Deaf Hard of Hearing Awareness Day 2007

July 18, 2007

Hi everyone!

Hope you have weathered through the heat wave and feeling much more comfortable today!

I wanted to let you know that the NY Mets contacted us for assistance in setting up a day for Deaf, Deafblind and Hard of Hearing people on Sept. 29th. Approximately 500 seats have been set aside through this flyer.

I have enclosed the announcment in this correspondence. It is in pdf format.

This is an exciting event that can bring additional awareness about Deaf, Deafblind and HH community to the patrons, and possibly bring greater appreciation for our community. Schools for the Deaf have been apprised of this and the one in Rome has taken steps to hire two buses to bring their students and families to the ball game! I am in the process of contacting other school administrators at BOCES etc as well as community agencies.

Please feel free to post this and share with your consumers, community provider networks and anyone else that you think might like to know about this. The more people go to the game through this flyer, the greater the likelihood that this will become an annual event.

Have a fun summer and hope to see you at the Mets ball game!

If you have questions, please feel free to contact me.

Yours,
Dorothy

Dorothy Steele, Coordinator
Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services
Room 1623 VESID
One Commerce Plaza
Albany, NY 12234
Ph: 800.971.7235
518.486.3773 tty
149.10.193.118 VP/IP
518.473.5769 Fax
email me

  • NY State Interagency Deaf Council

    May 16, 2007

    Hi.

    I am hoping that you can inform the RIT/NTID Deaf professional group about some news the Empire State Association of the Deaf is trying to share.

    They are hoping to get a bill passed that will establish a NY State Interagency Council for the Deaf, deaf-blind, and hard of hearing. This is kind of the first step on the road to a full blown NY State Comission for the Deaf.

    Here's some background information:

    The bill passed in the NY State Assembly last yearM

    the bill passed in the NY State Senate last year

    Governor Pataki vetoed it...

    This year ... leaders in the Deaf community will go to Albany Monday May 21 for disability Awareness Day. It is expected the Assembly will use that event to announce the bill has passed the Assembly.

    Wed May 23 at 7PM ... a major planning meeting for a June 12 support rally. Please send leaders to the planning meeting!

    Tuesday June 12 - 500 Deaf people and allies go to a support rally in Albany.
    There will be a free bus from Rochester for ESAD members. Membership is only $5.

    See -- http://www.esad.org

    Letter writing campaign and action alert!

    Action Alerts…

    Center of Disability Rights (CDR) has Legislative Action Center at: http://capwiz.com/rochestercdr/state/main/?state=NY

    Send letters to governor and lieutenant governor to sign the bill.

    More details at the May 23 planning meeting.

    Thanks for spreading the word!

    Aaron

    P.S. A pdf of a powerpoint presentation is attached.

  • Ontario Association of the Deaf hosts a Community Forum

    MINISTRY OF EDUCATION PUTS DEAF STUDENTS AT RISK
    April 18, 2007

    When: Thursday, April 26th, 2007
    Where: Nepean Sportsplex – Hall B
                1701 Woodroffe Avenue
                Ottawa, Ontario
    Time: 6:30pm – 9:30pm

    The Ontario Association of the Deaf (OAD), working with the Ottawa Deaf Centre (ODC), would like to invite you to attend their 8– Point Policy Forum. This event will highlight eight distinct points to encourage the government, the Deaf community and hearing allies to work together towards a better future for the Ontario Deaf community

    There is a file attachment available related to these contents above; it can be downloaded at English_OADForumApril26_Ottawa1EngFinal.pdf

  • Open Caption issues on Television

    March 14, 2007

    Hello DPGers:

    If you use caption while watching TV and find it useful on filling out the survey below. Please take the time and send a copy to Bob Menchel at email address below. If you could kindly forward it to people who use caption, that would be greatly appreciated as well. We will have a workshop at the ESAD Convention on this topic on Saturday, March 31. Gathering information from this survey will enhance the discussion.

    Thank you,

    Dean, Bob, Carmen and Ted-


    Hi all,

    Bob Menchel is working on fixing the Open Caption issues on Television. Please fill out the downloadable link below which is MS Word document. And, send it to Bob

    Thank you for your time and patience on filling out the survey.

    There is a file attachment available related to these contents above; it can be downloaded at http://www.deafrec.org/newsletter/download.php?id=652

  • Equitable representation of deaf people in mainstream academia: Why not?

    By KATHRYN WOODCOCK , MEG J. ROHAN , & LINDA CAMPBELL

    February 13, 2007

    More information: Woodcock Et Al Higher Ed 2007

  • Subject: New York Captioned Telephone Service

    Sprint - Together with NEXTEL



    November 1, 2006

    New York Relay Welcomes Captioned Telephone Service!

    Beginning January 1, 2007 New York Relay Captioned Telephone Service will be available in the State of New York for people who are hard-of-hearing, have experienced hearing loss later in life, or are deaf individuals who prefer to use their own voice.

    Captioned Telephone Service is ideal for people who have difficulty understanding spoken words over the telephone. A special telephone called "CapTel™" is required in order to access the Captioned Telephone Service. This amplified telephone works like any other telephone with one important addition—it displays every word the caller says throughout the conversation. Calls are made in a natural manner—simply dial the telephone number directly of the person you are calling. Captions appear nearly simultaneously with spoken words.

    If you, or someone you care about, have difficulty hearing on the phone, read on!

    Sprint has arranged, for a limited time only, to make CapTel phones available for just $99.00! This first-come, first-served offer is limited to 1 per household. There will be 300 CapTel phones available per month for purchase. If orders exceed 300 per month, a waiting list will be created for the following month's allocation.

    Now is your chance to try CapTel—at no risk! There is a 90-day guarantee from the manufacturer that means that if you are not entirely happy with CapTel, simply return the phone for a full refund.

    You may call 1-800-233-9130 (V/TTY) to order directly. Or, you may order online at www.nyrelay.com. Just click on the picture of the CapTel phone!

    For more information, you may download a PDF copy of the order form .

    New York Relay, connecting people to people—one phone call at a time!

    Warm Regards,

    Mary Beth Mothersell, LMSW
    New York Relay Account Manager
    Sprint

  • Iowans, please get in contact with your senator, Sen. Tom Harkin, and let him know you support him to write the Bill regarding the proclamation of National Deaf History Month (March 13 - April 15) to be signed into federal law. American Library Association (ALA) and the National Association of the Deaf (NAD) are involved.

    Others, please notify your senators about Sen. Tom Harkin working on the Bill and urge them to support it.

    In case you need their name and email address, please check http://www.conservativeusa.org/mega-cong.htm

    Please email the result to folda86@aol.com Thank you!

    Background

    Promoting the establishment of National Deaf History Month is a worthy project NAD selected for immediate action at the 2004 National Association of the Deaf (NAD) conference in Kans as City, Missouri. The goal is to have the US President proclaim National Deaf History Month, to be observed annually from March 13 to April 15. The Council of the American Library Association gave this NAD resolution a positive vote in June 2005.

    Emily Sheketoff, Executive Director of the ALA Washington Office, is now working with Senator Tom Harkin of Iowa, who is a well-known advocate for those with disabilities. Senator Harkin is also a library advocate. Ms. Sheketoff recommends that Iowans notify their senator of their support for National Deaf History Month. After such a show of support, Sen. Harkin will be able to ask other senators to co-sponsor the bill in a process that could follow the successful proclamation of African American History Month, which was promoted by citizens until it was signed into federal law.

    If you have further questions about the month, please contact

    Alice L. Hagemeyer, Founder and President
    Friends of Libraries for Deaf Action (FOLDA)
    E-mail folda86@aol.com
    Web Site: http://www.folda.net click on "library"


  • DeafDC for Washington DC Deaf Professional - DPHH