Sun 26 Jun 2011
What is healthy “diversity” in the Deaf community? Any oppression towards the Deaf community where organic DeafMutes and Signed Languages are born creates not diversity but diversions creating divisions among Deaf people. What are we to do about that?
June 26th, 2011 at 9:06 am
Deaf Diversity or Diversions? Thank you for inspiring me! I appreciate your view.
June 26th, 2011 at 9:57 am
my pleasure. And thank you too for inspiring me with your work.
June 26th, 2011 at 1:30 pm
Brilliant – as always!
June 27th, 2011 at 9:46 am
Exactly Ella, attitudinal barriers perpetuates the oppression. This is similar to the section I did on ethnocentrism. Respect is key.
You go girl!
June 27th, 2011 at 1:28 pm
excellent
and re: “What are we to do about that?”
we r to point out when folks r playing and spinning and DIVERTING and DIVIDING
and we r to not be afraid to use the A word correctly and justice
and we r to say – thank u
truly
so glad the flashlight is back on
peace
patti
June 28th, 2011 at 12:56 am
Yay, it’s good to be “reading” you again. It breaks my heart to see our community ripped apart by our own greatest strength: our diverse population. We unite to end our differences as at the moment we are drowning in diversity which is not a bad thing…it’s just going to take us awhile to refocus ; ) Thanks for ur time to share w the community!
June 28th, 2011 at 9:13 pm
Ella, Absolutely you sure ACCURATE about Diversition!!! Fabulous clarify for our beloved ASL! Interestin point of views. Excellent information for our Deaf community! Amen!
July 1st, 2011 at 6:56 am
Bravo Ella! Love it love it!! Just Beauitful…you are our Leader and we need that to cherish our community and harmony!! Would love to have your video for my facebook if that is alright with you? Smile Admire you..
Lori
July 1st, 2011 at 7:14 am
Yes you may re-post this On your Facebook. You can also embed the video from my youTube account “ASLElla”. Thanks for your nice comment.
July 4th, 2011 at 6:16 am
Thanks for your wonderful speech! I do really admire your comment and fully agree with you. They dont see the real reality and thanks for giving your knowledge which they will not realize it. Thanks ILY
July 15th, 2011 at 11:21 am
love it, Ella!! u hit the right spot and clarified the confusion in our Deaf community with all those labels and oppression. i will definitely discuss this in my Deaf culture class. Can i re-post your u-tube video on my FB? Thanks, again for your beautiful speech!! u rock!!
July 15th, 2011 at 1:34 pm
Cindy,
sure go ahead and share this video/blogsite elsewhere.
Noha, Cindy and others, yes we need to be clear about the action, talk, thinking that represent true natural diversity in the Deaf community and to stand up against diversions caused by Oralism/Audism.
BTW, have you posted a picture of your feet or hand STANDING UP for Audism Free America, posted in Deafhood Discussions Facebook in support of their rally at AGBell Symposium next week in Washington DC? I hope to do so soon!
July 22nd, 2011 at 5:02 am
Bless you and your strong leadership! You’re speaking out for us.
July 22nd, 2011 at 6:50 am
Hi Ella,
Very good Video, but something is missing with video… Ahh.. Open Caption or Voiceover for Hearing People what you just said. I am totally agreed with you, Ella. You are right about that. Keep up good Work.. From Brian Buckley
July 24th, 2011 at 2:01 pm
I fully agreed with Ella. Our daughter is an interpreter and really understand deaf people and she learned some new sign languages. Thanks, Ella.
July 25th, 2011 at 12:55 pm
yes yes your right. god said MUST LOVE ALL PEOPLE .please look at bible ..
July 26th, 2011 at 5:46 am
Excellent and inspiring!!! LOVE it!!! YOU ROCK!! Thanks for sharing it with everyone…
July 26th, 2011 at 7:42 am
Hi Brian,
What you mentioned is actually not called “captions” in this situation. When they re there as TRANSLATIONS from a different language like from ASL to English, they re usually called “subtitles”. Captions are much easier and faster because they re just written form of what was SPOKEN like English.
I like to encourage “teamwork” sometimes so if u know of someone who wants to understand what’s said, maybe you could make time to sit with that person and explain what was said etc. Or encourage person to contact me directly.
If I intend something to be understood by the general public (as opposed to targeting the ASal users), I do definitely make sure either subtitles or voice over is done. Thank you.
July 28th, 2011 at 12:10 pm
prefect we need to respect the differences that is the way american should be i am deaf graduated from deaf school attend gally mother of deaf and hard of hearing sons also hearing sons i saw so many cruel ways toward just because my sons graduated from public schools that deaf school cant accept them because cant provide them to meet their needs too young to be at three grades higher than normal deaf child even thru their asl are fluent it is time to change and respect the differences what you had said is prefect let is practce not talking but action need to be act
August 4th, 2011 at 4:13 pm
Your speech very awesome and like it very much and wish you are my friend. Seem like you inspire all the deaf people while they watched you tell that story.
August 15th, 2011 at 2:51 pm
100% Agreed!
March 15th, 2012 at 10:22 am
finally… i have found the “light” to explain exactly what I am thinking. YOU and THIS. i come from a third-generation Deaf family in Saskatchewan, Canada. my mother “introduced” me and my sister to your ASL stories and i have looked up to you ever since. THANK YOU.