My point of view on DBC…
Posted by chillygurlz on August 8, 2008
(comes out of shell) That exactly how i feel when i joined deafread and Deaf Video TV… I started vlogging, watching your vlogs, most of u all inspired me to open up more so i not “stuck in a shell”. Thank u all soo much, I love ya all!!! alright now, i want to express to u my point of view about DBC (DEAF BILINGUAL COALITION)… about deaf babies right to ASL, u know the webpage about DBC, the videos don’t captions or subtitles, well i would think they should add captions, so that way hearing parent who just had a deaf baby can come across this message… http://www.seekgeo.com/?p=1141 like Seek Geo said on his vlog, captions on vlog like DBC will help send out messages to everyone… but yes i support DBC, for deaf babies right to ASL… i think the hearing parents with deaf babies should choose that path to allow the deaf babies learn to sign… ok about ASL for me, u know when i was a baby, when i was age one, my mom found out i was deaf, she has never met a deaf person or anything so she was like, “what am i gonna do”… so she checked around, as always, she did make right decisions for me, she had me learn to sign at age 1, i went to early start preschool with other deaf kids at age 2… My mom always made sure i have a part of deaf culture and be exposed to deaf community… she always had me go visit and hang out with this one deaf family who “adopted me” so i would have deaf role model peers… my mom did a wonderful job doing that for me, i am thankful for that from her… my whole family is hearing. part of my family don’t accept me as deaf, other part of family accepts me as deaf. only my mom and both of my grandma knew sign, but today both my grandma forgotten how to sign. my mom is still doing alright with signing but not fluent. u know i been watching different vlogs, stories about deaf ppl who been abused in oral school in past, I felt sorry for the deaf kids in past who were abused in oral school. I learned from that, it made me realize, we deaf kids today, are lucky cuz now in most schools, we have a choice of either, speaking only, speak and sign or just sign only, and can take speech class if want, although schools will always encourage speech class for all kids anyway. so i enjoy watching stories about history related to deaf issues… those stories really made an impact on me. alright thanks for watching my vlog and I love u all vloggers… i enjoy all ur vlogs… I have learned alot from all of u and my signing skills have improved alot too… thanks…
August 8, 2008 at 7:21 pm
Almost all of the videos on dbcusa.org *do* have transcripts if you click on the links to read them.
August 8, 2008 at 7:33 pm
Atta girl, Rita! You shine! I’m so glad you’re out there in the world vlogging and blogging and sharing your thoughts, feelings and perspectives. I have watched you blossom over the year and I know your heart is open and supportive to all d/Deaf experience. I’m glad you are you!
~ LaRonda
August 8, 2008 at 8:51 pm
Seek Geo can offer his services to caption videos. DBC needs every Deaf person to help with their mission.
August 9, 2008 at 12:46 am
The section for parents has “voice over”, voicing the message the signer is conveying.
August 9, 2008 at 1:45 am
You are fantastic .. Keep on vlogging you will be a star some day …… I am with DBC all the way We need toeducate ppl how important asl to begin with babies …
August 9, 2008 at 1:30 pm
For another point of view on DBC, see http://jehanne.wordpress.com/2008/08/09/dbc-interview-part-1-dr-barbara-kannapell/
August 9, 2008 at 3:17 pm
Hi Rita!
What a great video and I agreed with LaRonda!
Anonymous,
You answered your own question with “almost” - in fact, not all videos are provided transcripts, just some does, some others doesn’t.
Secondly, There are many hard of hearing parents and even deaf parents who doesn’t know ASL as well as many hearing parents out there which is why it is important to include everyone if we are all about educating others.
Also, for instance.. youtube is very popular website with million of viewers so with having transcripts can have its disadvantage but as long as every video (not some) have to be provided one way or other.
Bill,
I got an email from a hard of hearing parent other day after the video posted and she said due to her hard of hearing, she is unable to understand voice-over nor can understand ASL so having subtitles will be helpful for her and her mother who is also proud grandma of a deaf baby.
-SG