philippines Archives - DeafNiche https://deafniche.com/tag/philippines/ Everything about the Deaf Community! Wed, 20 Nov 2019 04:27:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://deafniche.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/cropped-logo_gigantic_png-32x32.png philippines Archives - DeafNiche https://deafniche.com/tag/philippines/ 32 32 70 to 280: How 11 Deaf Employees Helped Manila’s Street Safety https://deafniche.com/70-280-11-deaf-employees-helped-manilas-street-safety/ Wed, 07 Dec 2016 11:58:40 +0000 http://deafniche.com/?p=9584 Manila is the capital of the island country, the Philippines and it is a large metropolitan hub–which means heavy traffic in the streets are the norm. Motorists and cars sharing the roads cause congestion, ranking the city in 12th place in the world for the worst traffic (List by Country on Numbeo.) Because of this, […]

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]]> Deaf Filipino Artist Wows People With Nails https://deafniche.com/deaf-filipino-artist-wows-people-nails/ Sun, 29 May 2016 04:08:05 +0000 http://blog.deafniche.com/?p=9106 Check out amazing nail art by this Filipino artist! Joey Felipe is a deaf artist in the Philippines-he creates art from nails and string. Carefully planning of the image and positioning of the nails are what make the art. He also works with other mediums too, not just nails as seen in the video. He […]

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]]> Canada Denies Filipina Residency Because Her Daughter is Deaf https://deafniche.com/canada-denies-filipina-daughter-deaf/ Sun, 01 May 2016 09:50:44 +0000 http://blog.deafniche.com/?p=9052 Canada’s government stated “it would have been a burden on the government’s funding for special education.” A mom came to Canada in 2007 to participate in the Canadian Caregiver Program with the dream of giving her deaf daughter a better life. The Canadian Caregiver Program hired many foreign workers to help with live-in care services […]

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