Deaf Benildean Faculty attend Leadership Training in Hong Kong

Deaf Benildean Faculty attend Leadership Training in Hong Kong
By: Leo Sulse and Ariscel Lobo

Two of SDEAS Senior Deaf Faculty Mr. Ariscel Lobo and Mr. Leonides Sulse, both with a Master of Education Degree from the Philippine Normal University, attended the “Deaf Dialogue: Deaf Leadership Training” held at the Chinese University of Hong Kong last December 27-30, 2009. The training was funded by the Post Secondary Education Network-International (PEN-International), a global partnership of colleges and universities serving the higher education needs of Deaf students.

Mr. Lobo and Mr. Sulse were among the 19 participants from the Asia Region from these participating countries: Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Mongolia, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Viet Nam.

The Deaf Dialogue was sponsored by The Nippon Foundation and organized by the World Federation of the Deaf Regional Secretariat in Asia/Pacific and the Centre for Sign Linguistic and Deaf Studies.

The second series of the Deaf Dialogue is slated on June or July 2010.

For more info, please visit: www.deaf-dialogue.net

New Deaf Model for DLS-CSB Prospectus 2010

Congratulations to Jasmin Rivera, Yobbo Garcia, Dan Lester Perez, Patrick Padao, Plen Bautista, and Yamie Fiestada for being chosen as the new SDEAS student models.

Last February 2, 2010, Carrie De Guzman, Ana Kristina Arce, and Romeo Catap, Jr. of the Marketing Communications Office, together with MCO student assistants Juan Carlos Salamat and Gerard Jose Teaño visited the PEN - MLC and LC for a photoshoot.

The MCO staff described the student models as cooperative and easy to work with and the students also had fun in between poses.

Watch out for our student models in the upcoming DLS-CSB Prospectus, and other College promotional materials.

Veteran Sign Language Interpreters Attend Workshop at DLS-CSB

VETERAN Filipino sign language interpreter as well as budding interpreters recently attended the Interpreter Education Training and Workshop organized by the De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde School of Deaf Education and Applied Studies recently at the DLS-CSB Taft campus.

The Main speaker was Lucy Lim-Yip, a Malaysain who is recognized fro her work as an interpreter/trainer. A freelance sign language interpreter, Yip Has been working with the Deaf for 24 years. She is also a team member of the Malaysain Sign Language Research Team of the University of Malaya.

Sign Language interpreter help bridge the communication gap between deaf and hearing as they are knowledgeable in the language and culture of both communities. This provides equal opportunities for the deaf, making information accessible and enabling them to participate in events.

Silence (and distance) makes the heart grow fonder

Marvin and Ruth Marcial prove that being deaf is not a hindrance in finding one true love. The couple outside their home in Virginia, USA.

Silence (and distance) makes the heart grow fonder
By: Joyce Dalawampu

What makes a love story great?

Literature can give us a number of stories that can make our hearts either flutter or break, like the winding twists and turns of Cupid and Psyche, the melodramatic turn of Romeo and Juliet, and the much talked about pop culture couple of our generation, Edward and Bella.

But what of quiet stories - the ones that can be likened to a scenic ride to a nearby seaside, no fireworks, no grand theatricals, just two people who work hard, love freely, and trust much.

Such is the story of Marvin and Ruth Marcial.

read more: http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/243437/silence-and-distance-makes-heart-grow-fonder