This is one of many films produced by the Deaf Wellness Center (DWC) at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Visit the DWC website at www.urmc.rochester.edu/dwc. Correspondence about these and other DWC films for deaf audiences can be directed to Robert_Pollard@urmc.rochester.edu.
Connecticut Department of Emergency Management and Homeland Security (DEMHS) offers resources available at its website for families and businesses in advance of a hurricane.(Or visit at http://www.ct.gov/hurricane) Additionally, you can contact DEMHS at: 860.256.0800 or Toll-Free at 1.800.397.8876. The Federal Emergency Management Agency is another...
The state of Connecticut is now signing up residents for a statewide emergency notification system, the first comprehensive one of its kind in the U.S., according to state officials. CT Alert allows state authorities to communicate critical information to its residents before, during and after emergencies. The system is a fast and efficient way for...
As of July 26, 2010 President Barack Obama announced that he ordered to establish the Federal Government as a model employer of individuals with disabilities. Click the White House website for more detailed information: http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/executive-order-increasing-federal-employment-individuals-with-disabilities ...
On July 26, 2010, Honorable Governor /Senator Lowell P. Weicker, Jr. gave a powerful speech about the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and his concerns in the celebration ceremony of 20th Anniversary of ADA at Legislative Office Building in Hartford, CT. The ADA Coalition of Connecticut (ADACC) that was established in 1992 honored 60 groundbre...
NAD Elated with ICED Rejection of 1880 Milan Congress Resolutions On Monday, July 19, 2010 the International Congress on the Education of the Deaf (ICED) opened its 21st Congress with a historic announcement that it formally rejects the resolutions passed at its 2nd Congress (commonly known as the 1880 Milan Congress) which discouraged the use ... ...
Learn more about one of the astronauts using sign language. Out in the outer space doesn’t affect ASL at all! In the 1960′s the federal Department of Naval Services hired some male deaf students of Gallaudet University to test how much they could take pressure in water and space for research. It is time now ... ...
From DeafDigest of July 19, 2010: William J. Bowman, a deaf employee of the Office of Communications in the United States Social Security Administration, said: Less deaf people today are drawing SSDI and SSI benefits than before. More deaf people are working. Check the statistics that should be of interest. The links are at: http://www.ssa.gov/poli...
As of July 19, 2010 WWW.JUSTICE.GOV TDD (202) 514-1888 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT REACHES SETTLEMENT WITH BLOCKBUSTER INC. UNDER THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT WASHINGTON – The Justice Department today announced a settlement agreement under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) with Blockbuster Inc. to ensure equal access to its stores nationwid...
Please click the vlog to see what experience the 90-year old deaf lady had! She wishes to advise you how to use E-911 on VRS. www.deafnation.com/news/marge-solomon-e911-user ...
