly. And I do see the point of some who say it looked like the "real singers" had to fix the deaf voice singing.
But over all it was a lovely scene, that had little to do with the rest of the episode (in my humble opinion), and I hope you wander by.
Hulu shows only 5 episodes at a time and this one aired last week, so there are about 3 weeks left for it to remain available. And yes, it is captioned.
Oh and if anyone knows if this is a real school choir and not just a bunch of deaf actors put together for the scene, let me know?
The apparently imaginary Haverbrook School for the Deaf had their show choir perform on GLEE. The song was "Imagine" by John Lennon. There are a variety of responses already to the episode ranging from irritation that the Glee kids joined in the singing to protests about the lyrics of the song.
What did I like? I like that the Glee kids seemed to get the unity of the song and joined in (apparently plot-wise it was to remind the Glee kids about the simplicity of beautiful music). I liked that some of the deaf signed left handed and some right handed. I liked that although over all the song was in English order, it remained true to the meaning of the song.
What did I not like so much? That the Glee kids could "learn to sign along" on the fly. And I do see the point of some who say it looked like the "real singers" had to fix the deaf voice singing.
But over all it was a lovely scene, that had little to do with the rest of the episode (in my humble opinion), and I hope you wander by.
Hulu shows only 5 episodes at a time and this one aired last week, so there are about 3 weeks left for it to remain available. And yes, it is captioned.
Oh and if anyone knows if this is a real school choir and not just a bunch of deaf actors put together for the scene, let me know?
Tuesday
Update on "UP" (and Disney)
Marlee Matlin tweeted the following:
"Spoke with Disney execs. Missing "UP" captions on DVD rental versions- a manufacturer error. They will be restored. Thank you Disney!" (3:45 PM Nov 17th from web)
And thank you Marlee!
(http://twitter.com/MarleeMatlin/status/5807270305)
"Spoke with Disney execs. Missing "UP" captions on DVD rental versions- a manufacturer error. They will be restored. Thank you Disney!" (3:45 PM Nov 17th from web)
And thank you Marlee!
(http://twitter.com/MarleeMatlin/status/5807270305)
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