Pat Bliss Archives - Page 6 of 14

I Need Hope…..

Jan 11, 2014deafinprisonorg4 CommentsFelix Garcia Case#BetterIn2014, #JusticeForFelix, #Keep ASL In Schools, Deaf in Prison, DeafInPrison.com, Florida Department of Corrections, Horizon Character-Based Program, Pat Bliss, Tomoka CI

By Pat Bliss Before my leaving for Florida to be with Felix on Christmas day, I received a phone call saying, “I need help, I can’t get it together.” A letter came a couple days later. “I can’t seem to get a grasp of reality… why can’t I get out of here? Why can’t I

Resolutions

Jan 2, 2014deafinprisonorg3 CommentsEditorials, Felix Garcia Case#JusticeForFelix, #Keep ASL In Schools, #StopHearingLossBullying, American Sign Language, ASL, BitcoDavid, Deaf in Prison, DeafInPrison.com, Pat Bliss, Sign language

By BitcoDavid As a full third of Americans hunker down and prepare for Armageddon Storm 2014, I thought I might talk about some of my New Years resolutions. Now, I’m not a big resolution guy. I find that people tend to hit the ground running, but lose steam after about a month or so, leaving

My 12 Favorite Posts of 2013

Dec 31, 2013deafinprisonorg2 CommentsAdministrative Information, Awards and Accolades#BetterIn2014, #JusticeForFelix, #Keep ASL In Schools, #StopHearingLossBullying, BitcoDavid, Deaf in Prison, DeafInPrison.com, Jean F. Andrews, McCay Vernon, Pat Bliss

By BitcoDavid As the rock we call home hurtles around that angriest of planets at a mind boggling 67000 mph, I find myself feeling nostalgic. Here then, without further ado, is my list of the past 12 month’s highlights. First off, Moorbey’z Blog put us up for the Reality Blog Award. Moorbey has been a

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

September at DeafInPrison.com

Oct 1, 2013deafinprisonorg6 CommentsEmbeded Files#JusticeForFelix, #Keep ASL In Schools, #StopHearingLossBullying, BitcoDavid, Deaf in Prison, DeafInPrison.com, H.E.A.R.D., JeanFAndrews, Joanne Greenberg, Pat Bliss

By BitcoDavid [scribd id=172488527 key=key-2o4x03deklv59z8v2ygs mode=scroll] BitcoDavid is a blogger and a blog site consultant. In former lives, he was an audio engineer, a videographer, a teacher – even a cab driver. He is an avid health and fitness enthusiast and a Pro/Am boxer. He has spent years working with diet and exercise to combat

Celebrating McCay Vernon and Visiting Felix

Sep 25, 2013deafinprisonorg3 CommentsDeaf Awareness Week, Felix Garcia Case#JusticeForFelix, #Keep ASL In Schools, #StopHearingLossBullying, Deaf in Prison, DeafInPrison.com, James Ridgeway, Joanne Greenberg, Mother Jones, Pat Bliss

By Pat Bliss It was a quick weekend for me but I felt a need to attend the celebration of the life of Dr. McCay Vernon on September 22nd and I was glad I did. It was well attended with many, many of his former students who are themselves, college professors. For the first time, I felt like

A Friend Whom Felix Never Met

Sep 4, 2013deafinprisonorg3 CommentsFelix Garcia Case#JusticeForFelix, #Keep ASL In Schools, #StopHearingLossBullying, Deaf in Prison, DeafInPrison.com, Joanne Greenberg, McCay Vernon, Mother Jones (magazine), Pat Bliss

By Pat Bliss This friendship goes back a long time starting with a letter written in Felix’s behalf in 1996, asking help for a deaf innocent man in prison at that time 15 years. Dr. McCay Vernon replied to Felix on November 24, 1996. McCay immediately took some action by sending a copy of the letter to the Editor in Chief of Silent News, Mrs.

Felix Garcia’s Story: Part 4 in the Series

Sep 3, 2013deafinprisonorg5 CommentsEmbeded Files, Felix Garcia Case#JusticeForFelix, #Keep ASL In Schools, #StopHearingLossBullying, Criminal law, Deaf in Prison, Deaf Inmates, DeafInPrison.com, H.E.A.R.D., Pat Bliss

By Pat Bliss [Editor’s note: This is the 4th installation in our series on the Felix Garcia case. In this segment, Ms. Bliss presents more of the testimony, and points out the contradictions. It is presented in embedded format, and can be viewed in full screen by clicking the link at the bottom. — BitcoDavid]

More on the Passing of Dr. McCay Vernon

Aug 30, 2013deafinprisonorg4 CommentsAdministrative Information#JusticeForFelix, #Keep ASL In Schools, #StopHearingLossBullying, BitcoDavid, Deaf in Prison, DeafInPrison.com, Jean F. Andrews, Joanne Greenberg, McCay Vernon, Pat Bliss

By BitcoDavid Three posts today. I would have done them as a digest post, but I think they each bear too much weight to handle that way. As I mentioned a couple of days ago, the man whom we should probably start referring to as our Founder, Dr. McCay Vernon, passed away on Wednesday. Here’s

Dr. McCay Vernon Passes Away

Aug 28, 2013deafinprisonorg10 CommentsAdministrative Information, News#JusticeForFelix, #Keep ASL In Schools, #StopHearingLossBullying, BitcoDavid, Deaf in Prison, DeafInPrison.com, Felix Garcia Case, Joanne Greenberg, McCay Vernon, Pat Bliss

By BitcoDavid From our Author’s page: McCay Vernon is the inspiration behind DeafInPrison.com. Upon learning of Felix Garcia’s plight in Florida, Vernon contacted Joanne Greenberg about writing a book regarding the struggles of Deaf inmates. Ms. Greenberg liked the idea, but thought a Blog site may be a more effective method of reaching an audience.