{"id":35096,"date":"2017-02-10T16:17:34","date_gmt":"2017-02-10T22:17:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/?p=35096"},"modified":"2017-02-10T16:21:05","modified_gmt":"2017-02-10T22:21:05","slug":"dhh-to-feel-good-vibrations-at-music-festival-san-antonio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/2017\/02\/10\/dhh-to-feel-good-vibrations-at-music-festival-san-antonio\/","title":{"rendered":"D\/HH to Feel \u2018Good Vibrations\u2019 at Music Festival – San Antonio"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Deaf and Hard of Hearing to Feel \u2018Good Vibrations\u2019 at Music Festival<\/strong><\/p>\n

Adam Tutor<\/p>\n

FEBRUARY 8, 2017<\/p>\n

Words, music, and the sound of the wind are all vibrations \u2013 oscillating atoms that create waves that open our ear drums and bodies to the soundtrack of this world.<\/p>\n

Aid the Silent, a Texas-based nonprofit, recently announced the Good Vibrations Music & Arts Festival, an all-accommodating event geared toward the 15 million deaf and Hard of Hearing (HoH) individuals in Texas. The festival will take place rain or shine on May 20 from 4 p.m. to midnight at the 1850 Settlement.<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.aidthesilent.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n

To purchase tickets, click here.<\/p>\n

http:\/\/goodvibrationsmusicfest.com\/Tickets\/<\/a><\/p>\n

The full sensory experience comes in the form of subpacks, vibrating backpacks that connect to music and enhance vibrations so wearers feel them with more intensity. Add to that T-coils [wireless receivers that enhance sound], a moving and illuminated dance floor, interpreters, and captioning on big screens, and you have an experience that acts as an equalizer for all attendees.<\/p>\n

The equipment will be available to all concert goers, thanks in great part to the support of the festival\u2019s key sponsors Cochlear Americas, Resound Hearing Aids, and the Ear Institute of Texas, all of whom Aid the Silent (ATS) co-founder Emma Faye Rudkin lauded for uniting to represent this diverse deaf and HoH community.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is the first all-deaf friendly music festival, really in the history of music festivals,\u201d Rudkin said. \u201cIt\u2019s called Good Vibrations because the community experiences music not through [their] ears but through [their] bodies.\u201d<\/p>\n

Headliner Ben Rector will take the stage alongside Penny & Sparrow, Ryan Proudfoot, Brad Blackburn, and ATS\u2019s Rudkin.<\/p>\n

\u201cI feel the vibrations through my arms and chest,\u201d Rudkin said of her piano, guitar, and singing capabilities. \u201cAfter 10 years of speech therapy I can move my mouth in a way to create pitches and sing.\u201d She\u2019s used her musical talent, dynamic stage presence, and role as Miss San Antonio in 2015 and 2017 to share ATS\u2019s mission on more than 20 television appearances.
\nAt age 16, Rudkin moved to San Antonio with the dream of competing in the Miss America circuit and starting a nonprofit \u2013 she accomplished the latter that year.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe founded Aid the Silent and within a month we already had international recognition,\u201d Rudkin said of the nonprofit that serves individuals ages 2-18 nationwide. \u201cFamilies will apply for scholarships for hearing aids, as only 21 states cover them under health insurance. They\u2019re very expensive, about $5,000-$10,000, and if people can\u2019t afford them their children go without the resources they need.\u201d<\/p>\n

Fighting for deaf rights is a key component of ATS\u2019s efforts, especially in its deaf education branch.<\/p>\n

\u201cRight now 45% of this population graduates from high school, and only 5% graduate from college,\u201d Rudkin said of the current state the deaf and HoH community. \u201cStatistics say that even if you graduate you will generally have about a 4th grade reading level, and be at a great disadvantage.\u201d<\/p>\n

With the proper resources, a population that often feels lonely or marginalized can be empowered to speak up. Rudkin named her nonprofit Aid the Silent because she wanted to give \u201ca voice to the voiceless.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe work in four branches \u2013 deaf resources, deaf education, deaf ministry, and deaf research \u2013 these resources really change lives,\u201d said Rudkin, adding that she once was self-conscious of her voice.<\/p>\n

Local musician and youth minister Proudfoot is not a member of the deaf or HoH community, but his life changed when he met Rudkin and the ATS family.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe reason we make music is we want to share a message,\u201d Proudfoot said. \u201cTo share a message with more people is always an opportunity I\u2019m going to take.\u201d<\/p>\n

Proudfoot got involved with the organization through its annual 5K race, where he and Rudkin teamed for promotional efforts on television and across the community. \u201cI get to share and be a voice for the ministry, essentially an ambassador,\u201d he said. \u201cEspecially with a community that can\u2019t hear as well, or may never have heard the message I\u2019m getting ready to share, it\u2019s really cool.<\/p>\n

\u201cGod cares about all people, this is just another chance to love people that maybe haven\u2019t been loved [enough],\u201d Proudfoot said. \u201cYou\u2019re bringing two groups together, the hearing and the non-hearing, and you\u2019re saying, \u2018You\u2019re equal, you\u2019re all equal in this.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

SOURCE:<\/p>\n

https:\/\/therivardreport.com\/deaf-and-hard-of-hearing-to-feel-good-vibrations-at-music-festival\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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