About Me

Hello everyone! I’m Jojo I. Esposa Jr. so I’m fondly called by my nickname Jojo. My user name in Wikipedia is Jomanila. I was born and raised in Manila, Philippines hence the nick Jomanila. But I use jojomccid here in blog in order to promote our school MCCID. I am a registered sign language interpreter in our country. I have been signing for the deaf since 1992. I am a strong advocate of Filipino Sign Language and deaf culture.

I have created an article in 1996 entitled Love for the language means Love for the People – A Focus on Deaf Culture based on my personal experiences. This link is still alive and hosted by Geocities.

I am currently the Training Director of Manila Christian Computer Institute for the Deaf. I am also the first president of Philippine Web Accessibility Group, an advocacy group that teaches and promotes Web accessibility in the Philippines as a method of making information accessible to all including persons with disabilities (PWD). I am also a web designer and the only Filipino member of Guild of Accessible Web Designers and a member of Web Standards Group. I have also contributed articles in web accessibility in Web Standards Group, Closed captioning on the Internet and Benefits of Accessible Websites.

I have authored the first reference book in my entire life just last 2007. It’s entitled “Basic Web Accessibility Guide for Filipinos.” I have also contributed a few articles in Wikipedia.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jomanila

Here are a few sites that I created and submitted to w3csites.com:

http://www.w3csites.com/profile.asp?u=jomanila

http://www.mccidonline.net

http://www.pwag.org

http://www.mccid.edu.ph  

I may be a hearing person but I have grown to love the Deaf people and their quaint intricacies. This I believe is my speckle contribution within the huge dot of life. :-)

19 Replies

  1. webbytalents.com

    June 8, 2008 at 6:24 am

    We launched the site WebbyTalents to sweep away preconceived ideas about people with disabilities by uploading videos for FREE on the new global social video networking Webbytalents.com. Welcome to ALL your videos at http://www.webbytalents.com . Share Your Talents or your testimony on WebbyTalents. Many thanks for your contents or your trailers.

    The Gazette : http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/news/story.html?id=92f2e0b3-1203-453c-b675-7b9af7951c90
    24heures : http://montreal.24heures.ca/ChroniquesHebdo/EmploiEtFormation/2008/05/05/5470491-sun.html
    Voir.ca : http://www.voir.ca/blogs/popculture_montreal/archive/2008/05/14/nouveau-r-233-seau-social-pour-personnes-handicap-233-es.aspx

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  2. John Paulo S. Trinidad

    July 18, 2008 at 11:16 pm

    Good news… I feel surprise rape deaf girls. I reminder about her so they need safety travel. I support you will be courage the deaf community.

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  3. Michael Palarpalar

    August 8, 2008 at 10:07 pm

    Good day! I am an Architecture student of Ateneo de Davao University. I am currently doing my thesis which aims to create an architectural environment for all types of disabilities.
    In line with this, i would like to ask if you know any organizations of auditory disabilities here in Davao?

    If you know anything which can help me, please let me know through my email. Any form of assistance will truly be appreciated.

    Thank you and God bless!

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  4. Brent Sabas

    September 11, 2008 at 5:22 am

    Hi Sir Jojo, I’m a student of UP College of Fine Arts and (also) currently working on my thesis research about deaf children. So glad I found a blogger that has so much concern about the deaf community.

    According to a book that I’ve read, the identity of a person is shaped by two factors: (1) the attributes that make each of us unique, and (2)society’s reaction to our uniqueness.

    In the case of deaf children, as they’re being ridiculed because of their “uniqueness”, how do you think can they learn to have a high self-esteem? What are the help they can possibly get as a child to withstand the scrutinizing eyes of the public?

    Thank you sir! I really need infos from a practitioner like you. And your site is definitely a good reference for my data gathering. God bless!

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  5. jojomccid

    September 13, 2008 at 10:39 pm

    Hello Brent!

    Nice of you to comment on this blog. I will post a separate blog entry for your questions so that many people would participate in answering them and not just me.

    Thank you for asking. God bless you too. :-)

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  6. Joselito V. Cuaterno

    October 15, 2008 at 4:46 pm

    i often get mad when i see hearing mock and ridicule the deaf people. deaf also are people who has feelings. sometimes when i confront a hearing person, i told him/her, try to be in his/her (the deaf) position, how would you feel.

    i just hope that more and more hearing people would have the heart for the deaf. the deaf is also part of the community, and our country. they have potentials, too that sometimes higher than we expected.

    try to consider them and listen to them. they need to be respected also as much as we want others to respect us.

    (:

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  7. Gilda & Avery

    December 12, 2008 at 7:57 am

    Hi, Jojo.

    We were recommended to contact you for your recommendations.

    We are a team of American Sign Language filmmakers and educators, we have developed a series of American Sign Language DVD education for kids and adults of all ages in various of topics including idioms, phrases and structures of ASL. Again, we were highly recommended to contact your office in asking for your referral to a company; either a distributor or organization that sells DVD products on American Sign Language so we can develop liaison with that organization in retailing our ASL DVD products. Our team is from New York City and you can visit our site at http://www.everydayasl.com to better understand our work.

    We do really appreciate your recommendations who we can contact and we look forward,

    Gilda Ganezer & Avery Posner
    Co-Founders
    Everyday ASL Productions, Ltd.
    Tel: 866-485-1785 Cell/VP
    Fax: 631-980-3967
    Email: support@everydayasl.com
    Website: http://www.EverydayASL.com
    YouTube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/everydayasl
    MySpace Community: http://www.myspace.com/everydayasl

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  8. Kevin Ray N. Chua

    January 8, 2009 at 9:57 am

    Hi there Jojo! I have an important message to relay to you about the Cebu Pacific discrimination. Senator Mar Roxas through his Chief-of-Staff has already forwarded a letter to the Cebu Pacific Management about the issue.

    Hope you can email me at kevinraychua@gmail.com so that I can forward the message to you.

    Thanks!

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  9. Janine

    June 13, 2009 at 7:37 pm

    Hi sir jojo! I’m an incoming 4th year student of Polytechnic University of the Philippines , Sta.Mesa, Manila. We have this proposed thesis and a software (i am a BS Computer Science student :) ). It is a tutorial software that incorporates video for its users. Our users would be the hearing ones, not the deaf. Our goal is to help those people who want to learn basic sign language that will be a great help to them especially if they have a deaf family member.

    Could I ask some help from you? Thank you.
    My email is: marrahjanine@hotmail.com

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  10. camille

    June 30, 2009 at 6:48 pm

    hi! i’m currently a student at the UST Graduate school, and i’m doing a research on the work experiences of the deaf with local companies — whther or not they were treated fairly, and on the perspective of the business sector on the employment of the deaf. I found this site, and i’m hopeful that you could enlighten me more on the topic.

    If there are other deaf who are willing to share their experinces, please email me. My husband, Gerald is also deaf, and was a graduate of psd and miriam college. I am hearing, and i’m doing this study to promote awareness on disability employment on the part of the employer, and also to show that the deaf are in fact, and also in my experience, more productive and focused with their work, once given the opportunity.

    My study aims to lessen descrimination on the part of the deaf, and hopefully increase awareness, especially in employment and the business sectors….

    I’m also doing a business plan that focuses on the deaf, and if anyone would like to help, or know someone who can help me, please email me and send me your numbers, i will get in touch with you personally… thank you!!!

    my email is kathrine_adonis@yahoo.com

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  11. rick

    July 29, 2009 at 2:04 pm

    Just dropped by to say hi and congratulations on the FF&C event. I linked to your blog from my personal blog at http://ongster.com.

    Cheers!
    Rick Ong
    Azure Web Design

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  12. Kent Brian C. Tan

    October 26, 2009 at 3:06 pm

    Hi sir Jojo,

    I am Kent Brian C. Tan, the Business Development Manager of Abot Tanaw., We are a social media network company, and the premier company in the country giving out FREE VIDEO conferencing to all OFW and OFW families.

    Last week, I was with my colleagues walking on our way to the office after having dinner and we saw a group of Hearing impaired students gathered, we had no idea what their topic was all about since non of us had a formal training on Deaf Language, but seeing them smile and laugh filled my heart with so much joy. I would love to serve and help you in your advocacies in the best way I can.

    Please contact me on the following contact details, I would love to share with you my vision on how to help our brothers and sisters who have Hearing Impairment. Cellphone : 0908.891.7323, email: kent.tan@abottanaw.com.,
    Thank you and More power!

    Yours in SERVICE,
    Kent Brian C. Tan

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  13. Lynx

    November 8, 2009 at 7:55 pm

    Hi Jojo,

    I’m here in Makati, and Me and my office mates would like to volunteer on a Deaf/Mute Institution near Makati or on Makati Area preferably, I would like to ask if you such place.. if you do, would appreciate if you could post the contact details.

    Thanks,

    Lynx

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  14. Fr Sean Coyle

    November 21, 2009 at 3:20 pm

    Dear Jojo

    Just came across your website only yesterday and found some very kind comments about my post on St Francis de Sales. Thank you. I’ve made two posts about the conference on the Deaf in the Vatican this week: Vatican Conference on the Deaf
    http://www.misyononline.com/blog/?q=node/234 , http://www.misyononline.com/misyonforum/?q=node/1110 and http://bangortobobbio.blogspot.com/2009/11/vatican-conference-for-deaf.html . Pope Benedict challenges the Deaf to bring the Gospel to others: http://www.misyononline.com/blog/?q=node/235 , http://www.misyononline.com/misyonforum/?q=node/1113 and http://bangortobobbio.blogspot.com/2009/11/pope-benedict-challenges-deaf-to-bring.html .

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    • jojomccid

      November 22, 2009 at 12:40 pm

      Father Coyle!

      Thank you very much for your lovely comments in your blog. I almost did not see your comment because WordPress placed it under spam. Your comment has too many URL links so WordPress thought it’s a spam. It’s a good thing I opened it and removed it under spam list. :-)

      I thought you would never visit my site. My post about the Catholic deaf was five months ago. I also added your blog link in my blogroll after I blogged about your wonderful site so people can visit it.

      Glad to hear from you. I hope that I can personally meet you someday. God bless! :-)

      Jojo

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