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"The Hammer" is a new movie
about a deaf man, Matt Hamill.
Matt is famous in the sport of
wrestling.
When Matt was in college, he was
the National Collegiate Athletic
Association National Champion
for 3 years. He attended the
Rochester Institute of
Technology in Rochester, New
York, USA. In 1997, Matt
participated in the Deaflympics
(Deaf Olympics) in the country
of Denmark. He won gold medals
in the greco-roman wrestling
competition. He also
participated in the 2001
Deaflympics in Rome, Italy and
won a gold medal and a silver
medal.
Matt was one of the fighters on
the television program, "The
Ultimate Fighter". He was part
of the program for 6 years. In
August, 2010, Matt retired from
"The Ultimate Fighter."
"The Hammer" has won many awards
in movie competitions.
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The country of Bhutan is
located near India, China,
and Nepal. It is in the
famous mountain range that
is named The Himalayan
Mountains.
In Bhutan, there is much
unrest. That means that it
is not a peaceful and stable
country. There is much
fighting between different
groups of people. Many
people are taken to jail.
Many people have escaped
Bhutan and gone to other
countries to live.
A large number of deaf
people from Bhutan moved to
the Seattle, Washington area
in the USA. When they
arrived at their new home,
they did not know American
Sign Language. Many had
never learned any organized
language. The education for
deaf people in Bhutan is
very poor.
Highline Community College
in Seattle started classes
to teach American Sign
Language to the people from
Bhutan. In this photo from
The Seattle Times newspaper,
a husband and wife from
Bhutan practice ASL in class.
Their names are Dhan and Bee
Biswakarma.
Dhan and Bee met each other
after they escaped from
Bhutan. They met while they
were living in a refugee
camp. They came to the USA
in 2008. They have a 12 year
old son named Golpal.
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The
Association “ World of Silence”
is organizing the Second
International Exhibition of Deaf
Artists titled, “SILENCE
EMBRACED IN THE ADRIATIC WAVE”
in the Old City Hall Gallery in
Split, Croatia September 24 –
October 1, 2011.
 They
invite all who are artists to
participate in this exhibition
in a beautiful city on the
Adriatic Sea and join artists
from all around the world. This
is an amazing opportunity to
exchange experiences and make
new acquaintances. This
international cultural program
promotes Croatian Deaf art
culture and the integration of
people with disabilities through
art.
The exhibition will take part
under the auspices of Mr. Ivo
Josipovićc, President of the
Republic of Croatia. This
exhibition is an important
event, and we hope it will
result in an even greater
promotion of Croatia in Europe
and the world.
For more information: .
Vanda Šagovac, president of the
Assocciation „World of Silence“
vsagovac@xnet.hr
www.svijet-tisine.hr
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Cerdas Barus is a Grandmaster
chess player. He is 50 years
old, and he is from Indonesia.
His first international
competition was in 1983. He
played on the Medan City team
which participated in the Asian
Cities Championship in Hong
Kong. After that, he was in the
Chess Olympiad in Greece in
1984. He has participated in
many chess competitions since
then. In 2010, he won a gold
medal at the Chess Olympiad in
Bled, Slovenia. In the spring of
2011, Cerdas won Telin Chess
International competition in
Jakarta, Indonesia.
The word, "Grandmaster" means
that a chess player has won some
very difficult competitions. It
is an honor, and it is the
highest title a chess player can
attain. Once achieved, the title
is held for the rest of the
person’s life.
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From the New Zealand Tourism
Research Institute
Do you or someone you know have
a hearing loss, whether minor or
total? Then we would like to
learn about your tourism
experiences and what you as a
person with hearing impairment
want in the way of tourism,
travel and hospitality products
and services. We will use the
feedback you give us to inform
the tourism industry about the
needs of people who are
hard-of-hearing. Whatever
country you live in, please help
us by taking a survey that can
be found at:
http://www.tourismandhearingsurvey.co.nz/
Your input will be gratefully
appreciated and will help to
improve access not only in
tourism, but in other walks of
life. This is the first such
survey of it s kind. Your input
is anonymous and your answers
cannot be traced back to you.
If you know of anyone else with
a hearing loss who may be
interested in taking the survey,
or if you are an NGO, can you
please pass on the link to the
survey?
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 Mirakle
Couriers is a company in Mumbai,
India. The workers take packages
and letters from place to place.
It began in 2009. The company
has 70 deaf employees. They make
about 65,000 deliveries each
month.A
man named Dhruv Lakra started
Mirakle Couriers. One day, he
met a young deaf man on the bus.
He could see that the deaf man
had a difficult life. In India,
there are not many job
opportunities for deaf people.
Most deaf people are very poor.
Mr. Lakra wanted to find a way
for deaf people to get jobs.
Mr. Lakra decided to start a
courier business. He felt it
would be a good business for
deaf people because it requires
a lot of visual skills. He said
that deaf people are extremely
good at reading maps and
remembering roads and buildings.
Web site:
www.miraklecouriers.com
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James Duthie was a deaf
factory worker who lived in
the country of Scotland. In
1951, he decided to ride a
bicycle from his home 3,000
miles to the Arctic Circle.
This bicycle journey took
him 3 months. While he
traveled, he wrote in a
diary to tell about his
experiences. The diary was
published and was named, "I
Cycled Into the Arctic
Circle".
James’ nickname was "Dummy
Jim", and you can now read
his story on a web site:
www.dummyjim.com
Two men from Scotland, Olly
Rundell and Alex South, are
riding their bicycles and
following the same route
that James followed. They
are using this journey to
raise money for the National
Deaf Children’s Society in
the UK and also to make a
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This boat is called the
Whisper Ball. It was built
by deaf workers at the
Whisper Boat Building
Academy in Cape Town, South
Africa. This school trains
young deaf adults to become
skilled boat builders. The
Whisper Ball was voted the
most innovative product
during the 2010 South
African Boating Awards.
You can visit the school's
web site here.
A company in Japan has
invented a new smoke alarm
for deaf people. This smoke
alarm does not make noise or
have flashing lights. This
alarm makes a very strong
smell when there is smoke.
The alarm uses Japanese
horseradish to make the
strong smell.
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A
new bronze statue of Helen
Keller was recently set up in
the United States Capitol
building. Helen Keller was a
famous deaf-blind woman from the
USA. Helen was born in 1880 and
died in 1968. The new statue
shows Helen standing by a water
well with her hand in the water.
This was an important event for
Helen. This was the first word
she learned to spell with the
American Sign Language alphabet.
Janet Salt is a 52 year old deaf
and blind woman from England.
She recently hiked 42 miles (68
km) on the Great Wall of China.
She used the hike to raise money
for a charity in the UK.
Many deaf people have graduated
from veterinary school. They now
work as veterinarians taking
care of animals. One deaf
veterinarian is Dr. Thomas
McDavitt. In this picture, Dr.
McDavitt is checking a dog’s
heartbeat. He is not using a
stethoscope like a hearing
veterinarian uses. He puts his
cheek on the dog’s side to feel
the heart beat.
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Denver is a
specially trained
hearing dog. She was
recently to Bonnie
by the UK
charity Hearing Dogs
for Deaf People.
Denver helps Bonnie
with by alerting her
to the telephone,
doorbell, and smoke
alarm. Denver and
Bonnie have met some
famous people. One
special person they
met was Princess
Anne.
To read the full story
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Lee Tur Chung is 35
years old. Recently,
he graduated from
Universiti
Kebangsaan
Malaysia (UKM)
with a degree in
Special Education.
To read
the full story |
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The Helen Keller
World Conference
will be held from
October 22 - 27 in
Uganda. This
conference meets
every five years.
The people who meet
at this conference
discuss issues about
deaf and blind
people around the
world.
To read
the full story
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