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Kepada semua pekak ahli YMCA,
Brickfield Rukun Tetangga mengadakan hari Karnival untuk OKU dan menjemput ahli-ahli DC,FOD,DTC dan PSG datang.
Maklumat yang diberikan:
Tarikh : 16hb Ogos 2008, Sabtu
Tempat : MAB (Dekat YMCA)
Masa : 9am ~ 6pm
Sila datang beramai-ramai.
Terdapat permainan, cabutan bertuah, makanan yang disediakan dan berbagai-bagai.
Budak-budak berumur antara 4-7 tahun boleh menyertai pertandingan mewarna lukisan.
Budak-budak berumur 4-12 tahun boleh menyertai pertandingan fesyen, Temanya: "MERDEKA"
Tolong menghubungi Esther dengan melalui SMS 017-2320833 jika anda minat untuk menyertai pertandingan mewarna lukisan dan fesyen.
Tarkih tutup 3 August 2008
Terima kasih,
Esther Wong,
Pusat Majudiri 'Y' for the Deaf
YMCA, Kuala Lumpur
Near miss for deaf students
IT would have been a disaster had the canteen ceiling at the School for the Deaf in SS5 Kelana Jaya fell three minutes earlier.
Fortunately, the children finished their meal at the canteen and returned to class three minutes earlier when the asbestos ceiling came crashing down.
The incident, on Thursday (July 17), was the second such incident in the school within two years.
According to headmistress Saadiah Ahmad, no one was hurt in the latest incident as the students had used another door to exit the canteen.
“We have about 30 students in this school and I'm worried for their safety,” Saadiah said when met at the school on Wednesday.
Danger from above: Loh and Saadiah pointing to the canteen ceiling that came down. “The last such incident was in 2006 when the corridor ceiling on the upper floor crashed. Now it's the canteen. I've made my reports to numerous parties, including the Selangor mentri besar's office, but have not received any response so far,” she said.
“So not knowing who else we could go to, we had no choice but to again seek the assistance of former Kelana Jaya MP Loh Seng Kok, who is familiar with our predicament,” Saadiah said.
According to Loh, who met up with Saadiah, the school is a non-profit, private institution mainly for deaf students and is registered with the Education Ministry.
“This school has been operating since 1994. Previously, it was under the Selangor and Federal Territories Association for the Deaf, but it is now under the Malaysian Federation for the Deaf,” he said.
Loh said he would get the Education Ministry to send officers to see the plummeted ceiling and hopefully, they could do something about it.
“The issues licences for schools to operate and the safety and security of students are among the requirements before a school is given permit,” he said.
Loh said that as the deaf school was sharing the building with the Sekolah Sri Nobel, he expected the building management to repair the ceiling.
The management is said to have carried out repairs when the corridor ceiling fell the last time.
“This incident happened last Thursday, a week ago, but no action has been taken so far. I just hope that maintenance by the building management will be regularly carried out,” Loh said.
From sources; TheStar
Masalah hilang pendengaran akibat kebisingan tempat kerja membimbangkan
BANGI 22 Julai — Kebisingan di tempat kerja dikenal pasti penyumbang utama kepada masalah pendengaran yang serius di kalangan rakyat di negara ini, kata Menteri Kesihatan Datuk Liow Tiong Lai.Beliau berkata jumlah mereka yang mengalamai masalah pendengaran akibat kebisingan itu terus menunjukkan peningkatan setiap tahun berbanding kecacatan semula jadi atau cacat pendengaran sejak lahir.
Kajian Institut Kesihatan Umum menunjukkan 424,000 penduduk negara ini dikesan mengalami masalah kepekakan akibat kebisingan di tempat kerja yang berpunca kepada pendedahan terlalu lama terhadap bunyi bising daripada peralatan seperti mesin dan jentera.
“Masalah ini perlu diberikan perhatian serius dan ditangani segera kerana jika berlaku kerosakan pada saraf telinga yang berpunca daripada kebisingan ia akan menjadi kecacatan kekal dan tidak akan pulih,” katanya kepada pemberita selepas merasmikan kempen “Jom Dengar” di Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) di sini hari ini.
Liow berkata masalah juga disebabkan tahap kesedaran yang rendah di kalangan majikan atau pekerja memandangkan hanya 23 peratus sahaja pekerja yang menggunakan alat pelindung pendengaran.
Beliau berkata selain menggunakan alat pelindung pendengaran pengesanan awal juga boleh dibuat melalui ujian audiologi di 19 buah klinik kesihatan dan 33 hospital kerajaan di seluruh negara.
Selain itu, Liow berkata pendedahan terlalu lama melebihi lapan jam terhadap bunyi muzik yang kuat menerusi MP3, MP4, walkman, telefon bimbit dan di pusat hiburan turut menyumbang kepada masalah pendengaran.
“Mendengar muzik boleh tetapi ada hadnya. Para remaja khususnya perlu memandang serius masalah ini jika enggan deria pendengaran anda hilang,” katanya.
Dalam perkembangan lain, Liow yang juga Ketua Pemuda MCA enggan mengulas lanjut sama ada beliau akan berganding dengan Naib Presiden MCA Datuk Ong Tee Keat untuk bertanding jawatan tertinggi dalam parti itu pada pemilihan Oktober ini.
“Biarlah anggota parti yang tentukan...atau mungkin saya akan umumkan mengenainya selepas mesyuarat peringkat bahagian nanti,” katanya ringkas.
Pada Rabu lepas, Liow mengumumkan tidak akan mempertahankan jawatannya sebagai Ketua Pemuda pada pemilihan kali ini sebaliknya akan bertanding untuk jawatan lebih tinggi. — BERNAMA
From Utasan Malaysia
Dear friends,
Deaf Art Expose 2008
Venue: Ground Floor, Amcorp Mall, Petaling Jaya
Date: 1-3 Aug 2008 (Fri-Sun)
Time: 10am-8pm
Come visit our Deaf Art Expose 2008.
Highlights: Deaf Drama Presentation, Video Presentation, TeachSign Language , Art Exhibtion, Sale of Art and craft items etc....
Come visit our Deaf Performance and Exhibiton... Just bring your friends and family members along..
Viable Vision for Deaf
Viable provides next-generation video relay services for deaf and hard of hearing persons that can be accessed wherever there is Internet or wireless connectivity, opening them to a world of communication possibilities. Further information is available at www.viable.net.
Do you know about Viable? Viable, Viable, a private, deaf-owned company, and the majority of its employees are deaf and hard of hearing and are personally vested in the innovation and development of the company's products and services. It was formed with a singular goal: to improve the quality of life for all deaf and hard of hearing people by providing the highest quality and cutting edge solutions in visual communication.
Viable Vision
The most advanced soft phone currently on the market and the only one to offer DVR capability and screen-viewing.
Your PC turns into a powerful videophone! No other free software gives you two-way DVR and screen-viewing capabilities.
- Easy to download, automatically traverses most firewalls
- For PC only; use XMeeting if you have a Mac
- High-speed Internet and webcam required
Viable Vision works to open new avenues of communication for deaf and the hard of hearing people through its video relay services. This can be accessed using the Internet at home, or via wireless connectivity from other locations.. I think that it can used because the deaf community Malaysia can chat with another friend in the sign language through the webcam. It also required the high-speed Internet, webcam and videophones--> so you can continue to call the same people you love talking with.
If you want to know how to use it, please see the Viable Vision's tour.
What are you thinking after you use it?
Hello semua sahabat orang Pekak,
Selepas mencuba MSN, IM, ooVoo, Camfrog, Skype, saya juga telah mencuba Viable Vision, satu perisian yang membolehkan orang Pekak berhubung dalam bahasa isyarat di antara satu sama lain. VV mempunyai ciri yang boleh merekodkan komunikasi, mengetahui missed call, history. VV sesuai untuk pengguna relay service yang akan dibangunkan oleh MFD.
Sesiapa yang ingin mencuba sila ke http://www.viable. net/ dan kamu boleh download atau muat turun ke PC anda Viable Vision.
Jangan lupa mendaftar, memberikan nama khas anda supaya memudahkan anda memasuki dan menggunakan perisian tersebut.
http://www.viable. net/product/ vv --> Download Viable Vision here
Viable Vision adalah hasil orang Pekak dan dibangunkan oleh syarikat yang diusahakan oleh orang Pekak.
Selamat mencuba.
Mr.Sazali
Deaf Malaysian artist Leon Lim poses beside his work “Silent Story,” a multimedia installation, at the World Financial Center gallery in New York.
By Cathy Rose A. Garcia
Staff Reporter
Being deaf should not be seen as a hindrance to pursuing one's dreams ― if anyone is living proof of this, it is deaf Malaysian artist Leon Lim.
The New York-based artist wants to spread his message of hope through his art, which will be part of the "thisAbility vs. Disability'' exhibit at the Total Museum of Contemporary Art in Seoul in July.
In an e-mail interview with The Korea Times, Lim said he was surprised to learn that there are not many opportunities for deaf people in Korea. This is why he wants to invite deaf Korean students to see the up-coming exhibition and hopes to increase public awareness of deaf artists in Korea.
"It seems to me that deaf people in Korea might not have opportunities to do artwork to express their concerns about their lives, community and society. … In Malaysia, people always think deaf people can't become teachers of deaf children. But in my studies, I think deaf children need deaf adult role models," he said.
Lim believes deaf children should be made aware of the opportunities that are available to them and learn that they can be doctors, lawyers, artists, pilots and engineers if they choose to.
"With my project, I would like to contact deaf schools to bring their students to the museum and learn about my talent, abilities, artwork and success story. I am sure that deaf students would say, "That artist is deaf! I am deaf too! I can do this! I thought I can't do this because people said I can't do this." That is a very common experience deaf people have around the world, including the U.S.," he said.
However, his plan of inviting deaf students has hit a snag. He has tried contacting people involved in deaf schools in Korea through email, but has received no response.
"I believe Korea has deaf artists who produce artworks but they don't have chance to show their works to the public. China and Japan have deaf artists publicized. They donated their high-quality artworks to several universities in the United States, especially Gallaudet University and Rochester Institute of Technology's permanent collections," he said.
Lim was one of 15 international artists invited by the Total Museum of Contemporary Art for the exhibition. He is currently working on a multimedia installation art work, "Discommunicativeness." The title is not an actual word in English, but Lim's own created word.
The installation will involve flashing questions and answers on a board, whenever someone moves the computer mouse.
Some of the questions include: "Would you love me if I was deaf?" "What would you do if I have hearing loss?" and "Can you learn sign language for your lover?" Answers include: ``Yes why not?""I think I can't" and "I love you, we love you." Some of the sentences will be translated into Korean.
A native of Alor Setah, Kedah, Malaysia, Lim said his deafness developed is ability to have a strong visual sense.
"As a child, I liked going to a music/book shop. I discovered colorful prints covering music cassettes. I was attracted to the colors and this brought me to the art world. Since I don't have the ability to hear, my eyes are more sensitive to other things, compared to people who can hear
His art works include paintings, sculptures, architecture, graphic design, multimedia, installations and photography. Lim said he often explores themes of heritage preservation, social segregation, interactive communication, identity and culture in his art works.
Lim will visit Seoul in July for the exhibit, which will be the first time his works have been shown here.
cathy@koreatimes.co.kr
Nowadays, the designers like to try to help the disability person with their creative idea, it make them take a challenge to to create new product/gadget which can support the disability community..I found one interesting gadget for Deaf from the blog; "Yanko Design". I let you all can try to see how about this Shake-Up headphone can used fpr deaf community..
Designer: Pierre-Antoine Bouzard
The gift of hearing is one of those we all take for granted everyday, and designer Pierre-Antoine Bouzard is contributing his part to help the deaf of the world share and “feel” the gift of music. His headphone design called “Shake-Up!” is intended to use vibration to basically pound the crap out of deaf people’s heads. I would imagine that would feel like strapping a vibrator to one’s head.. I think that it is more like cool fashion style for the deaf person can enjoy to wear headphone when they are shopping or etc.. But, a deaf person can feel the vibration when the people walk near him/her? Or it is used for listening the music from anywhere or what? This Shake-Up headphone design don't have many functions..I think that music to deaf people is all about same vibrations only! They need to understand different of sound 'music' if they wear one?
What you think about this product - "Shake UP"? :P
Utara: Pelukis OKU ukir nama di New York
Oleh Syed Ismail Syed Abu Bakar
bhnews@bharian.com.my
MINAT: Leon (kanan) menunjukkan kepada Law (kiri) mengenai projek lukisan kontemporari yang dihasilkannya di Pusat Warisan Pulau Pinang, Lebuh Acheh, Georgetown, semalam. |
Anak kelahiran Kedah bekerja sebagai pereka grafik, jurugambar sambilan
GEORGETOWN: Walaupun bisu dan pekak, namun kecacatan tidak menghalang pelukis, Leon Lim, 29, untuk berjaya dan mengukir nama hingga ke peringkat antarabangsa.
Anak kelahiran Kedah itu berhijrah ke Pulau Pinang pada usia 11 tahun dan meneruskan persekolahan di Sekolah Kanak-Kanak Pekak di Tanjung Bungah di sini.
Beliau kemudian melanjutkan pengajian selepas menerima biasiswa di Institut Teknologi Rochester, New York, Amerika Syarikat yang mempunyai 15,000 pelajar, sebahagiannya pelajar cacat pendengaran.
Leon akhirnya berjaya menempa nama selepas bekerja sebagai pereka grafik dan web serta jurugambar sambilan dengan sebuah majalah fesyen dan kini menetap di New York.
"Saya kembali ke Pulau Pinang dalam rangka lawatan ke Korea untuk menyertai pameran hasil lukisan kontemporari di Muzium Seoul, Korea Selatan bermula 22 Julai hingga 25 Ogos ini," katanya ketika ditemui di Pusat Warisan Pulau Pinang, Lebuh Acheh di sini, semalam.
Ketibaan Leon disambut Pengerusi Jawatankuasa Pembangunan Pelancongan, Kebudayaan dan Kesenian negeri, Law Heng Kiang.
Leon kini sedang menjalankan kajian untuk memperluaskan pengetahuan mencakupi bidang seni lukis, arkitek lama, kraf dan tradisi di bandar ini.
"Saya mampu mendedahkan mengenai pembangunan pesat yang berlaku sejak 50 tahun lalu menerusi bidang seni kontemporari," katanya.
Beliau turut bercadang untuk menganjurkan pameran dan persidangan mengenai seni lukis kontemporari mengenai sejarah bandar Georgetown bagi memberikan pendedahan kepada orang ramai khususnya rakyat negeri ini dan sedang berusaha mendapatkan pembiayaan bagi menampung kos projek itu.
In the world, there are the deaf community which live in the silent life and shared with the hearing people.. they are not just being deprived of music, a sweet whisper and a simple phone call. They are also lacking the ability to be fairly warned of impending danger from out of sight sources. Designers Kwang-seok Jeong, Min-hee Kim and Hyun-joong Kim really have a great idea to created this inspired design, so it would most certainly save deaf's lives.
Their concept:
Vibering is created to enable deaf people to sense noises that are emitted in the rear. It is almost impossible for the hearing-impaired to detect noises behind themselves and beyond their sight. For example, they fail to take notice of a vehicle's horn somewhere at the back or a friend's alarming cry; this often results in an exposure of unforeseen emergencies. Vibering consists of two rings and a wristwatch. The ring enables the bearer to feel its vibration when there are any specific noises at the rear. The noise-detective signal of the ring is set to identify precise information from the wristwatch window at the same time.
"“Vibering” is an ingenious way to help the deaf, by fashionably housing a sound detection and identification system to be worn as a pair of rings and a wristwatch. The rings are to be worn on both hands and are the ears that not only listen for sounds emanating from behind, they also determine distance, position and vibrate according to source. The wristwatch aspect, identifies the sound wave and present this info to the wearer in an easy to read display. The watch is programmed to listen for certain key phrases from humans like “Excuse Me..”, your name being called and any number of car noises including the most important one, a car’s horn. This device concept could not just be a major life enhancer for the deaf" - YankoDesign Blog.
Designer: Kwang-seok Jeong, Min-hee Kim and Hyun-joong Kim [ Via: 6 Fingers ]
I think that it is very great gadget for deaf community.. I really like this stylish ring and wristwatch because it can help deaf people to sense noises around them. For example, the vibering sensor can make the Deafs to notice vehicle’s horn or someone’s call at the back which often results in an unforeseen emergencies...Vibering sensor not just an alarm unit for hearing-impaired, but also can be stylish fashion~ :D
For all deaf graduate students and job seekers,
SeNet Job Fair to be held on July 26 and 27, 2008 at the Worldwide Business Centre, in Shah Alam, Selangor
You can bring your friends go to the Worldwide Business Centre but you and your friends need to wear 'formal' clothes if you want to interview.. Remember to prepare the resume, copies of sijils and cover letter!*
Please check the Challenges Magazine website;
http://challengesmagazine.wordpress.com/
Details and map on the poster below;
http://challengesmagazine.files.wordpress.com/2008/07/a4-job-fair-2008-ver2.jpg
