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 …
Deaf and Non-Deaf Professionals: Whose culture is it?
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.
Message from Sprint Relay
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 to ask questions.
Community members will have an opportunity to share their thoughts of what an ideal apartment for the deaf/hard of hearing would look like.
Family and friends are welcome.
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 loved ones who’d passed away
WHEN: 10:00 AM — 12:30 PM on Monday, May 28th (Memorial Day, by
coincidence…)
WHERE: Town & Village (T&V) Synagogue (www.tandv.org), 334 East 14th Street,
between 1st and 2nd Avenues in Manhattan
WHO: Naomi Brunnlehrman will be one of our interpreters (supported by the
UJA-Federation of New York’s Jewish Community Deaf Interpreter Fund)
A Kiddush (refreshments and social hour) will follow Services, where all will
be welcome to participate!
(Please note: Out of respect for a holiday like Shavuot, pen, paper and
electronic devices cannot be used at T&V on that morning.)
Thanks, and we’ll hope to see you there!
(Schedule is subject to change.)
P.S. Coming soon…more sessions of our “mini-course” in American Sign
Language; other ASL-interpreted Services; and more…so please keep your eyes
open for more details as they become available, or contact Bram directly to
find out more!
P.P.S. ASL interpreters are available at T&V when requests are made in
advance. Please contact Bram (bramweiser@usa.net) for more information.
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 …
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 …
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
Time: 6:30 to 11 pm
Members: $10.00 Non-Members: $12.00
The Presbyterian Church in Lakehurst
101 Orchard Street, Lakehurst, NJ
(between Union Avenue & Pine Street)
Doors open at 6:30 pm.
(Please Do Not arrive early)
Please come before 7:00 pm.
The game will start at 7:30 pm.
If you bring homemade or store bought dessert, you will receive
3 extra door prize tickets.
Please contact oceandeafclub@yahoo.com if you have any questions.
We look forward to seeing you!
George R – President
John H – V President
Diane H – Treasurer
Joleen M – Secretary
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 …
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 …
