{"id":6053,"date":"2009-04-06T14:50:59","date_gmt":"2009-04-06T09:50:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/?p=6053"},"modified":"2009-04-06T05:49:50","modified_gmt":"2009-04-06T10:49:50","slug":"oic-movies-a-new-deaf-website-in-asl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/2009\/04\/06\/oic-movies-a-new-deaf-website-in-asl\/","title":{"rendered":"OIC Movies- A New Deaf Website in ASL!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>OIC Movies- A New Deaf Website in ASL!<\/p>\n<p>Press Release<\/p>\n<p>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<\/p>\n<p>March 30, 2009 ? Detroit, Michigan ? OIC Movies announces the launch<br \/>\nof www.oicmovies.com an online channel for news, entertainment and<br \/>\ninformation exclusively in American Sign Language (ASL).<\/p>\n<p>The website is designed for use by the Deaf and hard of hearing<br \/>\ncommunities, where ASL is their native language. The site features ASL<br \/>\ncontent curated and organized by sign language professionals, pop-up<br \/>\nvideo explanations in ASL on how to navigate the website, and Deaf<br \/>\non-camera talent.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to curated content, original videos are produced by the<br \/>\nOIC Movies team on Deaf culture and a variety of other topics not<br \/>\ncurrently available anywhere else in America Sign Language.<\/p>\n<p>OIC Movies reporter Mary Luczki has always wanted to deliver news and<br \/>\ninformation in her first language, America Sign Language (ASL) but<br \/>\nuntil now was limited by technology. ?This has been a life-long dream<br \/>\nof mine. Twenty years ago all we had to work with was VHS tape. I?m<br \/>\nvery excited about this business.?<\/p>\n<p>OIC Movies will be sponsoring the Deaf Teen America Pageant at the<br \/>\nEmerald Theater in Mt. Clemens, Michigan on April 10th and 11th. The<br \/>\nOIC story booth will be on-site to record participants and attendee<br \/>\nstories for broadcast on oicmovies.com.<\/p>\n<p>The vision of OIC Movies is to provide the best available resource<br \/>\nfor news, information and entertainment in American Sign Language. We<br \/>\ndo this by producing original programming in ASL and organizing<br \/>\navailable ASL content from the web.<\/p>\n<p>OIC Movies is a full-service production company, specializing in<br \/>\nAmerican Sign Language production. Services include translation of<br \/>\nexisting content into American Sign Language and the design and<br \/>\nproduction of original American Sign Language content.<\/p>\n<p>Contact:<\/p>\n<p>Carrie LeZotte<\/p>\n<p>info@oicmovies.com<\/p>\n<p>(313) 567-4778<\/p>\n<p>VP (313) 483-7183<\/p>\n<p>Website: http:\/\/www.oicmovies.com\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>OIC Movies- A New Deaf Website in ASL! Press Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 30, 2009 ? 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