My Korean Experience with the Deaf

August 14, 2009 in Deaf Experiences, Travels, deaf culture
Tags: CAP College Foundation, Capitol City Baptist Church Deaf Ministry, Eleazar Fancubit, Ervin Reyes, Filipino Sign Language, Hanna Jang, Jerome Marzan, Joanna Teves, Julius Andrada, Juwon Chung, Korean Sign Language, May Andrada, MCCID, World Deaf Mission Conference, Yewon Church

I thought that Asian countries are alike in many ways. I may also equate these perception for deaf communities. But I was mistaken. Probably because of the sign language. Koreans have their own distinct sign language which, I was told, was basically the same as the Japanese sign language.

Can depression lead to deafness?

March 30, 2009 in Deaf Experiences, Deafness
Tags: CAP College Foundation, depression during pregnancy, hearing loss, psychogenic hearing loss

Can pregnant women suffering from severe depression cause deafness of their child? Is there a psychological connection between a mother and her unborn baby which can affect the development of his senses?

Philippine Supreme Court Hires its First Deaf Employee

March 25, 2009 in Anything Filipino, Deaf Experiences, Notable Filipino Deaf
Tags: CAP College Foundation, Arthur Principe, Nova Foundation for the Differently Abled, deaf-mute, Supreme Court, Chief Justice Reynato Puno, Justice Arturo Brion

This is a welcome news amidst a series of depressing ones. After hearing from known economists painting a bleak outlook on the employment opportunities for Filipinos, here comes a good news. Another deaf person overcame his disability and became the first.

In a precedent-setting move, Chief Justice Reynato Puno approved the application of Arthur [...]

Deaf education in the Philippines, my retrospect

November 10, 2008 in Deaf Experiences, Notable Filipino Deaf, Notable Filipino Deaf Institution
Tags: Aimee Coryell, Bible Institute for the Deaf, CAP College Foundation, Catholic Ministry to Deaf People, deaf culture, Dennis Balan, Ervin Reyes, IDEA Deaf, Julius Andrada, May Andrada, Mirana Medina, Pedro M. Santos, Philippine Association of the Deaf, philippine deaf education history, Philippine Federation of the Deaf, Philippine School for the Deaf, Rosalie Macaraig, Silent Odyssey, Silent Odyssey reaction, Teatro Silencio Filipinas, Wayne Shaneyfelt

Since our country is currently celebrating a week-long event making people aware about deaf and deafness, methinks it’s appropriate to share with you how deaf activities stirred up suddenly these past two decades. I’ll call this era the fourth wave borrowing the term coined by Dr. Liza Martinez and Mr. Rafaelito Abat in their research [...]