Worldwide appeal for Pres. Obama to do what he promised

November 24, 2008 in Deaf Experiences, Discrimination Issues, Laws on Disability
Tags: Barack Obama, UN CRPD

So, there is a global email-writing campaign among Deaf people and people with disabilities to President Barack Obama. That’s cool! I know he promised many things from the moon to your kitchen sink. And every move he does whether it’s good or bad, affects everybody worldwide. The world will be closely watching his every move [...]

Closed Caption bill filed in Philippine Senate

November 21, 2008 in Laws on Disability, Sign Language, Technologies
Tags: closed caption, closed caption bill, philippine senate bill, ramon revilla jr.

Philippine Senator and action movie star Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr. filed a landmark bill addressing barriers on access to information. Senate Bill 2872 or Closed Caption Bill which he filed last November 12 requires news programs on television to broadcast with sub-title or captioned.
This is a welcome news especially for people like me who actively [...]

Is Lucky Me! TV Ad “insulting” to deaf and elderly?

November 19, 2008 in Blogroll
Tags: Lucky Me commercial lolo, Monde Nissin

This latest TV commercial of Lucky Me! Pancit Canton toppings created a stir among the disabled group in the Philippines. Some quarters believe that this commercial is insulting to the deaf community because it mocks their disability. There is even a new discussion thread talking about this. They also chat about whether it’s offensive to [...]

Yay! First 20000 Visits!

November 18, 2008 in Hello from Me
Tags: Barack Obama, deaf girl kidnapped, grace gonzales, Heather Whitestone, Marlee Matlin

Yehey! This is a real surprise for me because I did it at a shortest time! With only nine posts and eighteen days later, I got my first 20000 visits! This is also significant because I now have a total of 100 posts since I started blogging actively last April. Congratulations to me! hehehe
I only [...]

Job fair for disabled persons on November 20

November 17, 2008 in Anything Filipino, Deaf Experiences
Tags: Job Fair, job fair 2008, NCDA, SM job fair

To all persons with disabilities in my country, this good news is for you. SM Foundation will again launch their Job Skills and and Livelihood Fair this November 20 from 10:00 am onwards. It will be held at the Activity Center of SM City North EDSA.
This activity is SM Foundation’s early Christmas gift to our [...]