tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61672417502512698722012-01-24T02:01:50.952-05:00We travel the world to learn and share stories of empowerment, inspiration, and connection between international Deaf communities. For more information, photos, video, and to sign up for our monthly newsletter, visit www.discoveringdeafworlds.comDISCOVERING DEAF WORLDShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06636201119959674257noreply@blogger.comBlogger471100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6167241750251269872.post-35351236485583099612010-04-23T14:17:00.003-05:002010-04-23T14:25:50.075-05:00

Have you ever wanted to join DDW on an international adventure? Or take a trip of your own to connect with deaf people and signers around the world? Well, here is your chance to get out there and join our cause!DDW has partnered with socially conscious travel company GoPhilanthropic to offer innovative travel opportunities that combine culture, adventure, accessibility, and a way to contribute to

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HAMILL THE MOVIE is looking for a young deaf student who can play the role of Young Matt Hamill. Please read the casting description below. [YOUNG MATT HAMILL] DEAF / Male / 8 - 12 / Caucasian. Matt Hamill is the hero of this film, which is based on the real UFC fighter, Matt Hamill (www.matthamill.com). As a child, Matt had a very difficult time fitting in with his all hearing classmates at

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WHEN: Wednesday, July 22, 2009WHAT: Discovering: Shuktara Release Party FundraiserWHERE: Rochester, NY, USACOST: $25/personDETAILS: 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM at SPoT Coffee 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM at The Little TheaterWe are just one week away from our Discovering: Shuktara Release Party Fundraiser! Advance tickets are now on sale at www.discoveringdeafworlds.com.For the past nine months we have

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New Zealand Sign Language Week (NZSL) will run from 4 – 10 May 2009. The week promotes New Zealand Sign Language as an official language as well as raise awareness about the Deaf community.NZSL Week is organised by Deaf Aotearoa New Zealand (formerly Deaf Association of NZ), a not-for-profit organisation, which works with government and other organisations to provide information and resources on

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Happy Spring from Discovering Deaf Worlds!Everyday, we receive e-mails from individuals and organizations searching to connect with deaf communities in other countries: backpackers looking for an international host or friend, school administrations seeking advice on deaf education, non-profit organizations and humanitarians establishing themselves in a new country, and so on.Part of DDW's mission

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DDW has been hard at work these past few weeks! In addition to settling back into our American routine and working our way towards becoming a 501(c)(3) non-profit, we've been focused on producing our first short film, Discovering: Shuktara.Discovering: Shuktara is an extraordinary story about the Shuktara home, which some of you may remember from our newsletters. Shuktara is the home of 18 boys

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Last year, we began our adventure with Discovering Deaf Worlds in Christchurch, New Zealand. On our very first day we met and connected with an outgoing, happy go lucky girl named Emma at the Canterbury Deaf Club. She was a leader, a good friend, and committed to improving the lives of deaf people in NZ. She invited us to her home for NZ-style fish fries and we got to know her circle of friends,

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We made it home! After a year of discovering and documenting deaf worlds in eight countries, we are now back in Rochester, NY. Things that once seemed so familiar, like using tap water to brush our teeth or flushing toilet paper down the pipes instead of in a garbage bin, seem so unfamiliar now. Reality TV, yards, and paved roads are things we haven't seen in a long, long time so it will take

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One of many common themes we have seen throughout our travels in eight different countries this past year is the importance of a deaf club environment. When your day to day life is surrounded by communication barriers and people who do not understand you, a socializing outlet is a natural remedy to keep you going.After traveling throughout Northern India for the last 6 weeks, our discovery of

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When we first stepped into the Oral School for Deaf Children in Kolkata, we were pleasantly surprised by the messages spread throughout the walls, written on brochures, and spoken directly from the teachers who work there: “I hear with my heart, listen with my eyes, and speak with my hands”“Come share our world of silence”“Make friends with a deaf child”Understanding the complexities of poverty,

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We've arrived to Kathmandu, Nepal with a warm welcome from Australian Philip Waters of the Volunteer Service Organization (VSO). After greeting us at the airport and a quick stop by The Bakery Cafe where several deaf employees work, we were lead to our accommodation at the Hotel Metropolitan Kantipur which is owned by a deaf couple.The following day we visited the Nepal National Federation of

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Hello friends! We are 7+ months into our travels of discovering deaf worlds and realize we are well overdue for an update. We are currently in Kolkata, India and originally planned to travel throughout this country for the next 6 weeks. However, there is currently a major protest happening in Northern India that may escalate with more potential violence. In the last nine days, over 15,000

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After seven months of travel through six different countries, today was the first time we observed an environment where balanced numbers of future interpreters and deaf students share the same classroom. At Ratchasuda College in Bangkok, Thailand, the goal is hearing/deaf integration. The philosophy of this program has been rooted in bi-lingual, bi-cultural education since the official

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Charles Dittmeier with F4Last September 19th, a young deaf man was dropped off at the Deaf Development Programme (DDP) house in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. No passport, no identification, no documentation….and no language….no signing, no speaking or lip reading and no writing ability. He appears to be ethnically Khmer, but no one knows where he was born or where he came from or how he got to Cambodia

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Within a few hours of arriving in Bangkok, we met a deaf womyn selling cell phone “I love you” ornaments for 30 baht each ($1.00 USD) on the Khao San market. Moments later, we turned the corner and bumped into another deaf womyn selling bathing suits to make her living. We quickly found out that on Silcom and Nai Lert Roads in downtown Bangkok, it is required by law for vendor permits to be

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With only a 30-day visa in China, we were blessed to have visited so many cities. This meant several long, sun-up to sun-down days and overnight train rides, but worth every second to arrive and see how thrilled our hosts were to greet us. Our final chance to emerge in the deaf community was a three-day stop in Wuhan. With amazing hospitality, they showed us what China is really about…

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In a country where people with any kind of disability (deaf, blind, physical, etc) are grouped together, often left out, and provided with minimal opportunities, there stands a proud deaf woman out to make change. In China, deaf people are not allowed to drive. There are no interpreting services or interpreting schools, only translators who are often friends or family. Job and education

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On day two of our arrival to China, our video camera went kerplunk. After 4 ½ months of over use and abuse, bouncing around in a backpack through 5 different countries, it has gone to video heaven. Cannon HV10, you've been good to us until now....R.I.P. So now we are in a jam. dam. The formatting system in China is different from U.S., so buying a new camera here is no easy option. And having

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The Deaf community is fortunate to have Tsukuba University of Technology (TUT), a sister school to NTID through the PEN International Progra. It is the only higher education university for both deaf students and blind students in Japan. Classes for deaf students are taught or interepreted in JSL. Therefore they can focus on their education fully instead of splitting time advocating for

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Yesterday was met with mixed emotions as we exchanged our Lonely Planet book from Japan to China. We have had such an amazing time and felt so well embraced in Japan, but also eager to move on. So off to Bejing, China we go! Do you know anyone connected to the Deaf/Hard of Hearing community in China? Someone who works for a Deaf or mainstream school, organization, or business? Someone who can

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With only six weeks to explore Japan, so many locals kept asking us “Why would you spend a week in Kochi of all places!?” Kochi is a smaller non-touristy city off the beaten track from the ‘bright lights, big city’ atmosphere of Tokyo and Osaka. But it was the motivation, commitment, and unprecedented generousity of a woman named Koko that brought us there.Koko, a hearing woman fantastically

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Discovering Deaf Worlds has widened our spectrum. Yesterday we had the honor of meeting Hiura Shunsuke, an amazing young man who has a passion for inspiring everyone around him to live a happy life. In a time where negativity and violence take over the news, Shun offers a message of hope and “dai-jyou-bu” (no worries).Although Shun is unable to speak many words and has severe limited body

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Gallaudet University is truly well known around the world. It’s worldwide reputation is equivalent to the universities that US presidents attend, like Yale, Oxford or Harvard.Students and alumni should have pride in attending Gallaudet University. It helps in the long run. Whether you are traveling the world or just applying for a job, the name Gallaudet gets your foot in the door. For example,

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When was the last time you jumped rope? Does your mom observe your classroom in elementary school? Do you know how to greet someone in Japan?The day after we arrive in Osaka, we were honored with the opportunity to visit the Sakai Deaf School. Before visiting the school, our friend Miro helped arrange communication accessibility. Japanese Sign LanguageAmerican Sign LanguageNew Zealand Sign

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We are nearing the end of our time in Australia and starting to prepare for Japan. So far we have done a pretty darn good job communicating in New Zealand and Australian sign. But from this point on, we will no longer have English as a default language. We are researching on line for schools and organizations to visit, and recognizing we will most likely need to work through multiple

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After two weeks of working on wildlife and rainforest sanctuaries with the WWOOF program throughout the holidays, we have arrived at the Gold Coast. Queensland is known as the "sunshine" state, but is currently being bombarded with much needed heavy rains and the forecast doesn't look to change. The weather was no deterrent, however, for the 1200+ people who gathered at tonight's opening

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Coming from an outside view of not knowing much about the native animals of Australia, we had an opportunity to live at a wildlife sanctuary in the Adelaide Hills. For the past week, we’ve been surrounded by kangaroos, koalas, platypuses, potoroos, wallabies, bandicoots, possums and many other exotic birds and animals. They all live safely in their natural habitat of native plants and trees. It

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That is the vision and logo of Deaf Children Australia (DCA), a national non-profit organization based in Melbourne, Australia for the last 143 years. There are currently over 16,000 deaf and hard of hearing children under 21 in Australia and 500 babies are born with a hearing loss each year. DCA strives to enable these children and youth to realize their full potential. Today a large audience

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After 6 weeks of coast to coast travel, 19 days of interviews, 15 hrs of video footage, and meeting hundreds of people involved with the Deaf community, we are wrapping up our time in New Zealand. We have been blown away by the warmth, generosity, and hospitality of New Zealanders both Deaf and hearing.We've been awed by mother nature's landscape of active volcanoes, glaciers feeding rainforests

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On Monday nite, November 26th, Emma Agnew's body was found after being missing for 11 days. She had been suffocated to death and abandoned in Spencer Park, just outside her hometown of Christchurch, New Zealand.Local police quickly made an arrest of Liam James Reid, age 35, formerly known as Julian Heath Edgecombe before changing his name within the last five years. There was much evidence

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Today is day nine in the search for Emma Agnew. Almost 70 police in the Christchurch area are now working on the case. They are searching rubbish dumps for any clues (cellphone pager, clothing, or any other belongings) and will begin dives in local waterways tomorrow. Updates are found often on the front page of all local New Zealand newspapers each day. The community has strongly come

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Emma is a young leader highly involved with the Christchurch Deaf community and works for the Canterbury Deaf Society. She has dreams to go to Gallaudet University. She has a wonderful supportive deaf family and circle of friends all throughout NZ. Emma was one of the first people we met in NZ with a warm welcome and has introduced us to her life.Emma...You are so FULL of life and laughter

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After three phenominal weeks in the South Island of NZ, we have crossed the sea (via the biggest ferry we've ever seen....10 stories high!) to the North Island. We have three weeks to go before heading to Sydney Australia on Dec 3rd.Today we had the opportunity to visit the only Deaf Unit of a mainstream highschool in this area to interview a teacher of the deaf and a service coordinator for the

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For the past week, we have had the opportunity to tour a large part of the South Island with our 30 pound backpacks strapped on. In researching how to best travel through New Zealand, we decided to join the Straytravel.com hop on/off bus. Our bus ticket is good for a year (though we are only here for 5-6 weeks) and gives us the flexibility to hop on/off wherever we want for several days at a

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After a week that whizzed by in Christchurch, it was time for us to be on our way to explore the rest of New Zealand. We were surprised and touched that the friends we had made wanted to throw us a farewell BBQ party. Many people we met from The Canterbury Deaf Club, DANZ (Deaf Association of NZ), Van Asch Education Centre, and in the community came together to see the expression of two

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We spent the day interviewing, filming and interacting with the students, teachers, and staff at the Van Asch Education Centre in Sumner, New Zealand (look forward to our next newsletter for more details on our visit...sign up at www.discoveringdeafworlds.com) After leaving the campus SO full of gratitude from our warm welcome, we stopped by the local nearby beach to see the Souther-Pacific ocean

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Last nite we visted the Canterbury Deaf Club, the largest Deaf Club on the South Island of New Zealand with over 70 members. The gymnasium sized room is filled with a movie screen TV, hot food, drinks, pool table, and many prized possessions of the Christchurch Deaf community, such as bowling trophies, history, Club president photos, etc.With anticipation on how we would communicate in NZ sign

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We are on our way! In five days we made it coast to coast from Rochester, New York to Oceanside, California, with a three day stop through Colorado. A special thanks to all who came to our farewell fundraisers in New York and Colorado! You are sending us off full of support, inspiration and excitement!! You have made this moment possible. Today is officially our last day in the USA for a

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We did it! Our flights to New Zealand have been booked for October 23rd!! ...and so our journey begins. We will arrive in the heartland of Christchurch, New Zealand after an 18 hour flight, an 11 hour layover, and a 16 hour time difference. Phew! We wanted to send you a personal thanks for helping us get this far. Your individual donations and sponsorship have given us the boost to begin this

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Rochester, NY, September 12, 2007 – Christy Smith, a former Deaf contestant on CBS's “Survivor: The Amazon”, and Dave Justice, an ASL/English interpreter and Deaf advocate, are the co-founders of Discovering Deaf Worlds, an organization dedicated to promoting Deaf awareness globally. On the organization’s first international adventure, Smith and Justice will meet with Deaf community leaders,

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We will soon be having our kickoff HOO-RAH! If you live in the greater upstate NY area, come on down. Join us to learn more about our film projects with Deaf storytellers and community leaders. Give us some last minute advice, share what you want to learn about other countries, let us know what you like to see reported back through our website.... We will have several Deaf and Hard of Hearing

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Yellow Fever, Polio, Hepatitus A & B, Japanese Encephalitis (how do you say that?), Typhoid, Malaria, Meningogcoccal Meningitis, Rabies...and don't forget the routine one's too...influenza, measles, pheumococcal, tetenus & diperthia, varicella...The names alone are enough to make your head spin! And the list goes on and on and on . . . . .But before you are travel bound to other countries you

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from www.couchsurfing.com,"CouchSurfing seeks to internationally network people and places, create educational exchanges, raise collective consciousness, spread tolerance, and facilitate cultural understanding."As a community we strive to do our individual and collective parts to make the world a better place, and we believe that the surfing of couches is a means to accomplish this goal.

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...where would you go?

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We are PUMPED!DDW is on the way. Thank you all for your support right from the start. Let's keep the momentum alive!Got any travel tips for our around the world adventure?Have a connection for us to contact in New Zealand, Australia, Japan, China, Thailand, India, Nepal, Kenya?

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