Hearing people as the minority

May 28, 2009 in Deaf Experiences, deaf culture
Tags: Anabella Cuachin, Andy Yambao, Cesar Castro, Deaf Bible Camp, Ervin Reyes, Jefferson Cortez, Jericho Manalo, Julius Andrada, Korean Deaf Mission, Leonor Vizoro, Loida Alvarez, Luzon Baptist Camp, Mamerto Cortez Jr., Maribel Tablo, Mario Tomboc, May Andrada, Rolando Landicho, Shon Cheon Sig

From the 300 or so participants of the Deaf Camp, I estimate that there were only around 20 of us who can hear. We were not even 10% of the total attendees! We really belong to the minority.

Philippine National Anthem Video in Filipino Sign Language

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

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 [...]

Gadgets Madness

March 23, 2009 in Anything Filipino, Deaf Experiences, Technologies
Tags: Ervin Reyes, Jefferson Cortez, Nokia 2110i, Nokia N80, Sammy Mazo, Susan Abada, Vicky Jamoralin

I know this is somewhat off-topic. It’s my blog! I can write whatever pleases me so long as it is informative and I won’t be cajoling my readers. I might probably even ask for your help in deciding. I’ll relate it with the deaf a bit later.

Last Wednesday (March 18), was one of [...]

The Amazing Mom of Luke

March 7, 2009 in Deaf Experiences
Tags: American Sign Language, deaf children of hearing parents, house visits, Jefferson Cortez, signing moms, The Amazing Race 14, women's month

One amazing quality I find in her is that Margie is a signing Mom! Ever since I started teaching for the deaf in 1991, I can barely count in my two hands the number of moms who are skilled signers. Forget about being a SKILLED signer. A simple day-to-day conversational signing is good enough for me. Yet, even with that minimum ability, I can hardly find one. It’s a tragic and heartbreaking feeling for me.

Introducing our Deaf Teachers

December 5, 2008 in Famous Filipino Deaf
Tags: deaf teachers, Dianne Salazar, Ervin Reyes, Jefferson Cortez, MCCID, Oscar Purificacion

Here is the excerpt of our school’s 10th Commencement Exercises held at Town & Country Hotel where I proudly introduced our deaf faculty line up to the parents of the graduating class. Jefferson Cortez gave the sign language interpretation. I also introduced him in the last part.