To most folks, a day working from home means time all alone and taking it easy.
And while telecommuting does come with its own benefits, Alex Abenchuchan isn't like
most people.
First thing every morning he's in his office searching for the most important new stories
of the day and getting ready to connect with hundreds and thousands of people from his
home in Buda.
ALEX: Really, my bread and butter is the daily news that I do here in my home studio and
the things that I'm covering from the news stories I'm finding on the internet.
I'll usually pick around eight news stories and then distribute it online.
First it felt funny, it felt like, as if I was talking to myself.
I didn't know if people were even gonna like it.
BOB: Uncertainty did not stop him from stepping into the spotlight.
Three years ago, Alex started doing something that would not have been possible without
social media.
Delivering an online newscast from his spare bedroom entirely in American Sign Language.
So I was born deaf and both of my parents are deaf as well, so I grew up with American
Sign Language as my primary language.
I can remember when Russia was doing the annex of Crimea.
Huge news story.
I noticed that the deaf community wanted to know what it was that was going on but they
wanted to have it accessed in American Sign Language.
There's a bit of a disconnect between the deaf community being able to keep up with
the news.
A lot of deaf people enjoy reading captions but reading captions isn't the same as having
it in your own native language when you're watching the news.
So I had decided to do just a short little video to explain what it was that was going
on and I posted it to Facebook and it got shared over 300 times.
Social media has really just changed the game.
I can do everything right here with a computer and a camera and do the same work.
I'm just able to do it and if people like what you're doing, you know, your viewership
will increase.
BOB: Lights, camera, action.
And so The Daily Moth was born.
Fluttering into the streets of the information super highway.
When responses started pouring in from all over, Alex took it as a sign to keep going.
Now he receives hundreds of comments, thumbs up, and even art from appreciative fans.
ALEX: I always get emails, comments everyday, just saying, 'thank you so much for doing
this.'
Sometimes I'll meet someone in person and they'll ask, you know, 'hey can I take a selfie
with you?'
You're a celebrity.
Uh, yeah, in the deaf community.
Yeah, there's a lot of recognition that I've got because lots of people are watching.
The hearing community doesn't know me, I'm kind of hidden in their world.
BOB: Well, his face may not be on the cover of tabloids but Alex does deserve some fame.
Behind the door of The Daily Moth is a one man band.
And a tour of his tiny studio is proof..
And so this is where the magic is happening.
BOB: ...that it's all still very homegrown.
But shining a light on a community spread across the world.
While other countries are very condensed and everyone is born into the same culture and
has the same food and has a very similar experience growing up, for us in the deaf community,
I might be the only deaf person in the house.
ASL is kind of what connects us.
I use my toe to control it and then I'll do my sign language from there.
That's amazing!
And there are hearing people that can learn American Sign Language as well.
Hello, I've got a special guest here today and what's your name?
Kelli, and Kelli is from
BOTH: Texas Country Reporter.
Report.
Report.
Report-er, there you go We can't grow ear cells so it's tuff for us to join you but
you can always join us.
The internet and social media's been so important 'cause I feel this connection of what it is
that's going on out in the world.
American Sign Language is it's own language.
It has its own grammar, it has its own rules, its own structure, it is its own culture.
Deaf people depend on lights to see each other signing, so when we come to a place that's
really dark, we tend to gather where the light is brightest, so that we as deaf people are
kind of like moths.
So it's kind of funny, it's a deaf culture thing to be a moth, so that's where the show's
name came from The Daily Moth.
There's kind of this, like, looking down on us, but you gotta understand that for me and
for the rest of the deaf community it's our own reality.
We're fine, we're doing well.
We wanna be viewed as equals.
And the world is unlimited.
There's so many languages, cultures, people all around the world, it's impossible to experience
everyone's life.
But, you know, is one superior to another?
I think we're all just equal.
I think we have different experiences based on our upbringing and, you know, being deaf
is just one of those diverse parts of life.
BOB: Deaf humor, deaf culture, deaf news, all bringing the deaf community closer together.
Using visual language rich with expression, The Daily Moth is a testament to the human
desire for connection, the need to feel understood that all of share.
And for Alex Abenchuchan, well, that's what it's all about.
Everyone wants to find their purpose in life.
I love getting to be behind the camera, to do news, and to use American Sign Language
to meet all these different people.
I also feel like I'm giving a service to the community that they're benefiting from, so
it's a beautiful thing and I want to continue doing this for a while.
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