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Felix Case – Some Important Links

May 15, 2015deafinprisonorgFelix Garcia Case, Video#JusticeForFelix, #KeepASLinSchools, #StopHearingLossBullying, BitcoDavid, Deaf in Prison, DeafInPrison.com, Facebook, Florida, H.E.A.R.D., Pat Bliss

By BitcoDavid Here’s the link to Fox 13 Tampa Bay’s video. It’s a surprisingly accurate and well made piece, and tells Felix’s whole story. Well worth watching. http://www.myfoxtampabay.com/story/29033415/after-30-years-advocates-seek-new-trial-for-deaf-man#.VVIQvxy0EhQ.facebook You can see their FaceBook page here. Check out the comments on Felix’s video. https://www.facebook.com/FOX13TampaBay/videos/vb.159207208524/10152912739548525/ And lastly, here’s a link to Felix’s original testimony, in PDF format.

Castaways: A Documentary

May 9, 2015deafinprisonorgEmbeded Files, Service Animal Programs, Video#FreeFelix, #JusticeForFelix, #KeepASLinSchools, #StopHearingLossBullying, BitcoDavid, Deaf in Prison, DeafInPrison.com, Dog, Littlethings.com, Therapy dog

By BitcoDavid I got this video from Littlethings.com via Facebook. I had to go through some machinations in order to convert it to a format you could see embedded on DeafInPrison.com. I’ve linked to the original. We’re not about stealing anything here, and generally we only publish our own original content, but this is a

Appropriate Treatment For Deaf Sex Offenders

Mar 26, 2015deafinprisonorgUncategorized#FreeFelix, #JusticeForFelix, #KeepASLinSchools, #LoveisNeverSilentScreenCampaign, #StopHearingLossBullying, BitcoDavid, Deaf in Prison, DeafInPrison.com, Jean F. Andrews, Sex offender

By Jean F. Andrews Sexual predation is considered to be a heinous crime rather than a disease. In a paper written by Dr. McCay Vernon – the late psychologist who specialized in mental health issues and deaf persons – pedophilia is a “a curse,” because crimes by sexual molesters arouse so much public anger, and

Outcasts and Angels: Stories featuring the Deaf

Feb 8, 2015deafinprisonorg3 CommentsASL, Book Reviews, Embeded Files, Video#FreeFelix, #JusticeForFelix, #KeepASLinSchools, #StopHearingLossBullying, Ambrose Bierce, BitcoDavid, Deaf in Prison, DeafInPrison.com, Joanne Greenberg, Lilcoco Love

By BitcoDavid As many of you know, for about the past 3 weeks, I’ve been working to translate and caption the video “What is ASL?” by Deaf activist and Signing whiz, Lilcoco Love. But she’s a native Signer, and I’m… well… I’m me. It’s an awesome video, and she’s got a lot to say. About

Latest from Pat Bliss

Jan 24, 2015deafinprisonorg1 CommentFelix Garcia Case, News, Uncategorized#FreeFelix, #JusticeForFelix, #KeepASLinSchools, #StopHearingLossBullying, BitcoDavid, Deaf in Prison, DeafInPrison.com, Florida Department of Corrections, Gov. Rick Scott, Pat Bliss

By BitcoDavid Pat Bliss sent me the following via e-mail: Felix arrived at the Wakulla prison yesterday to begin his new venture in Special Programming known as a transitional program or Lifer’s Program. He was sent there by the parole commission at his parole hearing in November 2014. It is an 18 month program. Last

Pam Bondi, What Say You?

Jan 15, 2015deafinprisonorg2 CommentsNews#FreeFelix, #JusticeForFelix, #KeepASLinSchools, #StopHearingLossBullying, BitcoDavid, Deaf in Prison, DeafInPrison.com, Florida, Florida Department of Corrections, Pam Bondi

By BitcoDavid People often ask me why I write so much about the Florida DOC. Perhaps the best answer would be that it’s the single worst corrections system in the United States – and nowadays, that’s the same as saying in Uganda. Growing up, I was taught that here, in the U.S., we don’t torture,

SI5S Provides the Ability to Write in ASL

Jan 14, 2015deafinprisonorg1 CommentASL, Video#FreeFelix, #JusticeForFelix, #KeepASLinSchools, #StopHearingLossBullying, American Sign Language, BitcoDavid, Communication, Deaf in Prison, DeafInPrison.com, si5s

By BitcoDavid It’s written in an ASL finger spelling font, that is available for free download, from Gallaudet via LifePrint. This is useable as a novelty font, allowing the user to write English in the ASL finger spelling alphabet. But what if Sign actually had its own alphabet – or Digibet, if you will? For

Short Survey Helps HEARD and Deaf Inmates

Jan 12, 2015deafinprisonorgASL, Deaf and the Internet, Embeded Files, Video#JusticeForFelix, #KeepASLinSchools, #StopHearingLossBullying, BitcoDavid, Deaf in Prison, DeafInPrison.com, Federal Communications Commission, H.E.A.R.D., Internet access

By BitcoDavid The Internet has been a huge boon to the Deaf Community, and it can be leveraged into a great asset for Deaf inmates as well. One major problem facing the Deaf in prison, is access to telecommunications. There are numerous factors that go into this problem. Numbering among them are, time required to

Skype and the Deaf

Jan 6, 2015deafinprisonorg3 CommentsASL, Deaf and the Internet, Editorials#FreeFelix, #JusticeForFelix, #KeepASLinSchools, #StopHearingLossBullying, ASL Learners by DeafInPrison.com, BitcoDavid, Deaf in Prison, DeafInPrison.com, Microsoft, Skype

By BitcoDavid Video Relay is a godsend for the Deaf community. It allows those who cannot speak or hear, to engage in phone conversations with those who can. And it does so with far greater ease and speed, than its predecessor, TTY. But Video Relay has its drawbacks as well. It’s slower than full duplex

2014 in Review

Jan 2, 2015deafinprisonorg2 CommentsAdministrative Information, Awards and Accolades#JusticeForFelix, #Keep ASL In Schools, #StopHearingLossBullying, ASL Learners by DeafInPrison.com, BitcoDavid, Deaf in Prison, DeafInPrison.com, Joanne Greenberg, New Year - New System, Pat Bliss

By BitcoDavid I hope you all had a great New Years holiday. Since my days of wearing lampshades have gone the way of the pterodactyl, my last vice consists entirely of food. Like all Jews, to me the last day of the year means one thing and one thing only – Chinese! I’ll be running