To the Deaf Community on YouTube

I was pointed to a video about the deaf community on YouTube. This fascinated me and I found there's some really cool deaf folks out here on YT. So I created a video and then typed up a text file to see if YouTube's new technology to "synch" up my text file with my video would work.

Response to this video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GqONXR4wT94

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Nonprofits & Activism

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• deaf
• community
• youtube
• updownmostly
• text closed caption

[mexico1952]

t is crazy that you are talking about closed captions but you did not include it in your video. Very bad!

[mexico1952]

t is crazy that you are talking about closed captions but you did not include it in your video. Very bad!

[mavacat]

intresting thought o urs.. me deaf all my life.. . deaf people is ok as well same hearing people.. I came from small deaf community which was very laid back very less drama. and i moved went to a BIG community of deaf there were bad deaf crowd good ones > U can invovled yourself if u interst but find the right people ur age ur common interst then u be fine.. I have a hard time with some deaf but reality living in hearing world more than deaf community..cuz im back in small commuity

[BigBenFactor]

Interesting video. Enter the deaf community at your own risk.

There are battlegrounds among the deaf people who have difference of opinions. Some people cannot handle the fact that other deaf people will not agree with the meaning of 'Deafhood' calling them traitors, self-hating deafies, and more. If you do enter the deaf community on YT, you will see a lot of drama. If you really want to join the deaf community, I would suggest in your local community and meet them in person first. Enjoy!

[cheeeseisawsome12345]

I FEEL AWSOME I AM DEAF I AM PART OF IT =3

[Tazzysizzle]

:) i m deaf person and youtube vlogger too and You are more welcome :) Its awesome and very nice of you add CC on your videos :) thank you so much.

[ASLeslie]

Hi Tim,

Thank you for providing the captions. Yes, it is possible for a hearing person like you who would like to get involved in our community by taking ASL courses. From there, you will pick up slowly. Yes, it's very challenge for anyone to learn ASL because it's clearly a visual-spatial structure; yet, it's something fun to learn new. Good News is that it is never too late to learn ASL, SMILE!

[truevoiceofsanity]

I'd like to learn some basic signs too,

enough to remove akwardness or rideness if I met a deaf person in an elevator.

I usually talk to people in elevators ... I feel rude if I cant at least say the basics.

arbia's idea of a bi-lingual education for deaf students? How you feel about that? I'm hearing but i gather it would make sense to have a deaf kid learn ASL as first language. then learn english after?

[truevoiceofsanity]

Makes sense about the busy part.

I was thinking that when deaf people discuss audism, they should discuss some of their concerns with people that hear?

Ideally our society should be one that we all can enjoy. ;). Most people are not intensionally mean spirited,