Posts Tagged Government
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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Sign Language Sent From the Outer Space!! Cooool!!
Learn more about one of the astronauts using sign language. Out in the outer space doesn’t affect ASL at all! In the 1960′s the federal Department of Naval Services hired some male deaf students of Gallaudet University to test how much they could take pressure in water and space for research. It is time now [...]
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Sign Up for CT Alert!
The state of Connecticut’s has a new statewide emergency notification system. CT Alert allows state authorities to communicate critical information to its residents before, during and after emergencies. The system is a fast and efficient way for Connecticut authorities to reach residents during events such as natural disasters and public-health emergencies. During an emergency you [...]
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BRS Forum at Norwich, CT on 7/21/2010
BRS Council to Meet On Wednesday, July 21 from 1:00 – 3:30 pm, the bi-monthly meeting of the Bureau of Rehabilitation Services (BRS) State Rehabilitation Council will be held at the Southeastern Mental Health Authority (SMHA), 401 West Thames Street, Building 301, Norwich. All meetings of the Council are open to the public. If you [...]
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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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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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