VLOGS

Another great way for a Deaf person to get their "voice heard" is through VLOGs. These are similar to BLOGs but have a video of the person using signed language instead of text. Sometimes you will see a transcript or interpretation of what the signer is saying but many times it is up to the viewer to understand.

Many Deaf (capitalization on purpose) people use these for the same reason Hearing (again, capitalization on purpose) people use BLOGs. It is a way to communicate to a mass amount of people about a subject you feel deserves attention. And sometimes it is just a nice way to keep updated on other people's lives and happenings.

Thanks to WebCams and other great devices which allow you to upload videos on the internet, VLOGs are easily posted and watched by millions of both Hearing and Deaf people. There are many VLOGs on http://www.youtube.com/ (try search: deaf) as well as http://www.deafread.com/. Of course, you can always find VLOGs at other locations but I thought I would give you a couple to start with.

Check some out... see what you think! Maybe you will have to find one that is translated below the video but at least you can say you experienced it. :) The following is a VLOG which has the options of Closed Captions if you like.