Category Archives: South East DeafTimes
Daytona State board decides to settle 3 lawsuits, add women’s volleyball team
Daytona Beach News-Journal The students who filed a lawsuit with the help of the National Association of the Deaf said the college denied them “effective communication,” such as sign language interpreters and auxiliary aids, so they could succeed. In the television station … Read More….
Daytona State board to consider settling 3 lawsuits
Daytona Beach News-Journal In regard to the three students who filed a lawsuit with the help of the National Association of the Deaf, the college denied them “effective communication,” such as sign language interpreters and auxiliary aids, so they could succeed, in violation of … Click here…
OINK! News
Connecting ASL communities in (O)hio, (IN)diana, and (K)entucky – ASL OINK! Company Overview: Deaf Culture Center Inc. is the parent organization of ASL OINK, and was recently incorporated with the aim of being a socially responsible for-profit corporation, providing entertainment services with signed language communities. General Information: 2012 Silent ASL Take Over – April [...]
FEMA To Close Disaster Recovery Centers In Several Counties Saturday
LEX18 Lexington KY News Those who are deaf, hard of hearing or who have a speech disability may use TTY 800-462-7585. Those who use 711 or Video Relay Service should call 800-621-3362. If you have questions after the Johnson, Lawrence or Martin County recovery center closes … Click here…
Iowa deaf school leader to leave for Florida job
MiamiHerald.com AP IOWA CITY, Iowa — The head of the Iowa School for the Deaf is resigning to take a job in Florida, and the leader of its counterpart for blind children is expected to assume the leadership of both schools. The Iowa Board of Regents on Wednesday is … Click here…
Baby Gator to teach parents American Sign Language
University of Florida Parents will learn the benefits of American Sign Language as well as learn how to use it, teacher Keri Stacey said. Parents will also get the opportunity to learn up to 100 signs. For children from infant to school age, ASL can reduce tantrums, … Click here…
Deal may halt school closure
News & Observer State education leaders want to lease space at the state’s three residential schools for blind and deaf students to help raise enough money to avoid closing one of the schools. Wake County Superintendent Tony Tata said Friday that he hopes to soon … Click here to see more
3 campuses for deaf, blind stay in NC schools plan
Daily Comet By GARY D. ROBERTSON AP RALEIGH, NC – North Carolina’s public school for the blind will no longer be freestanding, while empty space on the campus and the state’s two schools for the deaf could be leased out for other educational offerings to save … To see more
Deaf Student’s Case Will Go to Mediation in Kanawha County
WOWK By Ann Ali, Assignment Editor – email The question of whether a South Charleston student who is hearing impaired should be required to attend Capital High School is headed to mediation. Ariel Depp, a 16-year-old who has been home schooled this year, … Click Here to see more
Helps More Than 1 Million People
National Disability Institute Initiative Helps More Than 1 Million People With … MarketWatch (press release) After three years leading a DeafTax pilot project that allowed deaf and hard-of-hearing taxpayers to file their taxes with deaf tax preparers using state-of-the-art videophones and American Sign Language (ASL) to communicate, National Disability … Click here to see more
