Archive for the Education Category
What is Audism?
Many individuals ask that same question. Here is a very good version of this video from World Federation of the Deaf (WFD) explaining Audism but its sign language is simple to follow. http:fr4.frontrunners.dk/mix/audism.htm
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 for [...]
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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 those [...]
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CDI (Certified Deaf Interpreter) Training Offered by Sorenson (No Cost To CDI)
DEAF LEADERSHIP GROUP: Advanced CDI Training VRSII, Salt Lake City, Utah January 26-29, 2010
The Sorenson VRS Interpreting Institute is a world-class training facility dedicated to lifelong interpreter training. Its mission is to empower interpreters and educators to maximize their professional potential. Join the VRS Interpreting Institute January 26-29, 2010 in Salt Lake City, Utah [...]
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Want to Learn/Improve Your English Skills?
If you are interested in improving your English, join classes in the New Haven Area. It is held at Literacy Volunteers of Greater New Haven, 4 Science Park, New Haven, CT every Thursday since January 14 at 10:00 am. It lasts till 2 pm. No fee is charged but just bring your pen/pencil and [...]
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American School for the Deaf on TV Thursday, December 17, 2009
On Thursday, December 17, from 8:00-9:00 p.m., Connecticut Public Television (CPTV ) will be airing a new documentary, The Power of Giving: Philanthropy. This one hour documentary explores the impact that philanthropy and charitable initiatives have had on today’s culture and the role that personal generosity plays in meeting the needs of society. Among those [...]
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(NEW LOCATION: LITCHFIELD, CT) 35th Annual Total Immersion Program Available Now!
This program is providing a very popular focus related to sign language and aspects of deafness at
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Deaf Studies Digital Journal Web Site Now Up Running Alive!
Exciting time! Deaf Studies Digital Journal (DSDJ) has finally arrived! A powerful resource with academic references for all to utilize… researches, articles, art, film, and so on.
Gallaudet University – Deaf Studies Digital Journal Web Site
Activists, advocates, and the like… those who wish to push for social justice within your communities can use this website as [...]
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Supportive Tools for Students Who are Deaf/Hard of Hearing
Colleen Hadley of CT State Department of Education, Bureau of Special Education made an announcement. Language and Communication Plan is now available to all. Check the link for this special article. www.sde.ct.gov/sde/PDF/DEPS/Special/Updates/BulletinSeptember2009.pdf
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AHEAD and PEPNet’s First Conference in 2010!
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
AHEAD and PEPNet to Co-convene in 2010!
National and International – October 27, 2009 – The Association on Higher Education And Disability (AHEAD) and The Postsecondary Education Programs Network (PEPNet) will join together at the Sheraton Hotel Downtown in Denver, Colorado July 12 – 17, 2010 to co-convene for the first time.
This co-convened event [...]
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