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Event: HEARD launches #DeafInPrison Campaign

Jun 6, 2014deafinprisonorg7 CommentsEvents, ReBlogs, Video#JusticeForFelix, #Keep ASL In Schools, #StopHearingLossBullying, Al Jazeera America, BitcoDavid, Deaf in Prison, DeafInPrison.com, H.E.A.R.D., Hashtag, Talila Lewis

HEARD created the #DeafInPrison Campaign to raise awareness about abuse of, and discrimination against, deaf prisoners across the nation. The Campaign, which officially launches on June 27th, aims to start a national conversation about these concerns, and to compel corrective and preventive action. We are asking that you watch the film “Deaf In Prison,” then

The Struggle of the Deaf in Prison

Mar 28, 2014deafinprisonorg10 CommentsEditorials, Felix Garcia Case, ReBlogs#FreeFelix, #JusticeForFelix, #Keep ASL In Schools, #StopHearingLossBullying, Americans with Disabilities Act, BitcoDavid, Deaf in Prison, DeafInPrison.com, Silent Grapevine, Solitary Confinement

By BitcoDavid Deep beneath Colorado’s Cheyenne Mountain – recently renamed Mt. BitcoDavid – lies the DeafInPrison.com complex. Here, thousands of worker bees – wearing black suits, dark sunglasses and coiled thingies in their ears – drive around in blacked-out Chevy Suburbans, and labor tirelessly to bring you the best in Internet content. Recently they received

The Role of Deaf Professors In Higher Education

Oct 3, 2013deafinprisonorg6 CommentsReBlogs#JusticeForFelix, #Keep ASL In Schools, #StopHearingLossBullying, Communication Disorders, Deaf education, Deaf in Prison, DeafInPrison.com, Deafness, Jean F. Andrews, Lamar University

By Jean F. Andrews As more and more deaf individuals earn degrees in higher education at the doctorate level, they are entering high education as professors and administrators. Oftentimes, they experience both physical and attitudinal barriers. Professors who are deaf provide role modeling for deaf undergraduate and graduate students. But working in an environment where

And in the “Who is Rescuing Whom” Department…

Aug 30, 2013deafinprisonorg8 CommentsNews, ReBlogs#JusticeForFelix, #Keep ASL In Schools, #StopHearingLossBullying, BitcoDavid, Deaf in Prison, DeafInPrison.com, Dozier School, Florida, Florida School for Boys, RumpyDog, Therapy dog

By BitcoDavid One of my guilty pleasures is reading Rumpydog. Rumpy is a Malamute who lives with several other dogs and cats, all of whom were rescues. Even more so than Jack – but don’t let him know I said it – Rumpy is a fabulous writer and photographer, as well as a very photogenic model.

A Day I’ve Spent 40 Years Fighting For Has Finally Arrived!

Aug 30, 2013deafinprisonorg3 CommentsNews, ReBlogs#JusticeForFelix, #Keep ASL In Schools, #StopHearingLossBullying, BitcoDavid, Cannabis, Deaf in Prison, DeafInPrison.com, MadMikesAmerica, United States Department of Justice, War on Drugs

By BitcoDavid My good friend and journalistic mentor MadMike, posted this today on his awesome site. US Department of Justice Ends 75 Years of Marijuana Prohibition Finally, the United States government is recognizing what millions of people have know for years: there’s a huge demand for pot, and no amount of regulation will keep it

#JusticeForFelix and now #JusticeForRicardo

Aug 21, 2013deafinprisonorg2 CommentsFelix Garcia Case, ReBlogs#JusticeForFelix, #Keep ASL In Schools, #StopHearingLossBullying, BitcoDavid, Deaf in Prison, DeafInPrison.com, Eric Holder, Facebook, Pam Bondi, Rochester Institute of Technology

By BitcoDavid I was alerted to this story by this FaceBook page. I was immediately struck by the similarities between this case, and that of innocent Deaf prisoner, Felix Garcia – whom we’ve been working on freeing for the past year and a half, and Pat Bliss has struggled with for for over 17 years

What He Said, and What it Says About Us

Jul 1, 2013deafinprisonorg9 CommentsReBlogs#JusticeForFelix, #Keep ASL In Schools, #StopHearingLossBullying, BitcoDavid, Deaf in Prison, DeafInPrison.com, Death Penalty, Inmate Letters, Justice system, Texas

By BitcoDavid Texas – the state that’s turning execution into a pastime – publishes the last words of death row inmates. We got this story from an excellent piece in the Gray Lady. If you read it, pay particular attention to the comments section. We tend to forget that in America, most people view inmates

In a Related Story…

Jun 19, 2013deafinprisonorg12 CommentsNews, ReBlogs#JusticeForFelix, #Keep ASL In Schools, ABC News, BitcoDavid, Deaf in Prison, DeafInPrison.com, Facebook, JeanFAndrews, New Jersey, Sign language

By BitcoDavid Our contributor, Jean F. Andrews wrote this as a response to a comment on her last post. After reading it, I thought our readers who had not seen the original comment thread, would be interested in it. It may be useful to those of us who are not parents of Deaf children –

LockUp / X’ed Out: A Video Documentary

May 31, 2013deafinprisonorg9 CommentsEmbeded Files, ReBlogs, Video#JusticeForFelix, Aryan Nation, BGTV, BitcoDavid, Deaf in Prison, DeafInPrison.com, MSNBC, Prison gangs, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, YouTube

By BitcoDavid This video was originally aired on MSNBC, but I found it on BGTV. I can’t caption it, because it’s 45 minutes long, but it’s a YouTube embed, so you can use their automated CC button if you need captioning. BitcoDavid is a blogger and a blog site consultant. In former lives, he was

Militarized Cops and Drug War Victims

Mar 23, 2013deafinprisonorg6 CommentsBook Reviews, Editorials, ReBlogs#JusticeForFelix, BitcoDavid, Cheryl Ann Stillwell, Deaf in Prison, DeafInPrison.com, Huffington Post, MARCH! BIRTHDAY MONTH!, Radley Balko, SWAT, War on Drugs

By BitcoDavid The Huffington Post recently featured a story by Radley Balko, author of Rise of the Warrior Cop: The Militarization of America’s Police Forces. The article centers around the death of Cheryl Ann Stillwell, a middle-aged single woman, shot to death in a police raid gone awry. According to Balko, Stillwell was a recluse,