Filipino Deaf from the Eyes of a Hearing Person
Issues, activities, experiences and technologies about Deaf People in the Philippines
Dubbed "From Why to How in ICT for Persons With Disabilities", it first shows the status of ICT and how those with disabilities were struggling to overcome the hurdles, and the government's continued advocacy and information dissemination. It then leads to its significant contribution to the article provisions of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons With Disabilities. The Philippines became a signatory of this convention in 2008.
May I introduce you to the second unboxing of a smartphone by our deaf student, Kennel Alonzo... He will be explaining first hand Infinix Hot 10 Play, the latest budget phone of Infinix Mobile, a Hongkong based smartphone company . This video is shorter (more than 6 minutes) than the first one, yet packed a more complete information including sample camera photos and video tests.
As part of the Philippines' annual celebration of "Deaf Awareness Week" from November 10 to 16, the National Council on Disability Affairs (NCDA) conducted the Online Training on Smartphone Photography for the Deaf. This activity is one of the latest ones spearheaded by the newly appointed Executive Director and my good friend, Sir Emer Rojas.... Continue Reading →
You've seen many unboxing videos of the latest mobile phones and other gadgets. But have you seen one being explained by a deaf person and in sign language? Well, here it is! For the first time, our school Manila Christian Computer Institute for the Deaf ventured into an Unboxing Video blog of a cellphone! Introducing... Continue Reading →
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