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Deaf and Non-Deaf Professionals: Whose culture is it?
Fulton Sun In the field of deaf services such as deaf education, deaf mental health, deaf independent living programs, etc., there is often a disparity between the number of non-deaf and the number of deaf professionals. Often the number or authority of non-deaf … Click here to see more…
Two deaf suspects arrested for gas station robbery
San Gabriel Valley Tribune HACIENDA HEIGHTS – Deputies arrested two deafmen after armed robbers hit a gas station Monday night and took $300. Deputies were helped by a witness who followed one of the getaway vehicles and jotted down the license plate. Click here to see more…
Message from Sprint Relay
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Update and opportunity for feedback on the Rochester Deaf Housing projects
YOU ARE INVITED What: Update, Questions, Answers, Feedback When: May 22, 2012 Where: Rochester School for the Deaf, Auditorium Time: 7:00 p.m. Ms Gillian Conde, Vice-President of Housing, from DePaul will give an update of the purchase and progress of the parcel next to the Woodcrest Manor in Henrietta. Community members will have an opportunity [...]
SAVE THE DATE!! — ASL-interpreted Service–Shavuot Day #2 (w/ Yizkor) (May 28th)
We’re thrilled to announce another sign-language-interpreted Service on the Second Day of Shavuot, when we celebrate G-d giving us the Torah, and hope that you can join us! WHAT: A Service with full readings from the Torah, Haftorah (Prophets), and the Book of Ruth…not to mention a special Yizkor (Memorial) Service, too, to remember those [...]
Deaf users campaign for US-style video relay service
ZDNet UK (blog) After a decade of having their needs neglected by telecoms providers, leaders of the UK’s deaf community have written an open letter published in today’s Times newspaper. They are campaigning for a universally-accessible video relay service of the sort … Click here to read more…
Settlement OK’d over deaf mental health services
NECN LOUIS (AP) — A federal judge has approved settlement of a lawsuit filed on behalf of more than 1000 deaf Missourians over mental health services for the deaf. US District Judge Matt Whitworth approved the settlement Thursday in Jefferson City in a … Click here to read news…
Ocean Deaf Club
Ocean Deaf Club *ODC* will NOT have Lingo on May 19th due to MKSD/ NJ School for Deaf Reunion. Please see flyer below for NEW DATE. Ocean Deaf Club, Inc. Lingo Game Nite **NEW** “BONUS LINGO” When: Saturday, May 26TH Time: 6:30 to 11 pm Members: $10.00 Non-Members: $12.00 The Presbyterian Church in Lakehurst [...]
State settles deaf Missourians’ claims of flawed mental health care
STLtoday.com JEFFERSON CITY • Missouri and representatives of the more than 1000 deaf Missouri adults and children won approval of the settlement of a two-year-old lawsuit Thursday that had alleged that the state provided inadequate mental health services to the … Click here to see more…
Roswell deaf child allegedly molested on school bus
NorthFulton.com A 10-year-old deaf boy has accused two teenage classmates, one 14 and the other 16, of molesting him repeatedly on their school bus. All three boys rode the bus to get to the Atlanta School for the Deaf in Clarkston. The alleged abuse only stopped once … Click here to see more…
