Our Rally Day was successfully completed! It consisted of about 100 members of the Deaf communities including Deaf parents, hearing parents of deaf people, Deaf/hearing advocates for the Deaf/Hard of Hearing, a Deaf lawyer, Deaf/hearing teachers for the Deaf, interpreters for the Deaf, Deaf/hearing counselors for the Deaf, Deaf senior citizens, Deaf college students, a minister for the Deaf/Hard of hearing, CODAs, Deaf Youth, Deaf/hearing service providers for the Disabled, hearing supporters of the Deaf communities, and other Deaf people from several different counties and cities such as Brazoria (Alvin, Pearland, Angleton, Lake Jackson), San Jacinto (Livington), Harris (Houston, Spring) , Fort Bend (Sugar Land) and Travis (Austin).
A reporter of Houston Chronicle and a Fox 26 cameraperson/reporter came to interview with several of rally-participants including "Esparanza" from Alvin, Deaf advocate for the Deaf/Hard of Hearing, and other Deaf citizens whose rights were violated by law enforcements through Brazoria County and surrounding counties including Fort Bend and Harris. A local chief police got put on the spot, but was very encouraging.
We all marched around the courthouse several times carrying posters "Communication Access Now". We shouted "Communication Access Now" and "No effective communication = no justice". What a great team work from the C.A.N. Team!!!!!
UPDATE - 05/29/07: We are sorry, but we got informed that Fox 26 cancelled their air of our protest on TV because they wanted it exclusive only.
We all wanted to thank those of you who came to join us even though Angleton was so far away and also wanted to thank those who interpreted very much for our rally.
- The C.A.N. Team
By the way,..........IRONICALLY - there was something happened to other Deaf people in Alvin, where Esparanza's rights were violated, on the same day as our Rally. Read below:
3 Men Flee after Attacking 2 Deaf Women in Alvin
Last Edited: Thursday, 24 May 2007, 4:52 PM CDT
Created: Thursday, 24 May 2007, 4:52 PM CDT
HOUSTON -- Two deaf women were attacked outside their Alvin home early Thursday.
Officers with the Alvin Police Department told FOX 26 News that the two women were sitting outside their home in the 1600 block of Rice Street when three men dressed in black approached them.
The men attacked one of the women. Neighbors told police they saw the other woman trying to escape the man. She was able to get away without injury.
LifeFlight transported the woman who was attacked to Memorial Hermann Hospital. Her condition was not released but hospital officials said she could be released as early as Thursday night.
Alvin police said they do not have a motive for the attack or any suspects.
Detectives said they had difficult communicating with the women because they were using a slang-form of Spanish sign language."
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
3 comments:
GREAT TEAM WORK! I wanted to participated in the RALLY and unable to due to health issues.
OK, Deaf Rally Teams: Time to set up Rallies for ALL the healthcare systems in Harris County including Doctor's to sign their pledges to hire an interpreter for their Deaf Patients in exchanged lists of interpreting agencies. This will be long term project because setting up Rally Dates for each healthcare systems. We WILL prevail! We will be ACHEIVING our DREAMS to end nightmares of NO interpreters for our healthcare needs. Let's GO For IT!
Bullshit they lied !!! I aint game play with alvin police I knew old man esquville did to me
I say why mab use blue glove on this???
Post a Comment