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MEDIA ADVISORY FOR MONDAY, MAY 21, 10:30 A.M.
American School for the Deaf Groundbreaking of New State-of-the-Art Building;
The Birthplace of American Sign Language Prepares for Its Next 200 Years
WHEN/WHERE: Monday, May 21, 10:30 a.m. American School for the Deaf (ASD), 139 North Main St. West Hartford
WHAT: Dignitaries, ASD students and faculty celebrate the groundbreaking of a new 60,000 quare-foot education facility. This will continue ASD’s legacy as a world-leading education resource, as it has been since its founding in Hartford nearly 200 years ago. More than 130 ASD students will attend in hard hats.
The new facility, to be completed in 2014, is led by The Foundations for the Future Bicentennial Campaign, a fundraising and building campaign led by committee chairman John J. Patrick, Jr., chairman, president and CEO of Farmington Bank, and honorary chairman, Liam E. McGee, chairman, president and CEO of The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.
ASD will celebrate its 200th anniversary in 2017. ASD Milestones: ASD is the birthplace of American Sign Language and deaf education. It is the oldest special education school in the Western Hemisphere. ASD was one of the first schools in the nation to be racially integrated in 1825, and the first school in Connecticut to offer vocational training in 1820. Today, ASD provides pre-kindergarten through high school academic programs to 200 students at its West Hartford campus, with another 317 children, youth and adults benefitting from a variety of outreach and support services that ASD provides off-campus.
Dr Harvey J. Corson, Chairman of the NTD Board announced that The National Theatre of the Deaf is back to its roots, moving its headquarters to the home grounds of the Eugene O’Neill Theatre Center at 305 Great Neck Road, Waterford, CT. This was when the deaf theatrical group began operations in 1976. The NTD ... ...
On May 9, 2012, the state legislators adjourned the session of the 2012 general assemblywith several bills being passed. Includes AN ACT CONCERNING INDIVIDUALIZED EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND OTHER ISSUES RELATING TO SPECIAL EDUCATION with this the Deaf Child’s Bill of Rights”. This topic, “Deaf Child’s Bill of Rights”...
This year’s fair is held on Friday, May 4th from 10 until 3 at MCC’s Arts, Science and Technology Center. Attached is a flyer outlining the event.2012_ECCF Flyer at manchester 5 4 2012 ...
The Bill Tracking Report has been updated. It is available on the P&A website www.ct.gov/opapd . Legislative leaders and the Governor’s Office continue to negotiate the state budget. The Appropriations Committee chose not to merge P&A with the Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities. Many thanks to those of you who have sup...
MHAC would like to invite you to join us for our mental health awareness event at the state capitol on May 9, 12-1pm. The state will be providing interpreters for this event so if you know anyone who may be interested in making a stand with us, please spread the word. See the flyer below for more details. ... ...
Wednesday, April 25th at 1:15 PM Free Admission “Deaf OZ” performance adapted by Jenilee Marquez, Deaf student and directed by Ms. Kathy Falco, Deaf teacher is performed by the American School for the Deaf students at Walsh School, 55 Dikeman Street, Waterbury. For more information, contact 203.574.8164 or click the flier: Deaf Oz r...
There is a great interactive event happening this Thursday, April 26th, 7-9pm at Soundbridge, 123 Progress Drive in Wethersfield featuring teen actors in CREC’s Looking In Theater. These actors will act out different teen-related scenes like partying, bullying, texting, suicide, racism, and having a gay friend. The audience will b...
Connecticut Gallaudet Alumni: Please see the attachment for a Gallaudet Club event taking place at the Hartford Hilton in Hartford this Friday, April 27th from 4:00p to 6:00p. This event will be taking place during the CEASD conference, and Gallaudet University President Alan Hurwitz will be guest speaker. For more informati...
CCOSD is very pleased to host its annual breakfast with the state legislators held at the 2nd floor atrium of the Legislative Office Building, 300 Capitol Avenue, Hartford, CT from 8:30 am to 10:00 am Thursday, April 12, 2012. Come, meet and discuss with your legislators or aides about Deaf Child’s Bill of Rights (HB 5353/5357), Hearing ......
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