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Marlee Matlin, Our National Deaf Advocate
During the week of April 11-15 Marlee Matlin will visit the Congressmen at the capital in Washington, D.C. along with the National Association of the Deaf Executive Director and staff members . This main purpose is to request the equal access of captions to internet videos and the other technology issues for deaf consumer. PURPLE (video relay [...]
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COURT RULING SAYS REDSKINS HAVE TO CAPTION SONG LYRICS, TOO
Washington, DC A federal appeals court upheld a ruling Friday that requires the Washington Redskins to make game content broadcast over the FedEx Field public address system accessible to deaf fans through captioning — including song lyrics. “Whatever the poetic merit of the lyrics and their relevance to the sport of football, we agree with [...]
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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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CAN Continues Its Service for DeafBlind Individuals with SSP!
On behalf of Bureau of Education for Services for the Blind (BESB) Brian Signman is pleased to advise that that agency is now accepting proposals from individuals and organizations who wish to provide community inclusion services to clients of this agency who are deafblind. Immediately below is a link to the Request for Proposal on [...]
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Former Student of American School for the Deaf Working as an Intern at White House
Click the blog of Leah Hernandez, daughter of Rick and Liz Katz-Hernandez, Maryland. Rick Hernandez is the former staff member of Commission on Deaf and Hearing Impaired., and Liz worked as the counselor here in the state of Connecticut prior their move to Maryalnd. Leah, 2010 Graduate of Gallaudet University, encourages any deaf college students to apply [...]
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Dennis Daugaard, 32nd Governor of South Dakota
Newly-elected Governor Daugaard knows that his deaf parents would be very proud to see his recent inguration but they are deceased. Read more about his background as a CODA (child of deaf adults): Click here: First CODA becomes the Governor of South Dakota! « Fookem and Bug
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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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Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) Legislation to Become Federal Law
American Speech and Language Association (ASLA) announces that The U.S. House of Representatives passed S. 3199, legislation that would re-authorize the Early Hearing Detection and Intervention program for five years. The legislation would also place a greater emphasis on diagnosis, treatment, and family support service for children with hearing loss. The bill will now go [...]
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Greg Hlibok Appointed as Chief of Disability Rights Office
“Greg will be heading up the Disability Rights Office at a crucial time, as the FCC ramps up to implement the most significant disability law in two decades,” said FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski.”New duties: “..including telecommunications relay service (TRS), access to telecommunications equipment and services by persons with disabilities, access to emergency information, and closed [...]
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