Posts Tagged accessibility
Deaf Child’s Bill of Rights
On January 24, 2012 Governor Malloy greeted the parents, deaf leaders and supporters of deaf and hard of hearing children at his mansion. This function, “Deaf Child Bill of Rights Initiative in Connecticut” proposed by the CT Coalition for the Education of Deaf/Hard of Hearing Children was sponsored by HEAR Here Hartford Chapter, HLAA, American School for [...]
James Jespersen, co-inventor of closed captioning, dies at 77
James Leland Jespersen of Boulder died of a heart attack in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, on Nov. 24 while visiting a friend. Jespersen, 77, a co-inventor of closed captioning for the hearing impaired, won an Emmy Award for his work in 1980 and was honored at the White House. He worked as a physicist [...]
Workshops about BRS and CDHI
BRS and CDHI will be doing two “Introduction to the Bureau or Rehabilitation Services and Commissions on the Deaf and Hearing Impaired” workshops in the western part of CT. One workshop will be on February 28, 2012 from 10 am-12 pm at the Waterbury BRS and the other workshop will be on April 12, 2011 from 10 [...]
Amy Porter Appointed as Chief of New CT Rehab Services Agency
Governor Dannel P. Malloy on Tuesday, January 17, 2012 named Connecticut social-services veteran Amy Porter as the director of the newly merged state Bureau of Rehabilitative Services. The agency was formed last year consolidation from the consolidation of the Department of Social Services (DSS) Bureau of Rehabilitation Services, the State Board of Education & Services for [...]
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What do you think of Illinois Driver’s License for any Deaf Driver?
On behalf of CCOSD, we would like to know how you feel about that… or do you want to continue the green envelopes that Connecticut Police Chiefs created for you, deaf drivers to show your insurance card, driver’s license along the green envelope including car registration, car insurance and other important materials to police when [...]
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Interested In Giving Your Opinion about Film Captioning??
Please help fill out the survey. The theatre managers would be interested in your comments so they could decide which type of captioning you prefer to watch the movies. Thank you. Connecticut Association of the Deaf has been very active in advocacing for the open captions in any films shown at the theatres with the Office of [...]
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CAN Deaf Blind Services Receives $15,000 Grant Award
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 4, 2012 CM Boryslawskyj, Communication Advocacy Network, Chair Contact: PH: 866.225.0312 Email: info@cancorp.org Web:www.cancorp.org Hartford,Connecticut– Communication Advocacy Network is pleased to announce it has received a $15,000 grant from the Eugene G. & Margaret M. Blackford Memorial Fund, Bank of America, N.A., Co-Trustee for operating support of Deaf-Blind Services. This award [...]
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You Can Try the Monthly White House Disability Call
From: White House Disability Group info@messages.whitehouse.gov> The White House Monday, January 9, 2011 Hello everyone, We’re once again resuming our monthly disability calls. In order to help keep you more informed, we host these monthly calls to update you on various disability issues as well as to introduce you to [...]
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Marlee Matlin in a PSA for the National Domestic Violence Hotline
Marlee Matlin, Ocar winning Deaf Actress joins the National Domestic Violence Hotline in our 15th Anniversary “Love Is” campaign and shares information on some of the warning signs of domestic violence. Visit and click the 15th to watch Marlee’s vlog http://www.thehotline.org/15th-anniversary/public-service-announcements/ Also click another vlog at the below http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LzMuSuf120s&feature=youtu.be to learn more about the campaign.
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Deaf Americans Are Not Alone!
This video, “We Are Deaf” is fascinating! Please click the we-are-deaf
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