The rise of the Deaf Pride movement in the 1980s has introduced a distinction between deaf and Deaf, with the capitalized form used specifically in referring to deaf persons belonging to the community—also known as Deaf culture—that has formed around the use of American Sign Language as the preferred means of communication.
Thursday, June 28, 2007
Tuesday, June 19, 2007
Summary of the eight point policy
OAD's response to Ministry of Education's position on eight point policy
Monday, June 18, 2007
The Star Spangled Banner in American Sign Language - ASL
Visit http://ASLonDVD.com for songs beautifully performed in American Sign Language. Order a DVD copy of The Patriotic Spirit... Songs in ASL on DVD, and enjoy The Star Spangled Banner, America The Beautiful, and other great songs in digital quality worthy of your Home Theatre. The Patriotic Spirit DVD also includes Slow Motion Study Versions for each title.
Friday, June 15, 2007
"What a Wonderful World" Sign Language for 2nd Graders! :-)


A 2nd grade teacher asked me to show the kids some signs to go along with this song they'll be performing on the last day of school. There may be some future Signers there, so I kept it simple not wanting to frustrate them! :-)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kw8lVomAQis
The Kidsongs TV Show-- Sandra Carpe Interview
This is a season 1 question time interview with Sandra Carpe. Sandra is deaf and she was on the show to help the kids learn more about the deaf.
Thursday, June 14, 2007
Interpreting Tidbits: Terrorism
Look at her video and link under video.
Sign Language Dictionaries have a difficult time keeping up with current events and modern day issues. Here are some Signs to help bridge that gap. For the full video, go to our website at gatecommunications.org.
Wednesday, June 13, 2007
Helen Keller
I found this old film inspired me about Helen Adams Keller, the deafblind American author, activist and lecturer almost 9 min.
Monday, June 11, 2007
Women's Facial Expressions
Women's Facial Expressions
Read Your Girlfriend as an Open Book
Finally, there is a guide to women's facial expressions and how to provoke each one in your own girlfriend. Note: use it at your own risk. The original was published here, so I did the translation, and intend to broaden the scope a little, with your help. Send in the pics of other emotions, not covered here, for example: "uncontrolled anger", "sheer excitement", "love is in the air", "ecstasy from shopping" etc.




Ladies, take heart! Male expressions are even easier to read, with a help of this handy smiley chart:

(images credit: esquire.ru)
Thursday, June 7, 2007
YouTube launches new look for embedded videos
YouTube launches new look for embedded videos
Filed under: Internet, Video, Blogging, Web services, Google
YouTube has been slowly rolling out a new interface for its flash videos, making it easier for viewers to get sucked into hours and hours of watching pointless online videos of cats dancing.The new interface shows related videos when you scroll over the bottom of the screen with your cursor. While selected videos on YouTube have had the new design for a while, it's just starting to pop up on videos embedded in blogs.
So now visitors to your website can watch a bunch of videos that you'd never intended to show them without leaving your page. That's, umm.. cool, right?
YouTube's also made it a bit easier to embed videos on your site by adding buttons with the URL and embed code at the end of the video.
[via Google Blogoscoped]
Wednesday, June 6, 2007
"Nervous Model"
ASL Literature course is a part of the ASL & Literacy Instructor Program at George Brown College in Toronto. I am storysigning a "ABC" story about "Nervous Model"
Introduction to Theatre Captioning
Vox Pops from STAGETEXT's "Introduction to Theatre Captioning" DVD
Saturday, June 2, 2007
Pinky tells Real Story Videophone Video Relay Service
In this series of dramatized vignettes, Pinky explores the world of video relay interpreting from both the Deaf and interpreter perspectives with her own special brand of humor. Use this DVD to:
- learn about the challenges of VRS
- see what "the other side" experiences
- explore the issues
- LAUGH
http://www.harriscomm.com/catalog/product_info.php
Deaf Driver - Keith Wann show
www.KeithWann.com
Keith does a skit about his Deaf mother driving. From his dvd.
Flashio - Keith Wann the ASL song guru!
www.KeithWann.com
Keith does one of his characters, a cha-head coda whos uses ASL to songs to show his skills.
Friday, June 1, 2007
Keith Wann and FREE FOOD on the ship!
www.PassagesDeafTravel.com and Keith Wann together on the biggest ship in the world, Freedom! Check out Keith preparing for Deaf Freedom October 2007.
www.KeithWann.com
DeafRead + Extra
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» Deaf Anthology - Tonga
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» Deaf Anthology - Proofread
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» Deaf Anthology - 20-24
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» Deaf Anthology - "Best Vlogger"
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» Deaf Anthology - Asteroid
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» Deaf Anthology - Free Covid-19 Home Tests
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» Silent Grapevine - 4K News in ASL January 17, 2022
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» The Limping Chicken - Rebecca-Anne Withey: How BSL consultants can advocate f...
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» Deaf Anthology - Pandemic Diet
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» Sudden Silence - Self-Reliance
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