Deaf-Blind Teen Who's Defying The Odds

VIDEO [CC] - Ellen interview with a Deaf and Blind teen who's defying the odds on The Ellen DeGeneres Show.

LOS ANGELES -- In a clip from The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Marvin Pearson is an incredible young man and varsity football player who hasn't let anything stand in the way of doing what he loves. Marvin Pearson is one special guy, and he came on the show to tell Ellen about his story.

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Marvin is a high school senior who is both Deaf and Blind. He has a cochlear implant in one ear to help him hear. Marvin doesn't let his Disabilities stop him from doing anything, in fact, he uses them as motivation when playing football, track and wrestling.



Marvin goes above and beyond in everything that he does, and Ellen's friends at Shutterfly loved his story and surprised him with $10,000! The show was taped in Studio 11 at NBC Studios in Burbank, California. Find out more about Shutterfly and see more memorable moments here, http://www.ellentv.com/shutterfly.



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Deaf Cambodians, A Punishment ?

VIDEO [CC] - A punishment for being Deaf in the state of Cambodia.



PHNOM PENH - According certain beliefs in Cambodia, any disabilities is the result of a bad karma due to bad actions in a previous life.



The NGO Aide et Action runs a project which aims at changing people's behaviours, mentalities and integrate Deaf and Blind children into society. Through education, Aide et Action fights against exclusion and discrimination.

In Cambodia, the percentage of the population living with disabilities is one of the highest in the world. At least 650,000 Cambodians live with a disability, and the exact count may be as high as 1.4 million.



The incidence of disability is also expected to increase in the future. Despite the fact that many Cambodians have at least one disability, the country does not have adequate legal provisions to protect the human rights of people with disabilities.



There are no comprehensive laws that address disability issues. The few existing laws provide only implicit protections and some directly discriminate against people with disabilities... Read more: http://digital.law.washington.edu/dspace-law/handle/1773.1/521



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