Deaf History THAT - "Who Was Melville Ballard"

VIDEO [CC] - A short film from NAD in the Deaf History THAT: "Who Was Melville Ballard" with Linsay Darnall, Jr.

SILVER SPRING, MD -- The National Association of the Deaf is excited to release the new video series, Deaf History That! In this brief episode, Linsay Darnall, Jr. introduces Melville Ballard and shares some interesting facts about him.

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A man sits on an antique sofa, in front of a window. A small transparent NAD logo appears on bottom right.

LINSAY: There are many interesting Deaf people and among them, I’d like to tell you about one person in particular -- Melville Ballard. He was born in Maine and since he was Deaf, there were no known educational institution for Deaf children nearby. When he was eleven years old, he was informed that there was a Deaf school in Hartford. He enrolled and after nine years, Ballard completed his education. The school asked him to become a teacher there. The Columbia Institute for the Deaf and Dumb in Washington, D.C. asked him to teach there, Ballard accepted the offer and soon afterwards, the college for the Deaf was established. He decided to enroll there and after two years, he graduated. Afterwards, he went back to teaching and did so for over fifty years! While he was teaching, Ballard along with a few others, founded a newspaper for Deaf people. The paper was called The Silent World. Ballard was actually one of the participants at that conference in Milan, Italy in 1880. Oh, here's another interesting fact about Ballard -- Congressman James Garfield, who later became the President of the U.S., corresponded with the French Emperor Louis Napoleon Bonaparte III, who communicated in French. The Congressman needed somebody to help him with the translation so he used Ballard, who was fluent in English, French, and Latin, to help with the translations. With Ballard's help, Garfield was able maintain his communications with the French Emperor. So, that is what I wanted to share with you today.

Video cuts to same grey background with white text "This video series is made possible by the Emanuel "Manny" Golden Visual History Fund." In smaller text on the bottom, "National Association of the Deaf © 2016 All Rights Reserved"



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Deaf History THAT - "Who Was Melville Ballard"



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Deaf West Revival ‘Spring Awakening’

VIDEO: Watch ‘Spring Awakening’ 2015 Deaf West Revival on Broadway.

NEW YORK CITY -- The revival of Duncan Sheik and Steven Sater's musical 'Spring Awakening' at the Brooks-Atkinson Theatre where nearly the entire company, composed of more than 20 performers, both Deaf and Hearing, celebrated a Broadway debut. Here's the Spring Awakening Deaf West revival powered by YouTube from Broadway Bootlegs channel.



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Spring Awakening 2015 Deaf West Revival on Broadway.



CAST:

Austin P McKenzie as Melchior Gabor

Sandra Mae Frank as Wendla Bergmann

Katie Boeck as Voice of Wendla Bergmann

Daniel N. Durant as Moritz Stiefel

Alex Boniello as Voice of Moritz Stiefel

Krysta Rodriguez as Ilse Neumann

Andy Mientus as Hanschen Rilow

Treshelle Edmond as Martha Bessell

Kathryn Gallagher as Voice of Martha Bessell

Joshua Castille as Ernst Robel

Daniel David Stewart as Voice of Ernst Robel

Alex Wyse as Georg Zirschnitz

Miles Barbee as Otto Lammermeier

Sean Gradillo as Voice of Otto Lammermeier

Amelia Hensley as Thea

Lauren Luiz as Voice of Thea

Ali Stroker as Anna

Alexandra Winter as Greta Brandenburg

Lauren Luiz as Melitta

Marlee Matlin as Adult Woman

Camryn Manheim as Voice of Adult Woman

Russell Harvard as Adult Male

Patrick Page as Voice of Adult Male.



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Deaf History THAT - "Before The NAD"

VIDEO [CC] - A short film from NAD - Deaf History THAT "Before The NAD"

SILVER SPRING, MD -- The National Association of the Deaf (NAD) is excited to release the new video series, Deaf History That! In this brief episode, learn what were one of our favorite pastimes. Here's Linsay Darnall, Jr. shares about the New England Gallaudet Association of the Deaf. #deafhistoryTHAT.

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A man stands in front of an off-white wall and an old model ship on top of an old bookcase. A small transparent NAD logo appears on bottom right.



LINSAY: Deaf people were faced with a dilemma that had raised concerns among them. It was generally known that Deaf people, upon the graduation from school, would acquire jobs and live at their respective places. However, the idea of Deaf people living far apart from their friends could have a negative impact on their intelligence. They needed to gather and discuss solutions. So in 1853, Deaf people in New England congregated in Vermont and decided to establish an organization. Subsequently, in 1854, Thomas Brown, who was in charge in developing the constitution for the newly formed group, and others gathered for a meeting in Henniker, New Hampshire. The meeting lasted for several days which formed the constitution and the name of the new organization the New England Gallaudet Association of the Deaf, the NEGAD. The purpose of the organization was to promote the intellectual growth among the Deaf people who lived in various places and to become a model for other states to follow. Eventually, other states had established their own state association which prompted the eventual establishment of the National Association of the Deaf, the NAD. All of that began with a group of people who were posed with a question that led to the national organization that made it possible for all Deaf to advance.

Video cuts to same grey background with white text "This video series is made possible by the Emanuel "Manny" Golden Visual History Fund." In smaller text on the bottom, "National Association of the Deaf © 2016 All Rights Reserved"



NAD Series: Deaf History THAT - "Little Paper Family"



NAD History | National Association of the Deaf



NAD Series:

Deaf History THAT - "Little Paper Family"

Deaf History THAT - "Before The NAD"

Deaf History THAT - "Who Was Melville Ballard"



NAD History | National Association of the Deaf



Follow @National Association of the Deaf:

Facebook - https://facebook.com/nad

GooglePlus - https://plus.google.com/nad

Twitter - https://twitter.com/nad

YouTube - https://youtube.com/nadvlogs

Website - http://nad.org



Related Deaf Heritage Documentary:

Through Deaf Eyes - Documentary Film

Ted Evans - In Search Of The DEAF WORLD

Life and Deaf - BBC4 Documentary