ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF CBS-TV SNUB DEAF PEOPLE (transcript)

Ridor, a deaf vlogger and blogger, mentioned that the "Late Show" ads during the Super Bowl telecast was not captioned at all on his latest "YouTube" vlog posting. He was very disappointed with lack of captions for several tv commericals (10 of them).

Here is the transcript of "The Late Show" ads what the CBS-TV did not choose to caption that very own promotional material of theirs -
Oprah, Leno, And Letterman Team Up For Super Bowl Ad (VIDEO)

Letterman grumbles, "This is the worst Super Bowl party ever."

"Now, Dave, be nice," Winfrey urges.

A disgruntled Leno replies that Letterman is only complaining "because I'm here."

In a whiny high voice, Dave mocks what Jay has just said.

Oprah shakes her head and sighs.

That's it. The spot only lasts 15 seconds.


LET'S BOYCOTT THE CBS-TV to let them know that we, Deaf America, ought not to take for granted.

The CBS-TV have the long history of being disrespectful toward deaf people over years like the telecast of 'Your Name is Jonah" telemovie with Jeff Bravin in the 1980s without any captions. The CBS-TV refused to caption their own tv shows while other major televison networks - ABC, NBC and PBS faithfully captioned their tv shows.

IT'S TIME FOR US TO WHIP THE CBS-TV FOR ITS OWN GOOD!

ASlize yours,
Robert L. Mason (RLM)
RLMDEAF blog

CBS Had Chosen Not to Air Much of the National Athemn in ASL. Why?

Nothing new about the CBS-TV's indifference and attitudes toward deaf people from time to time.

Brian Riley, the "Save Our Deaf Schools" (SODS), an e-commentator and coordinator, personally urged Dr. Alan Hurwitz to brush up his protest skills against the CBS-TV to inquire why the network broadcaster of the Super Bowl not to air the full segment of the National Athemn in American Sign Language (ASL) by the Florida School of the Deaf students. Riley pointed out that Dr. Hurwitz got involved in the past protest against the CBS-TV for not captioning its own tv shows while other national networks - ABC and NBC and PBS already captioned many tv shows in the early 1980s.

That is evidently the growing movements and trends to suppress the existence of American Sign Language (ASL) within the American corporations in favor of so-called miracles - cochlear implants and deny such opportunity for deaf babies and youngsters from using ASL for their language and intellectual development.

Real SLAP ON THE FACE of Florida School of the Deaf students travelling pretty far to Miami from St. Augustine, FL! More than 6 hours of traveling times for those students and chaperons!

PLEASE write a letter of disappointment to the CBS-TV to ask why the network chose not to air the full segement of the National Athemn in ASL or post the segment of FSDB students signed in ASL on the CBS-TV's website.

Here is the e-link for expressing your thoughts to the CBS-TV:
http://www.cbs.com/info/user_services/fb_global_form.php

ASLize yours,
Robert L. Mason (RLM)
RLMDEAF blog

Future Phone for the Deaf - Visual Sounds

Here is an interesting prototype picture of "future of the phone for deaf people" via Visual Sounds-


http://www.yankodesign.com/2010/01/25/deaf-phone/

ASlize yours,
Robert L. Mason (RLM)
RLMDEAF blog

Is Audism Involved with the NFL Contest?

There is an official National Football League (NFL) contest for the elementary kids to submit their written essassies (essay) for meeting the football players at the XI Super Bowl in South Florida area.

The WTVJ televised newscasts of young deaf girl with cochlear implant made her presence for television viewers without any use of American Sign Language or any kind of sign language.

The media portrayals of this very same deaf CI user to be seen as a true miracle and success without any "deaf' features. Very troublesome about how the deaf youngster being portrayed in that manner without any balanced and objective newsreportings. http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local-beat/Miami-Girls-Winning-Moment-Wins-NFL-Contest-83348002.html

Is the real counteroffensive tactics within the Alexander Graham Bell Association (AGBell), American Speech and Hearing Association (ASHA) and other proponents of cochlear implants, ex. medical professionals? That seems the way as the National Association of the Deaf (NAD)proudly announced the close working relationships with the NFL to bring the students fromthe Florida School for the Deaf and other schools with deaf programs with the use of ASL.

Why every Super Bowl time like last two years ago' Pepsi tv commericals create such an opporunity for the AGBell Association to steal all the thunders from the effective display of
true beauty and eloquence of American Sign Language (ASL) within the presence of Florida School for the Deaf students?

The Pepsi carbonated drink manfacturers decide not to do any Pespi tv commericals for the annual Super Bowl tv commericals which they make the recent press statements about rather spending $20 million dollars for the introduction of new carbonated (soda) drinks.
http://www.caymanmama.com/2009/12/18/pepsi-opts-not-to-advertise-during-2010-super-bowl_200912185787.html


ASLize yours,
Robert L. Mason
RLMDEAF blog

What's Matter with NAD?

After receiving an e-alert mail from the National Association of the Deaf (NAD) about the Early Bird I combo package and registration for the Philadephia bi-annual NAD conference on 29th of January 2010. http://www.nad.org/

The real problem is the absurd and illogical registration deadline is January 31th. Two days notice for the Early Bird I combo registration! Never receive any past notices about the Early Bird I combo registration until 29th of January 2010! Why???

I have been looking forward to the NAD 2010 conference in Philadephia pretty much.

NAD ought to offer the scaling fee for low-income deaf individuals or economically devastated
deaf individuals, ex. unemployed and laid-off. Of course, the low-income deaf individuals have
to do real volunteer works for the NAD conference in exchange of scaling fees for conference registrations.

Many non-profit organizations do that for any members, who have economic difficulities to pay
reasonable conference registration fees.

Don't the NAD want to show its real political prowess by attracting more deaf individuals to the national conference?

Or what the NAD really stands for? Well-off deaf individuals and deaf corporations?

ASLize yours,
Robert L. Mason,
RLMDEAF blog

GUESS WHAT?

In the past two weekends ago, I really couldn't believe what happened at the Stork's coffeehouse in Fort Lauderdale, Florida for the monthly deaf social gathering.

Few remaining of us, deaf guys were on our way out of the coffeehouse. One hearing
guy attempted to speak to us. One deaf young 20s guy with cochlear implant, struggled
and struggled and struggle to understand what the hearing guy tried to tell us for more
than five minutes. That deaf guy with CI just stood NEXT to the hearing guy!

Guess what? I CLEARLY UNDERSTOOD what the hearing guy said without any use of
cochlear implant (CIs). The deaf guy with cochlear implant ever could not possibly understand
the lipreading. Jesus Christ!

I had to intervene and inform another deaf guy what the hearing guy said without any delays.

That was not very first time for me to witness too many communication incomptences by cochlear implant users, then saved by culturally deaf individuals and signers!

WHAT GOOD ABOUT HAVING COCHLEAR IMPLANT IF SOMEONE WITH CI COULD NOT UNDERSTAND ANY HEARING PEOPLE'S SAYINGS???

WE MUST GET OUR ANTI-CI MESSAGES OUT IN THE OPEN ON DAILY BASIS AND EDUCATE IGNORANT PARENTS OF DEAF YOUNGSTERS FROM COCHLEARIZING THOSE POOR CHILDREN.

ASLIize yours,
Robert L. Mason
RLMDEAF blog

FLASH NEWS ABOUT VIABLE PLEA AGREEMENT(S)!

Here is the "hot off the press" regarding the latest plea agreements within former Viable employees.

From reading the press release, the former Viable employees seems get pretty harsh sentencings as what other VRS companies usually done for many years.

Several employees worked at various VRS companies admitted to me that they had seen all similar doings of what the Viable, Inc had done.

Is the Viable, Inc being scapegoated for being the first successful major deaf company?

Why didn't the federal government do the audits of all VRS companies to see if they commit any fraudlent stuffs or not? I am speaking of all the fairness and real justice for the American taxpayers.

http://www.bizjournals.com/prnewswire/press_releases/District_of_Columbia/2010/01/13/DC37349

ASLize yours,
Robert L. Mason (RLM)
RLMDEAF blog