Filipino Deaf from the Eyes of a Hearing Person

Being deaf shortens theif’s jail term
Filipino Deaf from the Eyes of a Hearing Pers It seems that the judge is in a quandary as to how to deal with the accused. She has been languishing in jail for more than two years and her case hasn't been arraigned because of their difficulty in communicating with her. So the only legal solution is to set her free.
Language Legal Culture Thu, Jul 02 2009

Deaf? Here’s free proof that you can hear!N
Filipino Deaf from the Eyes of a Hearing Pers The wonderful Acousticon has now enabled more than 400,000 deaf persons to hear. We are sure it will do the same for you.
Art and Storytelling Tech Sun, Jun 07 2009

Deaf People and the Filipino Catholic Faith
Filipino Deaf from the Eyes of a Hearing Pers In 1605, St. Francis De Sales took care and gave education to an indigent young man named Martin, a deaf-mute from birth. The man came almost daily to a house in Roche, France, where Bishop de Sales was staying, to ask for alms.
Language Education Culture Sat, Jun 06 2009

Hearing people as the minority
Filipino Deaf from the Eyes of a Hearing Pers From the 300 or so participants of the Deaf Camp, I estimate that there are only around 20 of us who can hear. We are not even 10% of the total attendees! We really belong to the minority.
Language Art and Storytelling Culture Wed, May 27 2009

“Dinig Sana Kita” (If I knew what you said) Trailer
Filipino Deaf from the Eyes of a Hearing Pers Guys, please watch "Dinig Sana Kita", a touching love story between a deaf dancer and a rocker girl who became close to each other while staying in a Baguio camp.
Media Art and Storytelling Culture Sun, May 24 2009

My tribute to the First Philippine Website for the Deaf
Filipino Deaf from the Eyes of a Hearing Pers The first site that I dabbled was the Official Website of Manila Christian Computer Institute for the Deaf which was then called MCCID Online. I can proudly say that in 1997, we were the first school for the deaf, probably even the first in Asia that went online.
Tech Wed, May 20 2009

Marlee Matlin’s Scream
Filipino Deaf from the Eyes of a Hearing Pers International Deaf Icon Marlee Matlin has recently published her autobiography “I'll Scream Later”. She also guested at CNN's Larry King Live which I failed to watch. (sigh) Her book's revelations about dealing with drug addiction at age 21 while receiving news of her Oscar nomination at the Betty Ford Center and being abused by her [......
Media Tech Culture Sun, May 10 2009

Deaf encoders pass government exam
Filipino Deaf from the Eyes of a Hearing Pers In my previous post entitled “More Deaf people are given chance for work“, I congratulated all of our deaf alumni who are currently working as encoders in the passport division of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA). I also encouraged them to be more patient and faithful with their work because opportunities like this are [...]
Culture Tue, Apr 21 2009

Deaf encoders pass TESDA exams
Filipino Deaf from the Eyes of a Hearing Pers In my previous post entitled “More Deaf people are given chance for work“, I congratulated all of our deaf alumni who are currently working as encoders in the passport division of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA). I also encouraged them to be more patient and faithful with their work because opportunities like this are [...]
Education Culture Tue, Apr 21 2009

Can depression lead to deafness?
Filipino Deaf from the Eyes of a Hearing Pers Can pregnant women suffering from severe depression cause deafness of their child? Is there a psychological connection between a mother and her unborn baby which can affect the development of his senses?
Higher Education Art and Storytelling Culture Sun, Mar 29 2009

Philippine National Anthem Video in Filipino Sign Language
Filipino Deaf from the Eyes of a Hearing Pers Watch this 1.24-minute video-dramatization of the Philippine National Anthem signed by deaf students using Filipino Sign Language. The nineteenth century costumes were used highlighting the country's condition and uprising against colonial Spanish era. It has both Tagalog and English captions. The presentation was videotaped behind the picturesque mountains of S...
Language Education Culture Fri, Mar 27 2009

Philippine Supreme Court Hires its First Deaf Employee
Filipino Deaf from the Eyes of a Hearing Pers This is a welcome news amidst a series of depressing ones. After hearing from known economists painting a bleak outlook on the employment opportunities for Filipinos, here comes a good news. Another deaf person overcame his disability and became the first. In a precedent-setting move, Chief Justice Reynato Puno approved the application of Arthur [...]
Culture Tue, Mar 24 2009

First Philippine Animation Magazine to be launched on March...
Filipino Deaf from the Eyes of a Hearing Pers The first Philippine Animation Magazine will be launched on March 26, 2009 5:00 pm at Central Plaza Eastwood City. Everyone is invited. Ms. Lina Valdez, Animation Magazine's Marketing Director explained that, “The magazine aims to promote awareness about the local animation industry for the general public. It’s unknown to many Filipinos that the cartoon...
Media Art and Storytelling Education Sat, Mar 21 2009

How to say “excuse me” when passing through deaf people
Filipino Deaf from the Eyes of a Hearing Pers Let's say there are a group of deaf people chatting down the hallway or any passage where there is no other access in going to the other side except passing through them. Now what would you do? How will you deal with it without being rude and respectful of their rights and feelings? Watch this short amusing yet reality video to find out. :-)
Language Culture Fri, Mar 13 2009

Ervin Reyes, the Philippines’ Top Deaf IT Expert
Filipino Deaf from the Eyes of a Hearing Pers This is the second of a series of features that focuses on famous or notable Filipino Deaf. It’s my way of recognizing their feats and showcase their successes all over the world. Ervin Ruiz Reyes, has been the Deaf Coordinator of Manila Christian Computer Institute for the Deaf (now MCCID College of Technology) for over seventeen [...]
Tech Culture Mon, Mar 09 2009

The Amazing Mom of Luke
Filipino Deaf from the Eyes of a Hearing Pers One amazing quality I find in her is that Margie is a signing Mom! Ever since I started teaching for the deaf in 1991, I can barely count in my two hands the number of moms who are skilled signers. Forget about being a SKILLED signer. A simple day-to-day conversational signing is good enough for me. Yet, even with that minimum ability, I can hardly find one. It's a tr...
Media Language Education Culture Fri, Mar 06 2009

Search for Pinoy Deaf Star
Filipino Deaf from the Eyes of a Hearing Pers To all those aspiring Filipino Deaf who wants to become a star, now is your chance. The Dulaang Tahimik ng Pilipinas (DTP) announced that they are going to hold a Deaf talent search. My deaf friends Jennifer Balan and Richard Sunico sent me this invitation together with the poster below. WHAT: “THE SEARCH FOR PINOY DEAF [...]
Media Mon, Mar 02 2009

How successful is a deaf marrying a hearing person?
Filipino Deaf from the Eyes of a Hearing Pers After reading this blog post about a romantic relationship between a hearing and a deaf that works, I started to ponder on it based on what I observed here in the Philippines. This post is very timely because sweet smelling love is in the air during this Valentine's day. A few days ago, I was surprisingly [...]
Art and Storytelling Culture Sat, Feb 14 2009

Philippine TV showcased Deaf video commercial spoof
Filipino Deaf from the Eyes of a Hearing Pers Here is a video excerpt with English sub-title of the Abs-Cbn Documentary Abs-cbn TV Special “Upload 2008
Media Art and Storytelling Education Wed, Feb 04 2009

What’s in a Sign Name? Second Part
Filipino Deaf from the Eyes of a Hearing Pers Sign names play an integral part of being a deaf and belonging to a Deaf community. You are not "in" if you don't have a sign name. It's either you are an irrelevant person from the eyes of the Deaf or you are too significant that a special sign must be assigned to you. Here are what I observed:
Language Culture Sun, Feb 01 2009

My 3rd Mini-web design conference experience: Exposing them...
Filipino Deaf from the Eyes of a Hearing Pers Since my topic is about proper use of ALT text, I can easily promote accessibility issues for the visually impaired. However, it’s the concerns of deaf people whom I’m having difficulty inserting into my talk. You see, the only significant accessibility issue applied for the deaf is the use (or non-use) of closed captions on videos posted on the Internet. So how can I...
Language Tech Wed, Jan 28 2009

DepEd to strengthen Special Education
Filipino Deaf from the Eyes of a Hearing Pers After reading this news article posted in People's Journal Online Edition today, I felt it's good to put it in my blog as a living proof that the Department of Education has promised not to neglect the special education programs. Hearing impairment is one of those disabilities that form part of the special education system. This [...]
Education Sat, Jan 24 2009

Cebu Pacific Replies
Filipino Deaf from the Eyes of a Hearing Pers Here is the response from the Cebu Pacific Guest Services Head Mr. Ivan Gaw from the letter sent by Sen. Mar Roxas through Blogger Kevin Ray: Dear Mr Kevin Ray Chua, Greetings from Cebu Pacific! Ms Rosita Menchaca, VP of Passenger Service of Cebu Pacific Air, endorsed to me the letter form Atty Blas James Viterbo of the [...]
Audism Culture Wed, Jan 21 2009

What’s in a Sign Name?
Filipino Deaf from the Eyes of a Hearing Pers A few hours from now, the American nation will be witnessing a historic event. The most powerful nation in the world will inaugurate its first African-American president in history, Barack Obama. Most of the news articles on DeafRead are related to that momentous event. The most popular blog post happens to be the sign name [...]
Language Culture Mon, Jan 19 2009

Cebu Pacific Update: Senator Roxas Steps In
Filipino Deaf from the Eyes of a Hearing Pers Cebu Pacific's discrimination issue has been noticed by our very own Senator Mar Roxas. Thanks to the effort made by our blogger-friend from Cebu Mr. Kevin Ray Chua after sending an email requesting Mr. Palengke to look into the issue against Cebu Pacific. The humiliating incident happened when their manager told the ten deaf passengers, [...]
Audism Legal Culture Sun, Jan 11 2009

First Filipino Deaf in Death Row Freed
Filipino Deaf from the Eyes of a Hearing Pers Finally, the first Filipino deaf convicted by the court is freed. Marlon Parazo, a Deaf-mute and mentally-retarded who was sentenced to death penalty by lethal injection, was finally freed last December 22, 2008 and given a second lease on his life. Hurray for the justice system albeit quite late! His release was based on the medical [...]
Media Audism Legal Culture Tue, Jan 06 2009

Special alert system for deaf, anyone?
Filipino Deaf from the Eyes of a Hearing Pers I was watching CNN the other day about the news involving Israeli missiles striking strategic houses of Gaza City officials. While the lady reporter was covering the event, a very loud siren was heard at the background which signals an incoming missile to hit near their place. The news crew hurriedly scampered to safety. The rest of us who can hear are immediately war...
Media Tech Sat, Jan 03 2009

Isabela Governor Grace Padaca, Famous Disabled Filipino
Filipino Deaf from the Eyes of a Hearing Pers In my WordPress Dashboard, I often find surfers land in my blog after searching for “Famous Disabled Filipino”. So, today I will write about one. Her name is Isabela Governor Ma. Gracia Cielo “Grace” Magno Padaca. No, she is not deaf. She is orthopedically impaired. But she was the one who strengthened the programs [...]
Education Culture Thu, Dec 18 2008

Update on Cebu Pacific discrimination: Court case filed and...
Filipino Deaf from the Eyes of a Hearing Pers Here are the updates of the recent Cebu Pacific incident of not accepting deaf passengers: Last December 6, Mr. Nonoy Concha, another disabled passenger, after attending a seminar here in Manila, was asked to disembark the plane to Cebu for refusing to sign an outdated waiver. What was amiss was that from Cebu Airport Terminal he [...]
Audism Legal Culture Wed, Dec 17 2008

Filipino Deaf Artists exhibit at Sigwada
Filipino Deaf from the Eyes of a Hearing Pers Guys, if you're not busy this week, I proudly invite you to view the painting exhibit of the multi-talented team from Filipino Deaf Visual Art Group (FDVAG) titled “Natural Nudes”. In celebration of their eighth year as a group, they will showcase their famous art works at the Sigwada Gallery in Sigwada Gallery, 1921 Oroquieta [...]
Media Higher Education Art and Storytelling Culture Wed, Dec 10 2008

Introducing our Deaf Teachers
Filipino Deaf from the Eyes of a Hearing Pers Here is the excerpt of our school's 10th Commencement Exercises held at Town & Country Hotel where I proudly introduced our deaf faculty line up to the parents of the graduating class. Jefferson Cortez gave the sign language interpretation. I also introduced him in the last part.
Higher Education Language Culture Thu, Dec 04 2008

Are job fairs really fair?
Filipino Deaf from the Eyes of a Hearing Pers Two Thursdays ago (November 20), I was a witness to yet another one in a series of job fairs geared towards assisting Persons With Disabilities get employment. As far as I know, there were more than four job fairs held for this year alone. A job fair is basically an activity where companies who are in [...]
Audism Wed, Dec 03 2008

Cebu Pacific discriminating deaf passengers stirs attention...
Filipino Deaf from the Eyes of a Hearing Pers I know that the incident involving Cebu Pacific happened earlier this year. But at least people from outside our community are slowly taking notice of it. After making it my first blog post in April, some notable bloggers picked it up and commented about it. I have so far collected a few and I'm posting [...]
Audism Legal Culture Sun, Nov 30 2008

Worldwide appeal for Pres. Obama to do what he promised
Filipino Deaf from the Eyes of a Hearing Pers So, there is a global email-writing campaign among Deaf people and people with disabilities to President Barack Obama. That's cool! I know he promised many things from the moon to your kitchen sink. And every move he does whether it's good or bad, affects everybody worldwide. The world will be closely watching his every move [...]
Culture Sun, Nov 23 2008

Closed Caption bill filed in Philippine Senate
Filipino Deaf from the Eyes of a Hearing Pers Philippine Senator and action movie star Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr. filed a landmark bill addressing barriers on access to information. Senate Bill 2872 or Closed Caption Bill which he filed last November 12 requires news programs on television to broadcast with sub-title or captioned. This is a welcome news especially for people like me who actively [...]
Tech Culture Thu, Nov 20 2008

Is Lucky Me! TV Ad “insulting” to deaf and elderly?
Filipino Deaf from the Eyes of a Hearing Pers This latest TV commercial of Lucky Me! Pancit Canton toppings created a stir among the disabled community in the Philippines. Some quarters believe that this commercial is insulting to the deaf community because it mocks their disability. There is even a new discussion thread talking about this. They also chat about whether it's offensive to [...]
Media Language Audism Art and Storytelling Culture Tue, Nov 18 2008

Yay! First 20000 Visits!
Filipino Deaf from the Eyes of a Hearing Pers Yehey! This is a real surprise for me because I did it at a shortest time! With only nine posts and eighteen days later, I got my first 20000 visits! This is also significant because I now have a total of 100 posts since I started blogging actively last April. Congratulations to me! hehehe I only [...]
Language Culture Tue, Nov 18 2008

Pres. Obama waves I-Love-You Sign
Filipino Deaf from the Eyes of a Hearing Pers This is the circulated photo of President-elect Obama waving an I-Love-You sign language to the crowd.
Media Sun, Nov 16 2008

Deaf girl kidnapped by Abu Sayyaf narrates her ordeal
Filipino Deaf from the Eyes of a Hearing Pers Although this kidnapping incident reportedly led by the infamous Filipino bandit group, the Abu Sayyaf of the Al Qaeda network happened more than two years ago, this is as timely as the latest news headline. What's significant in this news is that a deaf person was the victim. Nineteen year old deaf Grace Gonzales, daughter of [...]
Media Higher Education Art and Storytelling Culture Sat, Nov 15 2008

Deaf education in the Philippines, my retrospect
Filipino Deaf from the Eyes of a Hearing Pers Since our country is currently celebrating a week-long event making people aware about deaf and deafness, methinks it's appropriate to share with you how deaf activities stirred up suddenly these past two decades. I'll call this era the fourth wave borrowing the term coined by Dr. Liza Martinez and Mr. Rafaelito Abat in their research [...]
Language Education Culture Sun, Nov 09 2008

Philippines celebrate Deaf Awareness Week 2008
Filipino Deaf from the Eyes of a Hearing Pers Today marks the opening of annual Deaf Awareness Week (DAW) Celebration. This year's theme: “Ano DAW? Deaf Ako, Walang Hadlang!” (What? I'm Deaf, No barriers!). The different members of the Metro Manila Federation of Agencies for the Deaf (MMFAD) — a 35-member organization composed of public and private schools for the deaf, and government and...
Language Education Culture Sat, Nov 08 2008

Yay! First 17500 Visits!
Filipino Deaf from the Eyes of a Hearing Pers Nine posts, 20 days and 2500 visitors later, I again achieved another milestone of 17500 visitors! Congratulations again to me! hehehe This achievement is again an improvement from my last one. It took me less than 20 days to reach this and a smaller number of posts (9 compared to 11). I now average 58 visitors [...]
Media Art and Storytelling Culture Thu, Oct 30 2008

Deaf Revenge Horror Video Last Part
Filipino Deaf from the Eyes of a Hearing Pers This is the final installment of the five-part fictional horror film made by our MCCID students and directed by their multi-talented deaf instructor Sir Ervin Reyes. This is the part where the deaf ghost has already. If you have not watched the first four parts, please go to the first part here, second part here, [...]
Art and Storytelling Education Culture Mon, Oct 27 2008

Deaf Revenge Horror Video Part 4
Filipino Deaf from the Eyes of a Hearing Pers This is the fourth installment of the five-part fictional horror film made by our MCCID students and directed by their multi-talented deaf instructor Sir Ervin Reyes. This is the part where the deaf ghost is exacting her revenge. If you have not watched the first three parts, please go to the first part here, second [...]
Language Art and Storytelling Education Sun, Oct 26 2008

Deaf Revenge Horror Video Part 3
Filipino Deaf from the Eyes of a Hearing Pers This is the third installment of the five-part fictional horror film made by our MCCID students and directed by their multi-talented deaf instructor Sir Ervin Reyes. If you have not watched the first two parts, please go to the first part here and the second part here. All the videos are with English sub-titles. Enjoy! [...]
Art and Storytelling Sat, Oct 25 2008

Deaf Revenge Horror Video Part 2
Filipino Deaf from the Eyes of a Hearing Pers This is the second part of the five-part fictional horror film made by our MCCID students and directed by their multi-talented deaf instructor Sir Ervin Reyes. If you have not watched the first part, please go to this blog entry first. Posted in Deaf Video Tagged: deaf horror video, Ervin Reyes, MCCID [...]
Art and Storytelling Education Fri, Oct 24 2008

Deaf Revenge Horror Video Part 1
Filipino Deaf from the Eyes of a Hearing Pers Guys! It's Halloween time once again! What better way to feel the creepy mood and eerie frights of spook than to let you view a scary amateur video. This is a five-part fictional horror film made by our MCCID students and directed by their multi-talented deaf instructor Sir Ervin Reyes. The video's total run is [...]
Art and Storytelling Education Thu, Oct 23 2008

Happy 15th Anniversary to Manila Christian Computer...
Filipino Deaf from the Eyes of a Hearing Pers Fifteen years ago in 1993, two young Christian computer professionals, one hearing and one deaf, dreamed of an educational institution that can concentrate on the needs of the deaf through the use of computers. This field of work is fitted to them because it needs minimal supervision and communication skills.
Higher Education Thu, Oct 16 2008

Yay! First 15000 Visits!
Filipino Deaf from the Eyes of a Hearing Pers Eleven posts, 19 days and 2500 visitors later, I again achieved another milestone of 15000 visitors! Congratulations to me! hehehe This achievement is a marked improvement from my last one. It took me less than 21 days to reach this and a smaller number of posts (11 compared to 15). I now average 53 visitors per [...]
Tech Thu, Oct 09 2008

Heather Whitestone or Marlee Matlin?
Filipino Deaf from the Eyes of a Hearing Pers I thought the comparison between the two icons of the modern American deaf community is a non-issue until I watched this video and read this blog post. The video owner obviously selected Marlee Matlin because she signs. The deaf blogger sympathizes with Heather Whitestone because she is also a mom.
Media Language Culture Mon, Oct 06 2008