This course is intended to build cultural competence among social work, health, and other professionals in working with d/Deaf and Hard of Hearing community members.

With a specific focus on education and exploration, the workshop roots its priority in developing cultural awareness, challenging us in our current practices, and pushing us to take steps in activating best practices and allyship.

How do we best serve our clients who are Deaf, Hard-of-Hearing, or DeafBlind? Join us as we host Laura Siegel, Director of Deaf, Hard-of-Hearing, and DeafBlind Services at the Vermont Department of Disabilities, Aging & Independent Living. The goal of this training is to better understand the resources available and how to provide culturally appropriate social services to your clients and hire employees with hearing losses.

Workshop details:

• The zoom link will be emailed to you prior to the workshop
• CEU certificates are emailed to participants upon receipt of the completed evaluatin form
• Questions? Email Lynn - [email protected]

Birding is an activity that can bring so much joy and empowerment to everybody, but not everybody is able to go birding easily. Birdability is a non-profit organization focused on removing barriers to access for birders with mobility challenges, blindness or low vision, intellectual or developmental disabilities (including autism), mental illness, being Deaf or Hard of Hearing and other health concerns. Learn about why this should matter to you (even if you don't have an accessibility challenge), ways to be a more welcoming and inclusive birder, the Birdability Map (and how to submit a Birdability Site Review) and our resources for birders (and potential future birders) with accessibility challenges... because birding is for everybody and every body! Presented by Freya McGregor, OTR/L, Birdability Coordinator and Occupational Therapist.

July 26- Monday Motivation | Community Innovation

(6:00 - 7:30 PM NYC)

Pitch night where people with hearing disabilities talk about technical problems they have and solutions they want to come up with for those problems, we will be recruiting software developers and connecting people with teams

 

July 27 - Tech Tuesday | Demo night

(6:00 - 7:30 PM NYC)

Sponsorship demo night. If you are a company that creates products for people with hearing disabilities, let our audience know about your products. Partner with u to hihlight those services. Breakout rooms.

 

July 28- Wednesday Wisdom | Breakout Rooms

(6:00 - 7:30 PM NYC)

Conversación en Español

Motherhood + Disability Panel

The Law + Workplace + Disability Panel

Dating + Disability panel

 

July 29- Throwback Thursday | A History of the ADA

(6:00 - 7:30 PM NYC)

31 years after the ADA: A panel with the OGs of the disability movement

 

July 30- Feature Friday | Panel Conversations

(6:00 - 7:30 PM NYC)

Conversations with popular disability advocates on the state of disability with the social media revolution. We will discuss how we make the accessibility movement Instagrammable

 

July 31- Safety Saturday | Emergency and hearing disability prep

(6:00 - 7:30 PM NYC)

Everyday emergency prep for people with hearing disabilities, best practices for self-advocacy in a COVID-world.

 

August 1- Self Care Sunday | NYC Tour Celebration

Times TBD.

*This ticket type is only for paying customers and those who purchase a Sponsor Ticket* We will have a list of restaurants and activities planned out for NYC. More details for this ticket type coming soon.

ABOUT THIS CONFERENCE

The Hearing Access & Inclusion Conference is a seven-day event that will highlight the tools, technologies, and best practices for people with hearing disabilities in celebration of the Americans with Disabilities Act’s 31st Anniversary. This is our second annual event! Last year we were sponsored by Google and this year we hope to see you again!

 

WHO CAN PARTICIPATE

We would love to see the majority of our attendees be people across the spectrum of hearing disability: cochlear implant and hearing aid users, members of the Deaf community, age or disability related hearing disability, and all those who identify as having some form of hearing challenge.

We welcome people of all disability status, education levels, job descriptions, whether you’re a designer, developer, marketer, entrepreneur, project manager, student, professor, or just a curious aspiring ally. In particular, we are focused on making space for, and elevating and respecting the voices and perspectives of all participants.

Register and tell your friends! Let’s make the future accessible to those with hearing disabilities.

**PLEASE NOTE This workshop is free and open to Nottingham City Homes' residents and members of community groups who support NCH residents only**

By the end of the workshop you'll be able to:

• Identify the barriers that deaf and hard of hearing people face, incluiding covid
• List the ways in which deaf and hard of hearing people communicate
• Understand and demonstrate how to implement positive methods of communication, and offer an equal service to deaf and hard of hearing people.
• Recognise basic everyday signs (Good morning/afternoon, do you need any help? what is your name? please, thank you, let me help you)
• Apply the finger-spelling alphabet
• Explore the deaf community & culture

Deaf and Hard of Hearing individuals have diverse cultural, linguistic, technological, and accessibility needs. Learn about the statistics, systemic barriers to reporting, where the resources are, how to practice allyship, interpreter etiquette, and how to best serve Deaf/Hard of Hearing survivors of sexual violence.

ASL/English interpreters are confirmed for all dates.

Please note: CART is confirmed for May 12, May 26, and June 3 , but still pending for June 17.

We will update the Eventbrite page regarding CART for June 17th, as soon as possible. If it’s helpful, you are very welcome to change the date of your registration to ensure you attend a session where CART has been confirmed

This training repeats over several dates and you only need to register for the date that works best for your schedule. If it happens you miss the training you signed up for, please consider registering for another date options.

If you would like to learn more about scheduling a workshop for your agency/staff, contact: Sabrina Glover , Assistant Director of Deaf Services at [email protected] or Video Phone: 508-502-7681

Deaf and Hard of Hearing individuals have diverse cultural, linguistic, technological, and accessibility needs. Learn about the statistics, systemic barriers to reporting, where the resources are, how to practice allyship, interpreter etiquette, and how to best serve Deaf/Hard of Hearing survivors of sexual violence.

ASL/English interpreters ARE confirmed for all dates.

Please note: CART is confirmed for May 12, May 26, and June 3, but still pending for April 28 and June 17. We will update as CART confirmation(s) come in. If it’s helpful, you are very welcome to change the date of your registration to ensure you attend a session where CART has been confirmed

This training repeats over several dates and you only need to register for the date that works best for your schedule. If it happens you miss the training you signed up for, please consider registering for another date options.

What will I learn?

• What is assistive technology (AT).

• Advice on students using the computer well to make best use of Assistive Technology.

• To use literacy support software for students with language difficulties

• About free apps like Live Transcribe, auto captioning and subtitles.

• About using mindmaps for more visual student to:

 plan their written work – essays, projects etc.

 make their notes, study and revise.

 teach these students with more visual materials

 preteach

• About features in iPads and on Windows to support need of students who are deaf/hard of hearing

• About students using assisted listening systems in the classroom and tips for teachers/SNAs on same.

Are you in Grades 7-10, living with an exceptionality and interested in what careers you could have in the future?

Are you a parent, guardian, support staff or teacher interested in learning more about skilled trades and technologies?

Join Skills Ontario on Tuesday, March 30 6:30-8:30pm for our Persons with Exceptionalities Conference!

 

We are so excited to bring together a Mentor Panel of persons living with exceptionalities working in skilled trades and technologies fields to share their stories, answer questions, tell us all about skilled trades and technology careers and why they love their jobs!

We will also have community organizations joining us on a panel to discuss the variety of supports available to youth living with exceptionalities, and how to best walk the path of finding a meaningful, rewarding career!

A Skills Ontario Liaison Officer will be delivering a "What's Out There in Skilled Trades & Technologies" presentation to learn all about the great opportunities available in skilled trades and technology careers.

 

We are excited to announce, we will have a hands on kit for the first 50 registrants that will include hands on activities and information about the skilled trades and technologies!

An ASL interpreter and closed captioning will be provided during this event.

All diverse people including deaf & hard of hearing, hearing, educators, professionals, federal employees, veterans, senior citizens, parents, activists, CODAs, students, recent graduates, service providers, interpreters, allies, and more are welcome to attend the 29th NBDA Conference from Wednesday, July 31, 2019 through Sunday, August 4, 2019.

Qu’importe la gravité (Regarding Gravity)

Matthieu Brouillard | 2017 | Canada | 79 Minutes | French with English Subtitles | Toronto Premiere | Documentary

Screening with: Villa Ventura | Roman Hüben | 2017 | Switzerland | 26 Mins | French, Italian with English Subtitles |

WATCH THE TRAILER

Regarding Gravity: is a touching and poignant portrait of a friendship between two completely different people. Christian, 63, suffers from a rare genetic condition that impairs his vision. Bruce, 71, is hard of hearing and bipolar. While Christian is usually calm and reserved, Bruce is boisterous and loud. Nevertheless, the two men share a big dream: to defy gravity and fly. Despite his disability, Christian has become skilled at paragliding. Now, he wants Bruce to join him in this adventurous sport. Filmmaker Matthieu Brouillard meekly observes the two men as they passionately fight gravity while deconstructing the conventional notions of living with physical and mental disabilities.

There will be a discussion following the screening.

Villa Ventura: Wealth, oddity, private theatre classes and unknown psychological issues lead two young actors and a boy named Mirko into a triangle of desires.

Accessibility: Venue: fully accessible, *ASL & Open Captions*

Co-presented with: Reel Abilities Film Festival

Indigenous gathering for deaf and hard of hearing promotes community inclusion

A gathering at the Oneida Nation of the Thames near London, Ont., aims to bring together Indigenous people who are deaf and hard of hearing to connect with each other and address some of the challenges they face connecting with culture and community.

 

Human rights complaint against St. John Ambulance over sign language will proceed

The BC Human Rights Tribunal has accepted a complaint by a Deaf advocacy organization that alleges St. John Ambulance is not fulfilling its duty to accommodate Deaf or hard-of-hearing people in its courses, even though the complaint was submitted later than usually allowed.

 

A first of its kind program in Ontario will help police officers and deaf people communicate

Deaf, mute, or Hard of Hearing individuals can now show police a visor card to avoid misinterpretations.

 

Sign language interpreter steals show at Snoop concert

Video: This sign language interpreter does interpreting with ASL at hiphop music concerts.

 

The Sound of Silence...on Stage

Silence: Mabel and Alexander Graham Bell, takes place in two worlds simultaneously — the hearing world and a soundless one. The play features moments of silence as well as actors who are hearing, deaf and hard of hearing. 

London Free Press's Joe Belanger writes: "Director Trina Davies takes us on an intimate journey through the struggles all relationships face, but one with the added complication of two unique characters: Alexander Graham Bell, played by Graham Cuthbertson, a driven, almost manic scientist, engineer and inventor whose mind raced with ideas and thrived on the challenges of invention; and, Mabel Gardiner Hubbard Bell, played by Tara Rosling, the deaf daughter of Boston lawyer Gardiner Greene Hubbard, played by Michael Spencer-Davis, Bell’s financial backer and benefactor who became the first president of the Bell Telephone Company."

When: Until February 3, with ASL performances on January 24 and 28.

Where: The Grand Theatre’s Spriet Stage, 471 Richmond Street, London Ontario.

Tickets: Ranging from $29.95 to $74 (including taxes and fees), available at the box office, online at grandtheatre.com or by calling 519-672-8800.

Read the full review of the play, Silence.

He Is Important

Video: Turns out....subtitles are way more important than I thought they were.

 

S-HEARING

Turn your own mobile device into a customized hearing device.

 

RogerVoice App

For the deaf and hard-of-hearing RogerVoice captions your calls

 

Actiview - Empowered Entertainment

Actiview is your all-in-one app for accessibility content at the movies!

When you go to an Actiview enabled movie theater, connect to the Wi-Fi and choose from the available services, including:

• Audio Description
• Amplified Audio
• Closed Captioning
• Multi-language Captioning
• Sign Language Interpretation

All of this content will be synced to the movie and streamed right to your device, no other setup required! Download on the iOS App Store