#whyIsign Kickstarter Fundraiser Introduction

VIDEO [CC] - <i><b>#whyIsign Kickstarter fundraiser introduction by Brandon Kazen-Maddox.</b></i><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2016/03/whyisign-kickstarter-fundraiser.html" title="#whyIsign communites campaign"><img height="130" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv5q2QPQaYd_6He5Clok2pkRBk_9Ht_wBrwg0ZSFLEyMHz_QQ2iPF-48xbqUfctTdxbcXLYwqDixPwx3P0mwSa_X8MOPmgubpJeiWtZQqo5WcM-FgsVeUIlsExm3ABtRPrz8kzT-NXyXVt/s400/%2523whyIsign.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><br /><br />SAN FRANCISCO -- The focus of this video is a <a href="http://www.whyisign.com/" target="_blank">#whyIsign</a> Kickstarter fundraiser. This <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/" target="_blank">Kickstarter</a>'s goal is to create a brand-new ASL music video in collaboration with 13 Deaf, Hard-of-Hearing, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Child_of_deaf_adult" target="_blank">CODA and GODA</a> artists.<br /><br /><br /><br />The Kickstarter is set at $10,000 and 80% of the money raised will go directly back to the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hearing_loss" target="_blank">Deaf</a> community to support Deaf-owned and operated businesses in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Francisco_Bay_Area" target="_blank">Bay Area</a>. The remaining 20% will go towards the production of the ASL music video and to pay the Deaf artists for their work in this project.<br /><br /><br /><br />We will launch the Kickstarter at the beginning of April and it will last for one month! The <a href="https://youtu.be/zz3kPxrhsb4" target="_blank">link will be posted</a> here once the fundraiser is live.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/zz3kPxrhsb4" width="500"></iframe></div><br /><br />Please share this video with as many individuals, groups, and organizations as you can so we can contribute to De'Via art and our Deaf community! Thank you!<br /><br /><br /><br /><b>Related:</b> <a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2016/03/whyisign-trending-campaign-goes-viral.html" target="_blank">#whyIsign - Trending Campaign Goes Viral</a><br /><br /><br /><br />Purchase your #whyisign t-shirt - <a href="http://www.route66promo.com/product/whyisign/" target="_blank">http://route66promo.com/product/whyisign</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><b>Follow #whyIsign on social media:</b><br /><br />Youtube - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=%23whyisign" target="_blank">https://youtube.com/whyisign</a><br /><br />Facebook - <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Whyisign-515038975329512/" target="_blank">https://facebook.com/whyisign</a><br /><br />Twitter - <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/whyisign" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/hashtag/whyisign</a><br /><br />Instagram - <a href="https://www.instagram.com/whyisign/" target="_blank">https://instagram.com/whyisign/</a><br /><br />Official Website - <a href="http://www.whyisign.com/" target="_blank">http://www.whyisign.com</a>

#whyIsign Kickstarter Fundraiser Introduction

VIDEO [CC] - #whyIsign Kickstarter fundraiser introduction by Brandon Kazen-Maddox. SAN FRANCISCO -- The focus of this video is a #whyIsign ...

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#whyIsign - Trending Campaign Goes Viral

VIDEO [CC] - <i><b>Deaf News: Meet Stacy Abrams, the person who started the #whyIsign social media movement.</b></i><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2016/03/whyisign-trending-campaign-goes-viral.html" title="#whyIsign communites campaign"><img height="130" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv5q2QPQaYd_6He5Clok2pkRBk_9Ht_wBrwg0ZSFLEyMHz_QQ2iPF-48xbqUfctTdxbcXLYwqDixPwx3P0mwSa_X8MOPmgubpJeiWtZQqo5WcM-FgsVeUIlsExm3ABtRPrz8kzT-NXyXVt/s400/%2523whyIsign.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><br /><br /><a href="https://www.facebook.com/stacy.abrams.50" target="_blank">Stacy Abrams</a> welcomes everyone to join March 13th-15th <a href="http://www.whyisign.com/" target="_blank">#whyIsign</a> trending campaign!<br /><br /><br /><br />Stacy Abrams How did #whyIsign start? she thought of it to inspire families everywhere to share their personal stories about why they elect to sign with their <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hearing_loss" target="_blank">Deaf</a> children. There are countless reasons why we care so much about signing <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Sign_Language" target="_blank">American Sign Language</a>. Now it is your opportunity to <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Whyisign-515038975329512/" target="_blank">share your story</a>!<br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/mOlftws5cyM" width="500"></iframe></div><br /><br /><a href="http://dailymoth.com/" target="_blank">The Daily Moth</a> - The Deaf Host ASL Radio Show: Meet Stacy Abrams, the Deaf woman who started a social media campaign to embrace and inspire families of Deaf children.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/autI7jMiAV0" width="500"></iframe></div><br /><br />Top reasons why supports #whyIsign:<br /><br /><br /><br />#1 To sign is human.<br /><br /><br /><br />#2 Researches have proven that learning ASL first can help improve speaking skills.<br /><br /><br /><br />#3 It is important that the baby is exposed to ASL because language acquisition is important to take place, during first five years of the child's life.<br /><br /><br /><br />#4 The point of the #whyIsign message is that Deaf children who have ASL have greater academic success.<br /><br /><br /><br />You can help make <a href="http://www.whyisign.com/" target="_blank">#whyIsign</a> go viral. Share <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Whyisign-515038975329512/" target="_blank">your story with the media</a>!<br /><br /><br /><br />Purchase your #whyisign t-shirt - <a href="http://www.route66promo.com/product/whyisign/" target="_blank">http://route66promo.com/product/whyisign</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><b>Follow #whyIsign on social media:</b><br /><br />Youtube - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=%23whyisign" target="_blank">https://youtube.com/whyisign</a><br /><br />Facebook - <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Whyisign-515038975329512/" target="_blank">https://facebook.com/whyisign</a><br /><br />Twitter - <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/whyisign" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/hashtag/whyisign</a><br /><br />Instagram - <a href="https://www.instagram.com/whyisign/" target="_blank">https://instagram.com/whyisign/</a><br /><br />Official Website - <a href="http://www.whyisign.com/" target="_blank">http://www.whyisign.com</a>

#whyIsign - Trending Campaign Goes Viral

VIDEO [CC] - Deaf News: Meet Stacy Abrams, the person who started the #whyIsign social media movement. Stacy Abrams welcomes everyone to jo...

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