It’s Why Deaf People Don’t Report To Police

<i><b>Deaf News: When it comes to domestic abuse and sexual assault reporting, Deaf women are underserved by police in the United States.</b></i><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2016/03/its-why-deaf-people-dont-report-to.html" title="Deaf Victim Are Underserved By Police"><img height="170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh41YeVty8Dc_xQP44j2lc0N9Dil7qhndixdQcDue_HheyupTRYrtyIqHI-kNL536jt0b0PnjX4T4fMusd3oeD4sKzqGhbLybbL4pq-BUkdUnlOq-eHsgxQaflnhK0vtSi5YpvaD-vG54B/s400/deaf-victim-are-underserved-by-police.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><br /><br />NEW YORK CITY -- <a href="http://www.ibtimes.com/when-it-comes-domestic-abuse-sexual-assault-reporting-deaf-women-are-underserved-2334242" target="_blank">International Business Times</a>: The abuse started with a few insults. When Wendy, a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hearing_loss" target="_blank">Deaf</a> woman, met her college boyfriend, he was popular and attractive, so she put up with the harsh way he spoke to her. Then he gave her a black eye.<br /><br /><br /><br />“I thought it was normal, and that that was love; that it was just a part of when you care about somebody,” Wendy, 38, who didn’t want to be identified by her real name because she has yet to go public with her story, said through a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Language_interpretation#Sign_language" target="_blank">sign language interpreter</a>. “Then the insults became a little bit physical, and then a cycle began.”<br /><br /><br /><br />The cycle included her boyfriend holding her hostage in locked rooms after arguments, once almost forcing her to go to the bathroom in a bucket because she couldn’t leave. He beat her up on her 27th birthday, but she didn’t report it at least partly out of fear no one would believe her. She tells the story of a fellow Deaf friend who was abused by a significant other, and when police came to investigate, they didn’t believe the Deaf friend was abused.<br /><br /><br /><br />“It’s why Deaf people don’t report to police,” Wendy, a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deaf_culture" target="_blank">Deaf community</a> advocate in the central New York area, said. “It’s always ‘they won’t believe me.’ ”<br /><br /><br /><br />Deaf women experience sexual and domestic abuse at much higher rates than women who hear, but are unlikely to report it. A new initiative announced last week from the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vera_Institute_of_Justice" target="_blank">Vera Institute of Justice</a>, a New York City-based nonprofit, and the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Office_of_Justice_Programs" target="_blank">U.S. Department of Justice’s Office for Victims of Crime</a> aims to change that by training police officers to facilitate communication with Deaf victims, such as teaching them how to find legitimate sign language interpreters. Activists say many law enforcement officials don’t know the best way to communicate with Deaf victims, discouraging the victims from reporting abuse.<br /><br /><br /><br />“Now, they don’t have equal access to get the help they need,” Erin Esposito, a Deaf woman and executive director of the Rochester, New York-based <a href="http://asadv.org/">Advocacy Services for Abused Deaf Victims</a>, said of Deaf victims. “The goal is to create an atmosphere where Deaf people can feel confident to go into a police station and get help.”<br /><br /><br /><br />The Translating Justice Initiative is a three-year program, funded with a $1 million grant from the U.S. Justice Department that will go toward virtual and in-person training sessions of police officers, prosecutors and court administrators <a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2016/03/cpd-gets-new-vrs-equipment-to-assist.html">to help them better communicate with the Deaf</a>, as well as the hard of hearing and those with limited English proficiency. The training is intended to enable police agencies to look at their policies regarding Deaf victims, revamp them to better facilitate communication and show officers how to better use resources already out there to help the Deaf, said Susan Shah, one of the co-leaders of the initiative.<br /><br /><br /><br />Officers will be instructed in telephonic interpretation services, finding interpreters in the community and ways to avoid outdated technology, Shah said. Another major part of the training is teaching police to reach out to the Deaf community so Deaf victims of domestic and sexual abuse can feel more comfortable coming forward.<br /><br /><br /><br />There is no cookie-cutter training for every police agency as every one has different levels of how well they interact with Deaf people, Esposito said. While there have been localized efforts to fund programs for Deaf victims, this is one of the only national initiatives providing this type of training, activists said.<br /><br /><br /><br />No one event spawned the project, which has been in development with the Justice Department and other agencies, such as Advocacy Services for Abused Deaf Victims and the National Center for Victims of Crime. The Office for Victims of Crime said in a statement that inroads had been made in recent years to serve victims who have disabilities or limited English proficiency, and that the program came about to bring together local efforts to help Deaf victims.... <a href="http://www.ibtimes.com/when-it-comes-domestic-abuse-sexual-assault-reporting-deaf-women-are-underserved-2334242" target="_blank">Read More</a>.<br /><br /><br /><br /><b>Related:</b><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2016/03/cpd-gets-new-vrs-equipment-to-assist.html">CPD Gets New VRS Equipment To Assist Deafies</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2015/10/deaf-woman-sues-nypd-for-wrongly.html">Deaf Victims Sues NYPD For Wrongly Arrested</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2016/02/deaf-woman-sues-nypd-for-wrongly.html">Deaf Woman Sues NYPD For Wrongly Arrested</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2015/12/deaf-woman-sues-nypd-for-denying.html">Deaf Woman Sues NYPD For Denying Interpreter</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2015/05/deaf-gay-and-angry-do-not-call-cops.html">Deaf, Gay and Angry - Do Not Call Cops !!</a>

It’s Why Deaf People Don’t Report To Police

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Deaf Stand-Up Comedy Gags - Zfk Studio

VIDEO [CC-English] - <i><b>Deaf Stand-up Comedy Gags with John Smith (ENG) & Rob Roy (AUS) for Deaf events in Germany.</b></i><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2016/02/deaf-stand-up-comedy-gags-zfk-studio.html" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="ZFK Studio of Deutschland"><img height="105" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSBAH7OPpYQ4xVe6x7reC5GmL8O627hCHAaO67pc8VmpfluHUoazZAFl2TAJIhQ5fyIkJS0R4jeeSJItCnjBt6HNqwSYfiAKsHWXAQj6ojYAtDsYym2WEk4l-d_li1jMI2A16Zq2RHT8Ai/s200/zfk-studio-deutschland.png" width="150" /></a>Today we present you some Stand-up Comedy gags of the two <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hearing_loss" target="_blank">Deaf</a> world Stars: <a href="http://www.beautifulbsl.co.uk/" target="_blank">John Smith of England</a>, and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/deafmanwalking" target="_blank">Rob Roy of Australia</a>. In "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Police" target="_blank">Police</a>" John gives all viewers concrete tips on how to make excuses & alibi with his family on the highway from a conflict with the police.<br /><br /><br /><br />The requirement for this is only one thing: Collective <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deaf_culture" target="_blank">Deaf Power</a>! Likewise, John & Rob one thing in common: a airplane quirk-probably because they are both often on world tour? - Rob shows as visual Mastermime his Showpart "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airplane!" target="_blank">Airplane</a> " and John ask us in his gag “<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_traffic_control" target="_blank">Air Control</a> ” - "Can Deaf peoples works on airport as air traffic controllers?” Have fun to watch the video in English.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/pzVPar_i3bI" 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 />John Smith (England) - <a href="http://www.beautifulbsl.co.uk/" target="_blank">http://www.beautifulbsl.co.uk</a><br /><br />Rob Roy (Australia) - <a href="https://www.facebook.com/deafmanwalking" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/deafmanwalking</a><br /><br /><br /><br />Camera: Jan Sell & Marco Lipski<br /><br />Postproduction: Lipsell<br /><br />English Subtitles: Marco Lipski & Frederike Schinzler<br /><br />Voicing: Marco Lipski (German)<br /><br /><br /><br /><b>Follow ZFK Studio:</b><br /><br />Subscribe - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/zfkstudio" target="_blank">https://youtube.com/zfkstudio</a><br /><br />Facebook - <a href="https://de-de.facebook.com/zfkberlinbrandenburg/" target="_blank">https://de-de.facebook.com/zfkberlinbrandenburg/</a><br /><br />Goggle Plus - <a href="https://plus.google.com/+zfkstudio-channel/posts" target="_blank">https://plus.google.com/+zfkstudio-channel/posts</a><br /><br />Official Site - <a href="http://www.deafmedia.de/" target="_blank">http://www.deafmedia.de</a>

Deaf Stand-Up Comedy Gags - Zfk Studio

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Teacher Slaps Deaf Toddler For Wanting Food

<i><b>Deaf News: Teacher slaps toddler caused Deaf for wanting food in bother’s school in India.</b></i><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2016/02/teacher-slaps-deaf-toddler-for-wanting.html" title="Indian teacher slaps toddler caused Deaf for wanting food"><img height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjidE3IPztfao0aOSnhKMo-bW3rEYax_gC0aomKJbLJfrUzYRLmoEC21rxD0BaOrnoOwYkeCeqwg56nDJ9N-ZqhqJ0U6ta20BLEOAaGcJksdu7Qzc8cquZIXZu9Pp9MWoYVhjgUz9nNZuB-/s400/india-teacher-slaps-toddler.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><br /><br />AGRA, INDIA -- A hungry two-and-a-half-year-old boy was allegedly slapped so hard by a teacher for asking for food at his older siblings' school during a mid-day meal service that he has lost his hearing. Doctors have confirmed that the minor has suffered "at least partial <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hearing_loss" target="_blank">loss of hearing</a>" after the incident which took place in <a href="http://www.schoolsworld.in/schools/showschool.php?school_id=9150307301" target="_blank">Mansukh Pura, Bah</a>, on Wednesday.<br /><br /><br /><br />The boy, Rajat Singh, had on Wednesday gone to the government school where his three older siblings Rohini Singh, Radha Singh and Rohit Singh study. During the mid-day meal he sought food from teacher Raghuvir Raghuvir, who then slapped the minor as he was "not a part of the school".<br /><br /><br /><br />"My son has lost his hearing ability in one ear," said Rajat's father Shyamvir Singh, "Rajat is yet to enrol in primary school but he wanted to attend class with his brother and sisters. He was hungry and asked for food, when Raghuvir slapped him hard on the face. The slap caused Rajat's ear to bleed. Later we found out from doctors that he had partially lost his hearing ability."<br /><br /><br /><br />Rubbishing Shyamvir's claims, the accused teacher, Raghuvir, told <a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/agra/Teacher-slaps-toddler-deaf-for-wanting-food-in-bothers-school/articleshow/51029356.cms" target="_blank">TOI</a>: "Shyamvir is not telling the truth. The child was normal till the end of school. The matter was sensationalized after the child reached home."<br /><br /><br /><br />He said, "I did slap Rajat for wandering around the school ground alone, where <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free-ranging_dog#Stray_versus_feral" target="_blank">stray dogs</a> could have attacked and hurt him. The blame for that would have fallen on me for being negligent."<br /><br /><br /><br />A written complaint has been received in the matter from Shyamvir Singh and police said they will take the appropriate course of action after conducting a thorough investigation. <a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/agra/Teacher-slaps-toddler-deaf-for-wanting-food-in-bothers-school/articleshow/51029356.cms" target="_blank">Source</a>

Teacher Slaps Deaf Toddler For Wanting Food

Deaf News: Teacher slaps toddler caused Deaf for wanting food in bother’s school in India. AGRA, INDIA -- A hungry two-and-a-half-year-old b...

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Florida Man Arrested In Shooting Of Deaf Man

<i><b>Deaf News: A man suspected of shooting and injuring a Deaf man in Parramore last November has been arrested, police said.</b></i><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2016/02/florida-man-arrested-in-shooting-of.html" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="Keith James arrested for attempted murder David Hayden"><img height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQB-3KW58llVduZ3rIA6fn9gLRP0yiO5hkS8jgVgrjfGqdAvlq4APv5FVmkJfrYRVNP_7o5VbDuVURnLD2zqu0I2UsGgJsQ2dszKA3RPHIOkf8M_itSZdffcHvLFbYILYdHw0W4iEuljbx/s320/keith-james-charged-murder-deaf-man.jpg" width="250" /></a>ORLANDO, FLA -- WESH-TV: <a href="http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/breaking-news/os-keith-james-charged-attempted-murder-orlando-20160211-story.html" target="_blank">Keith James</a>, 20, was wanted for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attempted_murder" target="_blank">attempted murder</a> in connection with the November 9 shooting.<br /><br /><br /><br />Police said James has been evading authorities since the shooting but was arrested Thursday after detectives learned he was hiding out at his mother’s apartment. James was found hiding in one of the apartment’s bedrooms, police said.<br /><br /><br /><br />According to police, James shot <a href="http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/breaking-news/os-keith-james-charged-attempted-murder-orlando-20160211-story.html" target="_blank">David Hayden</a>, 25, who is <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hearing_loss" target="_blank">Deaf</a> and cannot speak. Hayden was found lying next to his porch on Randall Street, bleeding from the gunshot wound.<br /><br /><br /><br />Investigators said James was riding his bike past Hayden's home when he opened fire, shooting Hayden on the right side of his body. Hayden was taken to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orlando_Regional_Medical_Center" target="_blank">Orlando Regional Medical Center</a> for treatment of his gunshot wound. <a href="http://www.wesh.com/news/man-arrested-in-shooting-of-deaf-man/37940420" target="_blank">Source</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><b>Related Post:</b> <a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/search/label/Attempted%20Murder">@Attempted Murder</a>

Florida Man Arrested In Shooting Of Deaf Man

Deaf News: A man suspected of shooting and injuring a Deaf man in Parramore last November has been arrested, police said. ORLANDO, FLA -- WE...

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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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