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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 [...]
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 [...]
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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Interesting Information about Film Captioning
Thanks to Cassandra Boryslawskyj for spotting this article! Several organizations of the deaf across America have filed the complaints about lack of film captioning in the theatres. Some years ago the CCOSD in joint-effort with other organizations asked for Connecticut legislation to enforce equal access of captioning to any films at the theatres but the lobbyists disagreed. [...]
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COURT RULING SAYS REDSKINS HAVE TO CAPTION SONG LYRICS, TOO
Washington, DC A federal appeals court upheld a ruling Friday that requires the Washington Redskins to make game content broadcast over the FedEx Field public address system accessible to deaf fans through captioning — including song lyrics. “Whatever the poetic merit of the lyrics and their relevance to the sport of football, we agree with [...]
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INTERESTED IN DEAF CULTURE? (Thanks to ASD)
Thanks to American School for the Deaf for this important information!!! Are you interested in Deaf Culture? Deaf History? Want to know more about American Sign Language? Learn about the people who are primarily responsible for the education of deaf children in America? Find out how deaf children were educated before ASD? Of course you [...]
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Hurrah! ICED Formally Rejecting the Resolutions of the 1880 Milan Congress
NAD Elated with ICED Rejection of 1880 Milan Congress Resolutions On Monday, July 19, 2010 the International Congress on the Education of the Deaf (ICED) opened its 21st Congress with a historic announcement that it formally rejects the resolutions passed at its 2nd Congress (commonly known as the 1880 Milan Congress) which discouraged the use [...]
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Deaf Students Working with Red Cross
These cool students at Oregon School for the Deaf made the tape preparing deaf individuals for any emergency crisis in sign language. Click www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4q3wdFmaZA
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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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