the environment through my eyes
The hearing diverse community connects with the environment and nature like any other community. Their stories connect to daily life growing up in the Puerto Rican culture among the mountains, rivers, parks and the beach. However, its population is affected by the lack of access to outdoor educational programs that include sign language interpretation. The short film “the environment through my eyes”Conservation Opportunity shares stories of passion, hardship and community; inspired by outdoor activities in nature.
This audiovisual highlights the “Hookeate con la Pesca” event that took place on July 22, 2023. It also focuses on the efforts of the organization Conservation Opportunity that seeks the necessary change to normalize access to environmental programs for the hearing impaired community.
The short film highlights the “Hookeate with Fishing” event that took place on July 22, 2023. It also focuses on the efforts of an organization, Conservation Opportunity, which seeks the change needed to normalize access to environmental programs for the hearing-impaired community.
Watch for the release of the short film in October 2023!
Production by Ranger Randy Creative LLC in collaboration with Conservation Opportunity Inc. and Hispanic Access Foundation. Interpretation by ASL Caribe Access and ASLES Corp.
Where to see it?
“the environment through my eyes” will be available through the Youtube channel of Conservation Opportunity after being presented for the first time in Our Heritage Our Planet Film Week, during the week of October 10-13, 2023.
What is the experience of the hearing diverse community with the environment and wildlife?
In this short film you will see the positive attitude of this community, their appreciation for educational programs accessible to them and a nonprofit that seeks to connect them to opportunities.
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Behind the Scenes
Our dedicated team of Conservation Opportunity, Ranger Randy Creative LLC and collaborators worked hard to coordinate the “Hookeate con La Pesca” event to capture the joy of its participants, conducted interviews with deaf, partially deaf, profoundly deaf, hearing and nature lovers.
Through this work we hope to raise awareness of the great importance of access to this type of program for the hearing impaired community and their experiences with nature in general.
