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Deciphering Michael Jackson All Sign Language A couple of days ago I received a question on Twitter: Can you tell me what he says? with the following video attached from Michael Jackson's "They Don't Really Care About Us" music video. For this song, Michael Jackson made two separate music videos. The first video was shot in Brazil in a favela of Rio de Janeiro, while the second video was shot in a real prison. ... Mon, Oct 06 2014 Dream to Screen Competition All Sign Language The Dream to Screen competition is a competition for short films in the UK, Ireland and Channel Islands. There have been five final finalists to this competition that have been given a £2000 production budget and thousands of pounds worth of industry standard equipment, plus access to an experienced film mentor, to make a film based on the theme of 'Inspiration'. ... Fri, Sep 05 2014 ASL Fundraising Campaign for "Let It Go" All Sign Language We all know James Dameron, she is an outstanding deaf director, She has directed music videos, like "Feel Again" by One Republic, "Somebody That I Used To Know" by Gotye, and "Let's Mambo" by Sean Forbes ft. Marlee Matlin and she has also directed films, like the short film "It's My Role!". Now, Jules is preparing to create a new music video with the song "L... Tue, Sep 02 2014 Summer Stop July and August All Sign Language Hello dear readers, We have had an unexpected summer stop on the blog. Excuses for the late, late notification! However, by September 1st, we will be back up and running! Hope to see you then! In the meantime you can read old blogs posts from a while ago. There are always interesting stories worth a second read. Check out the music videos from this year and the "... Sat, Aug 23 2014 Google Gesture All Sign Language The issue for Deaf people to integrate in the hearing society is very difficult due to the use of sign language. For the hearing society sign language is still for many people an aid for deaf people to communicate instead of an actual complete and natural language. It is even more difficult to graps that sign language are independent and are not linked to the spoken l... Wed, Jun 25 2014 A Traffic Sign for Deaf and HOH People All Sign Language Photo from doof.nl In the Netherlands not only the famous red and white cane for blind people exists, but also a sign for deaf and hard of hearing (HoH) people, the "S|H" sign. The sign is used for bikes. SH stands for "Slechthorend" which means hard of hearing in Dutch. However, in contrast to the red and white cane, the HOH sign is hardly known to people. Moreo... Thu, Jun 05 2014 "Wings" by Little Mix All Sign Language The other day I ran into this happy song and interpretation. The song is interpreted by Ren and Keely. They are two deaf teenagers who love signing songs. They have been featured on the blog before with the song "Let It Go" by Idina Menzel (fromthe movie "Frozen"). This time they have interpreted the song "Wings" by Little Mix and they have made a great video. The ... Mon, Jun 02 2014 The Signglasses Project All Sign Language Today I would like to introduce to you the signglasses project. In general, when Deaf people want to go to the cinema for example, they are left searching for movies at a cinema that offers closed captions. We've talked about possible solutions for this before, glasses with build-in subtitles. We definitely applaud this research and hope it will become used by the pub... Wed, May 28 2014 Share Your Story: Samantha's Story All Sign Language There are several reasons why you would consider yourself Deaf, that is, being part of the Deaf community. Of course if you are Deaf yourself or you have a Deaf relative, it makes sense. However, there are other reasons to be interested in the Signing and/or Deaf community and wanting to be part of it. In this series we share their stories. Today's it's Samantha's st... Thu, May 22 2014 "Royals" by Lorde All Sign Language Time for some music. Today the beautiful song "Royals" by Lorde, translated and interpreted by Jessica von Garrel. Jessica has just started posting ASL music videos and this is one of them. She has added subtitles to the video so it's easy to follow the text if your ASL isn't up to level yet. We hope to see more from her, enjoy! Tue, May 20 2014 "Brave" by Sara Bareilles All Sign Language This song has been interpreted by Alex Rodríguez from The Englis House. The English House is an academy in Seville, Spain for learning English. And they also decided to do a song in ASL. The song is called "Brave" from Sara Bareilles. Enjoy it and have a great start of the week after Mother's Day :-). Related articles We Are Never Ever Getting Back Toget... Mon, May 12 2014 Like and Share! All Sign Language credits: www.sterkingebaar.nl One of the things I really love is the fact that my work brings me to so many new places, faces and new experiences.Since I want everyone to know how sing language 'works' and what the benefits are if more people would know about it I found my way through conventions and so. This week I'm doing a give away. The 18th of may there is a ... Fri, May 02 2014 Deaf Culture and the Police All Sign Language Sadly, every once in a while you see a newspaper article about a deaf person in a brutal assault by the police, because he or she was not 'listening' to the demands of the police. Obviously, the police needs training on how to interact with deaf people, in the meantime, this video aims for deaf people to know their rights. To that end, Marlee Matlin, together wit... Wed, Apr 30 2014 "Feel Again" by OneRepublic All Sign Language Today the ASL interpretation is done by Azora Telford. We have seen her before in an ASL music video from Jules Dameron interpreting a Gotye song. This video has been produced by a team of Deaf campers and their staff from the Deaf Camp Film at Camp Mark Seven. Deaf Camp Film is an annual camp for 13-16 year olds aspiring to become filmmakers. Enjoy the video and have... Mon, Apr 28 2014 Short film: Summer Beats All Sign Language I love short films. And here is a short film Summer Beats about a Deaf teenager. However, due to funding the film cannot be made yet. The film is a project of a group of filmmakers who wish to make this short film in order to finish their filmmaking degree. As such they have placed their short film idea on the Indiegogo website to raise funding of $1,000 to make the ... Wed, Apr 23 2014 I Am Deaf And I Like It All Sign Language Like with many non-standard things someone can have, be, feel or like, you seem to have to explain yourself. Because not being normal, that is, like everyone else, needs an explanation (how dare you be different?). I have had and seen these conversations so many times, whether it's because you're not a native, an identical twin, a redhead, or because you are the only ... Wed, Apr 16 2014 "Let It Go" by Idina Menzel All Sign Language Frozen is one of the newest animation films from Disney and of course songs are a part of it. This is the song "Let It Go" and now also the little ones can follow the lyrics in their own language. The videos is made and the song is interpreted by Ren and Keely, two deaf teenagers who love signing songs, and it is no surprise as their hobbies include thetra, performin... Mon, Apr 14 2014 Not ever again. All Sign Language Pinned down hands in front of his tummy, her face absurdly close to his little smooch. Brutesk appearance with a strong, clear shrill voice that could break those sensitive eardrums. The echo of it bouncing back into the space around them. “You will not use your hands. You will use your mouth”. He tries to get away from her, so much betrayal in his eyes. He tries ... Fri, Apr 11 2014 Teaching a Sign Language All Sign Language Today I ran into a video on YouTube from Rob Nielson. Rob is a Deaf and an American Sign Language (ASL) teacher. He is talking about ASL students that start teaching other people ASL, while they are still learning themselves. Of course learning a language doesn't mean you can teach it. Yes, you may be able to show some words/signs or phrases. But that is not t... Wed, Apr 09 2014 "Dreams and Disasters" by Owl City All Sign Language Time for a music video from two lovely young signers. This video is their first duet sign language music video and it is very cute. The song they chose the interpret is "Dreams and Disasters" by Owl City. One other song by Owl City you can find on this blog is "Fire flies", interpreted by Russell Harvard (Deaf American actor) or D-PAN (Deaf Professional Arts Network... Mon, Apr 07 2014 Short Film: It's My Role! All Sign Language Jules Dameron is a American Deaf award-winning film director. She studied Television/Cinema at Gallaudet University and Film Production at the University of Southern California. She has directed the TV series Møkkakaffe (Bad Coffee), many short films and also music videos. Some of her music videos she has directed are "Somebody I used to know by Gotye" and "Let'... Wed, Mar 26 2014 "You Were My Everything" by Prinz-D All Sign Language Time for some rap music! This music video is from Prinz-D The First Deaf Rapper.According to Prinz's bio, his speech impediment was gonna make it very difficult to become a successful hip hop artist. However, that didn't stop him, he has trained with speech pathologists and by now he has already created albums and videos. This video is from the song "You Were My Every... Mon, Mar 24 2014 1st International Conference on Teaching Deaf Learners All Sign Language Image from [link] Yesterday the very first edition of the international conference Teaching Deaf Learners in Amsterdam has started. The main question of this conference isWhat do deaf and hard-of-hearing pupils need in class?During three days --19, 20, and 21 March 2014-- different speakers from different countries will inspire. One of the main problems with main... Thu, Mar 20 2014 "Radioactive" by Imagine Dragons All Sign Language Today's song is from the American rock band Imagine Dragons. The song is part of their debut album Night Visions as the opening track. We have had another song interpreted into ASL from Imagine Dragons. You can find it here: It's Time. The song is interpreted by Melissa Wight and it's the first time she is on this blog. I couldn't find much information about he... Mon, Mar 17 2014 Pup language All Sign Language After letting our beloved dog go last august, we felt the peace and quiet we had not felt for a long time. He had displayed neurotic behavior for a while when he finally passed away from illness. But after a small amount of time we really started to miss that extra little beating heart in our house. After searching, waiting list for puppies and finally finding the rig... Fri, Mar 14 2014 Book: Madness in the Mainstream All Sign Language Today I would like to show you an interview with (Deaf) author Mark Drolsbaugh. Mark was born hearing and attended hearing schools. Slowly he became hard-of-hearing as a child and eventually a deaf adolescent. Now, he is a culturally Deaf adult. In his autobiography Deaf Again he tells the story of how he started life as a CODA (Child of Deaf Adults) to find himself b... Wed, Mar 12 2014 "Take Off" by Signmark All Sign Language Time for some more music! Today a music video from Signmark. Even though it has been a while since Signmark came with a new song, he has been very busy if you check their website, he's one of the few professional bilingual (sign language and spoken) hip hop artists in the world. Therefore, today I would like to show you one of his songs from his album Breaking th... Mon, Mar 10 2014 TEDx Amsterdam - Lissa Zeviar All Sign Language Last year baby sign founder for the Netherlands, Lissa Zeviar, got the change to speak at TEDx Amsterdam about sign language.Are you curious what she had to say and why she is so passionate about sign language for every age, click here to see her inspiring speech! (it is in English!)You can visit the website of Baby sign NL here Vorige jaar sprak babygebaren.nl opric... Fri, Mar 07 2014 I love you All Sign Language This blog should have been posted on valentines day but for I forgot to press the right button and it never 'aired'. So here it is today!Showing affection is an important item in our household. We want our kids to know they are loved. To feel loved. Showing love, will give you back some of yourself. We try to teach them that. We saw it happen when we were screaming on... Fri, Feb 28 2014 American National Anthem in ASL at Superbowl. All Sign Language For the Superbowl the American National Anthem is sung and also signed in American Sign Language. It is definitely not the first time, so that's no news. However, this video shows how complete a sign language is. This is not just someone 'waving their hands' so Deaf people can 'kind of grasp the idea' of what the message is. And as it is a musical translation, it is e... Wed, Feb 26 2014 10th International Cochlear Implant Day All Sign Language From www.isvr.soton.ac.uk Whether or not known to you, today is International Cochlear Implant (CI) Day. February 25 has been named International CI Day (by the Spanish organization of CI users), because on that day in 1957, two French doctors, Djourno and Eyres, were the first to electrically stimulate the auditory nerve by placing an electrode outside the cochlea.... Tue, Feb 25 2014 Short film/Docu: The End All Sign Language There is a discussion going on in the Deaf world about the future of Deaf culture and what would happen if Deafness becomes cured in the future. Today a short film about this topic from the United Kingdom in British Sign Language (BSL) with English subtitles. The videos is called "The End" and it is a drama spanning over 60 years. It is all about the "treatment"... Wed, Feb 19 2014 "Rolling in the Deep" by Adele All Sign Language Today on another musical Monday a song from Adele. Her song Right as Rain has been on the blog before and so has the song Rolling in the Deep. Today's version of this song is a professional one. The video was created with a whole crew of Deaf and hearing professionals in front and behind of the camera. Also, the videos is very accessible as it includes captions besid... Mon, Feb 17 2014 Short film: A Silent Melody All Sign Language One of the things I like the most about the internet is the availability of short films. And also from a Deaf point of view there are short films, often about love between a hearing and a Deaf person, like The most beautiful thing and Cupidity. Today, because it is Valentine's week, another sweet romantic love story between a Deaf and a hearing person. This film ... Wed, Feb 12 2014 "Take A Hint" by Victoria Justice & Elizabeth... All Sign Language Time for some music. These are two fans of the song "Take A Hint" by Victoria Justice & Elizabeth Gillies and they made a fan video by interpretating the song into ASL. They seem to use software available online to add effects to the video. The video is therefore a bit 'busy', but it looks happy and they seem to have had a lot of fun! Enjoy the video for a happy st... Mon, Feb 10 2014 You say, what? All Sign Language Credits: Cate Zevenbergen Funny stuff they say, those little ones. I just came across a hilarious one from a kindergartner "Mommy zipped up my banana to tight, will you help me open it?" That silly mommy ;) It made me smile. We forget the best things in life to easy and hold on to the harder quests. Feel like we need too and can change that. My oldest changed almos... Fri, Feb 07 2014 "4 Minutes" by Madonna and Justin Timberlake All Sign Language This week a music duet, interpreted by Kristin from the YouTube channel Krasava Videos and a guy who is referred to as NeutralMage/Heffy7.Kristin has been with one of her videos on this blog before: Ignorance by Paramore. This video is a song by Madonna and Justin Timberlake called "4 Minutes". The song was produces to show urgency on the matter of saving the planet ... Mon, Feb 03 2014 Face it! All Sign Language In sign language, we cannot go without facial expressions. They are crucial to make sign language happen. You can make one sign change by simply adjusting your facial expression. Same goes for the whole body.Back to the facial expressions. I know immediately how sorry my sons are when they have been naughty and sign 'sorry' with an even more naughty, annoyed, bored o... Fri, Jan 31 2014 Playing Cards with Deaf Art All Sign Language Remember a previous post about ASLized wanting to create a deck of playing cards portraying Deaf art? The deadline is nearing (February 14) and they made a final call for Deaf artists in this video.As a reminder: ASLized is a non-profit organization that fosters the integration of American Sign Language (ASL) educational research into visual media and literacy. Some o... Thu, Jan 30 2014 Same Love by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Mary Lambert All Sign Language The bautiful song "Same Love" by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis has been interpreted many times. In september I shared the version created by the Same Love Project. Today a different interpretation. This interpretation is created by the Body Language Productions Band and Brandon Kazen-Maddox. They did not 'just' interpret the song, it is a complete cover. "Same Love" is... Mon, Jan 27 2014 Sing and sign! All Sign Language gebarencentrum.nl Are you a big fan of singing songs with your child? And are they moving around all happy and bright? I love to see the little ones enjoy an activity like that! Because my little one has trouble pronouncing the words correctly let alone sing a whole sentence, he gets to sign as well! His speach therapist, Jolanda de Wit, developed a book in which ... Fri, Jan 24 2014 "Watch These Hands" by Sean Forbes All Sign Language Time for the newest video from D-PAN's Sean Forbes called "Watch these hands". Not only is Sean the co-founder of D-PAN (Deaf Professional Arts Network), producing videos with ASL by Deaf artists, he also makes his own music videos. In his newest video "Watch these hands" he tells that he needs to be watched, he is a visual entertainer, and he talks about his road to ... Mon, Jan 20 2014 The Engaging Deaf Men Project All Sign Language Today I want to introduce to you ADWAS' Engaging Deaf Men project. ADWAS stands for Abused Deaf Women's Advocacy Services and it is an organization that empowers Deaf and Deaf Blind survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault and harassment. Violence does not disappear only by empowering women, so ADWAS has now introduced the Engaging Deaf Men project. With en... Thu, Jan 16 2014 "Fireflies" by Owl City All Sign Language The song "Fireflies" by Owl City has been interpreted into ASL many times. In this blog we have seen the interpretation made by Russell Harvard, and one from D-PAN made during an "ASL Music Video Weekend" for children. Now, D-PAN has made another version of the song. D-PAN (Deaf Professional Arts Network) has released multiple covers of songs by adding professional vi... Mon, Jan 13 2014 Emotions All Sign Language Last week I told you about the crocodile tears of my little man. That little story made me laugh. And it got me thinking about the next thing i'm blogging about today: Emotions. My oldest had no idea about the existence of sign language until his baby brother was born and his intubation went for the worse and he ended up voiceless thanks to his trach. tube. Since he ... Fri, Jan 10 2014 Variantion within one Sign Language All Sign Language Just like spoken languages, also sign languages have great variation. Most people are surprised to hear there is no universial sign language when the subject comes up for the first time. Most of the people I speak to even think that is a little but dumb of the Deaf community to not have created one when they had the chance. That teaches me how sign languages are still... Wed, Jan 08 2014 Crocodile tears All Sign Language One of the amazing aspects of learning sign language is the visualisation. You have people who think in words and who think in pictures and ofcourse there is both. I see it with my husband; he is getting the hang of it. Our children already have it in them. Probably from me ;) So when my oldest told his younger brother that he should quit shedding all those crocodi... Fri, Jan 03 2014 I present: All Sign Language I can't believe its almost 2014!What an amazing year we have had. Happiness vs sadness, laughter vs tears, shyness vs expressions and love vs eh, not so loved at all (to put it nicely). I wanted to share my top 5 blog posts of this year but something didn't go as planned and you ended it with the biggest tease I could bring: only the title and no blog below. So her... Tue, Dec 31 2013 All Sign Language's 2013
All Sign Language Tonight it will be New Year's Eve 2013, time goes fast! And also at this blog we look back to 2013 for this blog. Of course this will happen in visual form. This blog is mostly read through Twitter, which takes more than 70% of our readers. Therefore, I will use Twitter to summarize last year. First of all the Twitter video. What I like most is that our Golden Tw... Tue, Dec 31 2013 |
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