Guam Deaf community embraces Deaf Nation CEO

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The island's deaf community embraced Deaf Nation CEO Joel Barish on Thursday evening. Deaf Nation, which was founded in 2003, is the international leader in video content, news coverage, social networking and special events for the deaf and hard-of-hearing community.

"We really want to show deaf people stories and we interview deaf people in countries all around the world," said Barish. "And it's just been a great experience and here tonight we have a presentation of people around the world we have interviewed different local deaf families. They've been able to share experiences, which has been great to show that deaf people can do everything but hear."

Guam is Barish's last stop of his World Traveler Tour, which included Sweden, India, Bhutan, Bali, and the Philippines. Barish hopes Guam's government will work harder to provide equal access for the deaf.

 

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DeafNation’s Joel Barish arrived on Guam Wednesday as part of an around-the-world tour. This is his third. Barish traveled from Austin, Texas, to Sweden, India, Bhutan, Bali, and the Philippines. Guam and Hawaii are his last stops on the 21-day journey.

Joel and his camera man are visiting Guam to create video footage for the “No Barriers with Joel Barish” program on the DeafNation website. The Guam Association of the Deaf greeted the men at the airport. Barish visited local deaf-owned businesses and conducted interviews to be aired on his online media channel. During his visit, Barish experienced the ethereal underwater world of Guam’s pristine Tumon Bay via the Atlantis submersible, as well as a dive with Seawalker Tours. The deaf media mogul also visited Lina’la’ Chamorro Cultural Park and Zorb, Guam’s newest thrill ride. Barish hosted a meet-and-greet yesterday at the Hilton Guam Resort.

“It’s an honor to welcome to Guam DeafNation founder, Joel Barish,” said GVB General Manager Joann Camacho, “GVB supports industry pioneers like Joel and Jed who have a social and cultural world view.”

Brothers Joel and Jed Barish, who are both deaf, founded DeafNation, Inc. in 2003. DeafNation, Inc. is the international leader in video content, news coverage, social networking, and special events for the greater deaf and hard-of-hearing community. Their portfolio includes the DeafNation Expo, a travel exposition for deaf businesses and the DeafNation World Expo, a bi-annual exposition that attracts more than 20,000 deaf people from 73 countries. DeafNation.com, an online media center consisting of channels like No Barriers, Through Jed’s Eyes, and Missy’s View, receives close to 2 million hits each month. In addition, the media powerhouse has over 39,450 Facebook fans and 12,710 Twitter followers.

Visit deafnation.com for more information.