Becky Soundy
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Born
Rebeca Lourdes García Soundy

(1993-04-11) 11 April 1993 (age 30)
San Salvador, El Salvador
Occupation(s)Deaf educator, YouTuber
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Years active2017–present
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Rebeca Lourdes García Soundy[1] (born 11 April 1993)[2] is a Salvadoran deaf educator and YouTuber. She teaches Salvadoran Sign Language (LESSA) and American Sign Language (ASL). Her channel aims to raise societal awareness of deaf culture and sign language.

Biography

Soundy was born in San Salvador on 11 April 1993.[2] Her mother Yanira is an author and lawyer.[3] When Soundy was nine months old, she was diagnosed with profound hearing loss from a reaction to an antibiotic.[4] She began her schooling in an American Sign Language (ASL)-medium school for the deaf.[3] After sixth grade, she was transferred to a mainstream secondary school. In 2017, she graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Education Sciences (specializing in Special Education) from the Universidad Evangélica de El Salvador.[2] In 2013, she gave a presentation to the United Nations regarding human rights for deaf Salvadorans.[5] She is the first profoundly deaf Salvadoran to earn a degree in special education.[4]

Soundy is the director of the Fundación Manos Mágicas (Magic Hands Foundation). During the COVID-19 pandemic in El Salvador, she started offering online classes in Salvadoran Sign Language (LESSA) while her in-person classes were on hold.[5] She has also founded EducaSordo, a platform for deaf education.[6] In addition to education, she has participated in working groups with other NGOs for human rights issues, including campaigns against trafficking of disabled people.[5]

Soundy started a YouTube channel called "Becky Soundy TV" in July 2017 to raise awareness of sign language.[4] She also has associated accounts on Instagram and Facebook.[7][8][9] In July 2019, she became a presenter for Canal 12's morning show Hola El Salvador.[10] She participated in International Week of the Deaf 2020 events held by Colombia's Radiónica and RTVC Sistema de Medios Públicos.[11][12]

References

  1. ^ "Esta salvadoreña sorda se ha convertido en una estrella en las redes sociales". Telemundo (in Spanish). 6 February 2021. Archived from the original on 7 February 2021. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Mi historia..." Becky Soundy (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  3. ^ a b Laguan, Jonathan (10 May 2018). ""Hace casi 25 años descubrí la sordera de mi segunda hija": carta para las madres salvadoreñas que luchan por sus hijos con discapacidades físicas". La Prensa Gráfica (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 29 May 2018. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  4. ^ a b c Alfaro, Xiomara (1 June 2018). "Rebeca Soundy, la primera youtuber sorda de El Salvador. Conoce su historia". El Diario de Hoy - elsalvador.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 19 March 2021. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  5. ^ a b c Alfaro, Xiomara (25 September 2020). "Becky Soundy, una maestra sorda que rompe paradigmas y se reinventa para impartir clases en medio de la pandemia". El Diario de Hoy - elsalvador.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 27 September 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  6. ^ Carranza, Pamela (24 October 2020). "Becky Soundy, sin límites frente a la vida". Diario El Salvador (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 1 November 2020. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  7. ^ Lemus, Lissette (2 June 2018). "Perseverante y apasionada, la primera youtuber sorda de El Salvador". El Diario de Hoy - elsalvador.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 14 August 2021. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  8. ^ Laguan, Jonathan (16 April 2018). "Esta es la historia de Becky Soundy, youtuber sorda, salvadoreña y con deseos de ayudar a otros". La Prensa Gráfica (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 17 April 2018. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  9. ^ Hernández Lovos, Patricia (2 April 2018). "Becky Soundy: Mucho más que una youtuber". El Target (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  10. ^ Alfaro, Xiomara (12 July 2019). "5 fotos de Becky Soundy, el nuevo rostro de Hola El Salvador". El Diario de Hoy - elsalvador.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 14 August 2021. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  11. ^ "Semana Internacional de la Persona Sorda en Live de Chévere Pensar en Voz Alta de Radiónica". RTVC Sistema de Medios Públicos (in Spanish). 23 September 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  12. ^ Ochoa Ruiz, Jane (25 September 2020). "Personajes destacados de la cultura sorda en la actualidad". Radiónica (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 5 October 2020.

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