Deaf Alaskans Rally For Equality In Anchorage

VIDEO [CC] - <i><b>Deaf News: Deaf people rally for equality in Anchorage, Alaska.</b></i><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2016/05/deaf-alaskans-rally-for-equality-in.html" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title=""><img height="172" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjpfzpDGGuvIgsxGzyzI9V-YC7ArNgTN3y9vJSAezMK6pLfszAXLSr2F2lyvFjM5N-sBA0MZKN1-5VeeCqJmhfYDuBCAOMGQehaesj0cgQc5m97bdci_rwYVXGdr0NLbdAPQ8S7rb4Grfq/s320/deaf-grassroots-movement-alaska.jpg" width="300" /></a>ANCHORAGE, AK -- Alaska Dispatch News: A loosely organized group of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hearing_loss" target="_blank">Deaf and Hard of Hearing</a> people hosted an town hall rally of sorts on the Parkstrip Wednesday. It was part of the nation-wide <a href="http://www.tdgm2015.org/" target="_blank">Deaf Grassroots Movement</a>.<br /><br /><br /><br />The DGM aims to fight for the rights of the Deaf and future generations in the <a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2016/03/deaf-grassroots-movement-national-deaf.html">Deaf community in all 50 states</a>. On Wednesday all 50 state capitols will have a rally for Deaf Rights, including <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anchorage,_Alaska" target="_blank">Anchorage</a>, instead <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juneau,_Alaska" target="_blank">Juneau, Alaska</a>.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/8kW3VtFXp54" width="500"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">To activate this feature, press the "CC" button.</span></div><br /><br />Rallies were held in dozens of states on May 4, 2016 to bring awareness that the Deaf community largely feels <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discrimination" target="_blank">discriminated</a> against. The three main areas of emphasis include access to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Language_interpretation#Sign_language" target="_blank">interpreters</a>, equal <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deaf_education" target="_blank">educational opportunities</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equal_opportunity" target="_blank">job equality</a>. Watch this video to understand some of the complaints the Anchorage Deaf community has. <a href="https://youtu.be/8kW3VtFXp54" target="_blank">SOURCE</a>.<br /><br /><br /><br /><b>Follow Deaf Grassroots Movement on Social Media:</b><br /><br />Facebook - <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Deaf-Grassroots-Movement-DGM-799439450175504/" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/events/deafgrassrootsmovement</a><br /><br />Official Website - <a href="http://www.tdgm2015.org/" target="_blank">http://www.tdgm2015.org</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><b>Deaf Grassroots Movement Hastags:</b><br /><br />Facebook - <a href="https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/dgm" target="_blank">https://facebook.com/hashtag/dgm</a><br /><br />Instagram - <a href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/dgm/" target="_blank">https://instagram.com/explore/tags/dgm</a><br /><br />Twitter - <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/dgm" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/hashtag/dgm</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><b>Related Deaf Protest:</b><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2016/03/deaf-grassroots-movement-national-deaf.html">Deaf Grassroots Movement - National Deaf Rally</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2016/05/deaf-grassroots-movement-nationwide.html">Deaf Grassroots Movement Nationwide Rally</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2016/05/deaf-alaskans-rally-for-equality-in.html">Deaf Alaskans Rally For Equality In Anchorage</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2016/05/deaf-grassroots-movement-at-alabama.html">Deaf Grassroots Movement at Alabama Capitol</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2016/05/deaf-grassroots-movement-at-oklahoma.html">Deaf Grassroots Movement at Oklahoma Capitol</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2016/05/deaf-grassroots-movement-at-nebraska.html">Deaf Grassroots Movement at Nebraska Capitol</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2016/05/deaf-grassroots-movement-at-maine-state.html">Deaf Grassroots Movement at Maine State Capitol</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2016/05/deaf-grassroots-movement-at-florida.html">Deaf Grassroots Movement at Florida State Capitol</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2016/05/deaf-grassroots-movement-rally-at-ri.html">Deaf Grassroots Movement Rally at RI State House</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2016/05/deaf-grassroots-movement-at-idaho-state.html">Deaf Grassroots Movement at Idaho State House</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2016/05/deaf-advocates-at-north-dakota-state.html">Deaf Advocates at the North Dakota State Capitol</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2016/05/deaf-advocates-at-massachusetts-state.html">Deaf Advocates at the Massachusetts State House</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2016/05/deaf-rallies-at-connecticut-state.html">Deaf Rallies at the Connecticut State Capitol</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2015/08/deaf-protest-at-white-house-in.html">Deaf Protest at White House in Washington DC</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2015/09/deaf-protest-at-white-house-2015-live.html">Deaf Protest At The White House 2015 Live Video</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2015/09/deaf-power-of-india-fight-for-your.html">Deaf Power Of India: Fight For Your Rights!</a>

Deaf Alaskans Rally For Equality In Anchorage

VIDEO [CC] - Deaf News: Deaf people rally for equality in Anchorage, Alaska. ANCHORAGE, AK -- Alaska Dispatch News: A loosely organized grou...

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Deaf Grassroots Movement at Florida State Capitol

<i><b>Deaf News: Deaf protestors say its time to fight inequality, discrimination and oppression by the hearing in the state of Florida.</b></i><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2016/05/deaf-grassroots-movement-at-florida.html" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="Protestors say its time to fight inequality, discrimination and oppression by the hearing"><img height="237" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAUDeEbEHJCc3RUvmdigQHMAEqVRcS4IfIwcVP0b1BOYce3j6LtmyuC2l-rBZbIT35Z8GFXoBxm_6U_N13Xv1lG4pngqad8HOJh3V_PPzkCu42iN_2hhfZnvHrHcrklWvV9VapnbJpH_Cb/s320/deaf-grassroots-movement-florida-state-capitol.jpg" width="300" /></a>TALLAHASSEE, FL -- Tallahassee Democrat: Nearly 30 members of the <a href="http://www.tdgm2015.org/" target="_blank">Deaf Grassroots Movement</a> rallied Wednesday at the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florida_State_Capitol" target="_blank">Old Capitol</a>. It was part of a nationwide demonstration at all 50 state capitals to call for better education, more job opportunities and acceptance by society in the Untied States.<br /><br /><br /><br />The DGM aims to fight for the rights of the Deaf and future generations in the <a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/search/label/Deaf%20Grassroots%20Movement">Deaf community in all 50 states</a>. On Wednesday all 50 state capitols will have a rally for Deaf Rights, including <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tallahassee,_Florida" target="_blank">Tallahassee, Florida</a>.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/SVL5o94L7Jo" width="500"></iframe></div><br /><br />Occasionally cars passing by on Monroe Street would honk their horns in support, but there was no reaction from the protestors. They were a quiet bunch but fingers started flying, eyes grew wide and faces filled with expressions when word spread a reporter was in their midst.<br /><br /><br /><br />“So I can’t hear,” Bob Webb of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tallahassee,_Florida" target="_blank">Tallahassee</a> signaled to a man carrying a notebook. “I have a brain. I have a heart.”<br /><br /><br /><br />The Deaf Grassroots Movement formed in September after a <a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2016/03/deaf-grassroots-movement-national-deaf.html">protest at the White House in Washington, D.C.</a> The group says education opportunities for Deaf children are abysmal when compared to those of children who can hear.<br /><br /><br /><br />The activists planned the 50-state rally to raise awareness of their plight and to issue a call to action to the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hearing_loss" target="_blank">Deaf</a> community and its allies to fight inequality, discrimination and the oppression Deaf people face.<br /><br /><br /><br />Webb indicated that the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Americans_with_Disabilities_Act_of_1990" target="_blank">Americans with Disabilities Act</a> was a good thing but needed to be amended to include services geared toward the Deaf.<br /><br /><br /><br />The group protesting in Tallahassee ranged in age from a middle-school student, who carried a sign saying “Please Invest in My Education,” to an elderly man with a long gray ponytail and ZZ Top-like beard.<br /><br /><br /><br />Other signs proclaimed sign language as a birthright language, explained that hearing doesn’t make you a better person and listed how the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hearing_%28person%29" target="_blank">hearing</a> discriminate against the Deaf.<br /><br /><br /><br />Webb explained the Deaf community feels the state is failing to provide them an equal opportunity in education, employment and in pursuing the American dream.<br /><br /><br /><br />When asked what he wanted, Webb took to pen and paper from and wrote,<br /><br /><br /><br />Stop discriminating against us in employment.<br /><br />Audioism hurts us because they want us to be like hearing people.<br /><br />Give us fair access, like all other communities.<br /><br /><br /><br />“Don’t limit me,” Webb signaled. “So I can’t hear. So what?”<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.tallahassee.com/story/news/politics/2016/05/04/deaf-people-demand-equal-access/83940842/" target="_blank">SOURCE</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><b>Follow Deaf Grassroots Movement on Social Media:</b><br /><br />Facebook - <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Deaf-Grassroots-Movement-DGM-799439450175504/" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/events/deafgrassrootsmovement</a><br /><br />Official Website - <a href="http://www.tdgm2015.org/" target="_blank">http://www.tdgm2015.org</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><b>Deaf Grassroots Movement Hastags:</b><br /><br />Facebook - <a href="https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/dgm" target="_blank">https://facebook.com/hashtag/dgm</a><br /><br />Instagram - <a href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/dgm/" target="_blank">https://instagram.com/explore/tags/dgm</a><br /><br />Twitter - <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/dgm" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/hashtag/dgm</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><b>Related Deaf Protest:</b><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2016/03/deaf-grassroots-movement-national-deaf.html">Deaf Grassroots Movement - National Deaf Rally</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2016/05/deaf-grassroots-movement-nationwide.html">Deaf Grassroots Movement Nationwide Rally</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2016/05/deaf-alaskans-rally-for-equality-in.html">Deaf Alaskans Rally For Equality In Anchorage</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2016/05/deaf-grassroots-movement-at-alabama.html">Deaf Grassroots Movement at Alabama Capitol</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2016/05/deaf-grassroots-movement-at-oklahoma.html">Deaf Grassroots Movement at Oklahoma Capitol</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2016/05/deaf-grassroots-movement-at-nebraska.html">Deaf Grassroots Movement at Nebraska Capitol</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2016/05/deaf-grassroots-movement-at-maine-state.html">Deaf Grassroots Movement at Maine State Capitol</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2016/05/deaf-grassroots-movement-at-florida.html">Deaf Grassroots Movement at Florida State Capitol</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2016/05/deaf-grassroots-movement-rally-at-ri.html">Deaf Grassroots Movement Rally at RI State House</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2016/05/deaf-grassroots-movement-at-idaho-state.html">Deaf Grassroots Movement at Idaho State House</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2016/05/deaf-advocates-at-north-dakota-state.html">Deaf Advocates at the North Dakota State Capitol</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2016/05/deaf-advocates-at-massachusetts-state.html">Deaf Advocates at the Massachusetts State House</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2016/05/deaf-rallies-at-connecticut-state.html">Deaf Rallies at the Connecticut State Capitol</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2015/08/deaf-protest-at-white-house-in.html">Deaf Protest at White House in Washington DC</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2015/09/deaf-protest-at-white-house-2015-live.html">Deaf Protest At The White House 2015 Live Video</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2015/09/deaf-power-of-india-fight-for-your.html">Deaf Power Of India: Fight For Your Rights!</a>

Deaf Grassroots Movement at Florida State Capitol

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Deaf Grassroots Movement at Idaho State House

VIDEO: <i><b>Deaf News - Deaf community holds rally at the Idaho State House.</b></i><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2016/05/deaf-grassroots-movement-at-idaho-state.html" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="Deaf Grassroots Movement at the Idaho State House"><img height="215" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOFqyp6NE2_IzXNwM1-DCuVXSbbdp0vfEh8hCIbrGAAivmKjk9obHobl3SlCsYRA2u6lZgXMxbnpdKlCSIKExNSLYyaPCXnkYx8-RkgPo04JKQXQZXzWDLNdZ0C4hJHVMcqe4DVnk4Ta16/s320/deaf-grassroots-movement-idaho-state-house.JPG" width="300" /></a>BOISE, ID -- KTVB: Several members of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hearing_loss" target="_blank">Deaf</a> community gathered Wednesday afternoon in front of the Statehouse to raise awareness of the issues they say they're facing here in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idaho" target="_blank">Idaho</a>. It was one of 50 rallies hosted by the <a href="http://www.tdgm2015.org/" target="_blank">Deaf Grassroots Movement</a>, taking place simultaneously in all 50 states.<br /><br /><br /><br />The DGM aims to fight for the rights of the Deaf and future generations in the <a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/search/label/Deaf%20Grassroots%20Movement">Deaf community in all 50 states</a>. On Wednesday all 50 state capitols will have a rally for Deaf Rights, including <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boise,_Idaho" target="_blank">Boise, Idaho</a>.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe height="360" src="https://interactive.tegna-media.com/video/embed/embed.html?id=2182145&title=Deaf%20Grassroots%20Movement%20rallies%20in%20Boise&site=277&playerid=6918249996581&dfpid=32805352&dfpposition=Video_prestream_external" style="border-width: 0;" width="500"></iframe></div><br /><br />"One of the biggest problems is their limiting or ability to communicate," said presenter David G. Wilder.<br /><br /><br /><br />They want to educate others on what can be done to make their lives better.<br /><br /><br /><br />"We got a lot of issues that we are faced with," said Alan Wilder of the <a href="http://www.idahodeaf.org/" target="_blank">Idaho Association of the Deaf</a>. "The American with Disabilities Act that was set up a long time ago, but it's not quite sufficient enough, enough where as Deaf people are still fighting everyday to receive interpreters or get equal access to information."<br /><br /><br /><br />Organizers say that quality education, jobs and healthcare just aren't available to many Deaf people in the state. Because, they say, they don't have access to qualified <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Language_interpretation#Sign_language" target="_blank">sign language interpreters</a>.<br /><br /><br /><br />"In smaller communities it's not very well set up, but you know in hospitals they usually have that, but if you go to doctor's office or counseling services, they don't have those services," said Alan Wilder.<br /><br /><br /><br />And while these people are all too familiar with the challenges they face every day. They say no one else will talk about them without them.<br /><br /><br /><br />Alan Wilder said the Idaho Association of the Deaf plans to push for stronger and clearer laws surrounding Deaf interpreters in Idaho in 2017. Copyright 2016 KTVB.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.ktvb.com/news/local/deaf-grassroots-movement-rallies-at-state-house/171145935" target="_blank">SOURCE</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><b>Follow Deaf Grassroots Movement on Social Media:</b><br /><br />Facebook - <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Deaf-Grassroots-Movement-DGM-799439450175504/" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/events/deafgrassrootsmovement</a><br /><br />Official Website - <a href="http://www.tdgm2015.org/" target="_blank">http://www.tdgm2015.org</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><b>Deaf Grassroots Movement Hastags:</b><br /><br />Facebook - <a href="https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/dgm" target="_blank">https://facebook.com/hashtag/dgm</a><br /><br />Instagram - <a href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/dgm/" target="_blank">https://instagram.com/explore/tags/dgm</a><br /><br />Twitter - <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/dgm" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/hashtag/dgm</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><b>Related Deaf Protest:</b><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2016/03/deaf-grassroots-movement-national-deaf.html">Deaf Grassroots Movement - National Deaf Rally</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2016/05/deaf-grassroots-movement-nationwide.html">Deaf Grassroots Movement Nationwide Rally</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2016/05/deaf-alaskans-rally-for-equality-in.html">Deaf Alaskans Rally For Equality In Anchorage</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2016/05/deaf-grassroots-movement-at-alabama.html">Deaf Grassroots Movement at Alabama Capitol</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2016/05/deaf-grassroots-movement-at-oklahoma.html">Deaf Grassroots Movement at Oklahoma Capitol</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2016/05/deaf-grassroots-movement-at-nebraska.html">Deaf Grassroots Movement at Nebraska Capitol</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2016/05/deaf-grassroots-movement-at-maine-state.html">Deaf Grassroots Movement at Maine State Capitol</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2016/05/deaf-grassroots-movement-at-florida.html">Deaf Grassroots Movement at Florida State Capitol</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2016/05/deaf-grassroots-movement-rally-at-ri.html">Deaf Grassroots Movement Rally at RI State House</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2016/05/deaf-grassroots-movement-at-idaho-state.html">Deaf Grassroots Movement at Idaho State House</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2016/05/deaf-advocates-at-north-dakota-state.html">Deaf Advocates at the North Dakota State Capitol</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2016/05/deaf-advocates-at-massachusetts-state.html">Deaf Advocates at the Massachusetts State House</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2016/05/deaf-rallies-at-connecticut-state.html">Deaf Rallies at the Connecticut State Capitol</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2015/08/deaf-protest-at-white-house-in.html">Deaf Protest at White House in Washington DC</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2015/09/deaf-protest-at-white-house-2015-live.html">Deaf Protest At The White House 2015 Live Video</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2015/09/deaf-power-of-india-fight-for-your.html">Deaf Power Of India: Fight For Your Rights!</a>

Deaf Grassroots Movement at Idaho State House

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Deaf Grassroots Movement Rally at RI State House

<i><b>Deaf News: Deaf Grassroots Movement supporters rally at the Rhode Island State House.</b></i><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2016/05/deaf-grassroots-movement-rally-at-ri.html" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="Deaf Grassroots Movement at the Rhode Island State House"><img height="283" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc8S0GMVUIXXFT-un3l8mvkpU9LvheWAn84pfxV9FXhs329sDY-tdIJMPhBYOt0jo697EUTxjbeLx9diBD-vjDX17MVFoU8kMHhvUGcevTFb3khOftrD3oUYqOAgnAeiz8cQ8OluazokG3/s320/deaf-grassroots-movement-rhode-island-state-house.jpg" width="300" /></a>PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The Providence Journal: About 80 people, most of them <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hearing_loss" target="_blank">Deaf</a> and wearing bright green T-shirts that illustrated the sign language for "equality," followed by the word "now!" rallied at the State House on Wednesday.<br /><br /><br /><br />The rally was one of 50 all-day rallies taking place around the country in the <a href="http://www.tdgm2015.org/" target="_blank">Deaf Grassroots Movement</a>.<br /><br /><br /><br />The DGM aims to fight for the rights of the Deaf and future generations in the <a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/search/label/Deaf%20Grassroots%20Movement">Deaf community in all 50 states</a>. On Wednesday all 50 state capitols will have a rally for Deaf Rights, including <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhode_Island" target="_blank">Providence, Rhode Island</a>.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/SVL5o94L7Jo" width="500"></iframe></div><br /><br />Some of those wearing the green shirts, which listed the movement's five goals on the back - education, jobs, language rights, equal accessibility and communication access were supporters of a Deaf person, and some in their own matching black T-shirts were members of an interpreters group.<br /><br /><br /><br />Governor Raimondo's outreach manager, David Allard, listened to the spoken interpretation as each speaker signed to the group. When Allard spoke, a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Language_interpretation#Sign_language" target="_blank">sign-language interpreter</a> stood beside him to sign his statement that the governor is committed to creating opportunities for all <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhode_Island" target="_blank">Rhode Islanders</a>.<br /><br /><br /><br />Jill DeCosta, 53, of Smithfield, was one of the organizers and spoke of feeling invisible at her job in the <a href="https://www.courts.ri.gov/Courts/FamilyCourt/Pages/default.aspx" target="_blank">Rhode Island Family Court</a> because she is excluded from meetings and conferences for lack of an interpreter.<br /><br /><br /><br />She said that nationwide, 72 percent of Deaf people are unemployed, and that in Rhode Island, the <a href="http://www.ors.state.ri.us/" target="_blank">Office of Rehabilitation Services</a> has had a Deaf services position go unfilled for months.<br /><br /><br /><br />Instead of clapping, the Deaf-Friendly crowd applauded each speaker by fluttering their hands in the air.<br /><br /><br /><br />A class from the <a href="http://www.rideaf.net/" target="_blank">Rhode Island School for the Deaf</a> attended.<br /><br /><br /><br />Charley Thorn, 32, of Chepachet, who is Deaf and who works as an interpreter for the Deaf, repeated each speaker's sign language directly to a woman who who is Deaf as well as legally blind.<br /><br /><br /><br />He said later, through an interpreter, that he appreciated the chance to let "our voice be heard."<br /><br /><br /><br />"All we want to do is have equality with communication," he said.<br /><br /><br /><br />Doctor's offices and hospitals often do not provide an interpreter for a Deaf person, attendees said, nor are interpreters provided for a Deaf applicant at a job interview. In both cases, the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Americans_with_Disabilities_Act_of_1990" target="_blank">Americans with Disabilities Act</a> requires that an interpreter be provided.<br /><br /><br /><br />Rhode Island doesn't have enough interpreters and lacks an interpreter training program, said Steven Florio, executive director of the R.I. Commission on the Deaf and Hard of Hearing.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.providencejournal.com/article/20160504/NEWS/160509720" target="_blank">SOURCE</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><b>Follow Deaf Grassroots Movement on Social Media:</b><br /><br />Facebook - <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Deaf-Grassroots-Movement-DGM-799439450175504/" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/events/deafgrassrootsmovement</a><br /><br />Official Website - <a href="http://www.tdgm2015.org/" target="_blank">http://www.tdgm2015.org</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><b>Deaf Grassroots Movement Hastags:</b><br /><br />Facebook - <a href="https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/dgm" target="_blank">https://facebook.com/hashtag/dgm</a><br /><br />Instagram - <a href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/dgm/" target="_blank">https://instagram.com/explore/tags/dgm</a><br /><br />Twitter - <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/dgm" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/hashtag/dgm</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><b>Related Deaf Protest:</b><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2016/03/deaf-grassroots-movement-national-deaf.html">Deaf Grassroots Movement - National Deaf Rally</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2016/05/deaf-grassroots-movement-nationwide.html">Deaf Grassroots Movement Nationwide Rally</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2016/05/deaf-alaskans-rally-for-equality-in.html">Deaf Alaskans Rally For Equality In Anchorage</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2016/05/deaf-grassroots-movement-at-alabama.html">Deaf Grassroots Movement at Alabama Capitol</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2016/05/deaf-grassroots-movement-at-oklahoma.html">Deaf Grassroots Movement at Oklahoma Capitol</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2016/05/deaf-grassroots-movement-at-nebraska.html">Deaf Grassroots Movement at Nebraska Capitol</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2016/05/deaf-grassroots-movement-at-maine-state.html">Deaf Grassroots Movement at Maine State Capitol</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2016/05/deaf-grassroots-movement-at-florida.html">Deaf Grassroots Movement at Florida State Capitol</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2016/05/deaf-grassroots-movement-rally-at-ri.html">Deaf Grassroots Movement Rally at RI State House</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2016/05/deaf-grassroots-movement-at-idaho-state.html">Deaf Grassroots Movement at Idaho State House</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2016/05/deaf-advocates-at-north-dakota-state.html">Deaf Advocates at the North Dakota State Capitol</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2016/05/deaf-advocates-at-massachusetts-state.html">Deaf Advocates at the Massachusetts State House</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2016/05/deaf-rallies-at-connecticut-state.html">Deaf Rallies at the Connecticut State Capitol</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2015/08/deaf-protest-at-white-house-in.html">Deaf Protest at White House in Washington DC</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2015/09/deaf-protest-at-white-house-2015-live.html">Deaf Protest At The White House 2015 Live Video</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2015/09/deaf-power-of-india-fight-for-your.html">Deaf Power Of India: Fight For Your Rights!</a>

Deaf Grassroots Movement Rally at RI State House

Deaf News: Deaf Grassroots Movement supporters rally at the Rhode Island State House. PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The Providence Journal: About 80 p...

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Deaf Advocates at the Massachusetts State House

<i><b>Deaf News - Deaf, blind encounter higher barriers to addiction treatment at the Massachusetts State House.</b></i><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2016/05/deaf-advocates-at-massachusetts-state.html" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="Deaf Grassroots Movement at the Massachusetts State Capitol"><img height="215" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2W5pHuiI-oDUyWOYIuZ0imzWDdofMiQSfOUO1627wTAo5uIr99r5_OF0B084WoJMSPBUFqYEdJsUFq38gJunF94X81R9mCr5HkukfGgTlXCNGYZtQZXSHklU8stNEfTLsuqnDfC3hHpnQ/s400/deaf-grassroots-movement-massachusetts-state-capitol.jpg" width="300" /></a>BOSTON, MA -- WWLP: Marie Hoffmeister said she has been searching for weeks for a detox unit or substance abuse treatment facility that will help her overcome addiction and become sober. But there’s been one major roadblock in her attempts to seek help: Hoffmeister is <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deafblindness" target="_blank">Deaf-Blind</a>.<br /><br /><br /><br />“I’ve struggled and fought for weeks and weeks, and they said, ‘Well we can’t serve you, we can’t find <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Language_interpretation#Sign_language" target="_blank">interpreters</a> for you, you won’t have communication access,’ and it’s been extremely frustrating,” Hoffmeister told the News Service through an interpreter. “It’s time to change, it has to be time to change. People want to come back from this, but they can’t. There’s nowhere for them to go because there’s no communication access.”<br /><br /><br /><br />Hoffmeister was among hundreds of people who gathered on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_Common" target="_blank">Boston Common</a> on Wednesday to raise awareness and increase political pressure to address the needs of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hearing_loss" target="_blank">Deaf, Deaf-Blind and Hard of Hearing</a> individuals. Wednesday’s event, sponsored by the <a href="http://www.tdgm2015.org/" target="_blank">Deaf Grassroots Movement</a> of Massachusetts, is part of a national effort to bring attention to issues in the Deaf community.<br /><br /><br /><br />The DGM aims to fight for the rights of the Deaf and future generations in the <a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/search/label/Deaf%20Grassroots%20Movement">Deaf community in all 50 states</a>. On Wednesday all 50 state capitols will have a rally for Deaf Rights, including <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massachusetts" target="_blank">Boston, Massachusetts</a>.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/SVL5o94L7Jo" width="500"></iframe></div><br /><br />Hoffmeister said she’s been working with Tabatha Patrican, a Deaf woman who has been in recovery for more than a year, to try to find a treatment facility that can meet her needs.<br /><br /><br /><br />“For three weeks we’ve gone through interviews, the paperwork process, what if she died tomorrow? The state would be responsible for her death if that were to happen,” Patrican said through an interpreter. “We need to have money provided for halfway houses, for trainers, for interpreters. They need to understand we’re at risk, we’re in danger, we need support, we need guidelines for this.”<br /><br /><br /><br />The <a href="http://www.mass.gov/eohhs/gov/departments/mcdhh/" target="_blank">Massachusetts Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (MCDHH)</a> said that it spends approximately $350,000 annually to ensure individuals have access to meetings, day treatment, and other services with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Sign_Language" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">American Sign Language</a> interpreters or <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communication_access_real-time_translation" target="_blank">Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART)</a> support.<br /><br /><br /><br />“We have partnered with the Department of Public Health to bolster our efforts for opioid-related supports and will continue to work to make sure there is equal access … for every individual who is seeking treatment,” Aurora Wilber, spokesperson for MCDHH, said in a statement. “We are also pursuing initiatives in five key areas aimed at improving coordination of treatment, increasing technology to aid in communication, education and training programs in response to our population’s needs.”<br /><br /><br /><br />During fiscal 2015, MCDHH provided 6,389 hours of ASL interpreting and CART services in substance abuse settings in response to 3,427 service requests, the commission said. The commission is also implementing a program to train Deaf peer supports to use Narcan, an opioid overdose reversal drug.<br /><br /><br /><br />Patrican said detox centers have told her they don’t accept Deaf or Deaf-Blind patients and even walking into facilities asking for help has not worked. When an addict is ready to get help, Patrican said, it’s imperative that treatment starts quickly, before the addict could change their mind and continue to use.<br /><br /><br /><br />“<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hearing_%28person%29" target="_blank">Hearing people</a> can walk in and immediately have services, but for Deaf people there is always a delay,” Patrican said. “I’ve lost two Deaf people from drugs. And they died because there was no treatment available to them.”<br /><br /><br /><br />Eveleen Cunningham, a licensed alcohol and substance abuse counselor who has been in recovery for more than 30 years, said there is a high rate of relapse among Deaf individuals in recovery because they don’t have complete access to the same kinds of treatment and support programs that hearing individuals have.<br /><br /><br /><br />Despite Beacon Hill’s laser-like focus on the opioid epidemic, Cunningham said the Deaf community has largely been forgotten because “there isn’t enough advocacy to increase services and there isn’t a focus on addressing Deaf services for people who are in recovery.”<br /><br /><br /><br />“Gov. (Charlie) Baker has funded a lot for opioid treatment and addiction recovery, but nothing specifically for Deaf individuals that would be available around the clock,” Cunningham said through an interpreter. “We need funding, we need treatment options that focus on the continuum of services for substance abuse, including 12-step programs adapted for Deaf individuals so they can understand and access it.”<br /><br /><br /><br />In the mid-1980s, Cunningham, who is Deaf, sought help for her own addiction. She said she had to fight to get into a treatment program and then had to teach the counselors there some rudimentary <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sign_language" target="_blank">sign language</a> so they could work with her. Since then, she has worked with and mentored deaf individuals starting their own recovery.<br /><br /><br /><br />“The system has improved a little bit since my time, but not significantly,” Cunningham said. “There’s all kinds of treatment centers in Massachusetts, but if a Deaf person shows up when they’re ready to accept treatment, it’s never available on demand like it is for hearing individuals.” Copyright 2016 State House News Service.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://wwlp.com/2016/05/04/deaf-blind-encounter-higher-barriers-to-addiction-treatment/" target="_blank">SOURCE</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><b>Follow Deaf Grassroots Movement on Social Media:</b><br /><br />Facebook - <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Deaf-Grassroots-Movement-DGM-799439450175504/" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/events/deafgrassrootsmovement</a><br /><br />Official Website - <a href="http://www.tdgm2015.org/" target="_blank">http://www.tdgm2015.org</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><b>Deaf Grassroots Movement Hastags:</b><br /><br />Facebook - <a href="https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/dgm" target="_blank">https://facebook.com/hashtag/dgm</a><br /><br />Instagram - <a href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/dgm/" target="_blank">https://instagram.com/explore/tags/dgm</a><br /><br />Twitter - <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/dgm" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/hashtag/dgm</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><b>Related Deaf Protest:</b><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2016/03/deaf-grassroots-movement-national-deaf.html">Deaf Grassroots Movement - National Deaf Rally</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2016/05/deaf-grassroots-movement-nationwide.html">Deaf Grassroots Movement Nationwide Rally</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2016/05/deaf-alaskans-rally-for-equality-in.html">Deaf Alaskans Rally For Equality In Anchorage</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2016/05/deaf-grassroots-movement-at-alabama.html">Deaf Grassroots Movement at Alabama Capitol</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2016/05/deaf-grassroots-movement-at-oklahoma.html">Deaf Grassroots Movement at Oklahoma Capitol</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2016/05/deaf-grassroots-movement-at-nebraska.html">Deaf Grassroots Movement at Nebraska Capitol</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2016/05/deaf-grassroots-movement-at-maine-state.html">Deaf Grassroots Movement at Maine State Capitol</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2016/05/deaf-grassroots-movement-at-florida.html">Deaf Grassroots Movement at Florida State Capitol</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2016/05/deaf-grassroots-movement-rally-at-ri.html">Deaf Grassroots Movement Rally at RI State House</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2016/05/deaf-grassroots-movement-at-idaho-state.html">Deaf Grassroots Movement at Idaho State House</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2016/05/deaf-advocates-at-north-dakota-state.html">Deaf Advocates at the North Dakota State Capitol</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2016/05/deaf-advocates-at-massachusetts-state.html">Deaf Advocates at the Massachusetts State House</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2016/05/deaf-rallies-at-connecticut-state.html">Deaf Rallies at the Connecticut State Capitol</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2015/08/deaf-protest-at-white-house-in.html">Deaf Protest at White House in Washington DC</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2015/09/deaf-protest-at-white-house-2015-live.html">Deaf Protest At The White House 2015 Live Video</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2015/09/deaf-power-of-india-fight-for-your.html">Deaf Power Of India: Fight For Your Rights!</a>

Deaf Advocates at the Massachusetts State House

Deaf News - Deaf, blind encounter higher barriers to addiction treatment at the Massachusetts State House. BOSTON, MA -- WWLP: Marie Hoffmei...

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Deaf Grassroots Movement at Maine State Capitol

<i><b>Deaf News - Maine residents rally to raise awareness of Deaf issues at the Maine State Capitol.</b></i><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2016/05/deaf-grassroots-movement-at-maine-state.html" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="Deaf Grassroots Movement at Maine State Capitol"><img height="262" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFTCr43ELjsjl8ZvbQ0orQPDHKF3M1tKuyw7ugwDU4GXTIljFGc5bnvCmx7yA6MIe1zBBDf0hFfWYQ-VUcL2JNBfb6_ghMGzPqThFT4axqKcTqOq59pf8d6do88XDED26ZsBUnOlqIIplO/s400/deaf-grassroots-movement-maine-state-capitol.jpg" width="300" /></a>AUGUSTA, ME - More than 100 Mainers who are <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hearing_loss" target="_blank">Deaf, Hard of Hearing</a>, or both <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deafblindness" target="_blank">Deaf and Blind</a>, converged on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maine_State_House" target="_blank">Augusta</a> today as part of a national civil rights rally that took place at more than 45 state capitols.<br /><br /><br /><br />The protestors marched around the state Capitol holding handmade signs as part the <a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2016/03/deaf-grassroots-movement-national-deaf.html">National Rally for Deaf Rights</a>.<br /><br /><br /><br />The DGM aims to fight for the rights of the Deaf and future generations in the <a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/search/label/Deaf%20Grassroots%20Movement">Deaf community in all 50 states</a>. On Wednesday all 50 state capitols will have a rally for Deaf Rights, including <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augusta,_Maine" target="_blank">Augusta, Maine</a>.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/SVL5o94L7Jo" width="500"></iframe></div><br /><br />Curt Barsness, of Ellsworth, said the aim of the rally is to raise awareness of problems facing the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hearing_loss" target="_blank">Deaf</a> community, which he said show no signs of improving.<br /><br /><br /><br />Some of the issues concerning the group include the disappearance of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Sign_Language" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">American Sign Language</a> as the language of instruction for Deaf children, denial of employment opportunities, discrimination in the workplace, lack of access to public services or appropriate accommodations in hospitals and doctors' offices.<br /><br /><br /><br />The rally was part of the national <a href="http://www.tdgm2015.org/" target="_blank">Deaf Grassroots Movement</a> that Barsness said is working to support participants' efforts to access opportunities in education, employment and linguistics.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://news.mpbn.net/post/maine-residents-rally-raise-awareness-deaf-issues" target="_blank">SOURCE</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><b>Follow Deaf Grassroots Movement on Social Media:</b><br /><br />Facebook - <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Deaf-Grassroots-Movement-DGM-799439450175504/" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/events/deafgrassrootsmovement</a><br /><br />Official Website - <a href="http://www.tdgm2015.org/" target="_blank">http://www.tdgm2015.org</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><b>Deaf Grassroots Movement Hastags:</b><br /><br />Facebook - <a href="https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/dgm" target="_blank">https://facebook.com/hashtag/dgm</a><br /><br />Instagram - <a href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/dgm/" target="_blank">https://instagram.com/explore/tags/dgm</a><br /><br />Twitter - <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/dgm" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/hashtag/dgm</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><b>Related Deaf Protest:</b><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2016/03/deaf-grassroots-movement-national-deaf.html">Deaf Grassroots Movement - National Deaf Rally</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2016/05/deaf-grassroots-movement-nationwide.html">Deaf Grassroots Movement Nationwide Rally</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2016/05/deaf-alaskans-rally-for-equality-in.html">Deaf Alaskans Rally For Equality In Anchorage</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2016/05/deaf-grassroots-movement-at-alabama.html">Deaf Grassroots Movement at Alabama Capitol</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2016/05/deaf-grassroots-movement-at-oklahoma.html">Deaf Grassroots Movement at Oklahoma Capitol</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2016/05/deaf-grassroots-movement-at-nebraska.html">Deaf Grassroots Movement at Nebraska Capitol</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2016/05/deaf-grassroots-movement-at-maine-state.html">Deaf Grassroots Movement at Maine State Capitol</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2016/05/deaf-grassroots-movement-at-florida.html">Deaf Grassroots Movement at Florida State Capitol</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2016/05/deaf-grassroots-movement-rally-at-ri.html">Deaf Grassroots Movement Rally at RI State House</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2016/05/deaf-grassroots-movement-at-idaho-state.html">Deaf Grassroots Movement at Idaho State House</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2016/05/deaf-advocates-at-north-dakota-state.html">Deaf Advocates at the North Dakota State Capitol</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2016/05/deaf-advocates-at-massachusetts-state.html">Deaf Advocates at the Massachusetts State House</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2016/05/deaf-rallies-at-connecticut-state.html">Deaf Rallies at the Connecticut State Capitol</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2015/08/deaf-protest-at-white-house-in.html">Deaf Protest at White House in Washington DC</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2015/09/deaf-protest-at-white-house-2015-live.html">Deaf Protest At The White House 2015 Live Video</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2015/09/deaf-power-of-india-fight-for-your.html">Deaf Power Of India: Fight For Your Rights!</a>

Deaf Grassroots Movement at Maine State Capitol

Deaf News - Maine residents rally to raise awareness of Deaf issues at the Maine State Capitol. AUGUSTA, ME - More than 100 Mainers who are ...

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Deaf Grassroots Movement at Nebraska Capitol

<i><b>Deaf News - Advocates hold 'Deaf Protest' at the Nebraska State Capitol.</b></i><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1JwcxDjkvvP83RbVc-gJENiAdrtrVxOuZDMtK4kLcH3rjjskqB22CV0PYLineTAC9SVvI4AbfUvzfIe2dH1lp0HWmwoNERY2yYLJvIdeVjDzfqYDop54Je08Z_5I9P7Nf8-796CqR4Ugi/s1600/deaf-grassroots-movement-lincoln-nebraska.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="Deaf Grassroots Movement at the Lincoln Nebraska"><img height="283" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1JwcxDjkvvP83RbVc-gJENiAdrtrVxOuZDMtK4kLcH3rjjskqB22CV0PYLineTAC9SVvI4AbfUvzfIe2dH1lp0HWmwoNERY2yYLJvIdeVjDzfqYDop54Je08Z_5I9P7Nf8-796CqR4Ugi/s320/deaf-grassroots-movement-lincoln-nebraska.jpg" width="300" /></a>LINCOLN, NE -- KETV: Dozens of people rallied in front of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nebraska_State_Capitol" target="_blank">Nebraska State Capitol</a> on Wednesday to send a loud message to stop discrimination toward <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hearing_loss" target="_blank">Deaf</a> people.<br /><br /><br /><br />Members of the <a href="http://www.tdgm2015.org/" target="_blank">Deaf Grassroots Movement</a> said hearing impaired are treated unfairly in the classroom, the workplace and in public buildings.<br /><br /><br /><br />The DGM aims to fight for the rights of the Deaf and future generations in the <a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2016/03/deaf-grassroots-movement-national-deaf.html">Deaf community in all 50 states</a>. On Wednesday all 50 state capitols will have a rally for Deaf Rights, including <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lincoln,_Nebraska" target="_blank">Lincoln, Nebraska</a>.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/SVL5o94L7Jo" width="500"></iframe></div><br /><br />There has been no <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_schools_for_the_deaf" target="_blank">School for the Deaf</a> in Nebraska, since it closed nearly 20 years ago and advocates said many students don't have the proper services and support in their schools.<br /><br /><br /><br />Those at the rally said employers pass over Deaf applicants because of a false fear of the accommodations that have to be met.<br /><br /><br /><br />Those who are hearing impaired said there are a number of phone apps and new technology that make communication with the Deaf much easier.<br /><br /><br /><br />The group also said many businesses and public buildings give audio information only including flight changes at an airport, which are announced over the public-address system.<br /><br /><br /><br />The group said it wants to tell Nebraskans not to be scared to talk to Deaf people and to include them in society.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.ketv.com/news/advocates-hold-deaf-protest-at-state-capitol/39375990" target="_blank">SOURCE</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><b>Follow Deaf Grassroots Movement on Social Media:</b><br /><br />Facebook - <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Deaf-Grassroots-Movement-DGM-799439450175504/" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/events/deafgrassrootsmovement</a><br /><br />Official Website - <a href="http://www.tdgm2015.org/" target="_blank">http://www.tdgm2015.org</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><b>Deaf Grassroots Movement Hastags:</b><br /><br />Facebook - <a href="https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/dgm" target="_blank">https://facebook.com/hashtag/dgm</a><br /><br />Instagram - <a href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/dgm/" target="_blank">https://instagram.com/explore/tags/dgm</a><br /><br />Twitter - <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/dgm" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/hashtag/dgm</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><b>Related Deaf Protest:</b><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2016/03/deaf-grassroots-movement-national-deaf.html">Deaf Grassroots Movement - National Deaf Rally</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2016/05/deaf-grassroots-movement-nationwide.html">Deaf Grassroots Movement Nationwide Rally</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2016/05/deaf-alaskans-rally-for-equality-in.html">Deaf Alaskans Rally For Equality In Anchorage</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2016/05/deaf-grassroots-movement-at-alabama.html">Deaf Grassroots Movement at Alabama Capitol</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2016/05/deaf-grassroots-movement-at-oklahoma.html">Deaf Grassroots Movement at Oklahoma Capitol</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2016/05/deaf-grassroots-movement-at-nebraska.html">Deaf Grassroots Movement at Nebraska Capitol</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2016/05/deaf-grassroots-movement-at-maine-state.html">Deaf Grassroots Movement at Maine State Capitol</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2016/05/deaf-grassroots-movement-at-florida.html">Deaf Grassroots Movement at Florida State Capitol</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2016/05/deaf-grassroots-movement-rally-at-ri.html">Deaf Grassroots Movement Rally at RI State House</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2016/05/deaf-grassroots-movement-at-idaho-state.html">Deaf Grassroots Movement at Idaho State House</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2016/05/deaf-advocates-at-north-dakota-state.html">Deaf Advocates at the North Dakota State Capitol</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2016/05/deaf-advocates-at-massachusetts-state.html">Deaf Advocates at the Massachusetts State House</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2016/05/deaf-rallies-at-connecticut-state.html">Deaf Rallies at the Connecticut State Capitol</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2015/08/deaf-protest-at-white-house-in.html">Deaf Protest at White House in Washington DC</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2015/09/deaf-protest-at-white-house-2015-live.html">Deaf Protest At The White House 2015 Live Video</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2015/09/deaf-power-of-india-fight-for-your.html">Deaf Power Of India: Fight For Your Rights!</a>

Deaf Grassroots Movement at Nebraska Capitol

Deaf News - Advocates hold 'Deaf Protest' at the Nebraska State Capitol. LINCOLN, NE -- KETV: Dozens of people rallied in front of t...

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Deaf Grassroots Movement at Oklahoma Capitol

<i><b>Deaf News - Deaf Grassroots Movement rallies at the Oklahoma Capitol.</b></i><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2016/05/deaf-grassroots-movement-at-oklahoma.html" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="Deaf Grassroots Movement at the Oklahoma Capitol"><img height="283" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKX1iA5jCT5Qe16LPvU2WOyXuIpM9SFgL23QHv6Pcqx-eHaS23Cc2iKUBhNVIeonan6ziPIQ2DPzpkFh7K3DDdQWnSAe1fCrh0Se8lkM49G0fmHw_IiyPjHfDNaU0Vm5H2Xg8jIgPFUGTF/s320/deaf-grassroots-movement-oklahoma-city.jpg" width="300" /></a>OKLAHOMA CITY -- KFDA: Nearly 200 people marched at the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oklahoma_State_Capitol" target="_blank">Oklahoma State Capitol</a> in support of expanded services for the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hearing_loss" target="_blank">Deaf</a> community.<br /><br /><br /><br />Participants from Oklahoma's <a href="http://www.tdgm2015.org/" target="_blank">Deaf Grassroots Movement</a> joined a national effort on Wednesday to demonstrate the needs of the Deaf in education, employment and access to communication.<br /><br /><br /><br />The DGM aims to fight for the rights of the Deaf and future generations in the <a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2016/03/deaf-grassroots-movement-national-deaf.html">Deaf community in all 50 states</a>. On Wednesday all 50 state capitols will have a rally for Deaf Rights, including <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oklahoma_City" target="_blank">Oklahoma City, Oklahoma</a>.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/SVL5o94L7Jo" width="500"></iframe></div><br /><br />Deaf Grassroots Movement spokesman Chris Reagle says unemployment rates are particularly high for the Deaf and that they often face <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discrimination" target="_blank">discrimination</a> in the workplace and barriers in education. Reagle says one of the goals nationally is to amend the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Americans_with_Disabilities_Act_of_1990" target="_blank">Americans with Disabilities Act</a> to include services geared toward the Deaf.<br /><br /><br /><br />In Oklahoma, Reagle says the group is pushing specifically for more <a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/search/label/Deaf%20Interpreters" target="_blank">Deaf interpreters</a> to help children in public schools.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.newschannel10.com/story/31889679/deaf-grassroots-movement-rallies-at-the-oklahoma-capitol" target="_blank">SOURCE</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><b>Follow Deaf Grassroots Movement on Social Media:</b><br /><br />Facebook - <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Deaf-Grassroots-Movement-DGM-799439450175504/" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/events/deafgrassrootsmovement</a><br /><br />Official Website - <a href="http://www.tdgm2015.org/" target="_blank">http://www.tdgm2015.org</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><b>Deaf Grassroots Movement Hastags:</b><br /><br />Facebook - <a href="https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/dgm" target="_blank">https://facebook.com/hashtag/dgm</a><br /><br />Instagram - <a href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/dgm/" target="_blank">https://instagram.com/explore/tags/dgm</a><br /><br />Twitter - <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/dgm" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/hashtag/dgm</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><b>Related Deaf Protest:</b><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2016/03/deaf-grassroots-movement-national-deaf.html">Deaf Grassroots Movement - National Deaf Rally</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2016/05/deaf-grassroots-movement-nationwide.html">Deaf Grassroots Movement Nationwide Rally</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2016/05/deaf-alaskans-rally-for-equality-in.html">Deaf Alaskans Rally For Equality In Anchorage</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2016/05/deaf-grassroots-movement-at-alabama.html">Deaf Grassroots Movement at Alabama Capitol</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2016/05/deaf-grassroots-movement-at-oklahoma.html">Deaf Grassroots Movement at Oklahoma Capitol</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2016/05/deaf-grassroots-movement-at-nebraska.html">Deaf Grassroots Movement at Nebraska Capitol</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2016/05/deaf-grassroots-movement-at-maine-state.html">Deaf Grassroots Movement at Maine State Capitol</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2016/05/deaf-grassroots-movement-at-florida.html">Deaf Grassroots Movement at Florida State Capitol</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2016/05/deaf-grassroots-movement-rally-at-ri.html">Deaf Grassroots Movement Rally at RI State House</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2016/05/deaf-grassroots-movement-at-idaho-state.html">Deaf Grassroots Movement at Idaho State House</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2016/05/deaf-advocates-at-north-dakota-state.html">Deaf Advocates at the North Dakota State Capitol</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2016/05/deaf-advocates-at-massachusetts-state.html">Deaf Advocates at the Massachusetts State House</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2016/05/deaf-rallies-at-connecticut-state.html">Deaf Rallies at the Connecticut State Capitol</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2015/08/deaf-protest-at-white-house-in.html">Deaf Protest at White House in Washington DC</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2015/09/deaf-protest-at-white-house-2015-live.html">Deaf Protest At The White House 2015 Live Video</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2015/09/deaf-power-of-india-fight-for-your.html">Deaf Power Of India: Fight For Your Rights!</a>

Deaf Grassroots Movement at Oklahoma Capitol

Deaf News - Deaf Grassroots Movement rallies at the Oklahoma Capitol. OKLAHOMA CITY -- KFDA: Nearly 200 people marched at the Oklahoma State...

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Deaf Grassroots Movement at Alabama Capitol

<i><b>Deaf News - Deaf Grassroots Movement at the Alabama State Capitol.</b></i><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2016/05/deaf-grassroots-movement-at-alabama.html" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="Deaf Grassroots Movement at the Alabama State Capitol"><img height="373" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkxpHXN4wj2V5ODOS2KYmQihS-_QNhuToT6tq9nznWKE3zDekhUoyqiun305KgeqnpzDin0e7qHAWIZhFqgLMFwvH7v1tlopGNSAg2foMK-GBUGIHJnyla_9jDDg1_QP6FAKZ2d54i6Caf/s400/deaf-grassroots-movement-alabama.jpg" width="300" /></a>MONTGOMERY, AL -- WVTM13‎: In a day and age when communication seems to be getting easier with the increase in modern technology, there are still communication barriers for some citizens. The <a href="http://www.tdgm2015.org/" target="_blank">Deaf Grassroots Movement</a> or DGM wants to break down those communication barriers.<br /><br /><br /><br />The rally has been full swing since <a href="https://ibpublish2.ibsys.com/studio/#" target="_blank">9 a.m. today in Montgomery</a> to bring awareness to issues like communication, education, jobs and equal access in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hearing_loss" target="_blank">Deaf</a> community.<br /><br /><br /><br />“The Deaf community has been 'asleep' and has accepted the status quo," representatives from the DGM said. <br /><br /><br /><br />The DGM aims to fight for the rights of the Deaf and future generations in the <a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2016/03/deaf-grassroots-movement-national-deaf.html">Deaf community in all 50 states</a>. On Wednesday all 50 state capitols will have a rally for Deaf Rights, including <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montgomery,_Alabama" target="_blank">Montgomery, Alabama</a>.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/SVL5o94L7Jo" width="500"></iframe></div><br /><br />"We've not been sleeping and accepting this, we've been oppressed. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hearing_%28person%29" target="_blank">Hearing people</a> have enormous control over the lives of Deaf people," said Susan Motylinski Lambert, one of the activists representing central Alabama at the rally in Montgomery.<br /><br /><br /><br />They hope to serve as the new watchdog and backbone for the Deaf community. They want to provide state support to a diverse number of people within the Deaf community: From the educated to those who are stricken into poverty status due to the issues the DGM is fighting to address.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.wvtm13.com/news/deaf-grassroots-movement-heading-to-the-state-capitol-on-wednesday/39361756" target="_blank">SOURCE</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><b>Follow Deaf Grassroots Movement on Social Media:</b><br /><br />Facebook - <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Deaf-Grassroots-Movement-DGM-799439450175504/" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/events/deafgrassrootsmovement</a><br /><br />Official Website - <a href="http://www.tdgm2015.org/" target="_blank">http://www.tdgm2015.org</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><b>Deaf Grassroots Movement Hastags:</b><br /><br />Facebook - <a href="https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/dgm" target="_blank">https://facebook.com/hashtag/dgm</a><br /><br />Instagram - <a href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/dgm/" target="_blank">https://instagram.com/explore/tags/dgm</a><br /><br />Twitter - <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/dgm" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/hashtag/dgm</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><b>Related Deaf Protest:</b><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2016/03/deaf-grassroots-movement-national-deaf.html">Deaf Grassroots Movement - National Deaf Rally</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2016/05/deaf-grassroots-movement-nationwide.html">Deaf Grassroots Movement Nationwide Rally</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2016/05/deaf-alaskans-rally-for-equality-in.html">Deaf Alaskans Rally For Equality In Anchorage</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2016/05/deaf-grassroots-movement-at-alabama.html">Deaf Grassroots Movement at Alabama Capitol</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2016/05/deaf-grassroots-movement-at-oklahoma.html">Deaf Grassroots Movement at Oklahoma Capitol</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2016/05/deaf-grassroots-movement-at-nebraska.html">Deaf Grassroots Movement at Nebraska Capitol</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2016/05/deaf-grassroots-movement-at-maine-state.html">Deaf Grassroots Movement at Maine State Capitol</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2016/05/deaf-grassroots-movement-at-florida.html">Deaf Grassroots Movement at Florida State Capitol</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2016/05/deaf-grassroots-movement-rally-at-ri.html">Deaf Grassroots Movement Rally at RI State House</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2016/05/deaf-grassroots-movement-at-idaho-state.html">Deaf Grassroots Movement at Idaho State House</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2016/05/deaf-advocates-at-north-dakota-state.html">Deaf Advocates at the North Dakota State Capitol</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2016/05/deaf-advocates-at-massachusetts-state.html">Deaf Advocates at the Massachusetts State House</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2016/05/deaf-rallies-at-connecticut-state.html">Deaf Rallies at the Connecticut State Capitol</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2015/08/deaf-protest-at-white-house-in.html">Deaf Protest at White House in Washington DC</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2015/09/deaf-protest-at-white-house-2015-live.html">Deaf Protest At The White House 2015 Live Video</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2015/09/deaf-power-of-india-fight-for-your.html">Deaf Power Of India: Fight For Your Rights!</a>

Deaf Grassroots Movement at Alabama Capitol

Deaf News - Deaf Grassroots Movement at the Alabama State Capitol. MONTGOMERY, AL -- WVTM13‎: In a day and age when communication seems to b...

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Houston's ASL Interpreter Steals The Show

VIDEO: <i><b>Deaf News - Sign language interpreter Ashley Henderson stole the show at a flood press conference held by mayor the City of Houston.</b></i><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2016/04/houstons-asl-interpreter-steals-show.html" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="ASL Terp Ashley Henderson of Houston"><img height="395" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT6vbj1IuEy_J1QFaTOVWuE-b9JFHiWjpGY58-_iklUCNP2Yprk0vfSBtJTsoBpfuG207sndUwgyFgSOfPHWVeYmzHEGq01i2-3QROr1X4j-E284_3EIQgcJc31tuqozAcvYTCGqc257Mg/s320/asl-terp-ashley-henderson.jpg" width="250" /></a>HOUSTON, TX -- During Mayor <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sylvester_Turner" target="_blank">Sylvester Turner</a>'s press conference to address <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mid-April_2016_United_States_storm_complex" target="_blank">Houston's disastrous flooding</a> on Tuesday there was one person who stood out among the city's officials. But it wasn't a politician, member of an emergency agency, or a press officer. It was the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Language_interpretation#Sign_language" target="_blank">sign language interpreter</a> the city hired.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashley-henderson-93098133" target="_blank">Ashley Henderson</a> is an energetic interpreter who often works with the city, especially during televised press conferences that take place during disasters. She was there during last year's flooding and again this year. She's employed by the <a href="http://nightingaleinterpreting.com/" target="_blank">Nightingale Interpreting</a> firm in Houston.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/lliZ6k4wFOs" width="500"></iframe></div><br /><br />Her signing style became the subject of a <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/houston/comments/4fnfoa/" target="_blank">Reddit.com post on Wednesday</a>. It was hard to miss her enthusiastic <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Facial_expression" target="_blank">facial expressions</a>, and most people who commented on the post pointed out how that's just how effective sign language works.<br /><br /><br /><br />"Yes, it may look funny to those who don't use or know sign language," Henderson told <a href="http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/Houston-s-sign-language-interpreter-steals-the-7281476.php" target="_blank">Chron.com</a>.<br /><br /><br /><br />"But it would look funny to (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Sign_Language" target="_blank">American Sign Language</a>) users if there weren't any. Basically, if I talked English with no affect, intonation, pauses, it would be difficult for someone listening to pull the correct meaning, or to even be interested at all," she explained.<br /><br /><br /><br />"Expressions are the lifeblood of ASL and provide the much needed grammar, tone, structure and meaning into an interpretation."<br /><br /><br /><br />Henderson said she's been getting steady work assignments for city government in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houston" target="_blank">Houston</a> for three years. She received her training at <a href="http://www.lonestar.edu/interpreter-training-certificates.htm" target="_blank">Lone Star College</a> and became a certified sign language interpreter about six years ago. She enjoys her work but said sometimes people just don't get the importance of what she does.<br /><br /><br /><br />"Some people complain about having to watch the interpreters next to whoever is speaking on TV because if you don't know the language it can be distracting," she said.<br /><br /><br /><br />"Obviously, there are captions available on TV's, but I think we can all agree that most of the time the captioning quality during a live event can get jumbled, making it difficult to read in general, and it makes for a disadvantage to a significant number of Houstonians who need pertinent lifesaving information."<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/Houston-s-sign-language-interpreter-steals-the-7281476.php" target="_blank">SOURCE</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><b>Related Terps Goes Viral:</b><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2014/10/sign-language-interpreter-goes-viral.html">Sign Language Interpreter Goes Viral During Ebola Press Conference</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2012/10/lydia-callis-bloomberg-interpreter-goes.html">Lydia Callis: Bloomberg's Interpreter Goes Viral</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2015/02/de-blasios-deaf-interpreter-steals.html">De Blasio's Deaf Interpreter Steals Spotlight</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2015/02/cyclone-sign-language-guy-goes-viral.html">Cyclone Sign Language Guy Goes Viral</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2015/03/eurovision-sign-language-interpreter-is.html">Eurovision Sign Language Interpreter Is A Web Hit</a>

Houston's ASL Interpreter Steals The Show

VIDEO: Deaf News - Sign language interpreter Ashley Henderson stole the show at a flood press conference held by mayor the City of Houston. ...

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'Bad Lip Reading' Takes On Bernie And Hillary

VIDEO [CC] - <i><b>Bad Lip Reading hilariously takes on the latest Democratic debate with Bernie and Hillary.</b></i><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernie_Sanders" target="_blank">Bernie Sanders</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hillary_Clinton" target="_blank">Hillary Clinton</a>’s most “shouty” debate yet last week, it would be remiss if internet staple <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bad_Lip_Reading" target="_blank">Bad Lip Reading</a> didn’t take a crack at it. This time they spiced things up by bringing in a segment called “Time to Act,” in which Senator Sanders mimes out everything from “you just ran over your neighbor’s dog” and “prostate exam” to “your hand is a baby bird and your fingers are the beak.”<br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ROBTDSK46aU" width="500"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">To activate this feature, press the "CC" button.</span></div><br /><br />Meanwhile Hillary tries to tell a story about a hitchhiker from New York who she met in Hawaii years ago, but Bernie quickly interjects to sing about juggling balls in bed. While I can’t speak for the actual debate, I think it’s pretty obvious that Sanders is the clear winner here. <a href="http://uproxx.com/webculture/bad-lip-reading-hillary-bernie/" target="_blank">SOURCE</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><b>Follow Bad Lip Reading on Social Media:</b><br /><br />Subscribe - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/BadLipReading" target="_blank">https://youtube.com/BadLipReading</a><br /><br />Facebook - <a href="http://www.facebook.com/badlipreading" target="_blank">http://facebook.com/badlipreading</a><br /><br />Twitter - <a href="http://twitter.com/badlipreading" target="_blank">http://twitter.com/badlipreading</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><b>Related BLR:</b><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2015/11/bad-lip-reading-of-democratic-debate.html">'Bad Lip Reading' Of The Democratic Debate</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2015/08/bad-lip-reading-of-republican-debate.html">'Bad Lip Reading' Of The Republican Debate</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2016/03/bad-lip-reading-does-ted-cruz-campaign.html">'Bad Lip Reading' Does Ted Cruz Campaign Ad</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2016/04/bad-lip-reading-takes-on-bernie-and.html">'Bad Lip Reading' Takes On Bernie And Hillary</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2015/12/bad-lip-reading-of-original-star-wars.html">Bad Lip Reading Of The Original 'Star Wars' Trilogy</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2016/02/a-bad-lip-reading-of-nfl-2016.html">Bad Lip Reading Of The NFL 2016</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2014/09/bad-lip-reading-of-walking-dead.html">Bad Lip Reading Of 'The Walking Dead'</a>

'Bad Lip Reading' Takes On Bernie And Hillary

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Deaf Grassroots Movement - National Deaf Rally

VIDEO: <i><b>Deaf Grassroots Movement Rally: Join one of 50 US States - National Deaf Rally on May 4, 2016. Lets write our moment into Deaf World History!</b></i><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2016/03/deaf-grassroots-movement-national-deaf.html" title="Deaf Grassroots Movement"><img height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAJkjzbrdAeOOb95u9hxGhPtK3L7LNNumK8F_MxQv6Y_D-EUcmlj2h593vyxkFzLkzfJQPqTC166n5K6t1_WD1MWX4p9lzc7wv7clQFbExAr4k-kFvFKzzoHBCA1I14icu7J43lawq8m_S/s320/deaf-grassroots-movement.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><br /><br />Deaf News: <a href="http://www.tdgm2015.org/" target="_blank">Deaf Grassroots Movement</a> are purpose to unity all together like a grassroots. We will fight for our educations, job opportunities, and communications access and word of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disability" target="_blank">disability</a>. All of these will must to change and it is 2016. We have been waiting for this long time to get our <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equal_rights" target="_blank">equal rights</a>. It is time to spread the words and get all together to fight for our equal rights.<br /><br /><br /><br />Related Story: <b><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2016/05/deaf-grassroots-movement-nationwide.html">Deaf Grassroots Movement Nationwide Rally</a></b>.<br /><br /><br /><br />We're still facing inequality access of opportunities as <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hearing_%28person%29" target="_blank">hearing people</a> does. We will not fight as individuals. We will fight as a team to make a change. Deaf Grassroots Movement - National Rally will be on May 4, 2016.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/SVL5o94L7Jo" width="500"></iframe></div><br /><br />The mission of the National Deaf Rally is to invite <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hearing_loss" target="_blank">Deaf</a> civil rights activists to engage in nonviolent direct action and to demonstrate on a special day the needs of our community over education, employment, and communications access. We activists choose this day of rally to call for an end to discrimination in the workplace, removal of barriers in education, and implementation of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Americans_with_Disabilities_Act_of_1990" target="_blank">Americans with Disabilities Act</a> laws in regards to on-site interpreting and captions in the media at public places. Our goal is to promote equality for all, with the quality of life improved for us. We want this day to make the most powerful impact possible on our nation, that would last long, and influence our legislators to pass laws and amendments that would benefit us on the whole as a society.<br /><br /><br /><br />The impact we are seeking to make would not only be on legislators but would alter the perceptions of other entities such as law enforcement at all levels, services, and private sectors in our society towards Deaf people in a positive way, to effect changes that are necessary in order for us to lead productive lives, that will provide opportunities for us we seek, that will put us on the same level as other hearing citizens. National Rally will be on May 4, 2016.<br /><br /><br /><br /><b>Follow Deaf Grassroots Movement on Social Networking:</b><br /><br />Facebook - <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Deaf-Grassroots-Movement-DGM-799439450175504/" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/events/deafgrassrootsmovement</a><br /><br />Official Website - <a href="http://www.tdgm2015.org/" target="_blank">http://www.tdgm2015.org</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><b>Deaf Grassroots Movement Hastags:</b><br /><br />Facebook - <a href="https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/dgm" target="_blank">https://facebook.com/hashtag/dgm</a><br /><br />Instagram - <a href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/dgm/" target="_blank">https://instagram.com/explore/tags/dgm</a><br /><br />Twitter - <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/dgm" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/hashtag/dgm</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><b>Related Deaf Protest:</b><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2016/03/deaf-grassroots-movement-national-deaf.html">Deaf Grassroots Movement - National Deaf Rally</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2016/05/deaf-grassroots-movement-nationwide.html">Deaf Grassroots Movement Nationwide Rally</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2016/05/deaf-alaskans-rally-for-equality-in.html">Deaf Alaskans Rally For Equality In Anchorage</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2016/05/deaf-grassroots-movement-at-alabama.html">Deaf Grassroots Movement at Alabama Capitol</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2016/05/deaf-grassroots-movement-at-oklahoma.html">Deaf Grassroots Movement at Oklahoma Capitol</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2016/05/deaf-grassroots-movement-at-nebraska.html">Deaf Grassroots Movement at Nebraska Capitol</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2016/05/deaf-grassroots-movement-at-maine-state.html">Deaf Grassroots Movement at Maine State Capitol</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2016/05/deaf-grassroots-movement-at-florida.html">Deaf Grassroots Movement at Florida State Capitol</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2016/05/deaf-grassroots-movement-rally-at-ri.html">Deaf Grassroots Movement Rally at RI State House</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2016/05/deaf-grassroots-movement-at-idaho-state.html">Deaf Grassroots Movement at Idaho State House</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2016/05/deaf-advocates-at-north-dakota-state.html">Deaf Advocates at the North Dakota State Capitol</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2016/05/deaf-advocates-at-massachusetts-state.html">Deaf Advocates at the Massachusetts State House</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2016/05/deaf-rallies-at-connecticut-state.html">Deaf Rallies at the Connecticut State Capitol</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2015/08/deaf-protest-at-white-house-in.html">Deaf Protest at White House in Washington DC</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2015/09/deaf-protest-at-white-house-2015-live.html">Deaf Protest At The White House 2015 Live Video</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2015/09/deaf-power-of-india-fight-for-your.html">Deaf Power Of India: Fight For Your Rights!</a>

Deaf Grassroots Movement - National Deaf Rally

VIDEO: Deaf Grassroots Movement Rally: Join one of 50 US States - National Deaf Rally on May 4, 2016. Lets write our moment into Deaf World ...

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ET News: 'DWTS' Nyle DiMarco & Peta Murgatroyd

VIDEO: <i><b>Deaf News - 'DWTS' Peta Murgatroyd talks overcoming challenges with partner Nyle DiMarco: 'I've never trained with a Deaf person before'</b></i><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2016/03/et-news-dwts-nyle-dimarco-peta.html" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="Peta Murgatroyd talks overcoming challenges with partner Nyle DiMarco"><img height="417" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQXD39MDeiJ2mjIS5ydJ-upSD8BHZr9EabgQJQU96ZZjhyphenhyphenTYX2nRrx7qZ04ShNM3D4mNcpW8IWUF4lu6nTvT9kyOe7QDMJFdTpZa5Z_Rd9XH7gRLAbcVGdBAA7t0Ij8ihYhqCDTJeSVxlL/s400/nyle-dimarco-and-peta-murgatroyd-dwts.jpg" width="250" /></a>LOS ANGELES -- <a href="http://www.etonline.com/news/184403_exclusive_dwts_pro_peta_murgatroyd_talks_overcoming_challenges_with_partner_nyle_dimarco/" target="_blank">Entertainment Tonight</a> spoke with both the dancing pro and her <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dancing_with_the_Stars_%28U.S._season_22%29" target="_blank">Dancing with the Stars</a> partner at the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_Kids'_Choice_Awards" target="_blank">2016 Kids' Choice Awards</a> on Saturday, where <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peta_Murgatroyd" target="_blank">Peta Murgatroyd</a> admitted that working with <a href="http://www.nyledimarco.com/" target="_blank">Nyle DiMarco</a> is a very different experience for her.<br /><br /><br /><br />"I've never trained with a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hearing_loss" target="_blank">Deaf</a> person before, so it's a whole new ball game for me," she said. "Being a teacher, I have to really find out different teaching methods to be able to overcome this, and so far we're going really well."<br /><br /><br /><br />One person who doesn't seem nervous at all is the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/America%27s_Next_Top_Model" target="_blank">America's Next Top Model</a> winner. In fact, DiMarco is excited about how quickly he's learning to dance.<br /><br /><br /><br />"Actually, my dancing feet are pretty good," he told <a href="http://www.etonline.com/news/184403_exclusive_dwts_pro_peta_murgatroyd_talks_overcoming_challenges_with_partner_nyle_dimarco/" target="_blank">ET</a> via his interpreter on the orange carpet. "I'm pretty surprised and pretty impressed, because I've never danced before. I also have a great teacher!"<br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/tIuro3H1acw" width="500"></iframe></div><br /><br />"It's not exactly what I expected," the 26-year-old model added. "I thought that I would struggle a lot and it would be frustrating, but actually, it's going really well."<br /><br /><br /><br />The dancing duo revealed that they will have to cha cha "straight out of the gate," and the ballroom pro says their take on it is "fast, sexy, fun, high energy!"<br /><br /><br /><br />ET also caught up with the pair on Wednesday at <a href="http://planethollywoodintl.com/locations/new-york/" target="_blank">Planet Hollywood in New York City</a>, where DiMarco revealed Murgatroyd has already helped him boost his confidence on the dance floor.<br /><br /><br /><br />"The first day that we met, right before she came in, of course I've never danced ever. So that's what I was nervous about," he shared. "I didn't want to look bad on the first day of rehearsals. Now I'm not nervous at all. All thanks to her."<br /><br /><br /><br />Murgatroyd echoed his statements, praising DiMarco for his hard work and dedication in rehearsals.<br /><br /><br /><br />"He's doing amazingly well. Part [of that] is just his amazing work ethic," she gushed. "He literally doesn't sit down. Usually people will sit down every five minutes, but he works constantly throughout the four hours that we have."<br /><br /><br /><br />"He's just so visually aware," she added. "Probably doubly as visually aware as anyone else because he doesn't have hearing. He picks up the steps very quickly, and its very surprising. At first I was really nervous, too. I didn't know how it was going to go. I wanted to be clear, I wanted to make sure that I could be the best teacher possible."<br /><br /><br /><br />If the pair does win season 22, it will be the second time Murgatroyd has won DWTS. She and NFL star <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Driver" target="_blank">Donald Driver</a> took home the mirror ball trophy during season 14.<br /><br /><br /><br />DiMarco is joined in the competition by an all-star cast that includes <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jodie_Sweetin" target="_blank">Jodie Sweetin</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mischa_Barton" target="_blank">Mischa Barton</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ginger_Zee" target="_blank">Ginger Zee</a> and Super Bowl 50 MVP, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Von_Miller" target="_blank">Von Miller</a>.<br /><br /><br /><br />Miller is paired with pro Witney Carson, who ET also caught up with at the KCAs. The newylwed dished on how the NFL pro was shaping up in the ballroom.<br /><br /><br /><br />"He's picking up things so quick. He's great on choreography. He's an amazing student," she gushed. "I love that because I get to boss a big football player around... <a href="http://www.etonline.com/news/184403_exclusive_dwts_pro_peta_murgatroyd_talks_overcoming_challenges_with_partner_nyle_dimarco/" target="_blank">Read More</a>.<br /><br /><br /><br />Watch Dancing with the Stars Mondays at 8|7c on ABC - <a href="http://abc.go.com/shows/dancing-with-the-stars" target="_blank">Mondays at 8 pm on ABC</a>.<br /><br /><br /><br /><b>Follow Nyle DiMarco on Social Media:</b><br /><br />Subscribe - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/nyle222" target="_blank">https://youtube.com/nyle222</a><br /><br />Facebook - <a href="https://www.facebook.com/nyledimarco/" target="_blank">https://facebook.com/nyledimarco</a><br /><br />Twitter - <a href="https://twitter.com/nyledimarco" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/nyledimarco</a><br /><br />Instagram - <a href="https://instagram.com/nyledimarco/" target="_blank">https://instagram.com/nyledimarco</a><br /><br />Model Mayhem - <a href="http://www.modelmayhem.com/3500494" target="_blank">http://modelmayhem.com/nyledimarco</a><br /><br />Linkedin - <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/nyledimarco" target="_blank">https://linkedin.com/in/nyledimarco</a><br /><br />Tumblr - <a href="http://nyledimarco.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">http://nyledimarco.tumblr.com</a><br /><br />Official site - <a href="http://www.nyledimarco.com/" target="_blank">http://nyledimarco.com</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><b>Related Dancing with the Stars:</b><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2016/02/nyle-dimarco-is-joining-dancing-with.html">Nyle DiMarco Is Joining 'Dancing With The Stars'</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2016/03/nyle-dimarco-dancing-with-stars-promo.html">Nyle DiMarco 'Dancing With The Stars' Recap</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2016/03/et-news-dwts-nyle-dimarco-peta.html">ET News: 'DWTS' Nyle DiMarco & Peta Murgatroyd</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2016/03/dwts-contestant-nyle-dimarco.html">'DWTS' Contestant Nyle DiMarco Hospitalized</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2016/03/nyle-dimarco-amazes-on-dancing-with.html">Nyle DiMarco Amazes On 'Dancing With The Stars'</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2016/04/ag-bells-letter-about-nyle-dimarco.html">AG Bell's Letter About Nyle DiMarco Controversy</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2016/04/deaf-model-nyle-dimarco-hairstyle.html">Deaf Model Nyle DiMarco Hairstyle Tutorial</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2016/04/dwts-season-22-recap-clips-of-nyle.html">'DWTS' Season 22 Recap Clips of Nyle DiMarco</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2016/04/25-things-you-dont-know-about-nyle.html">25 Things You Don’t Know About Nyle DiMarco</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><b>Related America's Next Top Model:</b><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2015/12/antm-cycle-22-finale-winner-is-nyle.html">ANTM Cycle 22 Finale Winner Is... Nyle DiMarco !</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2015/11/nyle-dimarco-mecca-of-deaf-community.html">Nyle DiMarco - The Mecca Of The Deaf Community</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2015/08/deaf-male-model-introducing-nyle-dimarco.html">Deaf Male Model - Introducing Nyle DiMarco</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2015/09/top-models-learn-asl-for-deaf-contestant.html">Top Models Learn ASL For Deaf Contestant</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2015/10/dcw50-interview-with-deaf-model-nyle.html">DCW50 Interviews Deaf Top Model Nyle DiMarco</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2015/10/antm-cycle-22-bootyful-music-video-nyle.html">ANTM Cycle 22 'BOOTYful' Music Video - Nyle</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2015/10/antm-contestant-nyle-dimarcos-asl.html">'ANTM' Contestant Nyle DiMarco's ASL Phrases</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2015/10/antm-nyle-dimarco-comes-out-as-sexually.html">'ANTM' Nyle DiMarco Comes Out As Sexually Fluid</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2015/09/the-homosexual-scandal-in-deaf-community.html">The Homosexual Scandal In Deaf Community</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2015/10/deafestival-swag-stilettos-fashion-show.html">DEAFestival SWAG & Stilettos Fashion Show</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2016/01/antm-nyle-dimarco-deaf-community.html">ANTM: Nyle DiMarco - Deaf Community Reactions</a>

ET News: 'DWTS' Nyle DiMarco & Peta Murgatroyd

VIDEO: Deaf News - 'DWTS' Peta Murgatroyd talks overcoming challenges with partner Nyle DiMarco: 'I've never trained with a ...

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The 10 Best Commercials Of Super Bowl 50

VIDEO: <i><b>Top 10 best and funniest Super Bowl commercials! - 2016 funniest advertisers from the United States.</b></i><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgJu3kgXTTEn1bnjn7P06GEfJyjjjfSjn8DVdUnftbrUoOZ2p397KpV3jTlP9M5SB6uIZsBiRW3rkXaqqqx9_N5-FmZ8a_-Oqa9NoA2LM4QmDh9jZQSpCmUD2kvVYr5Dwlf_bpPRlTs9rw/s1600/superbowl-50-commercials.jpg" title="Commercials of Super Bowl 50"><img height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgJu3kgXTTEn1bnjn7P06GEfJyjjjfSjn8DVdUnftbrUoOZ2p397KpV3jTlP9M5SB6uIZsBiRW3rkXaqqqx9_N5-FmZ8a_-Oqa9NoA2LM4QmDh9jZQSpCmUD2kvVYr5Dwlf_bpPRlTs9rw/s400/superbowl-50-commercials.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><br /><br />Some made us cry, others made us cry laughing. Here are the most memorable commercials of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Bowl_50" target="_blank">Super Bowl 50</a>. You can enjoy the best of the best. Here’s a look at the best ads of the 2016 Super Bowl season.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Q2c2mPpvcpw" width="500"></iframe></div><br /><br /><b>Commercial's Names & Brands:</b><br /><br />1. <a href="https://youtu.be/WhfntLl6xx0" target="_blank">Snickers - Marilyn Monroe, Willem Dafoe</a><br /><br />2. <a href="https://youtu.be/-R_483zeVF8" target="_blank">Hyundai - First Date W/ Kevin Hart</a><br /><br />3. <a href="https://youtu.be/xq8trrEecGg" target="_blank">Coca Cola - Brotherly Love</a><br /><br />4. <a href="https://youtu.be/es3ScrYyHP8" target="_blank">Doritos - Super Bowl Baby</a><br /><br />5. <a href="https://youtu.be/e0DY5C0Tlp0" target="_blank">Taco Bell - Quesalupa</a><br /><br />6. <a href="https://youtu.be/OlZqBR3yTiw" target="_blank">Coca Cola - Mini Hulk vs Ant Man</a><br /><br />7. <a href="https://youtu.be/-rJZJrXcZRA" target="_blank">Buick - Ft Emily Ratajkowski</a><br /><br />8. <a href="https://youtu.be/aNN9nL2vppM" target="_blank">Heinz Ketchup - Wiener Stampede</a><br /><br />9. <a href="https://youtu.be/eI8YZdejPKg" target="_blank">T-Mobile - Drop The Balls With Steve Harvey</a><br /><br />10. <a href="https://youtu.be/MYeM-8hO3hM" target="_blank">Toyota - Prius</a><br /><br /><br /><br />See more at <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/wp/2016/02/08/the-10-best-commercials-of-super-bowl-50/" target="_blank">The 10 Best Commercials of Super Bowl 50 - Washington Post</a>.<br /><br /><br /><br />Also see at <a href="http://www.superbowlcommercials2016.org/best-commercials/best-2016-super-bowl-commercials/" target="_blank">Official Super Bowl Commercials 2016</a>.<br /><br /><br /><br /><b>Related Superbowl Commercials</b><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2015/02/top-10-super-bowl-commercials-2015.html">Top 10 Super Bowl Commercials 2015</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2011/08/super-bowl-sunday-pepsi-commercial-at.html">Bob's House - Pepsi's Super Bowl Commercial</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><b>Related Super Bowl:</b><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2016/02/marlee-matlin-signs-anthem-at-super.html">Marlee Matlin Signs The Anthem At Super Bowl 50</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2015/02/deaf-singer-super-bowl-xlix-national.html">Deaf Singer Super Bowl XLIX National Anthem</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2012/02/super-bowl-nbc-discriminates-deaf.html">Super Bowl: NBC Discriminates Deaf Community ?</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2013/02/john-maucere-got-hand-insurance.html">Super Bowl XLVII: John Maucere Got Hand Insurance</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2014/10/first-deaf-offensive-player-in-nfl.html">First Deaf Offensive Player In The NFL History</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2011/08/super-bowl-sunday-pepsi-commercial-at.html">Bob's House - Pepsi's Super Bowl Commercial</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2015/02/top-10-super-bowl-commercials-2015.html">Top 10 Super Bowl Commercials 2015</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2016/02/the-10-best-commercials-of-super-bowl-50.html">The 10 Best Commercials Of Super Bowl 50</a>

The 10 Best Commercials Of Super Bowl 50

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Marlee Matlin Signs The Anthem At Super Bowl 50

VIDEO [CC] - <i><b>Deaf News: Marlee Matlin was chosen to sign the national anthem at Super Bowl 50 for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing community.</b></i><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2016/02/marlee-matlin-signs-anthem-at-super.html" title="Marlee Matlin Signs National Anthem at Super Bowl 50"><img height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsnTmrxDkY84Ej3hNt_G-yLnLl5W847Isz6o_r98kN8PnJTBF1Cm6rDDibpt2eRSbVnSScw9aDaj5dGfBfG02WNzybP-AKjHWOV_LlrJnNcdd33uK1zHRcNs8vRbU5S36UM2yLJEZKBdx3/s400/marlee-matlin-national-athem-super-bowl-50.gif" width="500" /></a></div><br /><br />SANTA CLARA, CA -- Academy Award-winning actress <a href="http://www.marleematlinsite.com/" target="_blank">Marlee Matlin</a> joined <a href="http://www.ladygaga.com/" target="_blank">Lady Gaga</a> to perform the anthem in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Sign_Language" target="_blank">American Sign Language</a> at <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Bowl_50" target="_blank">Super Bowl 50</a> on February 7, 2016, at <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Levi%27s_Stadium" target="_blank">Levi's Stadium</a> in Santa Clara, California, USA.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe width="500" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/TvNoRUuDo7Q" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></div><br /><br />Marked the third time actress Marlee Matlin performed the anthem in American sign language, having also done so before <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Bowl_XVII" target="_blank">Super Bowl XVII</a> alongside <a href="http://garthbrooks.com/" target="_blank">Garth Brooks</a> and again before <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Bowl_XLI" target="_blank">Super Bowl XLI</a> alongside <a href="http://www.billyjoel.com/" target="_blank">Billy Joel</a>.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKLMPjnAVsd3W5inqnLYuz3x8gYsqeA_fjdfQKWQzfl5NnCH5MWgOxVPSpE5G8xKzXzJmNiWYx1H_-r7PB_rMRzjBAA0M49snz8FZhnOjpBdDzThETfGOJZMM-IyWg_mbS9eLDXPvsazUj/s1600/marlee-matlin-lady-gaga.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="Marlee Matlin Signs National Anthem at Super Bowl 50"><img height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKLMPjnAVsd3W5inqnLYuz3x8gYsqeA_fjdfQKWQzfl5NnCH5MWgOxVPSpE5G8xKzXzJmNiWYx1H_-r7PB_rMRzjBAA0M49snz8FZhnOjpBdDzThETfGOJZMM-IyWg_mbS9eLDXPvsazUj/s320/marlee-matlin-lady-gaga.jpg" width="240" /></a>While Lady Gaga sang the national anthem Sunday night just prior to kickoff for Super Bowl 50, actress and activist Marlee Matlin signed the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_anthem" target="_blank">National Anthem</a> for the crowd. But, strangely enough, she was barely shown by cameras. This is the second time that Matlin signed for the Super Bowl, which is super cool, but it just would've been nice to see more of her. Because she was, you know, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sign_language" target="_blank">signing</a> for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hearing_loss" target="_blank">Deaf and Hard of Hearing</a> people unable to hear the anthem.<br /><br /><br /><br />Matlin appeared in the TV series ‘<i><a href="http://abcfamily.go.com/shows/switched-at-birth" target="_blank">Switched at Birth</a></i>’, but she is also well known for her role in The L Word. <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0559144/" target="_blank">Matlin lost most of her hearing</a> when she was 18 months old, according to IMDb. Matlin participates in a number of volunteer and service activities, but, most notably, she was instrumental in passing legislation that requires all televisions made in the U.S. to be <a href="https://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/marlee-matlin" target="_blank">equipped with Closed Caption technology for Deaf people</a>, according to Look to the Stars.<br /><br /><br /><br />Matlin also signed the "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Star-Spangled_Banner" target="_blank">Star Spangled Banner</a>" before Super Bowl XLI in Miami, which was between the Indianapolis Colts and Chicago Bears, according to <a href="http://hollywoodlife.com/2016/02/07/who-is-marlee-matlin-super-bowl-signing-national-anthem/" target="_blank">Hollywood Life</a>. Often, at major sporting events, the person signing the national anthem will be shown in the corner of the screen, so that those with hearing loss can follow along easily. But that didn't happen during Super Bowl 50, and many Twitter users thought that briefly flashing Matlin while she signed was an empty gesture to include the hearing-impaired on behalf of CBS. <a href="https://www.romper.com/p/marlee-matlin-signs-national-anthem-at-super-bowl-not-that-you-really-saw-it-5218" target="_blank">Source</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><b>Related Super Bowl:</b><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2016/02/marlee-matlin-signs-anthem-at-super.html">Marlee Matlin Signs The Anthem At Super Bowl 50</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2015/02/deaf-singer-super-bowl-xlix-national.html">Deaf Singer Super Bowl XLIX National Anthem</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2012/02/super-bowl-nbc-discriminates-deaf.html">Super Bowl: NBC Discriminates Deaf Community ?</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2013/02/john-maucere-got-hand-insurance.html">Super Bowl XLVII: John Maucere Got Hand Insurance</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2014/10/first-deaf-offensive-player-in-nfl.html">First Deaf Offensive Player In The NFL History</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2011/08/super-bowl-sunday-pepsi-commercial-at.html">Bob's House - Pepsi's Super Bowl Commercial</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2015/02/top-10-super-bowl-commercials-2015.html">Top 10 Super Bowl Commercials 2015</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2016/02/the-10-best-commercials-of-super-bowl-50.html">The 10 Best Commercials Of Super Bowl 50</a>

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Deaf Foam Festival “Will Be Too Noisy” UK Police:

<i><b>Deaf News: Fears that three-day Deaf Festival “will be too noisy” at Eggington, United Kingdom, claims the UK police.</b></i><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2016/02/deaf-foam-festival-will-be-too-noisy-uk.html" title="The Deaf Foam Festival"><img height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT9r3aeF1MbNxDJ8ZsBVv_7vpgfFIlrrxrJ-t_RVk83xXNufXpYB374Xklxz4CEU_s8Nt4Zu0mImjdMX0ia5Dq3FxT8D20reaP3CobC_Kt7QIDDoY3_fJ9zKixG9aANwzPkPYJUDR5Odwg/s400/deaf-foam-festival.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><br /><br />EGGINGTON, UK -- Police are objecting to a licence for a three-day festival likely to attract at least 500 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hearing_loss" target="_blank">Deaf</a> people from across the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom" target="_blank">United Kingdom</a> because they fear the event will be too noisy.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.england-deaf-party.com/" target="_blank">The England Deaf Party</a> wants <a href="http://www.england-deaf-party.com/shop/4590620452/deaf-foam-festival-ticket-2016-%28standard-ticket%29/10186261" target="_blank">The Deaf Foam Festival</a> to take place on July 8-10 at <a href="http://www.timeout.com/london/outdoor/stockwell-farm" target="_blank">Stockwell Farm, Leighton Road</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eggington" target="_blank">Eggington</a>, with entertainment running through until 4am. Despite not yet having a licence its website says certain ticket types are sold out or nearly sold out.<br /><br /><br /><br />Beds Police licensing officer PC Liam Mitchell has told <a href="http://www.centralbedfordshire.gov.uk/" target="_blank">Central Beds Council</a> that the event’s website and social media pages made reference to ‘Live Music, All Night Long’. “This is despite regulated entertainment not being requested on the application,” he said.<br /><br /><br /><br />“Such music is likely to result in a repeat of the noise nuisance seen by the residents of Eggington during the event in 2014 [The Illusive Fest].”<br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2016/02/deaf-foam-festival-will-be-too-noisy-uk.html" title="Illusive Festival at Stockwell Farm which police say caused numerous problems in 2014... Picture: Oliver Pooley Photography"><img height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlZQhrqPPC5DTjp4eur4L6Q-ngaymy2HZmCxn3lJNKtv83wetrUAgZ5ZdBDUwqQMgrD8sgy0JEJvLjt6en1qjOTxrUE6A2zqd2Agp6A7tnRe7AQ_yN3eXR2IdBZwjXFTWQ4WqqX8mRTM8j/s400/the-deaf-foam-festival.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><br /><br />He pointed out that the Illusive Fest at the same site attacted around 1,500 people, resulted in multiple arrests for drug offences, assault, criminal damage and a serious road traffic collision. Villagers from Eggington also complained of excessive noise.<br /><br /><br /><br />Pc Mitchell said: “The previous festival at the site in question in 2014 demonstrated the impact on crime, disorder, public safety and nuisance that a well-planned event at this location generated.”<br /><br /><br /><br />He described the planning for the Deaf Foam Festival as “worrying limited”. He added: “On speaking to the applicant via email, no public safety risk assessments appear to be in place. A review of the organiser’s <a href="http://www.england-deaf-party.com/" target="_blank">website</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/deafparty" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/658979027568089/" target="_blank">Facebook</a> pages raise further concerns about how the event is being managed... <a href="http://www.leightonbuzzardonline.co.uk/news/local-news/fears-that-three-day-deaf-festival-will-be-too-noisy-1-7200328" target="_blank">Read The Full Story</a>.

Deaf Foam Festival “Will Be Too Noisy” UK Police:

Deaf News: Fears that three-day Deaf Festival “will be too noisy” at Eggington, United Kingdom, claims the UK police. EGGINGTON, UK -- Polic...

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