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[ PUMP IT ] a la ASL
Posted: July 3rd, 2009, 12:00pm BST by deafjoke
For my own sake – please watch in high resolution and at full screen. it makes a difference This is for everybody who thought i was sitting on my duff all summer long ::grins like an idiot:: its been a long haul, but i’m happy to finally be posting again! Please enjoy my interpretation of “Pump It” by the Black Eyed Peas brought to you in sign language. [ LYRICS: ] [www.lyricsdownload.com] [ thanx: ] to Keith Wann (the truly unquestionable) and Nyke Prince for working with me on this. You guys rock! [ additional thanx: ] to universal records for giving me permission to use BEP’s work, and thank you to Martie ...
Grumpy Old Deafies
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Deaf Families Featured in a Government Parenting Campaign
Posted: July 2nd, 2009, 6:39pm BST
Two videos has been produced by and for Deaf parents in the UK as part of Everyday Adventures in Parenting; with the support of the Parent Know How programme from the Department for Children, School and Families. My Favourite Day: Lending a Hand. Deaf parents Louis and Paula get involved in their children’s school life (4 minutes 12 seconds). Moving on Up. Two Deaf families find that after school clubs have allowed them to find new jobs and make the most of existing ones (5 minutes 8 seconds). Its good these videos have been produced, and portrays the families involved in a positive light. More videos have been made, and can be found here. However, ...
DeafJoke.TV
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ASL Music Video: Scream by Michael Janet Jackson
Posted: July 1st, 2009, 8:24am BST by deafjoke
Viewer Discretion is Advised: This video contains mature language that may not be appropriate for children. The words/lyrics in Michael Jackson’s song, “Scream” does not reflect the artists’ beliefs. This song is to interpret the lyrics in American Sign Language, and we do not own any rights. Edited by Janis. Video shot by Janis and Rosa Lee ...
Grumpy Old Deafies
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At Glastonbury: a dig at RNIDs Dont Lose the Music
Posted: June 30th, 2009, 7:13pm BST
Last weekend was Glastonbury, which means photos start popping up on Facebook. At the festival there was a DeafZone Tent, and this is one of the many photos snapped: I have to admit I totally howled out laughing; a nice bit of activism with humour. An obvious dig at the RNID and their ear plugs / Don't Lose The Music campaign. Photo credit: Maartje De Meulder... -
Waiting For The World To Change
Posted: June 29th, 2009, 1:04am BST
Some of you will have seen this before and it has a USA slant, but gets a point across: D-PAN's Waiting for the World to Change. Elsewhere: D-PAN: Deaf Performing Artists Network... -
Quote from Elie Wiesel
Posted: June 28th, 2009, 10:59am BST
Last night I came across this quote, by Elie Wiesel. I put it on my Facebook page, but thought I'd share it here, as its very relevant: "Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented." Elie Wiesel Think about it. And please drop us a comment, as to what you think? The Rebuttal also picked up on the quote, the post is worth a read and has way too many UK parallels....
DeafJoke.TV
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ASL Story A-Z Devil
Posted: June 22nd, 2009, 12:00pm BST by deafjoke
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How was school?
Posted: June 19th, 2009, 1:39pm BST by deafjoke
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Bizarro – Visual Joke
Posted: June 17th, 2009, 6:26pm BST by deafjoke
Thanks to Julia...
Grumpy Old Deafies
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EHRC Human Rights Inquiry 2009: Launch Inaccessible
Posted: June 15th, 2009, 1:30pm BST
Today the EHRC launched the Human Rights Inquiry 2009. Last Friday I got an e mail from the EHRC telling me there would be a webcast this morning: The event will be broadcast live over the Internet giving you the opportunity to watch the launch of the inquiry's final report. Visit [www.equalityhumanrights.com] from 10:45 on Monday to join the event. Secondly, @EHRC was reporting the event on Twitter, reminding us to watch the event. I actually wanted to watch this, because its an area I'm interested in. So by 11.15am, when there was no redirect from the earlier link we were given, I asked a question. I got a reply: ...
DeafJoke.TV
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Man who won’t wake up on Subway
Posted: June 15th, 2009, 12:00pm BST by deafjoke
One Morning I got on a subway train and a man who passed out after NCAA game victory during March Madness. Created by GeminiOxBob...
Grumpy Old Deafies
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Queens Birthday Honours 2009
Posted: June 13th, 2009, 9:39am BST
The Queen's Birthday Honours 2009 has been released. I can only find one deaf related honour: Order of the British Empire Members of the Order of the British Empire Philip Norman SAUNDERS For voluntary service to Hearing-Impaired People in Bath. (Bristol) Who is he? If you know, please leave your comments. Other possibilities, but more generic: Order of the British Empire Members of the Order of the British Empire Ms Kamini GADHOK Chief Executive and Professional Director, Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists. For services to the Allied Health Professions. (St Albans, Hertfordshire) Ms Alison Patricia MCCULLOUGH For services to Speech and Language Therapy in Northern Ireland. (Newtownabbey, Antrim) Ms Janet ...
DeafJoke.TV
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Ants’ Antenna
Posted: June 12th, 2009, 1:36pm BST by deafjoke
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Grumpy Old Deafies
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Helene Jarmer, Deaf Person to Sit in the Parliament of Austria
Posted: June 10th, 2009, 1:01am BST
Helene Jarmer is to take a seat in the Parliament of Austria or as is properly known, the Republik Österreich Parament. She will take a seat for Die Grünen, in English, The Greens – The Green Alternative. Helene is taking over Ulrike Lunacek's (hearing) seat, as she has just been elected to the European Parliament. Helene is the current President of Österreichischer Gehörlosenbund (Austrian Deaf Association). Congratulations, Helene and we wish you the best of luck. Wow, that's makes three Deaf people elected as politicans in Europe! All this is making me feel rather giddy, and it feels kind of surreal. In the space of a few days we also have ... -
Helga Stevens, re-elected to the Flemish Parliament
Posted: June 9th, 2009, 2:13pm BST
Deaf lawyer, Helga Stevens has been re-elected to the Vlaams Parlement or Flemish Parliament, as a candidate for N-VA. She represents the East Flanders constituency; amassing 12.71% of the vote. You can see the result here. Helga was first elected to the Flemish Parliament in 2004. As a bonus, here's the video. Helga is on the stage wearing a yellow jacket: More pictures over at EUD. Huge congratulations, to Helga. As a bonus, EUD also has some pictures of Ádám Kósa's election. Elsewhere: Helga Stevens, official website (Dutch) Helga Stevens Facebook supporter page Nieuw-Vlaamse Alliantie (N-VA) on Wikipedia, New-Flemish Alliance (English) Helga Stevens, Wikipedia page (Dutch)...
DeafJoke.TV
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It’s Your Call
Posted: June 9th, 2009, 3:29am BST by deafjoke
“Gabe”, a deaf art collector uses Viable’s VPAD+ to search for, and eventually pick up a rare painting to add to his collection. Created by ViableVRS...
Grumpy Old Deafies
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Sign Circle on Spanish Television
Posted: June 8th, 2009, 11:35pm BST
The 3rd Sign Circle Camping Festival was recently held in Lancashire. The festival was covered by Spanish television, TVE, En lengua de signos. Reporting is by Javier Guisado. The item starts at 16:32, if you can make out international sign or read Spanish. Congratulations to all those who got this festival off the ground....
DeafJoke.TV
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Funny Story DVTV
Posted: June 8th, 2009, 12:00pm BST by deafjoke
Please watch This vlog is very funny! Enjoy that vlog. Remember Laughing is best medicine for you!!! Created by deafcomputerguy...
Grumpy Old Deafies
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Dr. Adam Kosa: First Deaf Member of the European Parliament (MEP)
Posted: June 8th, 2009, 12:20am BST
Deaf lawyer, Dr. Ádám Kósa has won a seat at the European Parliament! Here's the result (its in Hungarian). He represents FIDESZ (here's the Wikipedia page in English on FIDESZ (Hungarian Civic Union)). All I am capable of saying: bloody fantastic news, history has been made! Way to go, Ádám, congratulations! :) UPDATE:: EUD has some pictures of Ádám's election victory. There is also a video on Facebook, however its in spoken Hungarian. See also: European Parliament Elections: Dr. Adam Kosa Elsewhere: FIDESZ 2009 Facebook: Adam Kosa for first Deaf European Parliamentarian! FIDESZ...
DeafJoke.TV
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Beware of Blind Date
Posted: June 1st, 2009, 12:00pm BST by deafjoke
Story in ASL about a Blind Date fiction I read that I thought was funny. Thanks Debra for the story! Created by adrianpd...
Grumpy Old Deafies
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BSL Programme: Under the Lamp with Carolyn Nabarro
Posted: May 27th, 2009, 12:50pm BST
BSLBT is now screening a series, Under the Lamp with Carolyn Nabarro. This is a BSL chat style programme, and the guests for the first episode are Stephen Dering, Issy Schisselman and Oliver Westbury. It was produced by Remark! If you missed it or are outside the UK, you can catch it online. BSLBT's Wicked Series One is now complete, of which there were eight episodes. Again, you can catch up with this online via BSLBT plus its available on the Community Channel (if you want to max your screen). Comment from Alison: Its good these programmes are being commisssioned and clearly lots of hard work has gone into ... -
Learning from California Being Scared of Love (Prop 8)
Posted: May 26th, 2009, 7:18pm BST
Today the California Supreme Court upheld a decision on Prop 8, in other words banning gay marriage (existing 18,000 same sex couple marriages stand), in California. Apart from thinking along the lines of, 'Hello, California! You might like to join the rest of us in 2009 sometime; until then you have no right to call yourself a progressive state. You disgust me', I came across this quote on the Day of Decision: "No civil rights movement has EVER lost. Never. It is not a matter of if our community will win full equal rights, including marriage. It is only a matter of when. But as in all civil rights movements, we will have to ...
DeafJoke.TV
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Little Funny Lady
Posted: May 25th, 2009, 10:59am BST by deafjoke
If you like this video, you will enjoy more ASL storytelling and others on DVDs! Please come to our website and learn how to buy DVDs! Thank you for your support!...
Grumpy Old Deafies
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Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC)
Posted: May 21st, 2009, 3:39pm BST
The EHRC is the body for England, Wales and Scotland that is charged with the promotion of equality. From personal experience, in terms of meeting the needs of individuals it doesn't do this well (if you represent an organisation, your reality is distorted). Furthermore, how far removed it can be from deaf people. Ask yourself this: what has the EHRC done for you? Recently the EHRC had a press release Commission's enforcement team takes on more than 300 cases in first 18 months, and goes onto state: The Equality and Human Rights Commission has now used its enforcement powers on 337 occasions. So I got my MP to ask such a question in parliament: Lembit Öpik (Montgomeryshire, ... -
Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse: Irish Deaf Schools
Posted: May 20th, 2009, 10:40pm BST
The Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse, in Ireland was established in 2000, which includes abuse in deaf schools. The Commission's Report [PDF], [HTML], along with an Executive Summary [PDF], [HTML], has been released. The Executive Summary mentions deaf schools. Firstly: Chapter 13 deals with the final Christian Brothers’ School investigated by the Committee, St Joseph’s School for the Deaf, in Cabra. This was not an Industrial School but was a residential school for boys from the age of eight who were profoundly or partially deaf. This school was also investigated on a document only basis. It was the subject of Eastern Health Board Investigations in the 1980s which revealed disturbing ... -
European Parliament Elections: Dr. Adam Kosa
Posted: May 18th, 2009, 6:15pm BST
The 2009 European Parliament Elections takes place in June. Deaf lawyer, Dr. Ádám Kósa from Hungary will be standing at the forthcoming elections, as a candidate for FIDESZ. Wikipedia has information in English on FIDESZ (Hungarian Civic Union). Adam's official statement: It would be a great honour and privilege to represent the interests not only of people with disabilities, but the whole nation as the first Deaf and sign language user to represent in the European Parliament. A profile of Hungary's candidates can be seen on FIDESZ 2009. Adam also has a Facebook group, Adam Kosa for first Deaf European Parliamentarian! which has some links to other videos. Whatever your political affiliations, ... -
TED Talks Now Subtitled
Posted: May 13th, 2009, 5:02pm BST
TED runs an annual conference bringing together some of the world's foremost thinkers and doers. In addition to their conference, they also carry these videos online. A list of speakers can be found here. Since the medium of presentation is video, yep you've guessed it. Deaf people have not been able to access this. However, TED talks are now subtitled, or if you live across the other side of the pond and must use American English they are captioned! w00t! Not only in English, but they invite people to translate to other languages. Its a shame there's no recognition of signed languages in that drop down list, and whilst we're on it, Welsh is not ... -
Radio New Zealand Interviews Markku Jokinen
Posted: May 7th, 2009, 12:54am BST
Radio New Zealand interviews Markku Jokinen, Executive Director of Finnish Association of the Deaf and President of World Federation of the Deaf. The interview is in ASL, NZSL and spoken English. If you're interested in what is happening in New Zealand, you might like to watch an interview with Rachel Nobel, CEO of Deaf Aotearoa New Zealand: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3....
TigerDeafie
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London G20 Protests: From Peach to Tomlinson, has anything changed? (includes my eyewitness account of the protest)
Posted: April 19th, 2009, 2:25am BST by TigerDeafie
The emotions I’m feeling at seeing one video after another being released in the mainstream media following the G20 protest on 1st April simply can’t be described. It’s sad and annoying that all this reporting is taking place only after an innocent guy, Ian Tomlinson, died after being struck by the police at the protest. Had this [...]...
Grumpy Old Deafies
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Dooce Overhears An Angry Deaf Person via a Relay Operator
Posted: April 17th, 2009, 2:48pm BST
Heather Armstrong aka dooce.com is carrying a post where she describes a relay operator conveying a deaf person being angry at the lack of captions. It was a hate phone call. An emotional hate phone call. A hate phone call threatening to sue someone because the captions on certain Saturday evening shows haven't been working. Where is the person in charge?! They wanted to know! NOW! WHERE ARE THEY, DAMMIT! SHUT UP WITH ALL YOUR EXCUSES! I'll admit, for a second I thought I had entered some weird dimension where the comments section of this website had come alive and was now being read aloud through a telephone. And goes onto say: .... the caller was undeterred and viciously ... -
Subtitled Susan Boyle, Britains Got Talent
Posted: April 15th, 2009, 11:15pm BST
Susan Boyle's performance on Britain's Got Talent is doing its rounds on the web currently. If you're looking for a subtitled version, you can find it here. I know its pure hearie entertainment (some of you might be able to appreciate it, the facial expressions tell a story too); there's a lesson for everyone. Never judge a book by its cover.... -
Wicked Episode 2 Online
Posted: April 6th, 2009, 10:17pm BST
The second episode of BSBLT's Wicked is now online. You can find it on Wicked's website here or on the Community Channel here. (27 minutes 5 seconds). Elsewhere: Wicked BSLBT Remark! Community Channel Kent DCS NDCS... -
As Seen on Twitter #4
Posted: April 4th, 2009, 4:55pm BST
Source: Twitter @ jpenny2525 Elsewhere: CODA International Deaf Parenting UK Children of Deaf Parents UK Deafness About: SODA (Sibling of a Deaf Adult)... -
Film: Notte Sento with English subtitles
Posted: April 4th, 2009, 1:02am BST
Notte Sento is an Italian short film, shot in Milan which has been made with 4500+ still photographs (using a Canon EOS 30D camera): Personally, I think its quite beautiful, and claws out the romantic at heart in me. Drawing me to basic human emotion, and actually makes me yearn to take a rail trip around Europe. The piecing together of photographic stills, almost delivers the art of cartoon making into another form. My wish? There was more art in Deaf film making. (Not the mass production crap that sometimes gets churned out on tv, making us medical or welfare cases). Synposis: A deaf girl misses her train to Milan and is set to wait overnight in Rome until dawn. ...
TigerDeafie
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Voices from El Sayed screening at Bristol’s Watershed: BSL explanation of background to the film screening
Posted: April 3rd, 2009, 6:53pm BST by TigerDeafie
Just a quick blog posting, following the one by grumpyoldeafies today, about the film ‘Voices from El Sayed’, showing at Bristol’s Watershed cinema, on Saturday 9th May, 3pm. Click here for more info in BSL, including some background as to why the film is being shown at the Watershed cinema in collaboration with the Centre for [...]...
Grumpy Old Deafies
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Film: Voices from El-Sayed at Bristol
Posted: April 3rd, 2009, 12:45pm BST
Voices from El-Sayed (Israel) is being shown at the Watershed, Bristol on Saturday 9 May 2009 (1500). You can see the trailer here: The presentation is described as: The Bedouin Village of El-Sayed has the largest percentage of Deaf people in the world. Through generations a unique sign language has evolved as the primary communication in a society that accepts deafness as natural as life itself. That is, until the village's tranquil coexistence between Deaf and hearing is disrupted by Salim's decision to dramatically change his Deaf son's fate through a Cochlear Implant operation. Presented in partnership with University of Bristol's Centre for Deaf Studies, the screening will be followed by a discussion on the issues raised ... -
It Really Takes All Sorts
Posted: April 2nd, 2009, 2:51am BST
A quote from Christina Aguilera: I’m not really religious but very spiritual. I give money to this company that manufactures hearing aids on a regular basis. More people should really hear me sing. I have a gift from God. Ironically found on a website called Brainy Quote.... -
As Seen on Twitter #3
Posted: April 2nd, 2009, 1:00am BST
For Brits, its a relay service in the States. Source: Twitter @maryhoover See also: GOD's Twitter category... -
Wicked Episode 1 Online
Posted: April 1st, 2009, 9:56pm BST
In case you missed it, the first episode of BSBLT's Wicked is now online. You can find it here (27 minutes 6 seconds). Wicked is described as: Wicked is a brand-new TV series presented in British Sign Language (BSL), which sees the Wicked Campervan travelling around the UK in search of stories in the Deaf Community. You can of course catch this on television too, check the programme schedule. Comment: Congratulations to everyone who got this off the ground. But! I have one gripe. This is BSL money, it has been taken from money intended to provide in-vision interpreters and access for BSL as a language. No-one has taken any subtitling ... -
Parliament: Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Bill, Clause 237
Posted: March 31st, 2009, 8:51pm BST
This post is about amendment 78 of clause 237 of the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Bill 2008-09. It concerns the acoustic quality in schools. In other words, school buildings are failing to comply and as a result an amendment was tabled. Nick Gibb (Shadow Minister, Children, Schools and Families; Bognor Regis & Littlehampton, Conservative) .... [snip] .... There is genuine concern about some of the architecture being used. The National Deaf Children’s Society has raised particular concerns with me about the acoustics in some of the new buildings. It said in its briefing to the Committee that open-plan teaching spaces were being promoted without proper consideration of how to ensure high-quality ... -
Parliament: Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Bill, Clause 210
Posted: March 31st, 2009, 8:09pm BST
This debate concerns an amendment to Clause 210 of the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Bill 2008-09, around the requirement to for school inspectors to have "training and expertise in special educational needs [SEN]". The debate below happened at the House of Commons Public Bills Committee stage (of parliament), you can read the full debate by following the links. The proposed amendment to the Bill was introduced by Nick Gibb (Shadow Minister, Children, Schools and Families; Bognor Regis & Littlehampton, Conservative) I beg to move amendment 79, in clause 210, page 120, line 28, at end insert— ‘(2A) The Chief Inspector may only make an interim statement about a school in ... -
Part 2: UK and UN CRPD - Article 33 Implementation Monitoring
Posted: March 29th, 2009, 11:55pm BST
In a previous post, we said that we'd go through relevant articles in UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. The UK will be implementing this Convention in Spring 2009. In this post we will focus on Article 33: National Implementation and Monitoring. It might seem an odd way of approaching the Convention, since we've not gone through other relevant articles yet. However, for people to take the forthcoming posts more seriously, we need to highlight what the role of deaf people could be. The relevant text is (you don't have to read it, this will be broken down below): Article 33 - National implementation and monitoring 1. States Parties, in accordance ... -
Hail Body Perfection!
Posted: March 28th, 2009, 10:08pm GMT
The Daily Telegraph is carrying an article on Hairs grown from stem cells could restore hearing to the deaf. Researchers at the University of Sheffield have created the complex hair cells and the neurons needed for hearing from human stem cells. They found they could encourage stem cells from the inner ears of human foetuses to grow into these highly specialised hearing cells. The scientists hope they will eventually be able to use the cells to perform cell transplants in deaf patients to replace the hair cells and neurons that are damaged in a form of deafness known as sensorineural hearing loss. The human race has an obsession with body perfection, and judging other people's ... -
Deaf People at a Higher Risk of Heart Disease Stroke
Posted: March 27th, 2009, 12:02am GMT
There's a video report on the BBC website, which explains that doctors have found that deaf people are at a higher risk of heart disease and stroke. (BSL/English Interpreted only - no subtitles, sorry. Go and complain to the BBC). The reporting is from Sandwell, West Midlands. Elsewhere: Deaf Info: Physical Health What happens when a deaf person has a stroke? [PDF] What were the results of the Deaf Stroke Project? [PDF] How can a stroke affect a deaf BSL users' communication abilities? Fruit and Vegetable Intake Among Deaf Adults And Risk of Heart Disease Deaf Wise (Scotland) Final Report [Word] Sandwell ... -
Parliament: Deaf Parents Access to their Childrens Education
Posted: March 26th, 2009, 6:14pm GMT
Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset & North Poole, Liberal Democrat) To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families (1) what support is available from his Department to deaf parents and their families; (2) what support is available from his Department to encourage deaf parents to participate in their children's education; (3) what recent assessment he has made of his Department's performance against the requirements of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 in respect of deaf parents and the education of their children.... -
As Seen on Twitter #2
Posted: March 26th, 2009, 1:02am GMT
She has a point! Source: Twitter: Sangreverde See also: Our Twitter category... -
Report on World Audiolgocial Devices Market
Posted: March 26th, 2009, 12:05am GMT
There is a 366 page report available on the World Audiological Devices Market. In other words, how much money there is to be made from flogging CIs and hearing aids in aid of making us normal. Sorry, an investment opportunity and a chance for the wider world to go and make some moolah. This report analyzes the worldwide markets for Audiological Devices in Millions of US$. The major product segments analyzed are Hearing Aids ...., Measurement/Testing Devices ...., and Cochlear Implants. The report provides separate comprehensive analytics for the US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, and Rest of World. Annual forecasts are provided for each region for the period of 2000 through 2015. The report profiles ... -
Part 1: UK and UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
Posted: March 25th, 2009, 6:47pm GMT
In the Spring 2009 the UK will ratify the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. This is an important Convention, and even has specific parts relating to sign language. The potential implications are huge and it is important to at least have some awareness of what is happening. I will cover this topic in a number of blog posts, because there's too much for one post. I am going to try and reach out to different people on different levels, so the posts might not be enough for you. If someone wants to translate these posts into BSL, please feel free. Background to the Convention This is linked to human ... -
Parliament: Number of Children who have Become Deaf
Posted: March 25th, 2009, 6:40pm GMT
Sandra Gidley (Romsey, Liberal Democrat) To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many children of each age under 17 years old have become deaf in each of the last 10 years. Phil Hope (Minister of State (Care Services; Minister for the East Midlands), Department of Health; Corby, Labour) The number and ages of deaf children in England is not collected centrally. Instead, data are collected on the number of children who are registered as deaf or hard of hearing. Inclusion on the register is voluntary and therefore, does not provide a complete picture of the number of children in England who are deaf or hard of hearing. As at 31 March 2007, 3,400 people aged 0-17 ... -
Parliament: Bilateral Cochlear Implants
Posted: March 25th, 2009, 6:31pm GMT
John Heppell (Nottingham East, Labour) To ask the Secretary of State for Health what his plans are for the future provision of simultaneous bilateral cochlear implant to those who require it. Dawn Primarolo (Minister of State (Public Health), Department of Health; Bristol South, Labour) The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) issued guidance on 28 January 2009, recommending simultaneous bilateral cochlear as an option for children or adults who are blind or have other disabilities and who are not receiving adequate benefit from acoustic hearing aids. Primary care trusts are required to make funding available within three months of final NICE guidance to enable clinicians to follow positive technology appraisal recommendations. Comment: ... -
Parliament: Implementation of NICE Cochlear Implant Guidelines
Posted: March 25th, 2009, 6:30pm GMT
John Heppell (Nottingham East, Labour) Last week, I attended a celebration of the Ear Foundation, which is a charity that was set up to fund the first cochlear implant procedure in the city of Nottingham. Now that the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence has decided that it is a good idea for profoundly deaf children to have implants for both ears, can the Secretary of State tell me what he is doing to ensure that primary care trusts listen to that advice? Dawn Primarolo (Minister of State (Public Health), Department of Health; Bristol South, Labour) The recommendations from NICE with regard to implants must be complied with within three months of the guidance ... -
Deaf Brain: Auditory Regions Convert to a Sense of Touch
Posted: March 24th, 2009, 6:42pm GMT
Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine researchers did some research on ferrets. They discovered that deaf ferrets re-routed the sense of touch into parts of the brain usually intended for hearing. This study is published in the Early Edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (March 23, 2009). The team reported a phenomenon known as cross-modal plasticity in the auditory system of adult animals. In medical terms, cross-modal plasticity means that a damaged sensory system in the brain has been replaced by another sensory system. In this case, in the parts of the brain reserved for a sense of hearing has been replaced with touch. “One often learns, anecdotally, that ‘grandpa’ simply ... -
DfES Research Funding: Speech, Language Communication Needs
Posted: March 23rd, 2009, 6:28pm GMT
The Department of Children, Schools and Families currently is open for expressions of interest for their Speech, Language and Communication Needs (SLCN) Cost Effectiveness Research Programme. This is under their aim to "secure the wellbeing and health of children and young people". The closing date is 7 April 2009, and we're told its "half a million pounds each year, making it to 1.5 mill, with possibility to 2 extra years". Further details: 2009030 DCSF: Speech, Language And Communication Needs (SLCN) Cost-Effectiveness Research Programme Expected date ITT's will be issued by 13-Apr-2009 Closing date for expressions of interest: 7 April 2009 The Department for Children, Schools and Families and the Department of ... -
Sabina Iqbal featured in The Times: Most Powerful Muslim Women in Britain
Posted: March 21st, 2009, 9:20pm GMT
Photo credit: Jude Edginton, The Times The Times has a feature on the Meet the 13 Most Powerful Muslim Women in Britain. The article features Sabina Iqbal, chair and founder of Deaf Parenting UK: Sabina Iqbal, 33, chair/founder Deaf Parenting UK “Being Muslim and deaf makes me a unique role model for other Asian deaf women. Many Muslim people are very ignorant about deafness; it is like a taboo. But my family and my husband’s family helped me a lot. I went to a school for the deaf where the support was fine, but when I went to college it was appalling. I almost had a breakdown. But I always had to prove ... -
BSLBT, Wicked Trailer
Posted: March 14th, 2009, 9:29pm GMT
A trailer for BSLT's Wicked is online, and can be found here. We look forward to the 1st April! Elsewhere: Wicked (pilot) BSLBT See also: Ofcom's response to a formal complaint around lack of BSL consultation Ofcom's lack of proactiveness Ofcom fails its own Disability Equality Scheme?...
DeafJoke.TV
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JustMindy.com - New DVD Preview!
Posted: March 14th, 2009, 7:24pm GMT by deafjoke
HAVE ASL, WILL TRAVEL: A DVD showcasing fables as narrated in ASL by Deaf storytellers Mindy Moore and Theron Parker in front of dazzling backdrops. FOLKLORE FROM AROUND THE WORLD: Folklore is a valuable way of teaching morals and values in many countries. Folklore passed from generation to generation for centuries are narrated by Deaf storytellers Mindy Moore, Theron Parker, and Ed Chevy. LITTLE DEAF SPIES: Oh no! The Ranger’s badge is missing, and it’s up to six girls to try and solve this appalling mystery. Created, written and produced by students at the Texas School for the Deaf in 2002. IN THE MINDS OF ED AND THERON: Be treated to stories of ordinary events that become not-so-ordinary, narrated ...
Grumpy Old Deafies
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The Rebuttal: Deaf, British and Sex
Posted: March 13th, 2009, 9:43pm GMT
The Rebuttal (an Australian blog) pens some thoughts on deaf people and sex, and for extra measure mentions the reserve because they are British. That lethal mix lends it to being quite funny. Here's a snippet: If you are deaf and about to have sex with someone for the first time you can, if you want, leave your hearing aids on. Many deaf will chose to leave their aids on rather than suffering with the embarrassment of fumbling to take them off. Hearing aids are a bit like underwear, the last part to go and usually taken of hesitantly and self consciously. BUT they can sometimes ruin the ambiance. Sex is exercise and inevitably you sweat. At the ... -
Parliament: Deaf Access to Connexions
Posted: March 13th, 2009, 9:36pm GMT
Siobhain McDonagh (Mitcham & Morden, Labour) Nikita is 17 years old and profoundly deaf. She moved to my constituency in September with her Gurkha family. Despite having been allocated a Connexions adviser and a social worker, and having had assessments and meetings, she still does not have the one thing that she wants: a college place. May we find the time for a debate on how effective the Connexions service actually is, and how it interfaces with social services departments? Harriet Harman (Lord Privy Seal, House of Commons; Camberwell & Peckham, Labour) I suggest that my hon. Friend considers seeking a meeting with the relevant Minister about her constituent, whom she is backing so actively. She may ... -
You Neutral?
Posted: March 12th, 2009, 7:07am GMT
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Parliament: Protection of Vulnerable Adults, Including Deaf
Posted: March 11th, 2009, 7:46pm GMT
Tom Levitt (High Peak, Labour) To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps he plans to take to enforce a multi-agency approach to safeguarding vulnerable adults, with particular reference to those who are both deaf and blind. Phil Hope (Minister of State (Care Services; Minister for the East Midlands), Department of Health; Corby, Labour) A revision of the key guidance, "No Secrets: Guidance on developing and implementing multi-agency policies and procedures to protect vulnerable adults from abuse", is currently under way. As part of this, a large public consultation took place between 16 October 2008 and 31 January 2009—a copy of the consultation document has been placed in the Library. The consultation document asked a ... -
Parliament: Disabled Witnesses
Posted: March 11th, 2009, 7:19pm GMT
Tom Levitt (High Peak, Labour) To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what steps he plans to take to ensure that witness statements from disabled adults who communicate using non-formal methods can be accepted in courts. Maria Eagle (Parliamentary Secretary, Government Equalities Office; Liverpool, Garston, Labour) In the criminal courts statements from disabled adults who use non-formal methods of communication are treated in the same way as statements from a witness whose first language is not English. When taking a statement from a witness who requires assistance with communication, the police interview is conducted with necessary assistance, such as an accredited deaf signer, an intermediary, or communication aids or relay interpreters where more than one form of ... -
Deaf Organisations Being Run By Hearing People Competition With Deaf Businesses
Posted: March 8th, 2009, 9:10pm GMT
A week ago we blogged the first half of an e mail we'd received raising some concerns. Here's the second half: Talking to some friends the other day, it is clear that there are many hearing people out there working for “deaf organisations” such as Jackie Ballard (RNID) and Tom Fenton (RAD) who say “yes to empowerment for deaf people... but not in our time” – meaning that they purport to support deaf people but not until they retire. That is probably the main reason why they do not support successful deaf businesses such as Remark! (RNID have set up a filming studio to try to compete) or Dering Employment (RAD and RNID both ... -
Hear and Now - More4, Tuesday
Posted: March 7th, 2009, 9:21pm GMT
More4 will broadcast HBO's Hear and Now (USA) on Tuesday 10 March 2009 from 10pm - 12 midnight. You should be able to catch it on More4 +1 from 11pm - 12 midnight (again on Tuesday). Here's a trailer (subtitled): There is a longer trailer here, but its only subtitled when deaf people are speaking. Can someone please explain, why hearies must only have subtitles for the bits they cannot understand? Does anyone see the irony here, a programme about the dilemma around cochlear implants, hearing people are being exclusive and its small wonder why people get pushed into a corner. For the thousandth time to all hearies out there, if you're going ...
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Research Project report: mental health needs of Deaf BME community in Glasgow
Posted: March 5th, 2009, 11:49am GMT by TigerDeafie
Last Tuesday I attended the launch of the report into the mental health needs of Deaf people from the Glasgow BME community. I gave a brief presentation of the research I undertook. The project was a pilot to investigate if further research was necessary in this field. You can see the full report here. The work was [...]...
Grumpy Old Deafies
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Depressant Drug For The Annoyingly Cheerful
Posted: March 4th, 2009, 8:05pm GMT
This isn't strictly a deaf related post, but it has an underlying point. One around what society classes as "normal", and how it strives to perhaps push towards medicalisation of those people who fall outside that category. To pull them into the majority's perception of what's acceptable. Refuse treatment and you're shunned; society almost pulls in parameters on what sorts of people it finds acceptable and who needs to be cured. It begs a central philosophical question: what sorts of people should there be, and who has the right to determine this? Do you see any parallels? A tongue in cheek (captioned) video on drugs for the cheerful: Obviously mimicking how depressed people might get treated, yet its supposed polar ...
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Bizarro’s Signers
Posted: March 4th, 2009, 11:17am GMT by deafjoke
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What Is ASL For Facebook?
Posted: March 3rd, 2009, 8:34am GMT by deafjoke
Want to know what is an American sign language for Facebook? Created by AJONFILM...
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RNID and Medical Research
Posted: March 1st, 2009, 8:48pm GMT
Yesterday we received an e mail, around deaf organisatons. The e mail raised two main issues, so we'll split this up into two blog posts. Instead of me rephrasing (which no-one needs), with permission I've copied (part) of the e mail: I have been a follower of GOD for a few months and just wanted to share my revulsion at the new RNID website. Right in the middle of the website is a feature about medical research on deaf people. To quote: “RNID’s biomedical research programme aims to speed up the discovery and development of new drugs and treatments that will benefit people who are deaf, hard of hearing or have tinnitus. So far, we’ve committed more than £6.5 ... -
Hearies and Signing for the Deaf
Posted: February 28th, 2009, 10:28pm GMT
Hearies are at it again, trying to make sense of the in-vision interpreter and the only way they know how to deal with it is by way of their version of humour. For me half the point of in-vision interpreting is to remind hearing people deaf people exist. Planting this into their consciousness goes a long way. Here's a clip from YouTube: I'll admit I half laughed at their perception, but at the same time I actually found it really difficult to watch or appreciate their perspective. Why? Because there's two different dialogues coming at you, that's what happens when you understand the two languages. If you look at the comments under the video, its all about how much the ... -
Channel 4: Language of Love
Posted: February 26th, 2009, 12:01am GMT
Channel 4'sdocumentary The Seven Ages of Love, describes itself as: Zara Hayes combines documentary and poetry to paint a funny and moving portrait of what love means to seven very different couples. One of the clips features a deaf couple, and its called the Language of Love is online. Unfortunately, not all of it is subtitled; except when Yvonne and Reg are communicating. Note to Channel 4 - if you're going to use deaf people in the name of entertainment then it subtitles should be standard. Elsewhere: 4oD: The Seven Ages of Love (don't bother if your a deafie - Channel 4 has no subtitles online)... -
As Seen on Twitter #1
Posted: February 25th, 2009, 5:13pm GMT
Taxi just took me past a sign that said "Merseyside centre for deaf p op es" lolz at lost letters. Source: babygeek310 Seen something amusing, outrageous, or else on Twitter that might be of interest? Drop us a comment. Elsewhere: Merseyside Society for Deaf People...
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Psycho bicycle
Posted: February 18th, 2009, 8:48am GMT by deafjoke
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CLOG: Crom and bad subtitles
Posted: February 6th, 2009, 1:26pm GMT by deafjoke
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Celebrating Dot Miles at the BDA…some reflections on ‘the Vision’
Posted: February 3rd, 2009, 5:12am GMT by TigerDeafie
Back fresh from the British Deaf Association (BDA) conference; my initial reaction is …. interesting! Good to see a conference brimming with energy and enthusiasm, a full hall of people celebrating the memory of poet Dot Miles; and people getting involved in workshop discussions. There is a new BDA Chair now, but I’d like to see some [...]...
Grumpy Old Deafies
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Private Eye Cartoon
Posted: January 4th, 2009, 9:53pm GMT
Private Eye, 12-25 December 2008 (Page 9) carried a cartoon featuring an in-vision interpreter on his cigarette break: Elsewhere: Communications Act 2003 and s.303 Ofcom: Signing on television is changing Ofcom: Statement - Television Channels Required to Provide Television Access Services in 2009 See also: Parliament: Subtitling & Sign Language on Television Ofcom's response to a formal complaint around lack of BSL consultation Ofcom's lack of proactiveness Ofcom's consultation for signing on television ends today... -
Cochlear Implants prevent scrambling in deaf brains
Posted: January 1st, 2009, 7:34pm GMT
The New Scientist (3 January 2009) touches on testing cochlear implants on kittens (again) and how the results show early implantation prevents brain scrambling: Cochlear implants prevent 'scrambling' in deaf brains Brain activity that is 'scrambled' in deaf cats develops normally if they are fitted with a cochlear implant shortly after birth. The finding may explain how deaf children given implants as babies can learn to speak almost as well as hearing children. In hearing animals, sound vibrates hair cells in the inner ear, triggering neurons to send impulses to the brain. In deaf animals, these hair cells are often defective; cochlear implants compensate by stimulating neurons directly. To see how this artificial stimulation affects the brain, Rob Shepherd ... -
2009 New Years Honours
Posted: December 31st, 2008, 9:36am GMT
The 2009 New Year's Honours List has been published [PDF]. The relevant Orders of the British Empire in relation to deaf people are: Members of the British Empire (MBE) David Charles BULLOCK Electronic Workshop Engineer, Institute of Hearing Research, Medical Research Council. For [original blank] (Nottinghamshire) John Francis CARBERRY Training Officer, Royal National Institute for the Deaf. For services to the community in Northern [PDF blank, assume Ireland] (Newtownabbey, Antrim) Ms Jennifer SEALEY Artistic Director, Graeae Theatre Company. For services to Disability Arts. (London, E8) Ask the Readers: Again what do you think of the honours system? Is it worthy, and should e.g. services to deaf people be ...
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Christ-mas baby
Posted: December 25th, 2008, 11:48am GMT by deafjoke
Created by M. Daigle Toons.... -
Christmas Deaf Culture
Posted: December 24th, 2008, 12:25pm GMT by deafjoke
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Santa and Deaf Sign
Posted: December 22nd, 2008, 11:22am GMT by deafjoke
Shawn Richardson - Santa Created by Shawn Richardson.... -
Santa’s Rear Mirror
Posted: December 19th, 2008, 11:50am GMT by deafjoke
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Reindeer red-nosed light
Posted: December 17th, 2008, 11:57am GMT by deafjoke
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Santa’s Lips
Posted: December 11th, 2008, 11:51am GMT by deafjoke
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ASLeye by Tom Neville
Posted: December 8th, 2008, 1:00pm GMT by deafjoke
Deaf funny silent movie using ASL (American Sign Language). no subtitled and audio. Deaf inventors sell their new products for Deaf people on as seen on DTV (Deaf tv) show. Enjoy! Video duration: 25 minutes Created by Tom Neville... -
Chad Poetry
Posted: December 3rd, 2008, 1:00pm GMT by deafjoke
National Poetry Contest - Created by eaglewillman...
Grumpy Old Deafies
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Four Deaf Yorkshiremen and the Missing Wife
Posted: December 2nd, 2008, 8:08pm GMT
Last weekend was Deaffest at Wolverhampton. Premiered at the event was Charlie Swinbourne's Four Deaf Yorkshiremen and the Missing Wife: The four grumpy old men (no relation to us!) are arguing over the women they've loved and lost. Written and directed by Charlie Swinbourne, the film was made with the support of Remark! Production and stars John Smith, Matt Kirby, Jonathan Reid and Ilan Dwek. A soundtrack composed by Steven Brown, make-up by Kate Ardern and Matt Brown, while the Farmbrough family providing the location. The film can also be seen on YouTube, in two parts here and here. A copy of the dvd is available for purchase, by e mailing fourdeafyorkshiremen@gmail.com - it features photo ...
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Four Deaf Yorkshiremen and the Missing Wife
Posted: December 1st, 2008, 1:32pm GMT by deafjoke
This is the brand-new sequel to the first ‘Four Deaf Yorkshiremen’ film - and this time it’s not their families these four grumpy deaf men are arguing over, but the women they’ve loved and lost! Written and directed by Charlie Swinbourne, the film was made with the support of Remark! Production and again stars John Smith, Matt Kirby, Jonathan Reid and Ilan Dwek, aiming to show off the full humour and expression of sign language. The stories include a first kiss behind a deaf club that goes horribly wrong, a honeymoon that turns to tragedy, and a wedding rudely interrupted… This time there’s a welcome addition for non-deaf or hard of hearing people - a soundtrack composed by Steven ... -
Do Your Best
Posted: November 26th, 2008, 12:30pm GMT by deafjoke
From Episode 20 of Dr. Wonder’s Workshop television series. Performed by the AMESLAN Kids. Original ASL lyrics by Chad Entinger. Words and music by Marshall Lawrence. (c) 2008 by Lips and Fingertips Music. All rights reserved. ... -
ASL of Turkey
Posted: November 25th, 2008, 1:00pm GMT by deafjoke
Beautiful Sign as Shape of ART — Created by NeaLAUGH Tags: art, ASL-Story, drama, hospital, humor, nealaugh, special-effects, Thanksgiving, Turkey... -
CLOG: Crom’s ABC story
Posted: November 24th, 2008, 11:43am GMT by deafjoke
Crom creates an ABC Story Tags: A-Z-Story, caption, clog, education, special-effects... -
Monkey and Sign Language commerical
Posted: November 14th, 2008, 11:45am GMT by deafjoke
Sign Language | Funny Jokes at JibJab Tags: communication, monkey, sign-language, woman... -
From this Moment on - ASL version for lovers
Posted: November 10th, 2008, 1:00pm GMT by deafjoke
Check out [www.KeithWann.com] to sign up for the monthly asl song club or to get your own personalized clip! This goes out to my ASL friends in Florida and Washington DC getting married soon. From this Moment On, your life starts! Created by codawann. Tags: ASL, coda, deaf, keith, Keith-Wann, lovers, music, sign-language, song... -
Holly ASL Interpreting Panjabi MC with Trillium Tribe
Posted: November 7th, 2008, 1:00pm GMT by deafjoke
Holly interpreting “Lose Yourself” by Eminem vs Panjabi MC in American Sign Language with Trillium Tribe backing it all up with belly dance. This is serious multi-layered fusion! Created by mendobones. Tags: ASL, aslterp, Belly, bellydance, dance, eminem, fusion, Holly, interpreting, mc, newstead, panjabi, sign-language, tribe, trillium... -
D-PAN “Beautiful” ASL Music Video
Posted: November 5th, 2008, 12:38pm GMT by deafjoke
D-PAN Presents Christina Aguliera’s “Beautiful” performed in American Sign Language (ASL). Created by dpanvideos Please check out [www.d-pan.com] Tags: ASL, beautiful, christina-aguliera, D-PAN, deaf, DPAN, music, sign-language, video... -
ASL Poetry: Strong & Out
Posted: October 31st, 2008, 1:00pm GMT by deafjoke
ASL Poetry: Strong & Out Created by jonLenois Tags: ASL, community, deaf, jonlenois, poetry... -
McImplant
Posted: October 29th, 2008, 1:00pm GMT by deafjoke
Created by ASLmediaLLC Tags: ASL, cochlear-implant, hearing-aids, humor, mcimplant, Tom-Neville... -
Mrs. Hefferson’s Class
Posted: October 27th, 2008, 1:00pm GMT by deafjoke
One of many funny episodes of us as children in Mrs. Hefferson’s class. Created by mkrajnak Tags: mkrajnak classroom deaf asl funny teacher school...
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Test Post
Posted: October 27th, 2008, 7:01am GMT by Tony
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Brief Message from DeafJoke.TV
Posted: October 27th, 2008, 1:54am GMT by deafjoke
ASL Video - Approx 2:48 Minutes Long Brief Message from DeafJoke.TV by Grant Laird Jr. Another good example from mkranjnak’s vlog. Click here. No tag for this post.... -
“Love” ASL Version
Posted: October 23rd, 2008, 2:00pm BST by deafjoke
This song was sung by Barbra Streisand from her album “Barbara Joan Streisand”. It was written by John Lennon. This song is simple, yet profound. Dedicated this song to those who love others unconditionally. Lyrics: Love is real Real is love Love is feeling Feeling love Love is wanting to be loved Love is touch Touch is love Love is reaching Reaching love Love is asking to be loved Love is you You and me Love is knowing We can be Love is free Free is love Love is living Living love Love is needing To be loved Hum… ...