Archive for the Education Category
A Very Inspiring Story About Governor Malloy
Conn. governor shares tales of dyslexia By Stephanie Reitz , Associated Press / March 30, 2011 GREENWICH, Conn. — Teachers said he was mentally retarded. Some of his nastier classmates called him a dummy. Today, Dannel P. Malloy is called something else: Governor of Connecticut. Malloy, who still struggles with reading and calls writing “almost [...]
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American School for the Deaf Is Awarded with $2.5 million State Grant
West Hartford, CT SEN. BYE ANNOUNCES $2.5 MILLION FOR AMERICAN SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF State Senator Beth Bye (D-West Hartford) announced that the State Bond Commission is expected to approve a $2.5 million state grant for roof and window repairs at the American School for the Deaf at a meeting Friday. The bonding is part [...]
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Available Scholarship For Any Student Interested in Gallaudet University
Gallaudet University Alumni Association – Connecticut Chapter is pleased to announce the 2011 scholarship for any high school student or any adult who is interested in enrolling at Gallaudet University of Washington, D.C. in the fall of 2011. Please contact Sue Pedersen, GUAA-CT Scholarship Chairperson for the application form for the Sophie Fowler Scholarship of $500. To browse [...]
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Historic NAD Film Selected as One of 25 for Preservation by Library of Congress
The National Association of the Deaf (NAD) film “Preservation of Sign Language” by George W. Veditz was selected to the National Film Registry at the Library of Congress along with other films such as “Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back”, “All the President’s Men”, “Malcolm X”, and “Saturday Night Fever”. “Preservation of Sign Language” was [...]
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Gallaudet University Recognized by Fulbright
Gallaudet University Alumni E-Newsletter of December 18, 2010: “A specialized e-card was created by the Institute of International Education to help Gallaudet share its success on its recent designation as a top producing institution of Fulbright scholars. The e-card directs readers to a related article in the Chronicle of Higher Education; Gallaudet is listed in [...]
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Online webinar series on Deaf-Blind Interpreting Strategies
Deaf-Blind Training, Interpreting & Professional Development (DB-TIP) Interested in this exciting opportunity to expand your knowledge on deaf-blindness and communication and interpreting strategies. Earning CEUs has never been easier since you have the choice of viewing the live webinar sessions or the archived sessions during a time that is convenient to you. Please join us [...]
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Flu Guidance for Deaf Parents in ASL and captions
This is one of many films produced by the Deaf Wellness Center (DWC) at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Visit the DWC website at www.urmc.rochester.edu/dwc. Correspondence about these and other DWC films for deaf audiences can be directed to Robert_Pollard@urmc.rochester.edu.
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Any Parents of Deaf or Hearing Teenagers Must Attend the Driving Class!
All parents of the teenagers who are taking driving training, are required to attend a two-hour class with them mandated by the State of Connecticut. Two deaf parents of hearing teen agers wanted to learn more about teenage driving and new tips at different programs at different time but they addressed the same issue of [...]
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New Film of Gallaudet University
This film is created by the students and staff. It is a must to see it. Please click http://movie.gallaudet.edu
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NEW VLOG AT NCCC, WINSTED,CT
Please take a minute to go to the CEDHH Webpage. NCCC’s first Video Blog, (VLOG) is now featured discussing the CEDHH Program! Complete with voice over and captions. This is what I was striving for, and will continue to do this with additional VLOGs to come in the near future. We are able to change [...]
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