Posts Tagged Employment
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 [...]
Deaf Americans Are Not Alone!
This video, “We Are Deaf” is fascinating! Please click the we-are-deaf
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Dr Joseph Valente’s Presentation about Deaf Children
This is an interesting video that you may like to share with the others who do not understand deafness. This speaker has different perspective on the definition of deafness such as disability so it is really up to individual’s decision. Please click this \”Hearing the Unheard\”
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Please Visit Deaf Pizza Owner!
If you are visiting San Franscisco, California, be sure to order pizza there. Let you watch the clip: http://ideafnews.com/2011/12/08/visiting-mozzeria-restaurant-deaf-owned-business/ Congratulations to Russell Stein, Deaf owner to run a new business making pizza!!!
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Meetings about BRS and CDHI
BRS Vocational Rehabilitation Counselors for the Deaf (RCDs), their State Coordinator for the Deaf, and CDHI Counseling Department and will be travelling each month to different cities throughout the state to meet with the community to introduce and talk about BRS and CDHI services for Deaf, Hard of Hearing, and CODA individuals! Tuesday, October 18, [...]
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World Federation of the Deaf’s Reaffirmation to United Nations’ Resolutions
Legal Seat – Helsinki, Finland WORLD FEDERATION OF THE DEAF An International Non-Governmental Organisation in official liaison with ECOSOC, UNESCO, ILO, WHO and the Council of Europe,established in Rome in 1951 PO Box 65, FIN-00401 Helsinki, FINLAND FAX: +358 9 5803 572 http://www.wfdeaf.org CONGRESS RESOLUTION [...]
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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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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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President Barack Obama Issues Executive Order — Increasing Federal Employment of Individuals with Disabilities
As of July 26, 2010 President Barack Obama announced that he ordered to establish the Federal Government as a model employer of individuals with disabilities. Click the White House website for more detailed information: http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/executive-order-increasing-federal-employment-individuals-with-disabilities
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Annual Statistical Report of 2008 on the Social Security Disability Insurance Program, 2008
From DeafDigest of July 19, 2010: William J. Bowman, a deaf employee of the Office of Communications in the United States Social Security Administration, said: Less deaf people today are drawing SSDI and SSI benefits than before. More deaf people are working. Check the statistics that should be of interest. The links are at: http://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/statcomps/di_asr/2008/table12.html [...]
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