Casar Jacobson Explained

Casar Jacobson
Birth Date:November 8, 1985
Nationality:Norwegian and Canadian
Occupation:Public speaker, human rights activist, actress
Miss Canada Globe 2012/2013
Website:https://casarjacobson.com/

Casar Jacobson (born November 8, 1985) is a Norwegian-Canadian actress, scientist UN disability rights campaigner and beauty pageant titleholder,[1] from Vancouver, British Columbia. She is a disability, equality and gender rights activist, and United Nations Women Youth Champion.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] She has also been a successful pageant contestant, winning multiple titles, including Miss Canada Globe.[6] [7]

Jacobson gradually became deaf in her twenties.[1]

Early life and education

Cäsar Jacobson was born in Norway and grew up in Austria until age four where she moved back home and lived in Norway, Canada, and Germany. She attended university in Germany attaining her M.Sc. where she had already begun needing assistance for communication. She had trouble with hearing since birth[8] she was profoundly hard of hearing by her teens and become completely deaf in her twenties, eventually receiving a Cochlear Implant.[9]

She completed her M.Sc. in genetics. In addition to that, she is also the first deaf person to graduate from Canada's Health Care Assistant program; currently, she is inspired to be a doctor.

Career

In 2012 she was selected as audience favourite in Miss Universe Canada.[10] [11] [12] In 2013 she won the title Miss British Columbia Globe 2012/2013.[13] After that, she became Miss Canada Globe 2013. She traveled to Albania to compete in the Miss Globe pageant, in which she was awarded the title of "Miss Peace".[14]

Jacobson is credited for appearing in ABC's The Good Doctor, Bomb City, Talk to the Hands, and The Murders.

Having lost her hearing in both ears, Jacobson is profoundly deaf. She is a disability activist and gender equality spokesperson for UN Global Compact Canada.[15] Working with the United Nations entity as a Youth Champion and Planet 50/50 champion on Women Empowerment, Gender Equality, and a sub-sector in disabilities, Deaf culture and entrepreneurialism she also is involved in women's organizations and projects for women with disabilities worldwide.[16] [17]

Filmography

Film
YearTitleRoleNotes
2014Behind the DressHerselfDocumentary short
2017Bomb CityOfficer Denny's WifeUncredited
2021Came with CuffsSiyahShort film
2022Talk to the HandsEmma's Deaf Co-workerPost-production
Television
YearTitleRoleNotes
2019The MurdersEmily HarrisEpisode 5: "Toxic"
2020The Good DoctorBartenderSeason 3 episode 18: "Heartbreak"
Lights! CameraSigns!HerselfDocumentary short
Filming

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: Staley, Erin. The Most Influential Female Activists. Rosen Publishing. 2019. 978-1508179634. New York. 72.
  2. News: Sullivan. Sullivan. Future Cities Need Technology That Understands All Humans. December 21, 2017. VICE. April 30, 2020. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200430011045/https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/43qw9g/future-cities-need-technology-that-understands-all-humans. April 30, 2020.
  3. News: Jacobson. Casar. April 6, 2017. From where I stand: "Technology sees skills before gender and disability". en. UNWomen.org. United Nations. live. May 1, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200501084924/https://www.unwomen.org/en/news/stories/2017/4/from-where-i-stand-casar-jacobson. May 1, 2020.
  4. News: IW's Day spotlights impact of changing world of work. 2017-03-07. United Nations Sustainable Development. 2017-06-20. en-US. 2017-05-30. https://web.archive.org/web/20170530074845/http://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/blog/2017/03/international-womens-day-spotlights-impact-of-changing-world-of-work-2/. live.
  5. Watch Live as the United Nations Celebrates International Women's Day. Begley. Sarah. Time. 2017-06-20. 2017-06-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20170619234658/http://time.com/4694983/united-nations-international-womens-day/. live.
  6. News: Berrington. Reg. Katelynn Dow: pageant provides experience of a lifetime. 100 Mile House Free Press. Torstar. September 12, 2012. 3. https://web.archive.org/web/20200508212127/https://www.100milefreepress.net/community/katelynn-dowe-pageant-provides-experience-of-a-lifetime/. May 8, 2020.
  7. Web site: Marion. Kelly. Fancy hats and fashion with "Ladies Who Lunch". https://web.archive.org/web/20140407085320/http://www.vancouverobserver.com/blogs/beevancity/fancy-hats-and-fashion-ladies-who-lunch?page=0%2C1. April 7, 2014. vancouverobserver.com. April 4, 2014. 2. October 13, 2013. dead.
  8. Web site: 2020-03-27 . Hearing Loss Hero: Casar Jacobson . 2022-07-14 . Hearing Associates of Las Vegas . en-US.
  9. Web site: 14 Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing People Who Changed the World . 2022-07-14 . Ai-Media creating accessibility, one word at a time. . en-AU.
  10. News: Miss Universe Canada kicks off. February 27, 2014. Toronto Sun. May 18, 2012. November 13, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141113170600/http://www.torontosun.com/2012/05/18/miss-universe-canada-kicks-off. live.
  11. Web site: Transgender beauty contestant takes spotlight from rivals. https://web.archive.org/web/20140305075713/http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/transgender-beauty-contestant-takes-spotlight-from-rivals-1.1242246. March 5, 2014. CBC News. CBC/Canadian Press. February 28, 2014. May 17, 2012. Vancouver's Casar Jacobson got the night's most audience votes.
  12. News: May 18, 2012. Reaction mixed to transgender contestant at Miss Universe Canada. en. The Chronicle Herald. SaltWire Network. Halifax Nova Scotia. dead. April 30, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20130329041132/https://www.thechronicleherald.ca/artslife/97783-reaction-mixed-to-transgender-contestant-at-miss-universe-canada/. March 29, 2013.
  13. Web site: Miss Canada Globe. https://web.archive.org/web/20140304000013/http://www.misscanada.tv/pb/wp_95ed75a4/wp_95ed75a4.html. March 4, 2014. MissCanada.tv. February 27, 2014.
  14. Web site: Miss Globe 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20140305042544/http://www.themissglobe.com/2012/. March 5, 2014. TheMissGlobe.com. February 27, 2014.
  15. Web site: Casar Jacobson. Global Compact Network Canada. en-CA. 2020-04-30. 2018-09-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20180909172059/https://www.globalcompact.ca/genderequality2017/casar-jacobson/. live.
  16. Web site: Amplifying the voices of women with disabilities. UNSDN. 2017-06-13. UNSDN - United Nations Social Development Network. 2017-06-20. 2017-09-22. https://web.archive.org/web/20170922191208/http://unsdn.org/2017/06/13/amplifying-the-voices-of-women-with-disabilities/. live.
  17. Web site: "We need more innovation": disability advocate United Nations Radio. 2017-03-09. www.unmultimedia.org. en-US. 2017-06-20. 2017-03-17. https://web.archive.org/web/20170317214156/http://www.unmultimedia.org/radio/english/2017/03/we-need-more-innovation-disability-advocate/#.WUhsLDOB3BI. live.