Deaf Life and Story

(The Successful Deaf PEOPLE)

By:
FEBELOU BONOCAN
RHEA GENESTON
LEONITA PLAN
DEAF LIFE
& STORY
 DEAF COUPLE
•A deaf couple, Robelyn Arcangel and
Emmanuel Bernardino, both graduates of De La
Salle-College of Saint Benilde’s School of Deaf
Education, who were mocked and driven away
by a security guard in Farmers Plaza, a mall in
Cubao, Quezon City.
•Despite saying through gestures that they were
deaf and could not hear what the guard was
saying, they were still shooed away and
disrespected. Eventually, they were able to
enter through another gate and report the
incident to the management of the mall. The
guard was told to apologize. The management
later on also publicly apologized.
•SOURCE: PHILLIPINE DAILY INQUIRER, JUNE 04,
2018
 BUS PASSENGERS
• In 2016, for instance, the Land
Transportation Franchising and Regulatory
Board (LTFRB) had to urge public-utility vehicle
drivers and conductors to treat PWDs better,
after getting a complaint against a bus
conductor who abused two deaf-mute
passengers.
• The deaf passengers approached the
conductor holding out a sheet of paper with
“Where is Taft?” written on it, their PWD IDs
and their payment. The conductor, according to
the well-meaning passenger who later wrote to
the LTFRB, disregarded their IDs, took the
money and asked the deaf passengers to alight
in Pasong Tamo, when they were clearly
supposed to get off in Taft Avenue.
•SOURCE: PHILIPPINE DAILY INQUIRER, 2016
SUCCESSFUL
DEAF PEOPLE
 466 million people worldwide with Hearing Loss
( World Health Organization)

 121,000 Filipino people with Hearing Loss

( National Statistics Office, 2010)

 incredible accomplishments

 haven’t let deafness hold them back

MUSIC
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN
• Ludwig van Beethoven is one of the
most famous composers that ever
lived. He was profoundly deaf, but that
didn’t stop him from composing his
world-renowned music.
• Beethoven continued to write music
even when deaf, as he’d learnt how
instruments and voices sounded.
• Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony,
composed after he’d lost his hearing, is
considered one of the greatest
classical pieces of all time.
INVENTION
THOMAS EDISON
• Thomas Edison was quite possibly
the greatest inventor of all time. Many
of his inventions have improved the
quality of our modern day lives.
• Thomas Edison was completely deaf
in one ear and hard of hearing in the
other. He believed that his deafness was
a benefit to his work.
• During his career Edison’s inventions
included the incandescent light bulb,
the phonograph, and the motion
picture camera.
EDUCATIO
N
HELEN KELLER
• Blind-deaf American educator Helen
Keller was a prominent socio-political
activist.
• Keller contracted an illness at 18
months called ‘Brain Fever’ which left her
blind, deaf and mute, but she developed a
limited way of communicating and created
a basic form of sign language.
• She became a writer and communicated
with millions of people across the Globe.
She was the first deaf-blind person to earn
a BA degree, and became a world-famous
speaker and author, disability-rights activist
and a campaigner for women’s rights and
social equality.
MARIE JEAN PHILIP

•Teacher and leading international advocate

for the right to sign language.

•She was a leader in both the American and

international Deaf community. She
advocated for the right to a natural sign
language for Deaf people.

•Marie was one of the original researchers

studying ASL and Deaf Culture. She was
active in establishing
American Sign Language (ASL) as a
recognized language in the colleges of
Massachusetts in the early 1980s.
WRITER
HAROLD MACGRATH

• Was a bestselling American novelist,

short story writer, and screenwriter.
Harold MacGrath became one of the
first nationally known authors to write
directly for the movies when he was
hired by the American Film Company to
do the screenplay for a short film.
INVESTIGATION
SUE THOMAS

•She is an American who became the

first deaf person to work as an
undercover specialist doing lip-reading
of suspects for the
Federal Bureau of Investigation.

•At the FBI, Thomas started out as a

fingerprint examiner, then she became a
lip-reader for an undercover
surveillance team after Jack Hogan, an
FBI agent, discovered her ability.
Thomas spent four years working for the
FBI, from 1979 to 1983.
SPORTS
MELINDA LOUISE VERNON

•She is an Australian female deaf

track and field athlete, triathlete as well
as a swimmer. She competed at the
2009 Summer Deaflympics and in the
2013 Summer Deaflympics representing
Australia. Vernon won 2 gold, 1 silver and
a bronze medal in the Deaflympic events
she had competed in Athletic events.
• Vernon relies solely on her vision as
she is profoundly deaf in both ears. Louise
Vernon was also a 2 time Sportswoman of
the Year Finalist in 2008 and in 2009.
FILM
and
TELEVISI
ON
MARLEE BETH MATLIN

•She is an American actress, author,

and activist. She won the
Academy Award for Best Actress for
Children of a Lesser God (1986) and to
date is the only deaf performer to have
won an Academy Award.

•Her work in film and television has

resulted in a Golden Globe award, with
two additional nominations, and four
Emmy nominations.

•Deaf since she was 18 months old, due

to illness and high fevers, she is also a
prominent member of the
National Association of the Deaf.
INFLUENCER
ANA KRISTINA ARCE

•Without a sound, she is able to

communicate with passion and hope in
her speeches.
•Deaf since see was born, Ana's
hearing disability didn't stop her from
yearning to learn.
•She graduated magna cum laude with
a degree in Applied Deaf studies. Her
focus was on the multimedia arts and
she went on to become a graphic
artist.
•She continued to study abroad to
pursue a Master's Degree. She earned
her MA in Deaf Studies from the
Gallaudet University, Washington D.C.,
one of the world's most prominent
universities in the field of deaf studies.
She is the first Filipino to be sent to
Gallaudet University with a World Deaf
Leadership Scholarship.
TRAVEL and TOURS
GILDA QUINTUA-NAKAHARA

• Gilda was born and raised in her

province in Eastern Samar. She uses her
hands — either through pen and paper
or Filipino Sign Language.

• The definition of a successful Deaf

Entrepreneur, she runs a travel and tour
business called Nakahara Lodging and
Travel Agency. Catering to those like
her, it's primarily a travel service for
deaf people around the world, though
they also provide services for hearing
people.
FOOD

ESTABLISHM
ENTS
FRUITAS GROUP OF COMPANIES

•Both Fruitas and De Original Jamaican

Pattie Shop are under the Fruitas Group
of Companies, which has been employing
Deaf employees as front liners as early as
2010. Other establishments under the
parent company are Juice Avenue and
Buko Loco, which similarly offer
employment to the Deaf.
 FARRON CAFE

•Farron Cafe is an emerging

coffee franchise that offers
proudly Filipino coffee with good
value for the customer’s money
and promoting the quality of our
own local products. Farron Cafe
also carries the advocacy of
hiring PWDs , Deaf and out-of-
school youths. They truly spread
the love not only to their happy
customers, but also to the
disenfranchised communities, as
well.
ELAIT

•Artisanal and rolled ice cream is uniquely

offered at Elait, where most of their
employees are Deaf. They also conduct
workshops for the public to learn basic sign
language so it’s easier to strike up a
conversation and make friends with our Deaf
companions.
 Storyboard
Harold Macgrath

Music by
Ludwig Van Beethoven

Directed by
Marlee Beth Matlin

Produced by
LEONITA PLAN
RHEA GENESTON
FEBELOU BONOCAN