News New Daily: Maret 2018

Kamis, 29 Maret 2018

Deaf Son Locked In Chains For Decade

WATCH: Chinese Deaf son has been chained and locked up in a stone house for decade by his own mother.

DENGFENG, China -- 'I had no choice': Mum admits locking up Deaf son for decade as police discover man in chains, mum Yue Rong said her son Wang Zhiqiang, now 41, was born unable to hear or speak and as the years went on, his mental disorders got worse.

Heartbreaking footage shows a Deaf man sat in chains after his own mother locked him inside a stone hut for more than 10 years.

Wang Zhiqiang, now 41, was born unable to hear or speak, his mum Yue Rong, 77, revealed.

But as a child he still showed signs of intellect, so his family sent him to a special needs boarding school.

Only his time there proved to be a traumatic experience after he was severely bullied.

As a result Wang Zhiqiang, who lives in Xuanhua in Dengfeng City in Henan, China, developed psychological issues.

And as his poverty-stricken family could not afford to seek help and treatment Zhiqiang's mental disorders got worse.

His mother said: "He wasn't able to go to school any more, and his condition worsened while staying at home.

"It reached a point where he was attacking other villagers."

Yue explained when her husband passed away she found it difficult to cope which is why she resorted to chaining up her son.

She added: "When his father was still alive, he was able to take care of him, but when his dad passed away 12 years ago, I couldn't handle him on my own."

"I had no choice but to chain him up and lock him in the room. It's been more than 10 years."

Zhiqiang's sister, Wang Shufen, cries every time she sees her brother in the animal-like state.

Footage of their most recent meeting shows her sobbing as she inspects the marks on her brother's arms made by the wrought-iron shackles.

Now in her 50s, Shufen said: "I wish it were me chained up and that my brother were free instead.

"You never saw the times, while he was still lucid, when he begged my family to let him out."

SOURCE - Mirror

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The Story of Katrina Deaf Survivor

WATCH [CC] - Interview with Hansen Baker-Touchard, the Deaf survivor of Katrina Hurricane.

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana -- Calvin Young, a Deaf traveler known as Seek the World on YouTube channel, exploring the world to discover and share amazing story about The Story of Katrina Deaf Survivor in ASL with captions.

Hansen Baker-Touchard is a Deaf local in New Orlean, Louisiana. He was one of the many victims who suffered considerable damage during Katrina Hurricane. He would like to share his experience and story with you all.

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Hurricane Katrina was an extremely destructive and deadly tropical cyclone that is tied with Hurricane Harvey of 2017 as the costliest tropical cyclone on record. Katrina was also one of the most expensive natural disasters and one of the five deadliest hurricanes in the history of the United States.

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Deaf Grassroots Movement Rally 2018 Highlights

Video Highlights of the National Deaf Grassroots Movement Rally 2018 at U.S. Capitol in Washington the District of Columbia.

WASHINGTON -- Deaf Grassroots Movement (DGM) rally as protests at United States Capitol in Washington, D.C. on March 8th, 2018. Thousands of Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing and their supporters rallied in the nation's Capitol.

The organizers of DGM control protest applied for a permit to marching from Gallaudet University to the U.S. Capitol, the live-stream footage event is being filmed and led by the DGM staff, Suzy Wallace in Washington, D.C.

Senin, 26 Maret 2018

Deaf Cat Named As World Cup Official Oracle

Deaf cat named Achilles tapped as official oracle of 2018 FIFA World Cup.

SAINT PETERSBURG, Russia -- A football forecasting feline has been ordained the official oracle of the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

Come again? Russia wants a cat to predict the winners.

The persnickety prognosticator named Achilles is one of the revered Hermitage cats who live at the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg.

Cats have roamed the basement for centuries -- ever since Peter the Great’s daughter beckoned the biggest fur balls around to hunt palace rats.

- Deaf Cat 'Psychic' For 2018 FIFA World Cup

Achilles, meanwhile, purr-fectly predicted Germany’s win over Chile in last year’s Confederations Cup final, by choosing to rest in the little cat house marked with a German flag.

The Hermitage cats’ press secretary says Achilles, who was born Deaf, can foretell anything.

But can he paw-sibly fare better than Paul the octopus, who correctly wrapped his tentacles around seven German victories and Spain’s championship at the 2010 World Cup?

We’ll find out a few months.

SOURCE - United News International

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'Gallaudet Eleven' Helped NASA Leave Earth

WATCH [CC] - NASA turned to 11 Deaf men ultimately played a significant role in getting the first astronauts off the ground.

WASHINGTON -- In the late 1950s when NASA was a brand new agency, the list of spaceflight unknowns was significantly larger than any list of knowns. And addressing that list called for some real creativity. When it came to dealing with space sickness, NASA turned to 11 Deaf men for a baseline, and these men ultimately played a significant role in getting the first astronauts off the ground.

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This specific run of tests was done in the 1960s as a cooperative venture between NASA test was a partnership between NASA and the U.S. Naval School of Aviation Medicine. The subjects were 11 Deaf men between 25 and 48 years old -- Harold Domich, Robert Greenmun, Barron Gulak, Raymond Harper, Jerald Jordan, Harry Larson, David Myers, Donald Peterson, Raymond Piper, Alvin Steele, John Zakutney -- from Gallaudet College (now Gallaudet University) that specializes in educational opportunities for the hearing impaired. And their selection was far from an arbitrary choice.

The key here was in how each of these men lost their hearing. All but one was deaf after a childhood bout with spinal meningitis. Spinal meningitis can, among other effects, cause lasting damage to the vestibular system of the inner ear by killing nerve and hair cells, the structures that are vital to giving our brains information about motion, balance, and even spatial orientation. This is also the system that plays a huge part in for motion sickness. There are still some conflicting explanations over where motion sickness comes from, but the traditional explanation is known as the “sensory conflict theory.” This is basically a conflict to what your eyes see and what your vestibular system feels. If you’re reading in a car you won’t see any movement but your body will feel it. The result is feeling like you want to vomit. And sometimes just outright vomiting.

When it comes to space, this system stops getting gravitational cues that distinguish up and down, but your eyes still see things normally. It’s another set of conflicting information that can lead to a space sickness akin to seasickness. Which leads to nausea.

Fun fact, “nausea” and “nautical” have the same Greek root -- “naut.” That’s not a coincidence. This has clearly been a sea-faring condition for a while now.

Sensory conflict theory explains why a functioning vestibular system is necessary for motion sickness, and also why NASA was interested in testing Deaf individuals with a damaged vestibular system to study motion sickness in spaceflight. These men are virtually immune to motion sickness, so they could be put through the ringer on all the machines that would train astronauts for spaceflight, report any physical sensations, and give researchers a baseline without having to stop because of nausea.

And the tests were insane! One test had four men spend 12 straight days inside a 20-foot slow rotation room that kept spinning at ten revolutions per minute the whole time. The disorientation would make anyone sick, but these men weren’t bothered by it. Another test had them go through zero-g flights in the so-called “Vomit Comet” before scientists looked for the presence of stress hormones in their urine as an indication of stress on the body during the testing. Men who could hear had increased levels of certain catechols and steroids in their urine while the deaf participants didn’t.

In another test in a ferry off the coast of Nova Scotia, researchers wanted to see what would happen to the men on a boat in choppy waters. The goal was to see if the deaf participants could be made seasick to understand and determine the comparative effects in unaffected subjects, aka men who could hear. The Deaf subjects played cards and hung out while 15 of the 20 hearing participants got violently ill. The Deaf men only reported physical discomfort from the test as well as fear. The rough waters were so scary many feared shipwreck, but even the panic they felt wasn’t strong enough to induce nausea. Researchers measured their blood pressure, eye movement, digestion, and other physiological effects for a good baseline until the tests were stopped… because the researchers were too sick to continue.

Ultimately, these 11 Deaf men known as the Gallaudet Eleven did a lot to help scientists understand the challenges facing humans in spaceflight.

SOURCE - Vintage Space

The Silent Child (2017) - Official Trailer

WATCH [CC] - The Silent Child film tells the story of a profoundly Deaf child born to hearing parents and the unequivocal power of communication.

HOLLYWOOD -- The Silent Child is a British short film written by and starring Rachel Shenton and directed by Chris Overton, and released in 2017 by Slick Films. It tells the story of Libby, a profoundly Deaf four-year-old girl, who lives a silent life until a social worker, played by Shenton, teaches her how to communicate through sign language. The film won the Live Action Short Film category at the 90th Academy Awards.

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The film was based on Shenton's own experiences as the child of a parent who became deaf. The film features profoundly Deaf six-year-old first-time actor Maisie Sly as the titular child. British Sign Language (BSL) is used in the film.

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The Silent Child won best short film at the Rhode Island International Film Festival in August 2017. This made it eligible for entry to the Oscars. In December 2017 the film was selected as one of the final ten films in the Live Action Short Film category for the 90th Academy Awards.

On 23 January 2018, it was announced that The Silent Child was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film for the 90th Academy Awards, which it then won. Shenton kept a promise that she had made to their young lead actress and signed her acceptance speech.

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