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Library Services for the Deaf & Hard of Hearing
The Library Services for the Deaf & Hard of Hearing is a statewide special library dedicated to meeting the information and accessibility needs of the deaf, hard of hearing, and deaf-blind communities, as well as meeting the information needs about hearing loss to all Tennesseans.
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Internationally know deaf entertainer, CJ Jones shares his one man deaf show on this DVD. Premiering at the Deaf West Theatre in May, 2004, this work portrays a man who is born deaf and African American confronting the sometimes absurd misconceptions that transpire between the hearing and the Deaf. He blends his unique style of ASL visual imagery and storytelling with recorded music and multi-media projections painting pictures of his life experiences....
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Assists interpreters who are seeking to interpret effectively in educational settings. The format is presented so that interpreters can practice interpretation skills from "spoken English (teacher discourse to sign language (for students" and from "sign language (student discourse) to spoken English"
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Assists interpreters who are seeking to interpret effectively in educational settings. The format is presented so that interpreters can practice interpretation skills from "spoken English (teacher discourse to sign language (for students" and from "sign language (student discourse) to spoken English"
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Assists interpreters who are seeking to interpret effectively in educational settings. The format is presented so that interpreters can practice interpretation skills from "spoken English (teacher discourse to sign language (for students" and from "sign language (student discourse) to spoken English"
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An interactive DVD that presents differences between deaf and hearing cultures and is designed to help ASL and Deaf culture students become more comfortable about attending deaf community events. Included are: 18 potentially awkward situations that might occur in deaf culture interaction with three possible solutions; exercises to encourage viewers to develop the right attitude toward Deaf culture; tips on how to locate appropriate deaf community...
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Keith Wann, an actor, performer, interpreter and a gifted comedian, is a child of deaf adults (CODA) and in this DVD he shares both stories related to Deaf culture and American Sign Language and stories of some of his experiences growing up. Some scenarios shared include Baby Girl, You Deaf or Hearing?, Football Player, CODA Tantrum, Lazy Son, Do You Know ASL?, Boo & Aboo, Deaf-hearing Principle, and French fry. Contains adult language and subject...
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Keith Wann, a CODA & renowned for his hilarious, sidesplitting comedy performances produces and hosts the ASL Comedy Tour. This DVD was filmed on the road in several different cities across the ASL Nation during the 2010-2011 ASL Comedy Tour. It showcases some new up-and-coming ASL Comedians like Francisco, Wink Smith, and Branton Stewart, along with some stories and performances by Peter Cook and Keith himself, plus bonus footage of a new ASL story...
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This series presents sign language users signing the dialogues in the accompanying texts, The Green Books. Each dialogue is presented three times, the first presenting a full view of both signers and the second and third allowing the viewer to sign with the person in the dialogue. Each DVD concludes with several stories, anecdotes or poems spontaneously presented in American Sign Language.
15) Sound and fury
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Follows the story of the Artinians, an extended family with deaf and hearing members across three generations. Together they confront a technological device, the cochlear implant, that can help a deaf family member hear but may also threaten deaf culture. Some of the family members celebrate the implant as a long overdue cure for deafness while others fear it will destroy their language and way of life.
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Looks at what happened to the Artinian Family after their story captured audiences around the world in the original documentary Sound and Fury. That story focuses on the struggle of a family over the surgical placement of a cochlear implant in Heather, their deaf daughter, and their ultimate decision to reject the idea. In this stand-alone follow-up film, Heather at age nine did get the implant as did her Mother and two younger brothers. Now at...
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A documentary about the World Conference of the World Federation of the Deaf, hosted by the Canadian Association of the Deaf (CAD) and held in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, featuring performances from Deaf artists, interviews from leaders in the Deaf community as well as Deaf people from around the world.
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With more than 30 million deaf and hard of hearing individuals living in the U.S. Deaf culture thrives in America. Yet although Deaf performers are famous within their own community, they remain largely unknown to hearing audiences. See What I'm Saying focuses on four deaf performers -- actor Robert DeMayo, singer T.L. Forsberg, drummer Bob Hiltermann, and comic C.J. Jones -- over the course of one year as they endeavor to cross over into mainstream...
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