Joey Baer’s ASL Vlog

“Inspired: The Art of ASL” Festival in Milwaukee - see YOU there!

On Saturday, September 27th, there will be a festival in Milwaukee, “Inspired: The Art of ASL”.  I felt honored when they asked me to come and give a presentation on ASL.  If you live in the area of Milwaukee, plan on going there and I look forward to meet you!  For more information, click here, go to:                              http://www.dhha-wi.org and click on ASL Festival.

In his presentation, Joey Baer, one of the leading ASL vloggers, will discuss how ASL has inspired millions of people and their families. However, ASL still does not have full equality and respect afforded to other languages. It is widely known that early exposure to ASL increases Deaf AND hearing children’s cognitive, reading, and speaking skills. Joey will point out that it is time to standardize ASL in the Deaf Education system and beyond. Joey will also address ways we can attain full acceptance of and respect for our precious language, ASL, which has inspired our lives.

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3 comments September 17th, 2008

“Audism Unveiled” DVD for sale!!

Yes, it is finally here!!!  Some of you probably remember my vlog I made/posted on December 2006 called “The Bay Area Premiere of ‘Audism Unveiled’.  If you missed it, you can see it below.

Audism Unveiled:  (From Dawn Sign Press website)

Audism Unveiled exposes and explains another form of oppression prevalent in the Deaf community. Going beyond definitions, this powerful documentary uses real life experiences from Deaf people of varied social, racial, and educational boundaries –showing how this form of oppression does lasting and harmful damage.

Audism Unveiled will help educate and spread the knowledge that the oppressed are not alone, and share a common bond with many others who have experienced it. It is also beneficial to educate yourself, by seeing the many faces of audism, and the deep emotional scars resulting from this discrimination.”

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To purchase the DVD, click here to go to Dawn Sign Press website.

Original post from December, 2006:The Bay Area Premiere of ‘Audism Unveiled’, click on the picture.

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11 comments September 2nd, 2008