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Dialogue: 0,0:00:10.91,0:00:15.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Oh, yeah... we must build a town.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:16.24,0:00:21.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That town would be\Nfor all sign language users,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:21.57,0:00:25.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a fully integrated, accessible\Nand bilingual... for all.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:25.67,0:00:29.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I don't mean just for Deaf people.\NI mean for all people!
Dialogue: 0,0:00:30.62,0:00:34.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hard of hearing, people with cochlear\Nimplants, deaf and hearing people,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:34.31,0:00:36.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it doesn't matter, all of them.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:36.49,0:00:39.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let me start with why\Nwe should build this town.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:39.90,0:00:43.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'll give you some statistics and facts.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:43.62,0:00:46.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In education, for instance,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:46.93,0:00:50.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,according to Wikipedia,\N25 % of the world population
Dialogue: 0,0:00:50.42,0:00:53.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,currently receives no formal education.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:53.04,0:00:57.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's 25 %, again,\Nwith no formal schooling.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:58.08,0:00:59.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What about deaf people?
Dialogue: 0,0:00:59.86,0:01:02.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,According to the\NWorld Federation of the Deaf,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:02.48,0:01:07.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a whopping 80 %\Nreceive no education in the world!
Dialogue: 0,0:01:07.48,0:01:13.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Twenty-five percent against eighty\Npercent? Wow, that's not even close!
Dialogue: 0,0:01:14.50,0:01:17.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Secondly, in employment ...
Dialogue: 0,0:01:18.20,0:01:23.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Before the Americans\Nwith Disabilities Act passed,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:24.01,0:01:28.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,according to\NAndrew Houtenville's research,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:28.23,0:01:33.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about 63% of disabled people\Nwere unemployed.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:33.69,0:01:36.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, when ADA passed, we all were excited.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:36.67,0:01:40.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Several years later, the number\Nincreased to 65% of unemployed.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:40.67,0:01:44.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Not that I agree that Deaf people\Nshould be categorized under disability.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:44.31,0:01:46.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,No, but that's how they do it.\NThat's okay for now.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:47.02,0:01:50.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In Federal government, there's data\Non disabled people who are employed there.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:50.94,0:01:54.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Office of Personnel and Management\Nactually tracks this kind of thing.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:54.64,0:01:59.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Statistics are broken down by disability\Nsuch as mobility impaired, amputees,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:59.80,0:02:05.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,blind, low vision, mental health issues,\Nmental retardation, deaf, hard of hearing.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:05.70,0:02:09.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Numbers were broken down\Ninto pay grade levels from GS-1 to GS-15,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:09.23,0:02:13.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,levels determined by pay\Nand responsibility scale.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:13.50,0:02:17.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Higher GS levels, means\Nmore management responsibility.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:17.76,0:02:21.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,From GS-1 to GS-7, deaf people were much\Nin line with other types of disabilities.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:21.86,0:02:25.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,However from GS-8 to GS-15,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:25.93,0:02:32.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,deaf people drop in numbers, just\Nabove people with mental retardation.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:35.78,0:02:39.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, now... not only that.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:39.42,0:02:42.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is America.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:43.22,0:02:48.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There's over 510,000\Nelected officials according to Favp.org.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:48.27,0:02:52.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Again, over 510,000.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:52.83,0:02:57.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,These elected officials are at federal,\Nstate, city, and county levels.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:57.20,0:03:00.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We're not including appointed\Npositions, just elected ones.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:01.01,0:03:04.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Again, all in all,\Nthere's 510,000 elected officials.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:04.47,0:03:08.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How many people live in America today?\NWe have 307 million Americans.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:08.54,0:03:13.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you divide these two numbers, you get\Nsomething like 0.0000168 or so.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:13.62,0:03:16.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, we take that number.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:16.86,0:03:20.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, there's no hard data on how many deaf\Npeople use American Sign Language daily.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:20.98,0:03:23.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There's no hard data out there.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:23.45,0:03:26.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My educated estimate\Nis about 400,000 deaf people
Dialogue: 0,0:03:27.00,0:03:29.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who use sign language daily.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:29.70,0:03:35.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, 400,000 multiplied with that ratio\Nmakes 665 elected officials
Dialogue: 0,0:03:35.63,0:03:38.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who should be our own people\Nusing sign language daily.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:38.37,0:03:41.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, how many do we actually have today?
Dialogue: 0,0:03:41.65,0:03:45.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Zero. Yes, seriously, zero!
Dialogue: 0,0:03:46.64,0:03:51.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My dear friend is in the process\Nof adopting a foster deaf child.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:51.81,0:03:53.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Wow, I was thrilled.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:53.96,0:03:57.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He was telling me something incredible.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:57.39,0:04:01.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He has two boys, children of deaf adults.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:01.78,0:04:05.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,While they were starting out\Nwith foster care system,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:05.88,0:04:08.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the people at the foster\Ncare system were grateful.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:08.91,0:04:13.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They told my friend that deaf kids\Nwere absolutely the last to be adopted.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:13.92,0:04:15.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The last ones!
Dialogue: 0,0:04:15.80,0:04:21.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Even before other kids who require\Ngreater physical care and daily attention!
Dialogue: 0,0:04:22.16,0:04:27.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They would be adopted first\Nbefore the deaf kids.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:30.03,0:04:33.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, all these statistics\Nare giving us a hint.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:33.34,0:04:35.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So now, we look around.\NThink about it.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:35.22,0:04:38.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Do we even own residential deaf schools?
Dialogue: 0,0:04:38.92,0:04:41.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Do we own them, run them,\Nmake decisions there?
Dialogue: 0,0:04:41.78,0:04:45.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Does "our" schools even reflect\Nour community and values?
Dialogue: 0,0:04:46.11,0:04:48.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,No. The state owns them.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:51.13,0:04:53.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, look.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:53.37,0:04:57.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Back to the fact we should have\N665 deaf elected officials.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:57.38,0:05:00.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let me emphasize that this is America.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:00.44,0:05:06.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Think about what makes America so special,\Nand in the History, why America was born.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:06.88,0:05:09.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,People came here\Nlooking for religious freedom. Yes.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:09.42,0:05:13.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This country was a huge experiment\Nin liberty and self-governance.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:13.36,0:05:17.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That was the very foundation\Nof this country.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:18.54,0:05:20.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's the American Dream.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:20.90,0:05:24.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In Europe, there were many detractors\Nsneering at the idea
Dialogue: 0,0:05:24.95,0:05:28.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that common people could self-govern!
Dialogue: 0,0:05:28.83,0:05:31.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"No way, that's impossible," they said.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:31.97,0:05:36.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Why? The royalty for ages\Nhad money and resources
Dialogue: 0,0:05:36.72,0:05:42.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to train and educate their children\Nto govern and rule over the common folk.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:42.29,0:05:48.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They couldn't imagine educating millions\Nto self-govern themselves. No way!
Dialogue: 0,0:05:48.63,0:05:53.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We all know what happened, \NAmerica succeeded in a big way,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:53.54,0:05:57.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,all this based on the very idea\Nwe can govern ourselves.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:57.67,0:05:59.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, okay.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:59.95,0:06:05.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The fact we have zero deaf officials,\Nthat's taxation without representation!
Dialogue: 0,0:06:06.02,0:06:09.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Pretty smart of us\Nto keep on paying taxes, eh?
Dialogue: 0,0:06:09.80,0:06:13.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well, I do the same thing anyway!
Dialogue: 0,0:06:14.11,0:06:18.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So with all that in mind, wow!
Dialogue: 0,0:06:18.40,0:06:21.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Not to mention that the other key\Nto the American Dream
Dialogue: 0,0:06:21.16,0:06:25.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and how to make it work\Nrequires having values
Dialogue: 0,0:06:25.64,0:06:29.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in free, appropriate\Npublic education for all.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:29.68,0:06:31.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The reason why that is so important
Dialogue: 0,0:06:31.59,0:06:34.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is so all can learn\Nhow to be a public servant.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:34.95,0:06:37.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Founding Fathers felt\Nbeing a public servant
Dialogue: 0,0:06:37.27,0:06:38.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,was the noblest thing to do.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:38.93,0:06:42.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The role of public servant\Nis so important.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:42.97,0:06:47.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And the deaf people get left behind.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:48.00,0:06:51.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Truly, our way of life is dying.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:52.11,0:06:54.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,All over, deaf clubs\Nare weakening and closing.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:54.46,0:06:57.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Once proud, deaf\Nresidential schools are closing
Dialogue: 0,0:06:57.33,0:07:01.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,leaving us with probably\Nonly five great deaf schools.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:01.85,0:07:08.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Even with that, there are still challenges\Nand worry with our schools today.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:10.63,0:07:14.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, what do we do?
Dialogue: 0,0:07:16.53,0:07:22.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,With these facts of decline\Nand despite advances in technology,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:22.24,0:07:25.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we are becoming more disconnected.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:26.34,0:07:28.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,See, like this great, awesome\Ncrowd of people here.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:28.76,0:07:31.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I wish I could see you,\Nbump into you all daily,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:32.00,0:07:34.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,chat, laugh together and more.\NI really wish for that.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:34.84,0:07:36.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But, t's not happening.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:36.59,0:07:40.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When we meet together like this,\Nwe talk like mad and savor each moment.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:40.22,0:07:43.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's such a huge boost.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:44.00,0:07:50.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let me illustrate what a healthy community\Nand its social fabric would look like.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:53.31,0:07:56.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's a healthy web.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:56.20,0:08:00.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's what a strong,\Nhealthy community looks like.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:00.67,0:08:04.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Every point and line that cross\Neach other, that's each one of you.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:05.25,0:08:11.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We are all connected, woven\Ninto each other into one beautiful web.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:11.76,0:08:17.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Unfortunately in America, even\Nhearing people are also struggling.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:17.87,0:08:20.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Why? Suburban sprawl.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:20.34,0:08:22.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This country is designed\Nfor automobiles.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:22.32,0:08:24.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As a result, people live further apart.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:24.64,0:08:27.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Many hearing Americans\Nare also struggling,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:27.24,0:08:29.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,lonely in the suburbs, disconnected.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:29.75,0:08:33.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,People in Europe have\Na far better social fabric.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:33.48,0:08:37.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Their night life is incredibly rich with\Nall that eating and drinking together.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:37.46,0:08:40.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They can walk almost everywhere.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:40.16,0:08:43.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So their social fabric\Nis stronger than ours.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:43.20,0:08:45.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's ironic that hearing people\Nare becoming more like us,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:45.94,0:08:47.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the deaf community, separate.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:47.88,0:08:49.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But we're more spread out!
Dialogue: 0,0:08:49.60,0:08:52.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Yes, the community\Nis strong in some areas.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:52.44,0:08:55.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We've a social network\Nall over the country.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:55.53,0:08:57.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We know many of our own people.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:57.24,0:09:00.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, let me illustrate how\Nour deaf community looks like here.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:01.67,0:09:03.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's us.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:06.12,0:09:09.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's us, incredibly\Nstrong in some areas.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:09.77,0:09:12.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In the middle,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:12.46,0:09:15.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but so sparsely connected elsewhere.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:15.58,0:09:19.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Actually, that's a picture\Nof a spider on caffeine.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:19.65,0:09:22.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Is any of you drinking coffee?
Dialogue: 0,0:09:22.22,0:09:24.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You can see the effect\Non the web itself.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:25.44,0:09:28.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, now, look at that.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:29.14,0:09:34.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Imagine... Would that web\Ncatch insects easily?
Dialogue: 0,0:09:34.84,0:09:37.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,No, insects would often\Njust fly right through!
Dialogue: 0,0:09:37.14,0:09:40.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And if something big came,\Nthese lines would just break!
Dialogue: 0,0:09:40.71,0:09:42.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Yet, that's us!
Dialogue: 0,0:09:42.15,0:09:44.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We're so dependent\Non very few leaders and people,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:44.72,0:09:47.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,all spread out, with no political voice.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:47.83,0:09:51.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We're barely holding together and worse,\Nwe punish each other harshly.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:51.19,0:09:54.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,yelling at each other for being apathetic,\Nsaying things like,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:54.16,0:09:56.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"We just don't do enough! Come on!"
Dialogue: 0,0:09:56.42,0:09:59.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,All that yelling at each other ... Huh!
Dialogue: 0,0:09:59.96,0:10:03.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We are just not physically\Nconnected that way!
Dialogue: 0,0:10:03.19,0:10:06.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sure, internet use is skyrocketing,\NFacebook, Twitter.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:06.26,0:10:09.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,These can never replace\Nour physical connection to each other!
Dialogue: 0,0:10:09.95,0:10:11.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Never!
Dialogue: 0,0:10:11.12,0:10:15.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They can enhance, add to our social\Nfabric, help strengthen it.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:15.38,0:10:19.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But these services can't exist without the\Nphysical connection we've with each other.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:19.43,0:10:23.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I want to tell you a story about\Nmy 11- year-old daughter, Stefania.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:24.47,0:10:28.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We moved to Indiana from South Dakota,\Nfrom a small town to a big city.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:28.80,0:10:30.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We lived in apartment.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:30.17,0:10:34.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One night, after being there\Nfor a while, we sat down together.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:34.20,0:10:36.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She said, "Dad, when I grow up,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:36.60,0:10:39.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I want to move back\Nto Salem, South Dakota."
Dialogue: 0,0:10:39.67,0:10:42.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That was the small town we lived in.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:42.71,0:10:44.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was like, "What? Why?
Dialogue: 0,0:10:44.24,0:10:47.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That town has only 1,300 people\Nand it's not quite beautiful" -
Dialogue: 0,0:10:47.32,0:10:49.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,no offense to all people\Nand friends in Salem!
Dialogue: 0,0:10:49.86,0:10:52.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I love them, I really do!\NThe town is just not picturesque.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:52.63,0:10:55.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I asked her "Why?"
Dialogue: 0,0:10:56.29,0:11:00.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She simply said, "I was free there."
Dialogue: 0,0:11:00.14,0:11:03.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"I could ride my bike,\Ngo to store, get bread and milk for you.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:03.17,0:11:07.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I could go to the town' swimming pool\Nand over to my friend's home myself.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:07.65,0:11:11.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Here, whenever I want to visit my friends,\NI've to beg you to drive me there."
Dialogue: 0,0:11:11.39,0:11:12.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Wow.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:15.70,0:11:18.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She was talking about a town \NI thought was not so special.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:19.00,0:11:21.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And she never forgot that.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:21.10,0:11:23.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, when you all become older,\Nwhat are you going to do?
Dialogue: 0,0:11:23.96,0:11:27.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When you can no longer drive, what then?
Dialogue: 0,0:11:28.13,0:11:30.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sure, there're two deaf \Nnursing homes in the U.S.,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:30.51,0:11:34.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,retirement communities here and there.\NI've seen most of them.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:34.14,0:11:39.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Almost all, if not all... Isolated,\Ndisconnected from the cities.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:39.20,0:11:42.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You can't walk to these\Nplaces from anywhere.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:42.13,0:11:45.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,These centers are separate, like islands.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:45.72,0:11:51.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, life quickly passes them by,\Nand they are there, marking time.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:52.53,0:11:55.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Residents often have to beg for visits.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:55.25,0:11:58.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Please, I'm lonely.\NCan you visit me more?"
Dialogue: 0,0:11:59.24,0:12:02.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We all become\Nso busy with life, we forget.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:03.98,0:12:06.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That realization had\Na profound impact on me.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:06.13,0:12:08.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,No way. That can't happen to me.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:08.81,0:12:13.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But, we have to ask ourselves,\N"Are we worth it?"
Dialogue: 0,0:12:14.74,0:12:18.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Really, are we? Are we worth saving?
Dialogue: 0,0:12:19.62,0:12:23.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There's a long list of problems\Nin our Deaf community.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:24.07,0:12:27.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, why don't we just give up?\NJust exit the world stage?
Dialogue: 0,0:12:30.19,0:12:32.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,No. We are worth it!
Dialogue: 0,0:12:32.75,0:12:35.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Why? We have a lot\Nto offer to the world.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:35.31,0:12:37.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And we all know it!
Dialogue: 0,0:12:37.45,0:12:39.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We know it!
Dialogue: 0,0:12:41.43,0:12:46.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If we are truly worth it, then,\Nwe just have to do something.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:48.36,0:12:50.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Malcolm X once said,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:50.52,0:12:55.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"To achieve social equality, we must\Nachieve economic empowerment first."
Dialogue: 0,0:12:56.54,0:13:01.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,First, invest, create wealth,\Nsupport each other, build on each other,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:01.23,0:13:03.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and grow from there.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:03.13,0:13:05.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let me illustrate this\Nwith a story, a pond.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:05.28,0:13:08.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, you have this home\Non lake front, a huge lake.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:08.64,0:13:12.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You have it near wherever\Nyou live. A really big lake!
Dialogue: 0,0:13:13.16,0:13:17.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You extend a garden hose\Nfrom the house into the lake.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:17.29,0:13:21.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You extent the hose to the big lake\Nand turn on the water.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:21.91,0:13:23.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The flow starts.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:27.34,0:13:31.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How long will take for the water\Nlevel in the lake to rise noticeably?
Dialogue: 0,0:13:32.54,0:13:34.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm telling you. Never!
Dialogue: 0,0:13:34.27,0:13:37.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, take the flowing hose.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:38.08,0:13:41.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well, dig a hole and put the hose there.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:41.72,0:13:43.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Bam! You see the water rise.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:43.32,0:13:46.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Wow! Let's bring in a backhoe\Nand expand our pond.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:46.72,0:13:49.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, that one hose represents one of you.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:49.85,0:13:52.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The money you spend every single day
Dialogue: 0,0:13:52.34,0:13:55.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,flow into the world\Nthat doesn't even notice you.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:56.67,0:13:58.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Enough! Take that hose,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:58.34,0:14:02.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and bring each one of us together,\Nwater flowing into the newly formed pond.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:02.92,0:14:07.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Whoa, now we can add a diving board here,\Nand even add sandy beach and trees!
Dialogue: 0,0:14:07.59,0:14:10.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We can make this pond\Ninto whatever we want,
Dialogue: 0,0:14:10.39,0:14:13.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,according to our vision and dreams.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:14.27,0:14:17.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We must start here with a small pond.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:17.70,0:14:21.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Some of you may cringe and say,\N"This pond is too small and muddy.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:21.02,0:14:24.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Ugh, I'd rather be at the huge beautiful\Nlake over there that has everything
Dialogue: 0,0:14:24.87,0:14:26.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,just like a big city."
Dialogue: 0,0:14:26.65,0:14:30.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's fine. I can understand that.\NBut we have to start somewhere!
Dialogue: 0,0:14:31.23,0:14:33.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So you want all that\Nnice living in a big city?
Dialogue: 0,0:14:33.77,0:14:35.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You know what?
Dialogue: 0,0:14:35.10,0:14:38.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,New York City started\Nas this cute, tiny port town!
Dialogue: 0,0:14:38.61,0:14:41.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Today, it's home to millions\Nand huge glittering skyscrapers,
Dialogue: 0,0:14:41.52,0:14:42.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,center of everything.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:42.90,0:14:49.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We just have to start somewhere\Nand build this bilingual signing town.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:49.76,0:14:51.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's how we will see ourselves
Dialogue: 0,0:14:51.93,0:14:57.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,change from a weak broken web\Nto a strong beautiful web.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:00.04,0:15:04.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You see that? By being\Nphysically together in a small town.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:04.26,0:15:08.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Not just for Deaf people! No.\NHearing people, interpreters, and more!
Dialogue: 0,0:15:08.33,0:15:12.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We would gain incentives to connect!
Dialogue: 0,0:15:12.26,0:15:14.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let me give you an example,\Nsomeone learning ASL.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:14.62,0:15:16.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Awkwardly) "Hi. My. Name. Is..."
Dialogue: 0,0:15:18.19,0:15:21.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Oh, many of us just don't have\Nthe patience for that.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:21.69,0:15:24.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When we see one of those,\Nmost just run away.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:24.34,0:15:28.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's true - just admit that -\Nand it's perfectly understandable.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:28.28,0:15:31.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, in this town, you own a business,\Nlet's say a hairstylist salon.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:32.00,0:15:34.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You're motivated to see\Nyour business grow, right?
Dialogue: 0,0:15:34.80,0:15:36.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When that person learning ASL comes in.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:36.81,0:15:40.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Awkwardly) "Hi! I. Need. Haircut."
Dialogue: 0,0:15:40.57,0:15:42.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What are you going to do?\NSend them away?
Dialogue: 0,0:15:42.67,0:15:45.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Or are you going to welcome them\Nwith open arms into your store?
Dialogue: 0,0:15:45.78,0:15:49.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Why? Their money is\Nas green as the rest of them.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:50.07,0:15:53.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's an incentive!\NJust one small example of incentive.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:54.90,0:15:57.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For instance, if someone starts\Na franchise like McDonald's
Dialogue: 0,0:15:57.73,0:16:01.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in this ASL town where we do not drown\Nin a sea of spoken English, and feel safe,
Dialogue: 0,0:16:01.58,0:16:04.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,he will create new opportunities.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:04.75,0:16:07.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This would have a huge\Nimpact on McDonald's system.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:07.19,0:16:11.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Why? The franchisee would have to work\Nwith McDonald's and go through training.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:11.29,0:16:14.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They will learn all about interpreters,\Nproviding access and working with us.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:14.95,0:16:17.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They'd be learning\Nsomething valuable from us.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:17.32,0:16:20.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This would promote greater interaction\Nbetween us and the rest of the world.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:20.91,0:16:23.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Oh, Deaf people can do this!"
Dialogue: 0,0:16:23.30,0:16:25.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And you know what?
Dialogue: 0,0:16:25.41,0:16:28.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They'd ask the franchisee if they could\Nrecommend more deaf and signers.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:28.84,0:16:31.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Oh, yes, they will.\NThat's just one example.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:33.76,0:16:36.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Seriously, just imagine\Nyourself living in that town
Dialogue: 0,0:16:36.37,0:16:39.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where you won't be pigeonholed\Ninto limited roles we have today
Dialogue: 0,0:16:39.79,0:16:44.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,such as teachers, counselors, etc. No!
Dialogue: 0,0:16:44.55,0:16:46.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You can be and do anything you want.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:46.50,0:16:48.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A deaf person came\Nto our ASL town booth one day.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:48.96,0:16:54.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A survey asked people what they wanted\Nto do if they lived in this town.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:54.42,0:16:57.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They were like, "Um ... Of course,\NI'm a school teacher"
Dialogue: 0,0:16:57.12,0:16:58.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as if this was a dumb question.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:58.74,0:17:00.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I asked if teaching was\Ntheir real passion.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:00.82,0:17:06.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"What do you mean? Uh..."\NA light bulb went on.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:06.15,0:17:09.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Can I start a kennel?"
Dialogue: 0,0:17:09.14,0:17:11.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Sure! Why not?
Dialogue: 0,0:17:11.12,0:17:13.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Oh, wow."
Dialogue: 0,0:17:14.55,0:17:16.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That was an important eureka moment.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:16.62,0:17:21.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You can pursue your passion,\Nwithout having to settle.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:21.88,0:17:25.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,All these new businesses create new\Nconnections forging a stronger bond.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:25.45,0:17:30.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Imagine our own local school\Nrun by our own people.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:30.52,0:17:32.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Would that school be\Njust for deaf people? No!
Dialogue: 0,0:17:32.90,0:17:36.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It'd be a bilingual immersion program\Nin American Sign Language for all!
Dialogue: 0,0:17:36.33,0:17:39.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hearing and deaf kids all together!
Dialogue: 0,0:17:39.51,0:17:43.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Kids would be expressing themselves\Nwith ASL and English so fluently!
Dialogue: 0,0:17:44.44,0:17:48.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Our kids and grand kids will grow up\Nin a different world, a much better one.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:48.17,0:17:51.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Our posterity will build something\Neven bigger and more incredible,
Dialogue: 0,0:17:51.65,0:17:53.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,something we can't even imagine.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:53.64,0:17:56.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I promise you that.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:56.22,0:17:59.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, will you join me?
Dialogue: 0,0:17:59.72,0:18:03.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Will you help me build that town\Nand grow it into something amazing?
Dialogue: 0,0:18:03.78,0:18:07.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,With that success, we'll see new projects\Nlike this spring up across the world!
Dialogue: 0,0:18:07.54,0:18:09.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you.