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"Finally! A Deaf company with an intuitive understanding of bilingual learning that has addressed the needs of ASL."
-- Dr. Lawrence R. Fleischer, Professor and Special Education Coordinator, Deaf Studies CSU, Northridge
Currently, four videos from "The ASL Video Series" are available although there are a total of 12 volumes planned for the series. "The ASL Video Series" was produced by DeBee Communications, a deaf-owned video/film/multimedia production company.
Projected additions to the series are:
LESSON 05 - Softball Game
LESSON 06 - The Robinsons at Home (Night)
LESSON 07 - Vacationing with the Robinsons
LESSON 08 - The Robinson Family Reunion
LESSON 09 - Health Services
LESSON 10 - Special Events
LESSON 11 - Law
LESSON 12 - Safety & Cleaning
"The ASL Video Series was developed using humor and easy-to-learn steps that make you want to learn more! To get the maximum benefit from the series, we realized that it was important for you to see how real deaf people communicate. Therefore, the program displays American Sign Language (ASL) from real deaf people (not actors and actresses) in very natural settings."
-- James R. DeBee, President/Producer
Currently available:
The ASL Video Series, Lesson 1, Robinson's Home: Day (65 minutes, $39.99) includes five different segments illustrating a typical morning with the deaf Robinson family.
The ASL Video Series, Lesson 2, Work Day (90 minutes, $39.99) depicts a typical work day with some members of the Robinson family.
The ASL Video Series, Lesson 3, School Day (70 minutes, $39.99) shows an average day in school.
The ASL Video Series, Lesson 4, Shopping with the Robinsons (70 minutes, $39.99) teaches you common words associated with shopping such as dress, clothes, wear, and many more.
Throughout the series, you will see special appearances of many people including Laurent Clerc, Douglas Tilden, William "Dummy" Hoy, Robert Weitbrecht, Frederick Schreiber, Art Kruger, King Jordan, Nancy Bloch, Tom Elliott, and other important figures. Kevin Struxness, a Deaf historian, will share stories about Deaf culture and Deaf history of ASL, the Deaf community in today's world, major Deaf organizations, Gallaudet University, residential schools for the Deaf, and local community service agencies and clubs for the Deaf.
All of these videotapes contain some voice-overs and open captioning. Unlike other resource materials on sign language, this series uses easy-to-understand concepts; making it an excellent instructional program for people of all ages who want to learn sign language. G. Wayne Miller, a Deaf instructor, will guide you through each lesson and explain each level of ASL from beginning, to advanced -- allowing you to learn the language within the contexts. Another Deaf instructor, Lucinda O'Grady Batch will explain very simple rules of grammar. She will also help you develop appropriate facial expressions and body shifts which are integral parts of ASL.
Available for the first time in American sign language!
Protect Yourself: A Basic Guide To Self- Defense (30 minutes, with voice-over, but no captioning, $19.99) offers 10 different self-defense techniques by two Tae Kwon Do black belt instructors, one of whom is deaf.
Step 1 - SELF-DEFENSE WITH ATTACKER
Step 2 - REPEAT IN SLOW MOTIONS
Step 3 - EXPLAIN TECHNIQUES IN ASL
Step 4 - REPEAT THE TECHNIQUES
Deaf History
Laurent Clerc, 1785-1869 (30 minutes, with voice-over and open captioning, $29.99) is a fascinating documentary about the first and best-known deaf teacher, French-born Laurent Clerc (1785-1869). It is a story of how Clerc came to America with Thomas Gallaudet and started the American School for the Deaf in Hartford, Connecticut. Clerc is known as "Father of the Deaf" for many reasons. He helped create sign language, established the first permanent school for the deaf in America, and taught the founders of almost all the other schools in America. He became the first deaf person ever to appear before Congress and the President of the United States. Clerc struggled courageously to break through the barriers of silence and to create his own deaf society and culture where none had existed prior to his arrival. This is a story of how Clerc worked hard to give deaf people the education they so desperately needed, and to tell the hearing world all the possibilities for deaf people. Finally, this story is an inspiration to all deaf, hard of hearing and hearing people everywhere.
The LACD Los Angeles Club of the Deaf Story (30 minutes, with voice-over and closed captions or subtitles, $29.99) depicts the history of a deaf club in a large city. The video captures members' feelings and memories toward their clubhouse, shares fond memories of friendships cultivated at the club, and dramatizes the story of the rise and fall of a powerful social organization within the Deaf community. The program includes numerous black and white archival film clips, which show the many club activities from the 1940s to the present. This program won an Emmy award for Best Producer and Director as well as a Cable ACE Award.
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-- Lil Skinner
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-- Lou Dyer
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