Deaf News This Week: 1/24/2020
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Fri, Jan 24 2020 · 2 hours ago

Insights into the history of sign language
Deaf News Today A study of sign language in Europe has found that Spanish sign language is possibly the oldest in existence. Not only that, researchers say their findings support the belief that sign languages evolve just like spoken languages. Despite dealing with fundamentally different data, the analogies between the evolution of sign languages and biological evolution are strik...
Fri, Jan 24 2020 · 3 hours ago

USA Census
At The Rim LNKI. What are the questions regarding deaf people and sign usage? degree of skills? daily or occasional usage etc? In the UK census a simple question was do you sign and it failed to identify who did, or how effective it was for the deaf, the question was 'loaded' by signing activist language groups to omit actual usage and reliance facts. It meant a census stati...
Fri, Jan 24 2020 · 8 hours ago

Charity moving from support to campaigning?
At The Rim ATR.  A recent charity article, poorly sourced it seems, as only the NDCS actually campaigns for all children with hearing loss, NONE of the other UK charities are inclusive but 'A or B' supportive via db loss or sign usage.  In short, campaigning is pointless unless INCLUSIVE. As regards to successfully installing a BSL GCSE we have yet to see it, and the NDCS a...
Fri, Jan 24 2020 · 9 hours ago

Deaf who cannot sign to get Help?
At The Rim The London AssemblyQuestions to the Mayor.  [Peabody index 2019 (2)]. Peabody index 2019 (2) Meeting: MQT on 2020-01-16 Session date: January 16, 2020 Reference: 2020/0157 Question By: Jennette Arnold OBE Organisation: Labour Group Asked Of: The Mayor Question: According to Peabody’s latest report, 9.3% of disabled Londoners are unemployed, com...
Fri, Jan 24 2020 · 10 hours ago

Paddy Ladd: Why you should see The Extraordinary Wall Of...
The Limping Chicken The arts have played an invaluable role in breaking down the walls of silence surrounding the oppression of minorities. But […]
Fri, Jan 24 2020 · 13 hours ago

For Joey Baer
The Last Hiccup
Thu, Jan 23 2020 · 18 hours ago

Star Trek: Picard
Deaf Anthology CBC once again neglected to closed-captions its promotional videos, discriminating against us Deaf Trekkies,
Thu, Jan 23 2020 · 22 hours ago

Oklahoma School for the Deaf
Deaf Anthology The Oklahoma School for the Deaf will  soon start construction of its new state of the art $2 millions aquatic center. Its locker rooms also serves as a storm shelter to keeping students safe , especially during a tornado. I predicted one of their swimmers will win a gold medal at the Deaflympics someday.
Thu, Jan 23 2020 · 22 hours ago

The UK prison system "fails" a deaf inmate
Deaf News Today Tyrone Givans, who was profoundly deaf, killed himself while in a UK prison. His mother, Angela Augustin, told the Guardian, "Putting him in prison without hearing aids was like putting him in a hole in the ground." A jury found that "numerous systemic individual failures" led to his death. Read the entire story of what happened to Givans here. Read More at DeafNewsT...
Thu, Jan 23 2020 · 23 hours ago

Nancy J. Bloch Leadership & Advocacy Scholarship
Deaf Network of Texas Nancy J. Bloch Leadership & Advocacy Scholarship A first-hand experience with government advocacy and legal activism at one of the most innovative law and advocacy centers in the country wants you to join the National Association of the Deaf Law… Read more →
Thu, Jan 23 2020 · 23 hours ago

JW website is translated in over 1000 languages, which...
Deaf Network of Texas This website is translated in over 1000 languages, which includes 100 sign languages around the globe. See JW.org links to some sign languages below: American Sign Language…https://www.jw.org/ase/ Vietnamese Sign Language…https://www.jw.org/hab/ Spanish Sign Language…https://www.jw.org/ssp/   World’s Most Translated Website Reaches New Milestone… Read more...
Thu, Jan 23 2020 · 23 hours ago

Good Deeds
Deaf Anthology If everyone does a good deed everyday, the world would be a better place.
Thu, Jan 23 2020 · 23 hours ago

Job Opportunity: ASL Teacher at Hill School
Deaf Network of Texas Employment Opportunity American Sign Language Teacher Hill School of Fort Worth, Texas is looking for a dynamic, hard-working educator to work with upper school students with learning differences. Located in southwest Fort Worth, Hill School is a college preparatory, private… Read more →
Thu, Jan 23 2020

Super Bowl and Valentine Party 2/2/20 – Austin
Deaf Network of Texas Super Bowl and Valentine Party 2/2/20 – Austin Date: Sunday, February 2, 2020 Time: 4:00 PM to close after Super Bowl over Dinner: 5:00 PM Food: Pulled Beef sandwich and sides Admission: $10 per person Address: Austin Deaf Club 8818… Read more →
Thu, Jan 23 2020

Origins of Sign?
At The Rim Linguists have long studied the origins of human speech, with two centuries of research dedicated to unravelling the birth and evolution of human dialogue.  Researchers from the University of Texas claim sign language has been far less studied, despite being 'at least as ancient as speech'. Justin Power, a PhD student at the University of Texas in the US and firs...
Thu, Jan 23 2020

Voice of the Martyrs (VOM) Advance Conference 2/8/2020 Near...
Deaf Network of Texas Voice of the Martyrs (VOM) Advance Conference 2/8/2020 – Columbus, Texas “Voice of the Martyrs” (VOM) is a non-profit organization that supports and aids persecuted Christians in many parts of the world. One of their many FREE “Advance Conferences” is… Read more →
Thu, Jan 23 2020

USADSF Executive Director, Jim Crane, Recaps a Successful...
2009 Deaflympics News and Events
Thu, Jan 23 2020

grwm and random words
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Thu, Jan 23 2020

Updates to the Fairview Chemical Dependency Program
Silent Grapevine Upcoming community events There are two events scheduled to address the February 10, 2020 closing of the Minnesota Chemical Dependency Program for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing. Please attend … Read More The post Updates to the Fairview Chemical Dependency Program appeared first on silent grapevine.
Thu, Jan 23 2020

MY WINTER BREAK MORNING ROUTINE/MIXEASY
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Thu, Jan 23 2020

Deaf News: Deaf actress Nadia Nadarajah cast in lead role...
The Limping Chicken Deaf actress Nadia Nadarajah is to star as Cleopatra in Antony and Cleopatra at the Shakespeare’s Globe, it has been announced. […]
Thu, Jan 23 2020

Evil Empire: Oberkotter Foundation Goals
Silent Grapevine Behind the scenes of the Oberkotter Foundation is truly an evil act. Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RfPBny7hYwY&t=25s The post Evil Empire: Oberkotter Foundation Goals appeared first on silent grapevine.
Wed, Jan 22 2020

Teresa Garratty: How captions can get creative
The Limping Chicken Captions/subtitles are something most of us here are used to and something we couldn’t do without. Part of my job […]
Wed, Jan 22 2020

Census 2020 You Count! (DB Friendly)
Silent Grapevine What is a “census”? A census counts how many people live in the United States. The U.S. Census Bureau does a census every 10 years. This count will determine how … Read More The post Census 2020 You Count! (DB Friendly) appeared first on silent grapevine.
Wed, Jan 22 2020