Archive for July, 2011
CDHI Still In Operation
Governor Dan Malloy hasn’t named the new commissioner of Bureau of Rehabilitative Services BRS (new state agency) yet. The state bill concerning the merger of several state agencies in one new state agency includes Commission on Deaf & Hearing Impaired (CDHI), Bureau of Education for the Blind (BESB), Bureau of Rehabilitation Services (BRS) and partial [...]
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New Co-Coordinator at Commission on Deaf & Hearing Impaired
Sara Gerhold, CDHI Interpreter Coordinator is pleased to announce that Ms. Holly Mayo has accepted the position of Interpreter Coordinator, effective June 30, 2011. Holly graduated from Hillsborough Community College (Tampa, FL) with an A.S. degree in Interpretation, from the University of South Florida with a B.A. degree in Educational Interpreting, and has a Masters’ [...]
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Need to Change Federal Laws about Education for the Deaf!
From Ed Peltier, Executive Director, American School for the Deaf & Board Member of CEASD CEASD Child First Campaign The Conference of Educational Administrators of Schools and Programs for the Deaf (CEASD), the National Association of the Deaf (NAD), the American Society for Deaf Children (ASDC) and other organizations have established a plan to [...]
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good news!!!! Updates on NAD “Needs Your Help Letting Congress Know about Truck Drivers’ Licenses”
Updates from NAD (National Association of the Deaf) : 11/8/11 Deaf Truck Drivers Urged To Apply For CDL A And B Exemptions The National Association of the Deaf (NAD) is pleased to announce that as a result of its ongoing advocacy with the United States Department of Transportation (DOT) more than twenty deaf and hard [...]
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NEHD No Longer Admits Any Deaf-Blind Newcomers!
July 5, 2011 The New England Homes for the Deaf (NEHD) at Danvers, Massachusetts is the well-known health facilities in the New England that serves people who are both blind and deaf. Facing its financial problems, Executive Director Emmanuel Ikomi and Board recently announced their heartbreaking decision; however they hope that the state commission on blind would change its mind [...]
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