Deaf Film 'Seen & Heard' Campaign Video

VIDEO [CC] - The film projects 'Seen & Heard' campaign video on Vimeo.

MONTREAL - We've launched an Indiegogo campaign for this new documentary (currently in production) that shines a spotlight on Deaf and Hard of Hearing actors in a unique hearing/ Deaf collaboration.



Seen and Heard is an entertaining and eye-opening documentary, currently in production, that takes viewers backstage and into the lives and challenges of a unique mixed Deaf and hearing theatre group mounting a big new performance!

Seen and Heard is a new thought-provoking documentary currently being filmed following the backstage and performance exploits of a unique Canadian amateur theatre group where Deaf, hard of hearing and hearing cast and crew members collaborate.



We document the members of Seeing Voices Montreal as they rehearse and then perform a Deaf-themed version of The Little Mermaid. In this retelling, Ariel, a Deaf mermaid from the undersea world of Atlantis falls in love with a man from the land-based hearing world against her father’s wishes. Read more: https://indiegogo.com/projects/seen-heard#/story



Visit us at http://seenandheardmovie.com

WFD - A Voice For Deaf Refugees

VIDEO [CC] - World Federation of the Deaf - A Voice for Deaf Refugees in American Sign Language by Isidore Niyongabo.



This video is about the first initiative to promote proper identification and humanitarian services for Deaf people in refugees camp, particularly those in developing countries.



It is a narrative debriefing of the first phase of this campaign as the the Author will travel to Republic of Turkey to present his research and findings at the World Federation of the Deaf World Congress in July 2015.



The purpose of this video if to raise funds for the first phase of this project.

Friends, colleagues and future unknown donnors, could you imagine being a Deaf person in living in refugee or displaced camps or striving through natural disasters or war zone in developing countries? Well, I have lived half my life through and I know first-hand how hard it can be. During my Graduate studies at the University of San Diego's Joan B. Kroc School of Peace Studies, I was given the provileges to explore the current situation faced by other millions of Deaf men, women and children in developing countries.



There are unnacounted millions of Deaf refugees all over the world and currently, the United Nations High Commissariat on Refugees (UNHCR) and almost all international humanitarian organizations do not possess any system or procedures to properly identify refugees who are Deaf and provide them with proper humanitarian services or protections... Read more: http://www.gofundme.com/deaf-refugees

Huge Increase in 'Disabled' Scam in Europe

VIDEO: Be sure you know for whom you donating money. There's a new trend here, gypsies asking for money in the streets for disabled people.



BERLIN, Germany - Tourists are targeted by scam and rip-off artists everywhere in Europe. We were actually prepared for gypsies/scammers.



The old adage is a good one to remember when in Berlin and dealing with some of the shadier people that prey on tourists.



The gypsies people approached with petitions, claiming it was for the handicapped. At first it seemed nothing of interest, but now there are many of them, some even caught multiple times or there are multiple arrests during one day.



Here's how they work. They printed a blank on which people can sign and donate money for disabled people.



The funny thing is, text is translated with Google Translate from one language to lithuanian with errors, text above would read this:

Certificate region network - Deaf and physically inferior - For poor and children - We want international center make (make construction equipment)



But people still donate money. Also, they written some signs and how much someone "donated"

So people would give relatively as much as in the blank. They would run away from cameras and are not from this country. So, when luck will ran out here, I guarantee they will head north to Scandinavia and to the west.



So, how to recognize one? Gibberish Google Translated text, fear of cameras and not knowing native language. They could not explain this "donation" thing in more detail. So, from good will don't be robbed in the middle of the day. ... Read more: http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=62b_1379069998



Tourist Scam Alert Info: http://www.ricksteves.com/graffiti/graffiti11.html