Archive for January, 2010
IRS Videos in ASL Available on YouTube
From CSD(Community Services for the Deaf in South Dakota)…. With tax season in full swing, did you know that deaf and hard of hearing consumers can find answers to their tax questions directly from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) in American Sign Language (ASL)? The IRS has built a YouTube channel complete with a series [...]
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American Savings Foundation Awards $15,000 Grant To American School For The Deaf
Submitted by Rennie Polk, American School for the Deaf, on 2010-01-25. (Check the revised website of ASD. www.asd-1817.org ) The American School for the Deaf (ASD) has received a $15,000 grant from the American Savings Foundation for the Early Childhood Intervention Program. The American School for the Deaf’s Early Childhood Intervention Program provides the foundation [...]
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Shelters Available During the Frigid Weather
From: Governor M.Jodi Rell [mailto:Governor.Rell@ct.gov] Sent: Friday, January 29, 2010 11:22 AM To: Governor Rell Subject: Gov. Rell: Coordinated Effort to Help Residents Find Shelter from Arctic Air As Connecticut experiences very cold arctic air today and through the weekend, Governor M. Jodi Rell has directed the Department of Social Services and the Department of [...]
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Job Club for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing at FSW
Job Club This Job Club is designed to assist Deaf & Hard-of-Hearing participants in acquiring the needed skills to be prepared for obtaining employment. It is five or six classes. This group meets on Wednesdays from 1 to 3 p.m. Every week we will tackle a new topic and address the needs and concerns of [...]
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NEAAD Basketball Tournament at Springfield, MA
Officers of New England Athletic Association of the Deaf (NEAAD) and Holyoke Deaf Club proudly announce that they are hosting 65th Annual Men’s and 20th Annual Women’s NEAAD Basketball Tournament at Dunbar Community Center at 33 Oak Street, Springfield, Massachusetts on March 13 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The evening buffet including the NEAAD [...]
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Interesting Information About The Earthquake at Haiti!
To understand the situation of the Haiti earthquake in ASL (American Sign Language), click www.oicmovies.com/video.php?vid=1433
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Any Complaints about Your Failed Cochlear Implants???
There is a lawsuit against the company in California so if you have the problem with your device, contact Attorney Weitz and his partner for this lawsuit case. Click www.weitzlux.com/failed-cochlear-implants_1937570.html
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Deaf Community in News
Steven Heron of Torrington coordinated the racing karts for deaf drivers sponsored by Sprint and Sorenson at Wallingford, CT on January 2, 2010. See the 2nd news that Ken Davis announced at the website: http://www.deafnewspaper.com/news/2010/2010jan05.html Includes a warning against fraud checks people received in the mail..
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Gov. Rell: Unemployment Call Centers Open Saturdays & MLK Holiday
Governor M. Jodi Rell today reminded users of the state Unemployment Insurance (UI) system that Connecticut’s UI call centers are now open on Saturdays from 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m., part of sweeping service improvements Governor Rell has ordered including major upgrades to the Internet-based process for filing and continuing claims and an ongoing expansion [...]
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Wanted: Counselor At CDHI (Deadline: January 21, 2010)
In anticipated of a job announcement for Counselor for the Deaf, the Counselor for the Deaf Exam has been posted. This exam must be submitted prior to applying for the position. Please click the website mentioned at the below ….Stacie Mawson, Executive Director, Commission on Deaf and Hearing Impaired (CDHI)http://www.das.state.ct.us/exam/bl_jobs_display.asp?F_type=Exam&F_ID=7674&F_Desc=CDHICOUNSELORFORTHEDEAFANDHEARINGIMPAIRED&f_CTR=0
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