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Ground-Breaking at American School for the Deaf on May 21
Contact: Tom Andrea, Sullivan & LeShane Public Relations, 860-560-0001, Cell: 860-869-3576 MEDIA ADVISORY FOR MONDAY, MAY 21, 10:30 A.M. American School for the Deaf Groundbreaking of New State-of-the-Art Building; The Birthplace of American Sign Language Prepares for Its Next 200 Years WHEN/WHERE: Monday, May 21, 10:30 a.m. American School for the Deaf (ASD), 139 North Main St. West [...]
2012 CTBLN Employment Conference and Career Fair
This year’s fair is held on Friday, May 4th from 10 until 3 at MCC’s Arts, Science and Technology Center. Attached is a flyer outlining the event.2012_ECCF Flyer at manchester 5 4 2012
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College Scholarships Available!
Hear Here Hartford is offering 3 college scholarships to eligible high school seniors and college students who will attend college this Fall of 2012. Please open the attached Scholarship Application form and send the completed application and essay to Diane Marques, diane.marques@cox.net by May 4th. Keep in mind this is a firm date and no applications [...]
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The Newly Released DVD on Support Service Providers for Deaf-Blind Individuals
As you may know, there are estimated to be 1.2 million Americans who are both deaf and visually impaired. Dealing with this dual sensory loss can be challenging at the very least and devastating at its worst, causing profound isolation and loneliness. Support Service Providers (SSP) can make a huge difference in improving the quality [...]
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YOUTUBE Updates Its Captions!
Washington, DC YOUTUBE MAKES CAPTIONING MORE ACCESSIBLE FOR DEAF VIEWERS Millions of people enjoy viral videos each day, but some people aren’t getting the jokes — and it’s not for a lack of humor, either. Because many videos on YouTube do not include closed captioning, deaf viewers can be left out. But thanks to a [...]
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Please Show up at LOB on March 5 in favor of Bill 5357 (Deaf Child’s Bill of Rights)!!
Bill concerning Deaf Child’s bill of Rights has been officially given a number by the House of Representatives today — HB 5357. (Read the Bill 5357 HB_5357 Deaf Child’s Bill of Rights 2012) The public hearing for our bill has just been scheduled for this Monday, March 5th at 12 noon in Room 2C at the Legislative Office Building [...]
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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 [...]
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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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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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Santa Can Sign at Torrington!
Christmas Village opened today. Silent Santa (Bob Smith…shhh!) will be there on Tuesday 12/20/11 from 5 – 8:30 PM. Dress warmly because sometimes the wait can be long but it’s worth it. From Main Street in downtown Torrington, turn up Mason Street. Continue past the YMCA and Christmas Village will be up ahead on the [...]
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