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		<title>Must See Vlog regarding to E-911!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jul 2010 20:53:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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]]></description>
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		<title>The ADA at 20: Dreams Delivered, Dreams Deferred</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jul 2010 03:58:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The ADA Coalition of Connecticut, Inc. (ADACC)
cordially invites you to a reception to recognize the Twentieth Anniversary of the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act and those who have been key in making the ADA work in Connecticut and the premier showing of ADACC’s informative and exciting video:
“The 20th Anniversary of the Americans with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CT Delegates At National Association of the Deaf at Philadelphia, PA</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jul 2010 18:50:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[National Association of the Deaf Conference was held at Philly this week of July 5-10, 2010.  Michael Elio Fiorino and Anna Maria Rinaldi represented Connecticut Association of the Deaf as its delegates. Click http://blogs.nad.org/delegates/ for some out-of-state delegates&#8217; proposals.  Many deaf individuals from Connecticut attended this conference.  Please feel free to click [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sign Up for CT Alert!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jun 2010 02:45:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The state of Connecticut’s has a new statewide emergency notification system.   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 Connecticut authorities to reach residents during events such as natural disasters and public-health emergencies.
During an emergency [...]]]></description>
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		<title>School Seeking ASL Instructor!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jun 2010 22:14:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The job posting at Watkinson School is a long-term sub to teach American Sign Language (ASL) 1, 2, and 3 to hearing high school-age students for the fall trimester. Part-time position starts late August till early December.  Please send resume to Hillary_Sibille@Watkinson.org.    Thank you very much.
Hillary Sibille
Chair, Language Department
Watkinson School
180 Bloomfield [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ADA 20th Anniversary Celebration at the Judicial Branch</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jun 2010 22:08:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[EVENT:  Art Exhibit of work created by adults with disabilities
PLACE:  Jury Assembly Room at 1 Court Street, Middletown, CT
DATE:    Monday, July 26, 2010
TIME:     11:00 am to 1:00 pm
Please come see an Art Exhibit hosted by the Connecticut Judicial Branch. The work on display was created by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>BRS Forum at Norwich, CT on 7/21/2010</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jun 2010 02:54:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BRS Council to Meet
On Wednesday, July 21 from 1:00 – 3:30 pm, the bi-monthly meeting of the Bureau of Rehabilitation Services (BRS) State Rehabilitation Council will be held at the Southeastern Mental Health Authority (SMHA), 401 West Thames Street, Building 301, Norwich. All meetings of the Council are open to the public. If you plan [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Please Help Spread this Information to Your Hispanic/Latino Friends!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jun 2010 22:32:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Although birth certificates issued by Puerto Rico will become invalid July 1, 2010,  people don&#8217;t need to rush to get new birth certificates unless they have an immediate need for a reason.
Puerto Rican officials are trying to avoid an avalanche of birth certificate applications that could delay issuing new birth cetificates in a process [...]]]></description>
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		<title>IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN ATTENDING, MAKE SURE  THAT YOU RSVP AND REQUEST AN INTERPRETER !</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jun 2010 18:49:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Stacie Mawson, Executive Director of Commission on Deaf &#038; Hearing Impaired advises to request an interpreter if you are interested in this forum.  Congressman Blumenauer, the strong supporter of bicycle and pedestrian programs in the US Congress, and the congressman who introduced the Active Community Transportation Act (see  http://support.railstotrails.org/ACT for more information) , [...]]]></description>
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		<title>OPA Seeking Factual Stories About VRI in Hospitals!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jun 2010 03:48:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Office of Protection and Advocacy for Persons with Disabilities (OPA) has received several complaints about the hospitals in Connecticut using the VRS (video remote services) for any patients who are deaf.  Some hospitals do not honor these patients&#8217; requests or preference of using live interpreters instead of VRI (video remote interpreters).  The [...]]]></description>
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