#JusticeForFelix Archives - Page 14 of 42

Happy Saturnalia to All

Dec 24, 2013deafinprisonorg3 CommentsEmbeded Files, Video#JusticeForFelix, #Keep ASL In Schools, #StopHearingLossBullying, ASL, BitcoDavid, Christmas, Deaf Child, Deaf in Prison, DeafInPrison.com, Saturnalia

By BitcoDavid Joyce Edmiston is the owner of Xpressive Handz Blog. She has been a contributor to both the Stop Hearing Loss Bullying, and the Keep ASL in Schools videos. She is also a posting member of our FaceBook Group, ASL Learners by DeafInPrison.com. Yesterday, she posted this video. It’s the perfect Christmas gift, Diabetically sweet.

Given the Givens – An Out of the Park Homerun

Dec 20, 2013deafinprisonorg9 CommentsEditorials, Felix Garcia Case, Petitions#JusticeForFelix, #Keep ASL In Schools, #StopHearingLossBullying, Al Jazeera, BitcoDavid, Closed captioning, Deaf in Prison, DeafInPrison.com, Mother Jones (magazine), Talila Lewis

By BitcoDavid Last night was part I of Al Jazeera’s documentary on Deaf inmates, featuring Felix, Pat Bliss, Talila Lewis and Jim Ridgeway. Part II will air tonight at 9:00 pm Eastern. It was so much fun for me to see people – many of whom I know, but have never actually met – and

Felix Featured in Al Jazeera Documentary

Dec 19, 2013deafinprisonorg4 CommentsAdministrative Information#JusticeForFelix, #Keep ASL In Schools, #StopHearingLossBullying, Al Jazeera America, Deaf in Prison, DeafInPrison.com, Felix Garcia Case, H.E.A.R.D., James Ridgeway, Pat Bliss

By Pat Bliss There has been a documentary in the works for a few years on the deaf in our prisons. It starts airing tonight on cables’ Al Jazeera America (AJA) America Tonight at 9pm. It’ll be in Closed Caption. Felix will be highlighted in tonight’s segment, tomorrow will highlight other deaf. After the segment tonight Journalist James Ridgeway

Back From the Dead

Dec 19, 2013deafinprisonorg10 CommentsAdministrative Information, Embeded Files, Video#JusticeForFelix, #Keep ASL In Schools, #StopHearingLossBullying, BitcoDavid, Deaf in Prison, DeafInPrison.com, Interpreter, Jimmy Kimmel, Thamsanqa Jantjie, WordPress

By BitcoDavid Well, I’m back. For the past 2 weeks or so, I’ve been in Dante’s 9th circle of network upgrades. We now have a full terabyte – 4 processor hive for editing videos, and a domain controller running our 10 pcs in Active directory. I finally have my own registered domain name – BitcoDavid.com.

Happy Thanksgiving and Thank You for Reading Us

Nov 28, 2013deafinprisonorg9 CommentsAdministrative Information, Felix Garcia Case#JusticeForFelix, #Keep ASL In Schools, #StopHearingLossBullying, BitcoDavid, Deaf in Prison, Deaf Inmates, DeafInPrison.com, Gratitude, Nelson Mandela, Thanksgiving

By BitcoDavid We’ve been super busy – behind the scenes – here at DeafInPrison.com, so we haven’t been posting as much as I would like. But rest assured that we’re working hard on several projects that will end up as enjoyable and informative content for you – our precious readers. I did however, want to

3-D printing in hearing aid technology

Nov 22, 2013deafinprisonorg1 CommentEditorials, Supporter Contributions#JusticeForFelix, #Keep ASL In Schools, #StopHearingLossBullying, 3D printing, Audiology, Deaf in Prison, DeafInPrison.com, Hearing aid, Melisa Marzett, Widex

By Supporter Contributor Melisa Marzett [Editor’s note: DeafInPrison.com welcomes Melisa Marzett to our team as our newest supporter contributor. — BitcoDavid] 3-D printing is a technology that makes many people plunge into thoughts. Most people are surprised when they first hear about 3-D printing, and they can’t imagine how it works. The most common idea

Supporter Contribution by Dr. Damara Paris

Nov 6, 2013deafinprisonorg1 CommentASL, Editorials, Supporter Contributions#JusticeForFelix, #Keep ASL In Schools, #StopHearingLossBullying, American Sign Language, ASL name signs Deaf Awareness week, DeafInPrison Blog, Dr. Damara Paris, Holocaust, Jean F. Andrews, Native American

By Jean F. Andrews [Author’s Note: Dr. Paris is an assistant professor in the Dept of Deaf Studies/Deaf Education at Lamar University. She has done research with Native American Deaf Communities. — Jean Andrews] Native American and Deaf Communities: Parallels of Oppression Damara Paris, Ed.D, CRC, NCC Recently, the news has been rife with reports

A Basic First-aid Class for Deaf Adults

Nov 3, 2013deafinprisonorgEditorials#JusticeForFelix, #Keep ASL In Schools, #StopHearingLossBullying, ASL, Deaf education, Deaf in Prison, Deaf Students, DeafInPrison.com, Denver, Interpreter, Joanne Greenberg

By Joanne Greenberg [Editor’s note: This piece was originally written by Ms. Greenberg several years ago, so many of the time and date references may no longer be accurate. — BitcoDavid] The idea for the class came serendipitously. I was taking advanced first-aid and I mentioned to the Chief Instructor, that because there were a

It Takes Time to be an ASL/English Bilingual

Nov 1, 2013deafinprisonorg1 CommentASL, Editorials#JusticeForFelix, #Keep ASL In Schools, #StopHearingLossBullying, American Sign Language, ASL Learners by DeafInPrison.com, Bilingual education, Deaf in Prison, Deaf Inmates, DeafInPrison.com, Jean F. Andrews

By Jean F. Andrews Learning ASL and English does not happen quickly. It takes time as do all first language and second language learning. Delays in language learning is a fact in many deaf persons’ lives. But it does not have to be. Being deaf does not cause a language delay. It is the lack

Preschools, Prisons and Deaf Inmates

Oct 28, 2013deafinprisonorg2 CommentsASL, Editorials, Embeded Files#JusticeForFelix, #Keep ASL In Schools, #StopHearingLossBullying, Arne Duncan, Deaf in Prison, DeafInPrison.com, Jean F. Andrews, New York Times, Nicholas D. Kristof, Preschool education

By Jean F. Andrews In Sunday’s New York Times (October 26, 2013), Nicholas D. Kristof wrote a compelling piece linking two ideas that seemed, at first blush, to be oceans apart–preschools and prisons. What comes to mind is an innocent looking, three year old playing with play dough next to a grizzled inmate who looks beaten down by poverty, low education