The 10 Annoying Habits of Deaf People

Deaf Facts - Charlie Swinbourne: The 10 annoying habits of Deaf people!



Deaf journalist Charlie Swinbourne also known as The Limping Chicken, editorially of the United Kingdom’s independent Deaf News and Deaf Blogs website as well as being a journalist and an award-winning scriptwriter. Swinbourne writes for the Guardian and BBC Online, and as a scriptwriter, penned My Song, Coming Out and Four Deaf Yorkshiremen.



Swinbourne published the article ‘The 10 annoying habits of hearing people’ went viral and broke all records on this site, a number of people wrote in asking the editor when they would be doing a Deaf Version.



At first, Swinbourne dismissed these suggestions – Deaf people aren’t in any way annoying, are they?



But then some of The Limping Chicken readers (most of them DEAF) sent in their suggestions for what our irritating habits might be, and Swinbourne started to realise that maybe hearing people don’t have a monopoly on being annoying Deaf people have their moments as well. So, without further ado, here are the 10 annoying habits of Deaf people. It’s only fair.

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Read Full Story: http://limpingchicken.com/2013/07/10/annoying-habits-of-deaf-people/

Gallaudet Sees Rise In Reported Sexual Assaults

EXCLUSIVE VIDEO [ASL] - Statistics Report - What we know about the data on college sexual assaults in the United States.



This article focuses on the hot news out there on the internet about Gallaudet University being No. 1 on the list with highest numbers of rape reports.



For Gallaudet, a college for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, the answer might simply be that campus officials speak sign language. As one Gallaudet offical told Emily Shire at The Daily Beast: “Our students are more likely to go somewhere on campus and report assault than go to a hospital because they have direct access to someone who speaks American Sign Language.”



Ricky Taylor also known as Ridor9th's vlog explains about the Judicial Affairs & Honor Codes in colleges & universities, plus Gallaudet's community at large. Plus, Taylor was sexually assaulted, too in 2002. Not many people knew of that as well - only 8 or 10 knew the truth.

WASHINGTON POST - The rise in reported sexual assaults on campus may be attributable to more awareness and, importantly, better procedures. College rankings are a pernicious business particularly so if you’re looking at sexual assault statistics.



Thanks to the 1990 Clery Act, colleges are required to report data on campus crime every year, including the number of incidents (or attempted incidents) of rape or sexual battery. But it’s pretty obvious that this number depends not only on the prevalence of sexual assault on campus, but also how diligently the college handles allegations of rape. As Nick Anderson reported recently, there are pending investigations at 89 colleges over how these schools dealt with reports of sexual violence.



A quick glance at the colleges with the most per-capita reports of sexual assault shows that they tend to be small, liberal arts colleges. (We’ve averaged the data for 2011 and 2012 to get a smoother picture.) It’s possible that Gallaudet, Grinnell, and Reed are the most sexually violent campuses in the nation, but it’s more plausible that these campuses have cultivated an environment where survivors feel more comfortable speaking out ... Read more: http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/storyline/wp/2014/10/28/what-we-know-about-data-the-on-college-sexual-assaults/



The Gallaudet students and Deaf community concerns and responses has reacted to a video showing, Tommy Korn #CarryThatWeight #EndDVSV #EndRapeCulture

HALLOWEEN - The Ultimate Horror Complilation

HORROR VIDEOS - The ultimate horror video complilation that will totally creepy you out!

Halloween or Hallowe'en - a contraction of "All Hallows' Evening") is a yearly celebration observed in a number of countries on 31 October, the eve of the Western Christian feast of All Hallows' Day.



Within Allhallowtide, the traditional focus of All Hallows' Eve revolves around the theme of using "humor and ridicule to confront the power of death. The word Halloween or Hallowe'en dates to about 1745.



Here's a special Halloween of the ultimate alltime10s horror video complilation, Enjoy and share! http://www.deafread.com/go/121307



10 Horror Movies Inspired by Real Events - Thought haunted houses and possessed dolls were just the stuff of nightmares? Think again with these 10 Horror Movies Inspired by Real Events.

10 Things You Need To Know About Zombies - How long would it take for the undead to take over a city? Could new Russian weapons technology turn you into a mindless zombie? Find out before Halloween with these 10 scary facts about zombies.

10 More Tips To Survive A Zombie Apocalypse - Be prepared for the flesh-eating zombie hordes and watch these 10 tips on how to get by in coming apocalypse.

10 Terrifying Demonic Possessions - Watch on to creep yourself at by these chilling tales of 10 terrifying cases of demonic possession.

10 Unexplained Paranormal Phenomena - Chilling ghostly noises, mysterious deaths and a pair of terrifying twins can all be found in 10 Unexplained Paranormal Phenomena.

10 Creepiest Places On Earth - The worst places to be in the world when your phone has run out of battery, your torch keeps flickering and the ignition on your car won't work properly, take a peek at 10 creepiest places one earth.

10 Common Nightmares Explained - Find out the meanings of your deepest fears, As Alltime10s explains the 10 most common nightmares.

Alltime10s - We are Alltime10s and we aim to bring you the most informative, fascinating and engaging top 10 videos on YouTube. www.youtube.com/alltime10s



Halloween in the BuzzFeed's horror video complilation.



Terrifying True-Life Facts About Horror Movies - These facts are some of the strangest and most frightening things that happened during the making of some of the best and most appreciated horror films.

The Most Haunted Places In America - Warning: You will get creeped out when you see the video.

The Creepiest Places On Earth - Crazy places where people have done weird things and surprisingly morbid things!

Facts That Prove Ghosts Are Baloney. Do you believe ghosts? You will decide after watch the video.

BuzzFeed is the world's first true social news organization. Featuring tasty, short, fun, inspiring, funny, interesting videos from the BuzzFeed. http://buzzfeed.com

Canadians React To Ottawa Shooting Racism

VIRAL VIDEO [CC] - Actor punched in face while making Nathan Cirillo-inspired anti-racism video in Hamilton, Canada.



HAMILTON, ON - It’s a sucker-punch that would have drawn a suspension if it was in a rink, but Canadians seem to have little issue with an actor in a “social experiment” being socked for his overt racism against Muslims.



In light of the killings of two Canadian soldiers, filmmaker Omar Albach wanted to make a video to see how Canadians would react to racism against Muslims. The results, although highly-edited, suggest Canada’s reputation as a welcoming, multi-cultural nation might be deserved.



“This is based on the events that happened in Ottawa,” York University student Omar Albach says at the beginning of the YouTube video called “Canadians React to Ottawa Shooting Racism.” “We’re going to see if people feel safe to be around Muslims or people who look like Muslims.”

Turn "Closed Captioned" On

In the YouTube clip, actor Zakaria Ghanem is dressed in a traditional Muslim gown and is then berated by follow actor Devin Giamou in front of the unsuspecting public in Hamilton, the hometown of slain soldier Cpl. Nathan Cirillo.



In one instance, Giamou walks up to Ghanem, who is in line for the bus, and tells him to get another ride, suggesting he could have a bomb. Giamou is immediately rebuked by a middle-aged man in line.



“You can’t stereotype and judge people by their clothes,” the man says. “Or their nationalities or anything else, you know what I mean? What happened there was an incident of fanatics.”



In another scene, a young woman says the Ottawa shooting was “awful and tragic but I don’t think that’s any reason to persecute someone because of what they are wearing ... Read more: http://news.nationalpost.com/2014/10/29/actor-punched-in-face-while-making-nathan-cirillo-inspired-anti-racism-video-in-hamilton/



Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Omar.Albach

Twitter: https://twitter.com/OmarAlbach

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Devin's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuMO6rwrmPoT7gDAEOlNAFQ

Crab Theory in Deaf Community: Gallaudet

ASL VIDEO - Crab Theory in Deaf Community: Gallaudet University.



The "Crab Theory" is used in the Deaf and Hard of Hearing community as a metaphor to describe the tendency of some Deaf people to criticize or put down the successes or achievements of other Deaf people. It may take several different forms: malicious and negative gossip, grudges, social rejection, etc., and is directed against Deaf community leaders, successful Deaf business entrepreneurs or educational administrators, Deaf individuals who go to college while their Deaf peers never get beyond high school, Deaf people who "don't act Deaf enough", even ordinary Deaf individuals who do such positive things as buying a new car or marrying a good person.



The analogy is to a bucket of live crabs: whenever one crab attempts to escape the bucket by climbing out of it, the others reach up and pull it back down. The result, of course, is that no crab succeeds in escaping the bucket. Other groups, especially other minority groups, also use the "crab theory" to describe similar negativity within their own communities, but the "crab theory" is probably more widely mentioned and discussed within the Deaf community than in any other group.

This brief paper cannot attempt an analysis of the sometimes-complex psychological reasons for the practice of the "crab theory". However, certain common elements that tend to contribute to this phenomenon can be identified in the Deaf community.



Jealousy is often involved, of course: one Deaf person sees another Deaf person become successful while s/he still is not, so the first Deaf person tries to minimize feelings of "inferiority" by putting down the other Deaf person's success. This likely arises out of the low self-esteem frequently seen among Deaf people, often brought on from low expectations set for them by hearing parents and hearing educators, as well as from oppression by those same hearing persons (see related Deaf FAQ on Audism). This attitude by hearing authorities and parents that "Deaf people can't" gets internalized by many Deaf persons during their formative years and carries into adulthood. Self-oppression and internecine strife is a common result of low self-esteem in the Deaf community. To learn more about crab theory in the Deaf community - http://libguides.gallaudet.edu/content_mobile.php?pid=351730&sid=2877347

Walking in NYC as a Deaf Woman

VIRAL VIDEO [CC] - Ten hours of silent walking in Manhattan to pretend as a Deaf woman.



NEW YORK CITY - The silent woman receives rape threats after recording 10 hours of harassment in New York. Actor Shoshana B Roberts recorded all the catcalls and remarks she got from passersby as she walked for 10 hours through New York.



An actor who recorded 10 hours of catcalls and remarks from passersby in New York City has received rape threats in response to a video detailing the harassment, the advocacy group that commissioned the video said on Tuesday.



In a two-minute video, actor Shoshana B Roberts was told to smile, told, “Somebody is acknowledging you for being beautiful, you should say thank you,” and comments were made about her clothes and appearance.

At one point in the video, which has been viewed nearly 10m times in fewer than 24 hours, a man walked alongside her silently for five minutes.



Another followed her, while offering to give her his number.



“The rape threats indicate that we are hitting a nerve,” Hollaback director Emily May told Newsday. “We want to do more than just hit a nerve though, we want New Yorkers to realize – once and for all – that street harassment isn’t OK, and that as a city we refuse to tolerate it.”



Hollaback!, an international group that has been fighting street harassment since 2005, said people were reporting threats to YouTube, where the video is hosted, and that the website was taking them down.



There were more than 100 instances of verbal street harassment recorded during the 10 hours. “This doesn’t include the countless winks, whistles, etc,” the video says. SOURCE



Donate to Hollaback! https://donatenow.networkforgood.org/hollaback

Creator/Director/Producer: Rob Bliss Creative - A Viral Video Agency - http://robblisscreative.com/

Talent: Shoshana B. Roberts - http://shoshanabroberts.wix.com/shoshanabroberts

Video Effects Consultant: Kevin Budzynski - http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3345388/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1

Audio Production/Assistance: Peter Fox - http://www.peterfoxrecording.com/

Learn more about street harassment here: http://www.ihollaback.org/blog/2014/10/27/new-street-harassment-psa/

Sign Language Interpreter Goes Viral During Ebola Press Conference

VIDEO: [CC] - Sign Language interpreter goes viral during De Blasio Ebola press conference in New York City.



NEW YORK - Video of the sign language interpreter during Mayor Bill de Blasio's news conference on New York City's first Ebola case.



While Mayor Bill de Blasio and health officials were giving updates on New York City’s first Ebola case Friday, the focus turned to another person in the room, the sign language guy.



The signer, who was seated to the right of the mayor, was enthusiastically signing throughout the press conference. It appeared as if he was talking to another signer who was seated in the audience.



Some even questioned whether he was a legitimate sign language interpreter. The Twitterverse soon noticed and tweets started taking the Internet by storm.



Within minutes of his TV appearance on Friday, people across the country had taken to the social networking site to express their delight at his efforts.

Turn On "Closed Captioned"

Although some people questioned whether the interpreter was legitimate, others said he appeared to be translating the Mayor's and health officials' comments via a signer in the audience.



During the conference, de Blasio commented on Dr Spencer, who went bowling in Brooklyn, rode the subway and walked the High Line before he was admitted to Bellevue Hospital Center on Thursday.



Despite Dr Spencer's activities, he told listeners: 'I want to repeat what I said last night: There is no cause for alarm,' according to CBS New York.



'New Yorkers who have not been exposed to an infected person's bodily fluids are simply not at risk. It's crucial to emphasize, it's not an airborne disease, it's not a casual contact disease.'



It comes as Dr Spencer's fiancée, Morgan Dixon, has been allowed to leave Bellevue Hospital Center in New York to return to the couple's home in Harlem.



With a pink scarf wrapped tightly around her face, Miss Dixon was pictured stepping out of an unmarked police car and walking quickly into her apartment this evening.



The 30-year-old, who has not yet shown any signs or symptoms of Ebola, is now under mandatory quarantine for 21 days, the virus's incubation period.



Meanwhile, Dr Spencer, 33, is currently undergoing treatment and remains in a 'stable' condition in isolation at the Manhattan-based hospital, which he was admitted to with a 100.3-degree fever.



According to the latest figures from the World Health Organization, the Ebola death toll is now 4,922, bringing the total of confirmed and suspected cases of the virus to 10,141.



Symptoms of Ebola include a fever, a headache, diarrhea, vomiting, muscle and joint aches and in some cases bleeding. These appear two to 21 days after exposure to the disease, the CDC said. Source



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