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Who is Paul?
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*** WELCOME TO DEAF IMAGES! ***
Greetings! I am Paul Kiel. I am the owner and founder of Deaf Images. It is a digital video production company as well as wearing other hats for advocacy.
My hobbies and interests are reading, fishing, swimming, hiking, collecting antiques and oddities, writing, cooking, videography, communications technology, human interest stories, deaf advocacy, history, world politics, crafts and traveling.
I do wear many hats for being *Deaf Activist - *Deaf Author - *Deaf Advocate - *ASL Teacher - *ASL Storyteller - *ASL Videographer.
My past accomplishments are:
*Central Institute For the Deaf - Elementary/Primary Education -Diploma - June 1967
*Webster Groves High School - Secondary Education - Diploma - June 1971
*Gallaudet University/Rochester Institute of Technology - Diploma - Business Technology - May 1978
*University of Missouri at St. Louis - BA - Communication - August 2004
Working on Masters in Mass Communication
My past experiences in working community are:
dishwasher, chef's assistant, bus boy, media specialist, teacher's assistant, errand boy, plumber's assistant, bookkeeper, volunteer, activist, factory worker, federal government employee, data entry operator, resident advisor, file clerk, accounting clerk, janitor, cafeteria worker, manager, resident manager, facility manager, deaf services coordinator, administrative assistant, chief executive officer, executive director, president, fundraiser, banking operations, actor, producer/director, grantwriter, videographer, event planner, library assistant, television engineer, painter's assistant, ASL teacher and more hats to wear.
Some Deaf community accomplishments are:
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Newman Club 1972-1973
Preparatory Drama - Lighting Manager 1972
Buff and Blue - Reporter 1973
Preparatory Rat Funeral - Priest May 1973
Gallaudet College (now University) Soccer Team - 1972-1973
Gallaudet College Library 1972-1973
Gallaudet College Television Studio 1972-1973
NTID TV Studio Engineer - 1974
Student Newsletter Editor, News Editor, Acting Editor (EYE, NSC Journal, The Observing Eye)
President, NTID Student Congress 1975-1976
Mr. NTID 1975 Award
NSC President's Award 1976
RIT Student Judical Committee 1976
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Ticket Sales for Deaf Awareness Program - RTR Banquet 1977
RTR's 20th Anniversary Gala at Downtown St. Louis 1987
Deaf Awareness Program at South County Mall 1989
Deaf Awareness Program 1990
Vincent Spicuzza Humanities Award 1995
Deaf Festivals 1994, 1995, 1996
DEAF IMPROV 2004
GSLAD GRAND OPENING 2005
SHOW ME DEAF FILM FESTIVAL
2007
DEAFHOOD WORKSHOP 2008 (MoAD)
LEADERSHIP AND PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURE TRAINING WITH LIBBY POLLARD 2009 (GSLAD)
"VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR 2009" from GSLAD
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Missouri Chapter of American Sign Language Teachers Association President 2004-2005 ASLTA - American Sign Language Teachers Association - working on provisional certification
**Now a crowning achievement is teaching ASL to student interpreters this fall (August 2009). After more than 30 years of grassroots ASL education, I am delighted to be in academic environment to work with student interpreters. It is a new ball game for me. I have taught hearing people (medic people, firemen, police and common people with variety of reasons. It is challenging and it is fun! I know it is not easy learning sign language. It all takes your heart and mind to focus on the visual language. If you open up to learning it, you will succeed. Remember that the deaf community do not use the ears. It is a different sensory perception as compared to those who use hearing to do all the stuff. It is a different ballgame for us so we try to educate them to be a fluent signer and be able to perceive what we are saying. The concept of communication is a two way street... you send a message - the other party gets it and responds to you! That is communication!
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Greater St. Louis Association of the Deaf President - 2005-2006 Secretary - 2007-2008-2009 National Association of Deaf (NAD) - Supporting member
______________________________________________ My favorite and personal quotes are: "Audism spreads while good Deaf people do nothing!" "You want to be Deaf or not to be Deaf? That is your choice! I choose to be Deaf and I am happy with my ASL language, Deaf Culture, Deaf Pride and Deaf Way. I am a survivor in the hearing world." "ASL is a visual language. It can bridge both worlds! It is actually up to them to cross the bridge to our Deaf world!" "You have to be Deaf to understand. Similar to walking a mile in my shoes....there is no need to patronize or manipulate us. We are capable of taking care of ourselves. The major obstacle in working world is the attitudinal barriers. When the hearing people refuse to learn ASL and do not show compassion, they have failed to cross the bridge." "It takes a Deaf village to make a Deaf individual successful! We need to promote and advocate for social changes. It requires commitment and loyalty to make this process work." "Hemming and hawing about it will not advance anything." "It is a serious responsibility and a challenge for every Deaf individual to master the destiny for our Deaf peers." "Believe in yourself and things will happen!" My favorite quote from other speakers - "Tough times never last, tough people do!" "If you think you can, you CAN!" "Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people."
Paul Kiel says:
I have been oralist and asl user. I have been to both sides of fence - oralist and signer….I wish oral school never existed. I have been exposed to abuses and ignorances. I have grown up naively thinking asl is bad. That was what some teachers told me. ASL is for stupid people. ASL is low class. Don’t do it. It is better to use your voice and speak. Years of practice yields more bullshit! I am trying to “deprogram” myself away from audism and be more advocate for ASL and proud Deaf culture. I may be angry at them for abusing me, but I have learned to move on. I just make my own choices and I decide what is best for me. I would agree with #4 about oralism being a form of audism and part of oppression. It is CONSIDERED a crime against humanity. I was slammed on both hands with a wooden ruler by an angry oral teacher!!!
Geez whiz! What is their frigging problem? They were so manipulative and selfish! So damn arrogant about their actions and how they wanted to control deaf children. It is an abuse!
Audism spreads when good Deaf people do nothing! This is going on for 126 years! Can we stamp out audism?
It is imperative that we take action to reverse the trend!
Thanks!
Posted on Aboutdeaf.com - December 11, 2006 in response to "Oral Deaf Education Experience"
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Watch for upcoming book, TO BE DEAF OR NOT TO BE DEAF: THE PAUL KIEL STORY!
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