Philippine National Anthem Video in Filipino Sign Language

March 28, 2009 in Anything Filipino, Deaf Video, Filipino Sign Language
Tags: Ervin Reyes, Filipino Sign Language, Jefferson Cortez, Lucky McGill Paltep, Maricris Siping, MCCID College, Philippine National Anthem

Watch this 1.24-minute video-dramatization of the Philippine National Anthem signed by deaf students using Filipino Sign Language. The nineteenth century costumes were used highlighting the country’s condition and uprising against colonial Spanish era. It has both Tagalog and English captions. The presentation was videotaped behind the picturesque mountains of San Mateo in Rizal province. It [...]

What’s in a Sign Name?

January 20, 2009 in Blogroll
Tags: Barack Obama sign name, Fidel Ramos, Filipino Sign Language, Gloria Macapacal-Arroyo, Jojo Esposa, Joseph Estrada, Sign Language, sign name

A few hours from now, the American nation will be witnessing a historic event. The most powerful nation in the world will inaugurate its first African-American president in history, Barack Obama. Most of the news articles on DeafRead are related to that momentous event. The most popular blog post happens to be the sign name [...]

Happy 15th Anniversary to Manila Christian Computer Institute for the Deaf!

October 17, 2008 in Notable Filipino Deaf Institution
Tags: Filipino Sign Language, MCCID, MCCID 15th Anniversary, sign language course, web accessibility

Fifteen years ago in 1993, two young Christian computer professionals, one hearing and one deaf, dreamed of an educational institution that can concentrate on the needs of the deaf through the use of computers. This field of work is fitted to them because it needs minimal supervision and communication skills.

Our Father in Filipino Sign Language

October 6, 2008 in Sign Language
Tags: Filipino Sign Language, Lords Prayer in sign language, Our Father in sign language

This is a video presentation of sign language interpretation of “The Lord’s Prayer” performed by selected MCCID students during the Disability Consciousness Week held at SM Megamall last July 23, 2007. The signs are annotated in YouTube.

How I survived Fingerspelling

October 2, 2008 in Interpreting Issues, Sign Language
Tags: Filipino Sign Language, fingerspelling, Philippine Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf, tips on fingerspelling

Wikipedia defines fingerspelling as the representation of the letters of a writing system, and sometimes numeral systems, using only the hands. Through this medium, an interpreter is able to provide proper names and words for which there are no standardized or equivalent signs. Also, fingerspelling is an essential tool for presenting precise English or Tagalog [...]