Posts Tagged Commission on the Deaf
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 [...]
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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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Interpeters Wanted at CDHI and BRS
The State of CT is currently hiring certified interpreters for numerous positions, including BRS (VR) and Commissions on the Deaf and Hearing Impaired (CDHI) which is temporarily under BRS. I’ve attached both BRS and CDHI’s interpreter job postings to this email for you to forward to anyone who may be interested. The interpreter assistant position for [...]
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New Co-Coordinator at Commission on Deaf & Hearing Impaired
Sara Gerhold, CDHI Interpreter Coordinator is pleased to announce that Ms. Holly Mayo has accepted the position of Interpreter Coordinator, effective June 30, 2011. Holly graduated from Hillsborough Community College (Tampa, FL) with an A.S. degree in Interpretation, from the University of South Florida with a B.A. degree in Educational Interpreting, and has a Masters’ [...]
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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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OPA Seeking Factual Stories About VRI in Hospitals!
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’ requests or preference of using live interpreters instead of VRI (video remote interpreters). The OPA needs [...]
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Senate Bill #32 (Submerge of some State Agencies Including CDHI)
The partial section of Senate Bill #32 is regarding to CDHI. Read CT Gov Senate Bill No. 32 (pdf) or (copied and pasted the excerpts) Read the below….”Sec. 20. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2010) (a) The Department of Social Services may provide necessary services to deaf and hearing impaired persons, including, but not limited to, [...]
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Public Hearing Video By CT-N On Demand
CCOSD testified against the closing of Commission on Deaf and Hearing Impaired Last Monday, March 16 See On-Demand Video with CC Private citizens and other service providers testified in opposition of terminating CDHI later in the video. Please understand that it is common to find people to speak death instead of deaf when talking about deafness. [...]
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