Free Membership - Access to more than just media

Families and school personnel (including those in training) who have at least one student with a disability can sign up for free membership.

A video screenshot of men in midevil costumes featuring our containing closed captioning

Accessible Media

Standards-aligned videos with high-quality captions and audio description.

A screenshot of a video in our Learning Center with an arrow pointing to the Create Clip button

Teaching Tools

Create lessons and assign videos to managed Student Accounts.

A video still of someone doing Sign Language with the closed caption reading 'You can practice reading my signs.'

Training Videos

Educator and sign language training videos for school personnel and families.

Achieving Goals! Career Stories of Individuals Who Are Deaf and Hard of Hearing: DEAFfinitely Dynamic (Vol. 3)

32 minutes 51 seconds

Now Playing As: Captioned (English)

Men and women of different ethnic and social backgrounds come together to discuss how dreams can become reality through motivation, hard work, education and, most importantly, a belief in oneself. This award-winning program (The United States International Film and Video Festival Award) encourages viewers to set goals and stay focused. Highlights New York Yankee Curtis Pride, president of ADWAS (Abused Deaf Women's Advocacy Services) Marilyn J. Smith, president of DOOR America (Deaf Opportunities Outreach) Caesar Torres, and mentor Dr. Yolanda Rodriguez-Fraticelli. Part of the "Achieving Goals! Career Stories of Individuals Who Are Deaf and Hard of Hearing" series.

Media Details

Runtime: 32 minutes 51 seconds

Topic: Careers, Deaf Life
Subtopic: Deaf - General, Job Skills
Grade/Interest Level: 10 - 12
Standards:

Release Year: 2003
Producer/Distributor: Pepnet-Northeast/NTID
Series: Achieving Goals! Career Stories of Individuals Who Are Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Report a Problem

Request a DVD

Members Only - Apply Now

Woman wears scrubs, cap, mask, and surgical gloves and holds a surgical tool. Caption. You think of the extra work she's done to come where she is.

An optometrist uses a phoropter during a child's eye exam. Caption. Seeing children who have auditory problems.

Closeup of child with mouth wide open for a medical exam, eyes looking down their nose at a person shining a light in their mouth. Caption. I would like to consider myself as a caring person.

A person holding a dog on a leash while someone in a lab coat examines the dog. The dog's ears are back, and the dog looks nervous. Caption: I pay attention quite a bit to how the animals behave.

2 men wearing disposable hair caps talk over a large industrial-sized mixer on floor. Caption. He tested his family recipes by opening his own business.

Baseball player runs to first base as first baseman holds up his mitt. Coach and umpire watch base. Caption. And they helped me become the person that I am today.

Classroom of teenagers looks at man talking next to a woman using sign language. Curtis as narrator. Caption. I had a lot of people that doubted my ability.

Man using sign language while looking at a seated man facing him. Caption. Brian conducts presentations on being deaf in the workplace.

Viewer Comments

Anonymous (Covina, CA)

September 13th, 2016 at 02:18 PM

Great video showcasing high achieving Deaf adults and their contributions to their community and the world.

AI Scene Description Feedback

Language / Accessibility Settings

Accessibility Selection

Free Membership - Access to more than just media

Accessible Media

Teaching Tools

Training Videos

Learning Center

Accessibility Information

Accessibility Guidelines

Help Center

Continuing Education and Professional Development

QuickClasses

Workshops

Modules

Students

Make your educational content accessible and broadly available.

Accessibility

Distribution

Meet our partners

About the Described and Captioned Media Program

Services

Projects

Privacy and TOS

Mission and Funding

Browse Topics

Keyboard Shortcuts