Lauren undergoes surgery (warning — potentially graphic images)

some deaf chatting at jamia Islamic center in nairobi kenya those deaf including president of muslim deaf association in Kenya president of Somali Deaf

**Subtitled for Sign-Impaired audience. An open letter in ASL (American Sign Language) to notify President Barack Obama of his name sign which was given by the Deaf community in USA. Disclaimer: This is a final project for a course I took last Fall, there are several name signs suggested for Obama-- yet for this video, I chose just one name sign that I feel more comfortable and at ease to sign specifically for this video project. ******** **Credits for the amazing ASL Obama logo: Brian Milburn, Randy Jackson and Sheena Stuart.

VOICES FROM EL SAYED Director: Oded Adomi Leshem 2008 / Israel / 75 min / Hebrew, Arabic, Sign Language w/English subtitles Documentary In the picturesque Israeli Negev desert, the Bedouin village of El-Sayed has the largest percentage of deaf people in the world. Through the generations, a unique sign language has evolved making it the most popular language in this rare society, which accepts deafness as natural as life itself. The village`s tranquility is interrupted by Salim`s decision to change his deaf sons fate and make him a hearing person using the Cochlear Implant Operation.

14 month old child who received a bilateral Cochlear Freedom cochlear implant bein activated. The first time sound is introduced can b rightenig but ptints son learn to love their new sense.

Topics in Jewish history presented in ASL.