She is Deaf, But a Little d ?

She is Deaf, but a little d?



Basically in a Deaf community you are either a little d or a big D. People would say, She is a little d as she can talk and she is in the hearing community and she have cochlear implants but she still have big D traits? like having a lot of Deaf friends and she can sign. So what does that make her then?



She is a big D - DEAF!

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Deaf Produced BMW Commercial Gets National Attention

CHATTANOOGA, TN. - A locally produced BMW of Chattanooga commercial, which features a Deaf employee and highlights the dealer's dedication to customer service is receiving national recognition.



In the advertisement, which is the fourth in a series produced by Moss Media Labs local BMW employee Scott Carpenter, who oversees the detail department at the dealership, uses sign language to express the importance of getting a BMW serviced by a BMW-certified technician.



Carpenter has been Deaf since he was 9 years old, and he conveys the message with only a smile and shoulder shrug.



“Scott exemplifies everything great about BMW of Chattanooga," Daniel Bellemare, BMW of Chattanooga’s general manager, said in a prepared statement. "He is a long-term employee who is always willing to lead the way into change. He is always a problem solver instead of a problem creator. We love Scott and are so happy he is part of our team.”



Leaders said the commercial has drawn attention from BMW USA leaders and from the National Association of the Deaf.



The association's CEO, Howard A. Rosenblum, said he encourages other employers to follow BMW of Chattanooga's example in displaying the important contributions that Deaf people bring as employees... Read more http://www.nooga.com/157908/locally-produced-bmw-commercial-gets-national-attention/



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Deaf with a capital 'D'

Iowa State Daily - Deaf with a capital 'D' In today’s world, being politically correct is often hard to do without offending someone. However, for the Deaf with a capital “D” community, phrases and even capitalization or noncapitalization of the word “deaf” can make a huge difference.



Jonathan Webb, American Sign Language instructor and interpreter, explained that if someone is “Deaf,” that means they are culturally Deaf.



“Deaf individuals don’t consider themselves as disabled; they see themselves as a cultural and linguistic minority,” Webb said. “They don’t see themselves as a disability group because they have a shared set of values, shared behavioral norms, shared belief system and a shared language.”



Webb explained that asking a deaf person which type of deaf they are is not considered offensive because the ASL language is very direct.



“Asking someone directly, ‘Do you consider yourself lowercase ‘d’ deaf or capital ‘D’ Deaf,’ if they don’t know the difference, if they go, ‘What do you mean?’ then more than likely they are lowercase ‘d’ deaf,” Webb said. Rachel Johnson, a 37-year-old senior in history, has considered herself culturally Deaf all her life... Read more: http://www.iowastatedaily.com/news/article_f9e77d16-1096-11e2-ba6b-0019bb2963f4.html



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Deaf for a Day

Video with subtitles - Deaf for a Day. Boom 99.7's Kim Sullivan is invited by the Canadian Hearing Society to be DEAF for one day... despite having been a teacher for the Deaf before radio--Kim finds this to be one tough challenge!

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You've Got Marlee Matlin Advocating for the Deaf

Video with subtitles - In this edition of You've Got, Marlee Matlin talks about noise and silence in a Deaf person's world. The original: AOL.com Video Subscribe: AOL

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The Official Trailer 'Barfi!'

Watch The Official Trailer Of The Upcoming Hindi Movie Barfi! Starring Ranbir Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra and Illeana D'Cruz.



About Barfi:

Barfi movie The movie is a murder mystery. Ranbir Kapoor plays Murphy, a happy-go-lucky DEAF person while Priyanka Chopra plays the role of an autistic girl in the film. Ileana D'Cruz plays the narrator of the film. This movie is directed by Anurag Basu and comes in romance category. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barfi!

Release date: 14 September 2012: http://www.utvgroup.com/motion-pictures/coming-soon/barfii.html



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Trailer: 'Billy Was A Deaf Kid'

A Movie Trailer: 'Billy Was A Deaf Kid' - The classic, I hate your guts, no wait, I like you, my brother is DEAF, let's ride a couch down the street, love story.



Billy is Archie's brother. Archie loves Billy. Billy is DEAF. Archie finds a toy microphone to cure Billy's deafness. Sophie thinks it's stupid. Sophie is Archie's girlfriend. Archie loves Sophie. Sophie isn't quite sure about Archie. Archie, Billy and Sophie find that the world is much more complicated than simple sentences.



Can relationships rely solely on riding couches through automatic carwashes? Is a toy microphone the cure to deafness? And which is worse, getting slapped or getting spit on? These turn out to be very important questions in the lives of Archie, Sophie and Billy. And finding the answers come at a high price.

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If all else fails, duct tape a toy microphone to your head.

Billy Was a Deaf Kid has played at a handful of great festivals.



Four Star Review from Film Threat: http://www.filmthreat.com/reviews/11604/



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