Archive for December, 2011
AMC Theatres and ALDA Announce Greater Accessibility for Deaf / Hard-Hearing
AMC Theatre announced on December 4, 2011 that it will install personal captioning systems for its guests who are deaf or have significant hearing loss.The captioning systems will be installed in California and across its national circuit, on a rolling basis, in conuunction with AMC’s national conversion to digital cinema. AMC will offer closed captioning [...]
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Call for papers – DWNE Conference in October 2012
Massachusetts Deaf Women will host the Deaf Women New England Conference on the weekend of October 19-21, 2012. This group are seeking the conference speakers so read the below. Are you a Deaf woman who: – enjoy talking to a large audience? – enjoy giving educational presentations? – enjoy inspiring and enlightening other Deaf women? [...]
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Dr Joseph Valente’s Presentation about Deaf Children
This is an interesting video that you may like to share with the others who do not understand deafness. This speaker has different perspective on the definition of deafness such as disability so it is really up to individual’s decision. Please click this \”Hearing the Unheard\”
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Help Deaf and Hard of Hearing Gain Full Access to Online Media!
Please help sign the petition to get full captions on all online medias. When you sign the petition it has security…check for the website addy…to be sure it include “s” after http. Subject: Whitehouse petition for online accessibility and equal access for all. To: universal-subtitles-deaf-hoh@googlegroups.com Hello Everyone, Please share and sign this petition. I have written [...]
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Seeking Section 8 Voucher for a Place To live?
A CT Housing Choice Voucher Program opening has been posted. If interested, please visit http://cthcvp.org to view the posting.
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News about Deaf Settling the Lawsuit against Jail
Doug Bahl was denied interpreting service at time of arrest in Minnesota so he won the lawsuit. Read more information: http://www.twincities.com/ci_19587305
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Please Visit Deaf Pizza Owner!
If you are visiting San Franscisco, California, be sure to order pizza there. Let you watch the clip: http://ideafnews.com/2011/12/08/visiting-mozzeria-restaurant-deaf-owned-business/ Congratulations to Russell Stein, Deaf owner to run a new business making pizza!!!
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VRS No Longer Provided by SPRINT on January 4, 2012
SPRINT announced that effective January 4, 2012, it no longer provides video relay service (VRS) but still provides the following services such as telecommunication relay service (TRS) through TTY (state accounts) , Sprint IP, wireless, CapTel, RCC, etc. This does not affect any of other SPRINT services at all, especially all of the state contracts including Connecticut. Therefore you [...]
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Annual Winter Classic Tournament on January 7, 2012
Bridgeport Athletic Association of the Deaf dedicates this 11th Basketball Invitational Tournament at American School for the Deaf to its faithful member Michael Sabia who passed away on the day after Thanksgiving Day last month. For more information, click this flier: 11thAnnualWinterClassic bpt
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Unveiling of Gallaudet University’s Logo
Deaf college students joined President Alan Hurwitz and his administration to unveil the new logo at the Gallaudet University at Washington, D.C. Click this video to understand what this logo indicates. http://www.gallaudet.edu/newlogo2011.xml
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