By Pat Bliss For about 15 Years, we’ve covered the story of Felix Garcia. This is his annual Holiday message. I would like to thank Pat Bliss for standing with Felix all these years. He calls her Mom. I would also like to thank HEARD for their support of Felix and many other Deaf inmates.
By Jean Andrews This is a very important article by Jean Andrews. She talks about developmental issues that can happen to unvaccinated children. She describes the paradox of creating a greater need for special education and austerity programs that limit those services. Finally, she writes that refusal to vaccinate children doesn’t only impact those children,
When I first started this Website, I thought I could learn ASL to interview Deaf inmates. I thought learning Sign language would be easy. I was wrong. Twelve years later, I’m still learning. I had a few beginning semesters at Beverly School for the Deaf, but most of my signing experience came from Deaf friends.
Twelve years ago, we created Deafinprison.com to bring awareness to the dangers and disadvantages Deaf inmates face in America’s prisons. We championed many causes during that time, but none so much as the Felix Garcia case—an innocent Deaf man convicted of murder by the state of Florida. Domain registration and hosting issues have forced us
Through Facebook, I had the opportunity to meet a really great person. Jasmine Walker is the young woman who sat down with Ronald Reynolds, a hearing former inmate at Louisana’s Angola Penitentiary. Mr. Reynolds found himself intrigued with ASL, and after learning enough began to teach to other hearing inmates. He soon became aware that
Merry Christmas From Felix Garcia
Felix has had a good year attending classes, working, and staying healthy. His effective parole interview will be in May via video phone, and I will be talking with the parole commission on Felix’s behalf the following month for his last parole hearing. Barring unforeseen problems, Felix will finally get out of prison. After forty-two
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