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“Indian Sign Language at the Restaurant” By: César Torres - Transcript and VD: Video Length: 3 minutes 40 seconds [Video Description: Opening Slide: A still shot of the entrance to the restaurant, with their vertical turquoise and golden lit logo and creative text: “Ishaara: Food for the Senses.” To the left are some ground plants, furniture and glass walls with black geometric frames. The right half is obscured by transparent black overlay with yellow text: “#DeafWokeArtisticWellness Presents,” “Indian Sign Language at the Restaurant with César Torres.” In the lower right corner are white and black CC and interpreter symbols. Disclaimer Slide: Black background with a symbol of a yellow triangle and exclamation above the following yellow text: “Disclaimer: All information presented in this video, including: text, images, audio, or other formats were created for informational purposes only. The content is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay seeking it because of something you learned through this video.” VD 1: A virtual tour of an Indian restaurant located in a mall. Inside is loft sized, with a lot of green plants and warm earthy decor/painting. It is busy with many customers sitting, staff working, and a brief still of César, a Costa Rican with brown hair, wearing a tropical turquoise shirt, blue jeans and a black smart watch, walking with an animated dark gray honeycomb shaped title with yellow text: “César Torres.” VD 2: César is sitting on an orange plush bench, placing an order with a deaf female server who is Indian. She has dark hair in a bun and is wearing a dark green t-shirt with a different shade green serving apron donning a tan Ishaara logo on the front and tan straps. [Begin transcript] [César] Does the meat have bones in it? [Server] There's no bones in the meat, it's boneless. [César] No bones in meat? [Server] Yes, meat has bones. [César] I do not want bones in the meat. [Server] We do have meat with bones and boneless meat. [César] Perfect. Okay. VD 3: César stands with the female server and a male manager, who is tall with brown hair, light glasses, wears a dark green suit with a white shirt underneath, and a brown belt. Behind them are some wooden furniture, tall plants, and a glass wall with black geometric frames. Transcript continued: [All] Hi! [César] They will say their names and I will explain more at the end. [Manager] Hello, my name is A, this is my sign name. I am from Gujarat, India and I am the manager of the restaurant. I focus on Deaf groups. I help people at this restaurant with a smile. Hearing people also come to this restaurant. [Server] Hi, my name sign is G-L, my name is Angeli, I am from Gujarat, India. My responsibility is to serve people and help Deaf employees serve food. Thank you. [César] He is the manager, and she is a server, working like other workers. This restaurant has a lot of green plants for a good environment. It's so beautiful! When hearing people come and order food, they have a special paper to show. VD 4: Angeli holds up a white and swirling pink paper menu, which shows columns of food dishes with numbers in handshapes for each. Transcript continued: [Cèsar] That paper menu has the dishes. The menu has numbers in sign language, in hand-shapes A-1, 3, 4, and 5 for different foods. People order by following this menu and use sign language. Wow, they can copy it to learn how to sign! So amazing! All employees are Deaf; the cooks, servers are all Deaf. Here at this restaurant, they have hearing employees too. They also know sign language to help Deaf people. I just ate here, and it feels so easy to communicate with sign language. I hope you can come here to India and eat here at the restaurant. [A] I want to explain a little bit about this menu. If hearing people need special orders, then two hearing people go with the Deaf servers to help the customer with their order. To order less spicy or more spicy, etc. This restaurant has a plan to establish about 40 or more restaurant franchises all over India. I hope you can come in the near future. Thank you. [César] This restaurant's name is Ishaara. [A and César] This is the name sign, Ishaara. [All] Thank you, bye! End Transcript] Closing Slide: A black background with a mustard yellow text “#DeafWokeArtisticWellness” across the center of the screen. End Video Description]

“Homemade Wireless Alarm” By Cѐsar Torres - Transcript/VD: Video Length: 3 minutes 13 seconds [Video Description: Opening Slide: A darkened still image of Cѐsar, a Costa Rican male with short brown hair, wearing a multi-shaded blue patterned t-shirt and signing the word ‘show,’ who is standing next to an Indian male with short brown hair, a mustache, wearing a red patterned button up t-shirt, black pants and a black watch. In the center of the screen are yellow text with a black outline: “Homemade Wireless Alarm With Cѐsar Torres.” Bottom left of the screen are yellow text with a black outline: “#DeafWokeArtisticWellness.” In the upper right corner are the black and white CC and interpreter symbols. Disclaimer Slide: Black background with a symbol of a yellow triangle and exclamation above the following yellow text: “Disclaimer: All information presented in this video, including: text, images, audio, or other formats were created for informational purposes only. The content is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay seeking it because of something you learned through this video.” Video 1 description: Cѐsar and Swaminathan stand in a dining room with a table in front of them. There are various homemade items on the table. Behind them is a decorated mirror, a vine plant and a cream wall. [Begin Transcript: Cѐsar: Hello! I'm here with a special Deaf Indian man, he has some innovations he’d like to show you and explain how to use them. Swaminathan: Hello, I’m from India. My name is Swaminathan, this is my sign name. The innovations I’ve made are flashing lights for the home and vibrating devices to communicate during construction work. It makes communicating with busy workers easier. So, these innovations I had to build and create, I will show you now. Video 2 description: Swaminathan appears in a hallway outside his apartment door. A black and white bike with a basket is behind Swaminathan to his left. There is a window, a red fire extinguisher, light switches and doors in the background. Transcript continued: Swaminathan: Hi! As you can see, we are outside the home. I will go ahead and press this. Video 3 Description: A kitchen with cream colored cabinets, a silver refrigerator with several magnets, a neutral colored tiled wall, and a black countertop with various dishes and supplies on it. There is a colorful flashing light on the countertop near an Indian female, with medium length dark hair in a loose pink hair tie, a patterned yellow, red and tan dress, who is cooking. Video 4 Description: Swaminathan sits on a light brown couch in the living room. Light flashes on the wall near several technical devices to his left, which are next to balcony doors, transparent neutral patterned curtains, and a side table with brown and tan striped cloth. Transcript continued: Swaminathan: Ah, look! [zooms in on colorful flashing light] And this is vibrating [shows black vibrating device], because of the flashing light. Video 5 Description: Swaminathan shows the flashing light mounted on the wall in a bedroom, next to a dark wooden bed frame, red pillow with yellow polka dots, a night stand with several items on top of it, and a large window with light pink curtains to the right and behind Swaminathan. Transcript continued: Swaminathan: There is one for your bedroom. Video 6 description: Cѐsar and Swaminathan return to stand in a dining room with a table in front of them. There are various homemade items on the table. Behind them is a decorated mirror, a vine plant and a cream wall. Transcript continued: Swaminathan: You just saw all the lights set up in each room, now I have more to show you. This is a small and inconspicuous device, and it works similar to a pager that vibrates. You can put it on your belt. When you text from a phone, it can be sent to this device. You’ll feel it vibrate. That’s one idea. Cѐsar: It’s good that it can connect with a phone. Swaminathan: Yes, among other tech, anything. Cѐsar: Okay, good. Swaminathan: Then, we have these vibrating devices that ping each other. Make sure they’re turned on. Cѐsar: Oh! I could feel it vibrate! Whoa, it’s strong! So, I keep it on my hip, and if he’s trying to get my attention while I’m busy, he can ping me. I’ll feel it and turn to him! Swaminathan: Yes! Cѐsar: This is amazing, very strong. Swaminathan: Why? Sometimes workers could be about 50 meters away. You would need to yell if someone is working up high, but they can’t always hear you. The solution is to just ping them. It’s easy. It’s innovative. Cѐsar: It was wonderful to see all of these, how Deaf can be creative and innovative. This can encourage us all to create Deaf innovations, to share/display your ideas like he is able to. Deaf Can! There’s no reason to limit yourself. Be open minded, anyone can do this! Cѐsar and Swaminathan: Thank you, Bye! End Transcript] Closing Slide: A black background with a mustard yellow text “#DeafWokeArtisticWellness” across the center of the screen. End Video Description]

[Video Description: This 2 minute and 42 second vlog by Noah James discusses tips to prepare yourself for an ER visit. On the left side of the screen is Noah, a black man wearing a black jacket that says ‘Standing in your Truth’ on the left side of his chest. In the background is a television, a dresser, fireplace, as well as cream curtains. On the right side of the screen is interpreter Jay Wilson, a black man with curly and short brown hair, facial hair on his chin, and wearing a black long sleeved button up shirt. The background is a cream colored wall. TITLE SLIDE: A still image of Noah holding a brown backpack on the left side, and Jay, the interpreter, smiling on the right side, sits in the center of the screen. In the left upper corner, the animated white text “Sickle Cell Awareness Journey Pt II, How to Prepare for an ER Visit” sits above the image. In the lower left corner are white animated text, “By: Noah James.” On the right upper corner are the interpreting and CC symbols, and on the lower right screen are yellow text, “#DeafWokeArtisticWellness.” DISCLAIMER SLIDE: Yellow text on a black background with a warning label logo: Disclaimer: All information presented in this video, including: text, images, audio, or other formats were created for informational purposes only. The Content is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay seeking it because of something you learned through this video.  [Begin Transcript: Hello, welcome to Sickle Cell Awareness Pt II, How to prepare for an Er visit. If you are like me, someone living with a chronic health challenge, you may have to visit the hospital often. This video is simply a reminder of what to bring with you to an ER visit. First, you want to have a backpack or bag like this.  (Shows the brown bag) Inside you want to have your wallet and your hospital cards. This includes insurance if you have it. Next, I like to bring a notepad and pen. This way, I can record notes about what I am experiencing as well as a journal about anything that comes to mind. It is also good to write down what it is you’re feeling, the medications you take, and any unusual symptoms. Pack some underclothes, a shirt, and toiletries, just in case you’re admitted.You want to also bring earphones, a cellular device, and a charger for it. You can watch movies, play games, or talk with loved ones because the wait will be long.  (shows black hearing aid case)  As you know, I wear hearing aids, so I like to bring a case that holds and protects them, just in case I fall asleep. Lastly, bring snacks in case you get hungry. The hospital may not have foods that you enjoy. All right, you’re ready and prepared to make that ER hospital visit. It can feel daunting at times, but continue in strength. I wish you good health and a speedy recovery.  End Transcript] CLOSING SLIDE: A black background with off white text in the center, “#DeafWokeArtisticWellness” End Video Description]

[TRANSCRIPT AND CONTENT DESCRIPTION: A 2 minute, 49 second video about Sickle Cell by Noah James III. A picture-in-picture video of Jay Jempson interpreting appears throughout the video. Noah: Is a black man with a short goatee. He is bald and wearing a white shirt. He is sitting a a dark living room with a fluorescent fish tank behind him. Jay: Jay is a black man with short curly hair and a goatee. He is wearing black button up long sleeve shirt and behind him is a gray screen. TITLE SLIDE: Still shot of Noah wearing a gray athletic shirt and black baseball cap. Light brown and tan text reads: #DeafWokeArtisticWellness Sickle Cell Awareness by Noah James III. Logos for closed captioning and sign language interpretation indicate accessibility information. DISCLAIMER SLIDE: Yellow text on a black background with a warning label logo: Disclaimer: All information presented in this video, including: text, images, audio, or other formats were created for informational purposes only. The Content is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay seeking it because of something you learned through this video. Noah James here, just wanted to share a bit more with you about my sickle cell experience. Growing up, it has been quite a discovery learning to navigate both dance and living with a debilitating disease and a part of the core of my art making has been just learning how to be an athlete while navigating pain and dealing with a relationship with that right, because it can be quite heartbreaking, when the very thing that’s your gift, the very thing thats what you love to do is no longer accessible and as available to you and the way that it once was. So part of my new way of sharing as a dancer and as someone who specializes in the movement is remaining transparent to the story and to what I'm feeling, while at the same time being honest and very much in my body. So as we moved forward into Sickle Cell Awareness Day, which is coming up, which is for me is an everyday experience. I want to make aware to audiences and viewers at home that people with sickle cell are very capable and can do anything, just like any other person and not limited and restricted by our painful experiences. Even if that is dancing or being an athlete, or doing something that completely coincides with our disease. We are still very capable and I’m proud of that and that is what my intention was sharing in the previous dance clip, that's just to show you something very much in our bodies. END SLIDE: Tan text on a black background reads: #DeafWokeArtisticWellness END TRANSCRIPT AND CONTENT DESCRIPTION]

[CONTENT DESCRIPTION: A 45-second video clip of Noah James III featuring ASL interpreter Jay Jempson. Noah: Is a black man with a short goatee. He is wearing a black baseball cap and gray shirt. He is standing in front of a wooded park area. Jay: Jay is a black man with short curly hair and a goatee. He is wearing black button up long sleeve shirt and behind him is a gray screen. OPENING SLIDE: Green and white text on a black background reads: #DeafWokeArtisticWellness For Breonna by Noah James III Two photos are featured: 1: Noah James III wearing a winter cap, earmuffs, a thick sweater, and a colorful scarf. Behind James is a clear blue sky. 2: A Black Lives Matter memorial wall painted on a two-car garage in front of a house. The title of the memorial wall reads: In Memory of Black People Murdered by State Violence & Hate. Approximately 50 names are listed. The sign language interpretation and closed caption logos are featured to indicate access information. TRANSCRIPT: So Breonna Taylor is about being in spaces and locations, and realizing your blackness, especially in areas that aren't considered safe, such as this park location. And I wanted to honor her legacy by making sure that I am being aware and also pushing for it forward and seeing people when they walk by. END SLIDE: Green text reads: #DeafWokeArtisticWellness END CONTENT DESCRIPTION]

[TRANSCRIPT AND CONTENT DESCRIPTION: 3 minute, 12 second video by Courage Bacchus. Courage is a Guyanse woman with a black and maroon bob. She is wearing a pink exercise set with a cropped tank top and ¾ length leggings. Courage is in a room surrounded by plants and art prints. Behind her is a window with closed white vertical blinds and the book, Bold Word from Black Women, is on display. The video opens with Courage tending to her plants. She then sits cross legged on a pink yoga mat for the rest of the video.] OPENING SLIDE: A still shot of Courage signing BREATHE in her self-care space. Black and pink text inside black text boxes reads: #DeafWokeArtisticWellness Self-Care Space By Courage Bacchus The sign language interpretation and close captioning logos are featured to indicate accessibility. DISCLAIMER SLIDE: Yellow text with a warning label on a black background: Disclaimer: All information presented in this video, including: text, images, audio, or other formats were created for informational purposes only. The Content is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay seeking it because of something you learned through this video. COURAGE: You see my space here? My plants help me remember to breathe. Let’s practice for one minute. Close your eyes and connect with your center. All the chaos in the world: Ukraine, Black Lives Matter, racism, Palestine , Nicargua, all of the tragedies that keep happening, the turmoil and the helplessness and the lack of equality, it all really affects me. I feel myself becoming emotional and inside the feeling grows. I’m not here to dwell on positives or negatives, this moment is for one thing only: breathing. Go ahead and close your eyes. Breathe out, in, out, in, out, in. Make sure you set a timer for one minute of your own time every morning. I suggest you do this because sometimes the world is very ugly. It’s very, very racist. Everything really touches my heart. There needs to be more compassion, more empathy, more care, more love, more respect, more equality, and more justice! Help people who need help! Don’t ignore one group of people because you prefer to support Ukrainians and let them cross the border while Palestians are being murdered, Nicauragians are being murdered, Muslims are being murdered, and Black and Brown people are being murdered. Really?! Where is the love for human equity? I believe in human solidarity. I want to remind you to please breathe. Make the time, just one minute, to breathe. Connect with yourself and unpack what’s happening. I connect with and love myself even though I’m imperfect. Unpacking is important. Here are the four A’s: Awareness Acknowledgment Action Advocacy Can you follow through with the 4 A’s? It’s important that you look inside yourself. I ask myself who am I? Who is Courage? My real name is Natasha Cecliy Bacchus but I prefer the name Courage because it explains who I am. I am brave, real, direct, big-hearted, compassionate, empathic, stubborn, and fearless. Courage. I love to fight back for what I believe in. I believe in equity and I love to fight back. I believe in fighting. I want to remind you to take one minute to breathe. Come join me. Thank you for listening. Much love to you. END SLIDE: Yellow text on a black background reads: #DeafWokeArtisticWellness END TRANSCRIPT AND CONTENT DESCRIPTION]

[TRANSCRIPT AND CONTENT DESCRIPTION: 5 minutes, 13 second vlog by Courage Bacchus. Courage is a Guyuanse woman with dark brown skin and a medium magenta bob. She is wearing a neon pink cropped tank top and black exercise shorts. She is sitting on a pink yoga mat in a decorated room with colorful artwork and plants. The book, Bold Words from Black Women is on display. TITLE SLIDE: A still of Courage showing the book, Bold Word for Black women open to the page on Angela Davis. Angela Davis is a Black woman with a long afro. An illustration of Angela is featured along with the quote, “No Human Being is Illegal”. Bright alternating yellow and pink text on a light pink background reads in 3 lines: #DeafWokeArtisticWellness, Empowerment, By Courage Baccus. Sign language interpretation and closed captioning logos are shown to indicate accessibility. DISCLAIMER SLIDE: Yellow text with a warning label on a black background: Disclaimer: All information presented in this video, including: text, images, audio, or other formats were created for informational purposes only. The Content is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay seeking it because of something you learned through this video. COURAGE: (Drinks water from a teal glass): Ahh! Finally! Water is truly important! If you are thirsty I encourage you to drink plenty of water and stay hydrated. You know, in this month of celebrating women, on Women’s Day, and throughout the month I am so inspired by all of the feminists, the empowerment, the beauty, the strong, spirited expression, and powerful voices. This is one of my favorite months! My favorite actress, Viola Davis, she just has a way with words that stick with me. Thanks to my friend April for sharing her YouTube videos, I've been inspired by Viola’s words time and time again. Her words really touch me. I feel like the messages are speaking to me: I’m encouraging you– yes, I recognize mental health really exists, people all over the world deserve to have free therapy. At the same time caring for yourself, caring for myself, is so important. My favorite quote by Viola Davis says, “Talk with yourself. Follow what you say. Always look in the mirror.” I always look in the mirror everyday. I get up and stretch, I breathe, I go to the bathroom and brush my teeth, I wash my face, I care for myself, I wash my hands then I look in the mirror and say, “You are worthy.” Okay, copy me and say, “You are worthy!. I am worthy. You are worthy. I am worthy. You are worthy.” Say it loud, “YOU ARE WORTHY! I AM WORTHY!” That’s from Viola Davis. I love that quote and it just stays with me. I am so grateful for her and also my friend April. One day I was shopping at Walmart and I saw a very special book. It was like this book was shining on the shelf and I was drawn to it: Bold Words from Black Women. The book was about 50 Black women and their strong inspiring, impactful, bold, fearless words. I want to show you something! One second. (Shows book) See! Bold Words from Black Women: Inspiration and Truths from 50 Extraordinary Leaders Who Helped Shape Our World. Out of these 50 women another leader I admire is Dange—my bad– (thinks) Angela Davis. Let me catch my breath. Let me show you my favorite Angela Davis quote. (Reads from book) Angela Davis said, “No human being is illegal.” No human being is illegal! (Shows book) “No human being is illegal.” Where is human equality? Ever since I was a little girl Black women have always inspired me. I look up to different Black leaders– my mom is my leader, my mom is my supermom, my mom is my single mom. I love my mom, she did her best. She sacrificed so much for me and my brother. I’m so grateful for my mom, Evlynder Manifold. She is Guyanese. She immigrated to Toronto for a new life for my brother and I. I look at my mother and see her working hard, always. My mom deserves to be celebrated today and this month. Thank you. Happy Womens Day! Yay! Love you all! END SLIDE: Yellow text on black background reads: #DeafWokeArtisticWellness END TRANSCRIPT AND CONTENT DESCRIPTION.]

[TRANSCRIPT AND CONTENT DESCRIPTION: Vlog of Ashlea Hayes demonstrating four ProTactile Vocabulary terms. Ashlea is a light skinned black woman with long black ringlet curls. She is wearing large silver hoop earrings and a black v neck shirt. Behind her is a white wall and hallway. Ashlea opens the vlog with a ProTactile greeting. TITLE SLIDE: Still of Ashlea signing a ProTactile greeting with her hands crossed over her chest and smiling. Yellow and pink text reads: #DeafWokeArtisticWellness. DeafBlind 101: PT Vocabulary by Ashlea Hayes. DISCLAIMER SLIDE: Yellow text with a warning label on a black background: Disclaimer: All information presented in this video, including: text, images, audio, or other formats were created for informational purposes only. The Content is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay seeking it because of something you learned through this video. ASHLEA: Hi! Welcome back to DeafBlind 101. Today I would like to share a few PT (ProTactile) vocabulary terms that will help you communicate if you happen to meet someone DeafBlind for the first time. Are you ready? The first vocabulary term is a tactile head nod. It does not mean yes– it is a representation of a head nodding in agreement. [Ashela demonstrates by tapping her shoulder with a flat palm handshape. Ashleas head nods in conjunction with the tapping movement.] Next, we have YES. [Ashlea demonstrates PT by signing yes against her shoulder in an up and down motion.] Third, the term is NO. [Ashlea demonstrates the PT sign for NO: a flat palm brushing horizontally back and forth on her shoulder. Her head shakes in time with the movement.] Fourth, laughing out loud (LOL) or laughter. [Ashlea demonstrates PT laughter on her shoulder by gripping a 5 handshape to a claw handshape in quick succession while laughing.] Thank you! Love you! [Close ups of Ashlea’s hand on blue patterned fabric appear demonstrating each of the following ProTactile signs appear in succession with English descriptors in yellow hexagonal textboxes: Nod Head (hand tapping) Yes (closed fist moving up and down) No (palm down hand sliding back and forth) Laughing Out Loud (palm down with fingers spread wide contracting to a claw shape repeatedly) END SLIDE: Pink text on a black background: #DeafWokeArtisticWellness END TRANSCRIPT AND CONTENT DESCRIPTION]