Monday, July 25, 2011
Thursday, June 2, 2011
OCDAC Newsletter released for June 3, 2011
We have started a social enterprise experiment http://www.empireavenue.com/ocdeaf to see how people would respond to a for-profit version of Orange County Deaf Advocacy Center. Using a social media website Empire Avenue we are seeing how the public responds to our presence, our biography, our resources, and external communications. After 4 days the response is very positive and that Orange County Deaf Advocacy Center is worth investing in.
Our recent newsletter has some interesting articles.
Our recent newsletter has some interesting articles.
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Lack Of Patriotism At DVTV and Deafcube
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Anyone noticed that Kevin and Tayler had no respect for the people who gave their lives so they can operate websites like they have.
Richard
Anyone noticed that Kevin and Tayler had no respect for the people who gave their lives so they can operate websites like they have.
Richard
Monday, May 30, 2011
Deaf Newswire Returns
We are now operating a newswire service at our facebook and twitter pages.
http://www.facebook.com/ocdac
http://twitter.com/#!/ocdac
Like and follow these two locations if you wish to be kept up to date on the latest news in the deaf community.
http://www.facebook.com/ocdac
http://twitter.com/#!/ocdac
Like and follow these two locations if you wish to be kept up to date on the latest news in the deaf community.
Monday, May 23, 2011
Saturday, April 16, 2011
Orange County Deaf Advocacy Center Newsletter - April 16, 2011
Greetings everyone,
The deaf community in general is struggling with labels. Labels have been an lingering issue for decades however with the advent of video blogging technology the issue is now producing explosive dialogue and is producing shocking effects on the social implications. Labels in the deaf community refers as to the famed "deaf enough" scale. If you're deaf, "How deaf are you?" or are you "Deaf or not deaf enough to be a deaf leader" and so on. The discussions have been reflecting on how the deaf community co-exists with diversity within and this refers greatly to communication modalities. The sign language minority traditionally has been highly resistant to accepting members that use oral or cued methods. It goes all the way to a deaf extremist leader pointing out that oral and cued methods are not part of diversity within the deaf community but parts of diversions that causes divisions within the deaf community. The debate of labels rages on and with the use of video blogging technology, the intensity of the debate becomes stronger as we notice.
Our pet expo booth has broken it's first day fundraising record yesterday as we've taken on a new strategy of informing parents of newborn babies of the communication options available. People liked what we were doing and they responded with donations. Given its a pets expo, a lot of deaf and disabled people came. The new strategy is associated with AB 2072 information and can be found at http://eyefirevlogs.com/eyefire2/?p=9451 and the page itself a recent recipient of a top blog award from the Licensed Practice Nurses organization.
We are selling shopping passes for the Macy's Community Shopping Day. You can find more information about this event at http://www.facebook.com/ocdac#!/event.php?eid=205219526173966 If you know what this is all about and want to go straight to the purchase page click on http://tinyurl.com/macys2011
We have a Bowling Tournament in August 27, 2011 http://eyefirevlogs.com/eyefire2/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/ocdac-bowl-tournament.pdf
We have a sign language competition on September 10, 2011 http://eyefirevlogs.com/eyefire2/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/sign-language-bee.pdf
We are starting a bowling league that mainstreams deaf bowlers with the rest of the society. It begins on September 18, 2011 http://eyefirevlogs.com/eyefire2/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/ocdac-bowl-league.pdf
Our monthly meetups are coming up very soon. Look down further into this newsletter for more information.
And finally, we are putting together a very resourceful booth to be at the Orange County Fair this summer and I will need your help in keeping our ebay store up and running while the fair is on and the best way you can help me out is through the http://wishes.causes.com/wishes/267070 link.
Richard Roehm, Chairman
On behalf of Orange County Deaf Advocacy Center
===============================================
Our ebay store http://stores.ebay.com/OCDAC-Adaptive-Equipment-and-More
Funds raised would go to supporting a variety of advocacy, training, education, outreach, and residency programs offered by the Orange County Deaf Advocacy Center.
Were always adding many new items each month.
Your support is always needed. Please visit the store and see our new items.
===============================================
Our meetups scheduling will resume starting May 2011. Please join a group for more information.
The Orange County Deaf & Hearing Impaired Meetup Group http://www.meetup.com/deaf-38/
The Orange County American Sign Language Meetup Group http://www.meetup.com/asl-37/
Oral Deaf Orange County http://www.meetup.com/deaf-263/
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Signs of spring: Revue targets deaf, hearing audiences
A Cuban tosses a half-smoked cigar out a train window, "because we've got lots of them. "A Russian sipping a glass of vodka chucks the rest for the same reason. And a deaf person gives the heave-ho to a hearing person ... .
Read more at : http://www.argusleader.com/article/20110410/VOICES/104100306/1003/BUSINESS/Signs-spring-Revue-targets-deaf-hearing-audiences?odyssey=nav|head
===============================================
Deaf and blind students to perform creative dance “Alice In Wonderland”
Students at Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind are preparing to perform “Alice In Wonderland”— not as a play — but in creative dance form.
Read more at : http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/news/51583606-78/dance-students-alice-creative.html.csp
===============================================
Help us raise some funds with our tupperware fundraiser.
Our tupperware fundraiser http://shortlinks.deafadvocacy.org/tupperware
===============================================
Jane Lynch Reveals She's Deaf in One Ear
Opening up about her hearing disability, the 'Glee' actress shares that she realized about the problem when she was playing with her brother.
Read more at : http://www.aceshowbiz.com/news/view/w0011591.html
===============================================
Six-figure Inova settlement sheds light on patient-care issues
Hearing-impaired not provided full services, advocate says.
Read more at : http://www.fairfaxtimes.com/cms/story.php?id=3292
===============================================
Donate to Orange County Deaf Advocacy Center
Orange County Deaf Advocacy Center is a transparent organization serving the needs of people with disabilities and our transparency is visible at http://rct.doj.ca.gov/MyLicenseVerification/Details.aspx?agency_id=1&license_id=1003712& and we are current with our State of California reporting requirements.
Give us a hand. Go to https://www.justgive.org/nonprofits/donate.jsp?ein=33-0806007
===============================================
St. Cloud Hospital screens the world’s first documentary on deaf people and health care
St. Cloud Hospital will screen “Signing On,” the world’s first documentary on deaf people and how they access the health care system and cope with illness, from 4:15-6:15 p.m. April 28 in the Windfeldt Room at CentraCare Health Plaza.
Read more at : http://www.echopress.com/event/article/id/83699/group/homepage/
===============================================
Deaf-world
The rise of a new American culture
Read more at : http://articles.boston.com/2011-04-10/news/29404163_1_deaf-people-deaf-culture-deaf-world
===============================================
Paypal is one super online payment system we all come to know for now. However a new company called VirtaPay is rising up using the same babysteps as paypal. They need at least 3 million members before they can open up to the public and your help is needed. We will get $10.00 for each new VirtaPay signup. New signups will be given $25.00 in startup funds. Now isn't that a win win situation for you and our organization?
Paybox http://www.virtapay.com/r/ocdac
===============================================
Hamill fights way through adversity
Matt Hamill is one of the more inspiring athletes you could meet.
Read more at : http://www.suntimes.com/sports/4733988-419/hamill-fights-waythrough-adversity.html
===============================================
Indiana Baseball Preview
This is Troy Truelove, a head coach for Indiana baseball and Shannon Smith is an assistant coach as well. I have a many very young team with some veterans coming back from last year squad (Kyle Bingham, Trevor Stonebaker, Travis Collette, Tony Long and Dylan Osbourne) showing some experience in high school level. The newcomers are Duke Smith, Kenny Long, Austin Phillips, Andrew Brown, Mitch Davis and Mitchell Slagle.
Read more at : http://www.sportsmx.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=781:indiana-baseball-preview&catid=1:latest&Itemid=172
===============================================
For over 37 years, Labels for Education® has supported organizations across the country by providing more than $110 million in free educational merchandise. This year, the Labels for Education program is getting even better with a new look and focus on the Arts, Athletics and Academic enrichment programs that can spark children's successes. Labels for Education is also adding new partnerships and resources. With your help, the Orange County Deaf Advocacy Center can make this year the best ever! To meet our goals, we need to collect 1,000,000 points.
Campbells Labels For Education Program http://www.deafadvocacy.org/campbells
===============================================
Eugene Perdue remembered as 'fair,' 'respected' community leader
The Rome and Floyd County education community lost a giant when Eugene Perdue died this week.
Read more at : http://romenews-tribune.com/view/full_story/12719598/article-Eugene-Perdue-remembered-as-%25E2%2580%2598fair-%25E2%2580%2599-%25E2%2580%2598respected%25E2%2580%2599-community-leader?instance=home_news
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Deaf Woman Dies After Saturday House Fire
A hearing-impaired woman died Sunday night from her injuries after she was injured in an early-morning house fire Saturday.
Read more at : http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42508067
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**** DISCLAIMER ****
**********************
The OCDAC Newsletter is designed to share information of interest to people with disabilities, their friends, associates, and relatives and promote advocacy in the disability community. Information circulated herein does not necessarily express the views of The Orange County Deaf Advocacy Center. The OCDAC Newsletter is non-partisan. OCDAC Newsletter does not sell advertising space.
The Orange County Deaf Advocacy Center is a community based organization that puts people with disabilities first in their advocacy for equal opportunities in safety, health, and productive living.
The Orange County Deaf Advocacy Center provides services for disabled individuals and their families in our community who need help in navigating the social services maze. Every day people go without proper food, shelter, and essential medical care every day due to a variety of factors including low wages, job loss, injuries, illness, age, domestic violence, or divorce. While all of us are susceptible to hard times, disabled individuals are at the most risk. With the generous support of people like you, we are able to help many of these families and individuals not only to meet essential daily needs, but to work toward a brighter future with programs in job training, education, counseling, elderly assistance, and temporary housing.
Feel free to forward this email message IN ITS ENTIRETY to anyone and any of your personal mailing lists so we can get the important messages out far and wide and encourage them to sign up for our weekly newsletter.
Our physical address is P.O. Box 4339, Santa Ana, California, 92702-4339 and this email is in compliance with CAN-SPAM Act of 2003.
To subscribe to this newsletter go to http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ocdacnewsletter/ or send a blank email to ocdacnewsletter-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
The deaf community in general is struggling with labels. Labels have been an lingering issue for decades however with the advent of video blogging technology the issue is now producing explosive dialogue and is producing shocking effects on the social implications. Labels in the deaf community refers as to the famed "deaf enough" scale. If you're deaf, "How deaf are you?" or are you "Deaf or not deaf enough to be a deaf leader" and so on. The discussions have been reflecting on how the deaf community co-exists with diversity within and this refers greatly to communication modalities. The sign language minority traditionally has been highly resistant to accepting members that use oral or cued methods. It goes all the way to a deaf extremist leader pointing out that oral and cued methods are not part of diversity within the deaf community but parts of diversions that causes divisions within the deaf community. The debate of labels rages on and with the use of video blogging technology, the intensity of the debate becomes stronger as we notice.
Our pet expo booth has broken it's first day fundraising record yesterday as we've taken on a new strategy of informing parents of newborn babies of the communication options available. People liked what we were doing and they responded with donations. Given its a pets expo, a lot of deaf and disabled people came. The new strategy is associated with AB 2072 information and can be found at http://eyefirevlogs.com/eyefire2/?p=9451 and the page itself a recent recipient of a top blog award from the Licensed Practice Nurses organization.
We are selling shopping passes for the Macy's Community Shopping Day. You can find more information about this event at http://www.facebook.com/ocdac#!/event.php?eid=205219526173966 If you know what this is all about and want to go straight to the purchase page click on http://tinyurl.com/macys2011
We have a Bowling Tournament in August 27, 2011 http://eyefirevlogs.com/eyefire2/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/ocdac-bowl-tournament.pdf
We have a sign language competition on September 10, 2011 http://eyefirevlogs.com/eyefire2/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/sign-language-bee.pdf
We are starting a bowling league that mainstreams deaf bowlers with the rest of the society. It begins on September 18, 2011 http://eyefirevlogs.com/eyefire2/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/ocdac-bowl-league.pdf
Our monthly meetups are coming up very soon. Look down further into this newsletter for more information.
And finally, we are putting together a very resourceful booth to be at the Orange County Fair this summer and I will need your help in keeping our ebay store up and running while the fair is on and the best way you can help me out is through the http://wishes.causes.com/wishes/267070 link.
Richard Roehm, Chairman
On behalf of Orange County Deaf Advocacy Center
===============================================
Our ebay store http://stores.ebay.com/OCDAC-Adaptive-Equipment-and-More
Funds raised would go to supporting a variety of advocacy, training, education, outreach, and residency programs offered by the Orange County Deaf Advocacy Center.
Were always adding many new items each month.
Your support is always needed. Please visit the store and see our new items.
===============================================
Our meetups scheduling will resume starting May 2011. Please join a group for more information.
The Orange County Deaf & Hearing Impaired Meetup Group http://www.meetup.com/deaf-38/
The Orange County American Sign Language Meetup Group http://www.meetup.com/asl-37/
Oral Deaf Orange County http://www.meetup.com/deaf-263/
===============================================
Signs of spring: Revue targets deaf, hearing audiences
A Cuban tosses a half-smoked cigar out a train window, "because we've got lots of them. "A Russian sipping a glass of vodka chucks the rest for the same reason. And a deaf person gives the heave-ho to a hearing person ... .
Read more at : http://www.argusleader.com/article/20110410/VOICES/104100306/1003/BUSINESS/Signs-spring-Revue-targets-deaf-hearing-audiences?odyssey=nav|head
===============================================
Deaf and blind students to perform creative dance “Alice In Wonderland”
Students at Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind are preparing to perform “Alice In Wonderland”— not as a play — but in creative dance form.
Read more at : http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/news/51583606-78/dance-students-alice-creative.html.csp
===============================================
Help us raise some funds with our tupperware fundraiser.
Our tupperware fundraiser http://shortlinks.deafadvocacy.org/tupperware
===============================================
Jane Lynch Reveals She's Deaf in One Ear
Opening up about her hearing disability, the 'Glee' actress shares that she realized about the problem when she was playing with her brother.
Read more at : http://www.aceshowbiz.com/news/view/w0011591.html
===============================================
Six-figure Inova settlement sheds light on patient-care issues
Hearing-impaired not provided full services, advocate says.
Read more at : http://www.fairfaxtimes.com/cms/story.php?id=3292
===============================================
Donate to Orange County Deaf Advocacy Center
Orange County Deaf Advocacy Center is a transparent organization serving the needs of people with disabilities and our transparency is visible at http://rct.doj.ca.gov/MyLicenseVerification/Details.aspx?agency_id=1&license_id=1003712& and we are current with our State of California reporting requirements.
Give us a hand. Go to https://www.justgive.org/nonprofits/donate.jsp?ein=33-0806007
===============================================
St. Cloud Hospital screens the world’s first documentary on deaf people and health care
St. Cloud Hospital will screen “Signing On,” the world’s first documentary on deaf people and how they access the health care system and cope with illness, from 4:15-6:15 p.m. April 28 in the Windfeldt Room at CentraCare Health Plaza.
Read more at : http://www.echopress.com/event/article/id/83699/group/homepage/
===============================================
Deaf-world
The rise of a new American culture
Read more at : http://articles.boston.com/2011-04-10/news/29404163_1_deaf-people-deaf-culture-deaf-world
===============================================
Paypal is one super online payment system we all come to know for now. However a new company called VirtaPay is rising up using the same babysteps as paypal. They need at least 3 million members before they can open up to the public and your help is needed. We will get $10.00 for each new VirtaPay signup. New signups will be given $25.00 in startup funds. Now isn't that a win win situation for you and our organization?
Paybox http://www.virtapay.com/r/ocdac
===============================================
Hamill fights way through adversity
Matt Hamill is one of the more inspiring athletes you could meet.
Read more at : http://www.suntimes.com/sports/4733988-419/hamill-fights-waythrough-adversity.html
===============================================
Indiana Baseball Preview
This is Troy Truelove, a head coach for Indiana baseball and Shannon Smith is an assistant coach as well. I have a many very young team with some veterans coming back from last year squad (Kyle Bingham, Trevor Stonebaker, Travis Collette, Tony Long and Dylan Osbourne) showing some experience in high school level. The newcomers are Duke Smith, Kenny Long, Austin Phillips, Andrew Brown, Mitch Davis and Mitchell Slagle.
Read more at : http://www.sportsmx.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=781:indiana-baseball-preview&catid=1:latest&Itemid=172
===============================================
For over 37 years, Labels for Education® has supported organizations across the country by providing more than $110 million in free educational merchandise. This year, the Labels for Education program is getting even better with a new look and focus on the Arts, Athletics and Academic enrichment programs that can spark children's successes. Labels for Education is also adding new partnerships and resources. With your help, the Orange County Deaf Advocacy Center can make this year the best ever! To meet our goals, we need to collect 1,000,000 points.
Campbells Labels For Education Program http://www.deafadvocacy.org/campbells
===============================================
Eugene Perdue remembered as 'fair,' 'respected' community leader
The Rome and Floyd County education community lost a giant when Eugene Perdue died this week.
Read more at : http://romenews-tribune.com/view/full_story/12719598/article-Eugene-Perdue-remembered-as-%25E2%2580%2598fair-%25E2%2580%2599-%25E2%2580%2598respected%25E2%2580%2599-community-leader?instance=home_news
===============================================
Deaf Woman Dies After Saturday House Fire
A hearing-impaired woman died Sunday night from her injuries after she was injured in an early-morning house fire Saturday.
Read more at : http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42508067
===============================================
**********************
**** DISCLAIMER ****
**********************
The OCDAC Newsletter is designed to share information of interest to people with disabilities, their friends, associates, and relatives and promote advocacy in the disability community. Information circulated herein does not necessarily express the views of The Orange County Deaf Advocacy Center. The OCDAC Newsletter is non-partisan. OCDAC Newsletter does not sell advertising space.
The Orange County Deaf Advocacy Center is a community based organization that puts people with disabilities first in their advocacy for equal opportunities in safety, health, and productive living.
The Orange County Deaf Advocacy Center provides services for disabled individuals and their families in our community who need help in navigating the social services maze. Every day people go without proper food, shelter, and essential medical care every day due to a variety of factors including low wages, job loss, injuries, illness, age, domestic violence, or divorce. While all of us are susceptible to hard times, disabled individuals are at the most risk. With the generous support of people like you, we are able to help many of these families and individuals not only to meet essential daily needs, but to work toward a brighter future with programs in job training, education, counseling, elderly assistance, and temporary housing.
Feel free to forward this email message IN ITS ENTIRETY to anyone and any of your personal mailing lists so we can get the important messages out far and wide and encourage them to sign up for our weekly newsletter.
Our physical address is P.O. Box 4339, Santa Ana, California, 92702-4339 and this email is in compliance with CAN-SPAM Act of 2003.
To subscribe to this newsletter go to http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ocdacnewsletter/ or send a blank email to ocdacnewsletter-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
Saturday, April 9, 2011
Orange County Deaf Advocacy Center Newsletter - April 9, 2011
Greetings everyone,
This newsletter gets a little bigger beginning with this issue as we've doubled the amount of external newsworthy content.
This is a response to Marla Hatrak’s Report on Mendoza’s Town Hall Meeting on January 21, 2011 as seen on http://yestoasl.com/2011/04/report-on-mendoza/
The recent California Standardized Testing and Reporting (S.T.A.R.) Program test results show the California sign language based education system is broken and is a system that needs fixing.
California School for the Deaf-Fremont District
http://star.cde.ca.gov/star2010/ViewReport.asp?ps=true&lstTestYear=2010&lstTestType=C&lstCounty=01&lstDistrict=31617-000&lstSchool=0131763&lstGroup=2&lstSubGroup=128
California School for the Deaf-Riverside District
http://star.cde.ca.gov/star2010/ViewReport.asp?ps=true&lstTestYear=2010&lstTestType=C&lstCounty=33&lstDistrict=31625-000&lstSchool=3330834&lstGroup=2&lstSubGroup=128
And the current results are no better than when the California Education Department recognized the poor S.T.A.R. results in 2007.
http://www.cde.ca.gov/eo/in/se/agdeaf.asp
There is definitely a broken system in the California Education Department and it needs a major overhaul if parents are to become impressed with sign language as an option for their deaf newborns.
We are selling shopping passes for the Macy's Community Shopping Day. You can find more information about this event at http://www.facebook.com/ocdac#!/event.php?eid=205219526173966 If you know what this is all about and want to go straight to the purchase page click on http://tinyurl.com/macys2011
We have a Bowling Tournament in August 27, 2011 http://eyefirevlogs.com/eyefire2/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/ocdac-bowl-tournament.pdf
We have a sign language competition on September 10, 2011 http://eyefirevlogs.com/eyefire2/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/sign-language-bee.pdf
We are starting a bowling league that mainstreams deaf bowlers with the rest of the society It begins on September 18, 2011 http://eyefirevlogs.com/eyefire2/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/ocdac-bowl-league.pdf
And finally, we are putting together a very resourceful booth to be at the Orange County Fair this summer and i will need your help in keeping our ebay store up and running while the fair is on and the best way you can help me out is through the http://wishes.causes.com/wishes/267070 link.
Richard Roehm, Chairman
On behalf of Orange County Deaf Advocacy Center
===============================================
Our ebay store http://stores.ebay.com/OCDAC-Adaptive-Equipment-and-More
Funds raised would go to supporting a variety of advocacy, training, education, outreach, and residency programs offered by the Orange County Deaf Advocacy Center.
Were always adding many new items each month.
Your support is always needed. Please visit the store and see our new items.
===============================================
Our meetups scheduling will resume starting May 2011. Please join a group for more information.
The Orange County Deaf & Hearing Impaired Meetup Group http://www.meetup.com/deaf-38/
The Orange County American Sign Language Meetup Group http://www.meetup.com/asl-37/
Oral Deaf Orange County http://www.meetup.com/deaf-263/
===============================================
Hearing Impaired Student Wins National Science Fair
A 6th grade student from Owego Apalachin Middle School is making his way into the science world with one interesting experiment about rust.
Read more at : http://www.wicz.com/news2005/viewarticle.asp?a=18080
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Virtual interpreters help deaf hospital patients
Communication between physician and patient is essential, but when the patient is deaf, it's not always easy to get interpreters.
Read more at : http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=news/disability_issues&id=8049374
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Help us raise some funds with our tupperware fundraiser.
Our tupperware fundraiser http://shortlinks.deafadvocacy.org/tupperware
===============================================
Attorney General warns of scammers exploiting system for hearing impaired
Scam artists are exploiting a relay system established to help the hearing impaired conduct business over the telephone, according to Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine. They are using it to target consumers and small businesses.
Read more at : http://www.toledoonthemove.com/news/story.aspx?list=~\home\lists\search&id=599601
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Ear implants for the deaf with no strings attached
COCHLEAR implants have helped thousands of deaf people around the world hear for the first time. Now a tiny microphone implanted in a person's ear will provide them with continuous hearing day and night.
Read more at : http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg21028064.800-ear-implants-for-the-deaf-with-no-strings-attached.html
===============================================
Donate to Orange County Deaf Advocacy Center
Orange County Deaf Advocacy Center is a transparent organization serving the needs of people with disabilities and our transparency is visible at http://rct.doj.ca.gov/MyLicenseVerification/Details.aspx?agency_id=1&license_id=1003712& and we are current with our State of California reporting requirements.
Give us a hand. Go to https://www.justgive.org/nonprofits/donate.jsp?ein=33-0806007
===============================================
Letter: Deaf community wants to keep Fay Hall
To the School Board and PTA of Powers Catholic High School: We the Deaf people of Michigan oppose the sale of the Michigan School for the Deaf. For Powers Catholic High School this is a win-win situation at our expense. The deaf people are making the utmost sacrifice.
Read more at : http://www.mlive.com/opinion/flint/index.ssf/2011/04/letter_deaf_community_wants_to.html
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‘Bingo the Musical’ has sign-language interpreted show Saturday
This is the final weekend for IceHouse Theatre’s “Bingo the Musical” — and for the deaf or hard of hearing, there is an American Sign Language interpreted performance this Saturday night, April 9.
Read more at : http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment_stage_theat/2011/04/bingo-the-musical-has-sign-language-interpreted-show-saturday.html
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Paypal is one super online payment system we all come to know for now. However a new company called VirtaPay is rising up using the same babysteps as paypal. They need at least 3 million members before they can open up to the public and your help is needed. We will get $10.00 for each new VirtaPay signup. New signups will be given $25.00 in startup funds. Now isn't that a win win situation for you and our organization?
Paybox http://www.virtapay.com/r/ocdac
===============================================
ASL bill not enough for Gov. McDonnell on first go-round
When it was time to put pen to paper, Gov. Bob McDonnell balked—sending House Bill 1435, a popular bill on American Sign Language, or ASL, legislation, back to the drawing board.
Read more at : http://www.loudountimes.com/index.php/news/article/asl_bill_not_enough_for_mcdonnell_on_first_go-around123/
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Teen hearing loss rising, study shows
Some may assume that hearing loss is a problem that occurs later in life but teens are also facing an increasing risk according to the International Journal of Audiology.
Read more at : http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/health&id=8054641
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For over 37 years, Labels for Education® has supported organizations across the country by providing more than $110 million in free educational merchandise. This year, the Labels for Education program is getting even better with a new look and focus on the Arts, Athletics and Academic enrichment programs that can spark children's successes. Labels for Education is also adding new partnerships and resources. With your help, the Orange County Deaf Advocacy Center can make this year the best ever! To meet our goals, we need to collect 1,000,000 points.
Campbells Labels For Education Program http://www.deafadvocacy.org/campbells
===============================================
HearUSA gets restraining order against Siemens
HearUSA got a court to issue a temporary restraining order against Siemens Hearing Instruments, which is seeking to collect on a disputed loan.
Read more at : http://www.bizjournals.com/southflorida/news/2011/03/31/hearusa-restraining-order-siemens.html
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Shirley Cranwell Jordan, Retired Gallaudet Professor
JORDAN, SHIRLEY CRANWILL, 76, passed away at home on March 30, 2011. Shirley was born on April 11, 1934 in Pennsylvania but moved as a young child to Flint, Michigan, where she grew up on the campus of the Michigan School for the Deaf, moving to Bloomfield and then Montclair, NJ as a young teen.
Read more at : http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/hometownannapolis/obituary.aspx?n=shirley-jordan&pid=149892613
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**** DISCLAIMER ****
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The OCDAC Newsletter is designed to share information of interest to people with disabilities, their friends, associates, and relatives and promote advocacy in the disability community. Information circulated herein does not necessarily express the views of The Orange County Deaf Advocacy Center. The OCDAC Newsletter is non-partisan. OCDAC Newsletter does not sell advertising space.
The Orange County Deaf Advocacy Center is a community based organization that puts people with disabilities first in their advocacy for equal opportunities in safety, health, and productive living.
The Orange County Deaf Advocacy Center provides services for disabled individuals and their families in our community who need help in navigating the social services maze. Every day people go without proper food, shelter, and essential medical care every day due to a variety of factors including low wages, job loss, injuries, illness, age, domestic violence, or divorce. While all of us are susceptible to hard times, disabled individuals are at the most risk. With the generous support of people like you, we are able to help many of these families and individuals not only to meet essential daily needs, but to work toward a brighter future with programs in job training, education, counseling, elderly assistance, and temporary housing.
Feel free to forward this email message IN ITS ENTIRETY to anyone and any of your personal mailing lists so we can get the important messages out far and wide and encourage them to sign up for our weekly newsletter.
Our physical address is P.O. Box 4339, Santa Ana, California, 92702-4339 and this email is in compliance with CAN-SPAM Act of 2003.
To subscribe to this newsletter go to http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ocdacnewsletter/ or send a blank email to ocdacnewsletter-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
This newsletter gets a little bigger beginning with this issue as we've doubled the amount of external newsworthy content.
This is a response to Marla Hatrak’s Report on Mendoza’s Town Hall Meeting on January 21, 2011 as seen on http://yestoasl.com/2011/04/report-on-mendoza/
The recent California Standardized Testing and Reporting (S.T.A.R.) Program test results show the California sign language based education system is broken and is a system that needs fixing.
California School for the Deaf-Fremont District
http://star.cde.ca.gov/star2010/ViewReport.asp?ps=true&lstTestYear=2010&lstTestType=C&lstCounty=01&lstDistrict=31617-000&lstSchool=0131763&lstGroup=2&lstSubGroup=128
California School for the Deaf-Riverside District
http://star.cde.ca.gov/star2010/ViewReport.asp?ps=true&lstTestYear=2010&lstTestType=C&lstCounty=33&lstDistrict=31625-000&lstSchool=3330834&lstGroup=2&lstSubGroup=128
And the current results are no better than when the California Education Department recognized the poor S.T.A.R. results in 2007.
http://www.cde.ca.gov/eo/in/se/agdeaf.asp
There is definitely a broken system in the California Education Department and it needs a major overhaul if parents are to become impressed with sign language as an option for their deaf newborns.
We are selling shopping passes for the Macy's Community Shopping Day. You can find more information about this event at http://www.facebook.com/ocdac#!/event.php?eid=205219526173966 If you know what this is all about and want to go straight to the purchase page click on http://tinyurl.com/macys2011
We have a Bowling Tournament in August 27, 2011 http://eyefirevlogs.com/eyefire2/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/ocdac-bowl-tournament.pdf
We have a sign language competition on September 10, 2011 http://eyefirevlogs.com/eyefire2/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/sign-language-bee.pdf
We are starting a bowling league that mainstreams deaf bowlers with the rest of the society It begins on September 18, 2011 http://eyefirevlogs.com/eyefire2/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/ocdac-bowl-league.pdf
And finally, we are putting together a very resourceful booth to be at the Orange County Fair this summer and i will need your help in keeping our ebay store up and running while the fair is on and the best way you can help me out is through the http://wishes.causes.com/wishes/267070 link.
Richard Roehm, Chairman
On behalf of Orange County Deaf Advocacy Center
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Our ebay store http://stores.ebay.com/OCDAC-Adaptive-Equipment-and-More
Funds raised would go to supporting a variety of advocacy, training, education, outreach, and residency programs offered by the Orange County Deaf Advocacy Center.
Were always adding many new items each month.
Your support is always needed. Please visit the store and see our new items.
===============================================
Our meetups scheduling will resume starting May 2011. Please join a group for more information.
The Orange County Deaf & Hearing Impaired Meetup Group http://www.meetup.com/deaf-38/
The Orange County American Sign Language Meetup Group http://www.meetup.com/asl-37/
Oral Deaf Orange County http://www.meetup.com/deaf-263/
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Hearing Impaired Student Wins National Science Fair
A 6th grade student from Owego Apalachin Middle School is making his way into the science world with one interesting experiment about rust.
Read more at : http://www.wicz.com/news2005/viewarticle.asp?a=18080
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Virtual interpreters help deaf hospital patients
Communication between physician and patient is essential, but when the patient is deaf, it's not always easy to get interpreters.
Read more at : http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=news/disability_issues&id=8049374
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Help us raise some funds with our tupperware fundraiser.
Our tupperware fundraiser http://shortlinks.deafadvocacy.org/tupperware
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Attorney General warns of scammers exploiting system for hearing impaired
Scam artists are exploiting a relay system established to help the hearing impaired conduct business over the telephone, according to Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine. They are using it to target consumers and small businesses.
Read more at : http://www.toledoonthemove.com/news/story.aspx?list=~\home\lists\search&id=599601
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Ear implants for the deaf with no strings attached
COCHLEAR implants have helped thousands of deaf people around the world hear for the first time. Now a tiny microphone implanted in a person's ear will provide them with continuous hearing day and night.
Read more at : http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg21028064.800-ear-implants-for-the-deaf-with-no-strings-attached.html
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Donate to Orange County Deaf Advocacy Center
Orange County Deaf Advocacy Center is a transparent organization serving the needs of people with disabilities and our transparency is visible at http://rct.doj.ca.gov/MyLicenseVerification/Details.aspx?agency_id=1&license_id=1003712& and we are current with our State of California reporting requirements.
Give us a hand. Go to https://www.justgive.org/nonprofits/donate.jsp?ein=33-0806007
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Letter: Deaf community wants to keep Fay Hall
To the School Board and PTA of Powers Catholic High School: We the Deaf people of Michigan oppose the sale of the Michigan School for the Deaf. For Powers Catholic High School this is a win-win situation at our expense. The deaf people are making the utmost sacrifice.
Read more at : http://www.mlive.com/opinion/flint/index.ssf/2011/04/letter_deaf_community_wants_to.html
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‘Bingo the Musical’ has sign-language interpreted show Saturday
This is the final weekend for IceHouse Theatre’s “Bingo the Musical” — and for the deaf or hard of hearing, there is an American Sign Language interpreted performance this Saturday night, April 9.
Read more at : http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment_stage_theat/2011/04/bingo-the-musical-has-sign-language-interpreted-show-saturday.html
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Paypal is one super online payment system we all come to know for now. However a new company called VirtaPay is rising up using the same babysteps as paypal. They need at least 3 million members before they can open up to the public and your help is needed. We will get $10.00 for each new VirtaPay signup. New signups will be given $25.00 in startup funds. Now isn't that a win win situation for you and our organization?
Paybox http://www.virtapay.com/r/ocdac
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ASL bill not enough for Gov. McDonnell on first go-round
When it was time to put pen to paper, Gov. Bob McDonnell balked—sending House Bill 1435, a popular bill on American Sign Language, or ASL, legislation, back to the drawing board.
Read more at : http://www.loudountimes.com/index.php/news/article/asl_bill_not_enough_for_mcdonnell_on_first_go-around123/
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Teen hearing loss rising, study shows
Some may assume that hearing loss is a problem that occurs later in life but teens are also facing an increasing risk according to the International Journal of Audiology.
Read more at : http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/health&id=8054641
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For over 37 years, Labels for Education® has supported organizations across the country by providing more than $110 million in free educational merchandise. This year, the Labels for Education program is getting even better with a new look and focus on the Arts, Athletics and Academic enrichment programs that can spark children's successes. Labels for Education is also adding new partnerships and resources. With your help, the Orange County Deaf Advocacy Center can make this year the best ever! To meet our goals, we need to collect 1,000,000 points.
Campbells Labels For Education Program http://www.deafadvocacy.org/campbells
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HearUSA gets restraining order against Siemens
HearUSA got a court to issue a temporary restraining order against Siemens Hearing Instruments, which is seeking to collect on a disputed loan.
Read more at : http://www.bizjournals.com/southflorida/news/2011/03/31/hearusa-restraining-order-siemens.html
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Shirley Cranwell Jordan, Retired Gallaudet Professor
JORDAN, SHIRLEY CRANWILL, 76, passed away at home on March 30, 2011. Shirley was born on April 11, 1934 in Pennsylvania but moved as a young child to Flint, Michigan, where she grew up on the campus of the Michigan School for the Deaf, moving to Bloomfield and then Montclair, NJ as a young teen.
Read more at : http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/hometownannapolis/obituary.aspx?n=shirley-jordan&pid=149892613
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**** DISCLAIMER ****
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The OCDAC Newsletter is designed to share information of interest to people with disabilities, their friends, associates, and relatives and promote advocacy in the disability community. Information circulated herein does not necessarily express the views of The Orange County Deaf Advocacy Center. The OCDAC Newsletter is non-partisan. OCDAC Newsletter does not sell advertising space.
The Orange County Deaf Advocacy Center is a community based organization that puts people with disabilities first in their advocacy for equal opportunities in safety, health, and productive living.
The Orange County Deaf Advocacy Center provides services for disabled individuals and their families in our community who need help in navigating the social services maze. Every day people go without proper food, shelter, and essential medical care every day due to a variety of factors including low wages, job loss, injuries, illness, age, domestic violence, or divorce. While all of us are susceptible to hard times, disabled individuals are at the most risk. With the generous support of people like you, we are able to help many of these families and individuals not only to meet essential daily needs, but to work toward a brighter future with programs in job training, education, counseling, elderly assistance, and temporary housing.
Feel free to forward this email message IN ITS ENTIRETY to anyone and any of your personal mailing lists so we can get the important messages out far and wide and encourage them to sign up for our weekly newsletter.
Our physical address is P.O. Box 4339, Santa Ana, California, 92702-4339 and this email is in compliance with CAN-SPAM Act of 2003.
To subscribe to this newsletter go to http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ocdacnewsletter/ or send a blank email to ocdacnewsletter-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
Monday, April 4, 2011
Orange County Deaf Advocacy Center Newsletter - April 4, 2011
Greetings everyone,
This newsletter covers some of the changes in the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) as last week's newsletter covered some ADA changes affecting the deaf and disability communities. Moreover, the new ADA regulations will include first-ever accessibility requirements for swimming pools, parks, golf courses, boating facilities, exercise clubs and other recreational facilities. Information and explanations in this newsletter is not legal advice. For legal advice, please contact an attorney.
There is a new housing project nearing completion in Fullerton, California that provides emergency shelters to men and their children who need to escape from domestic violence situations and/or escape from their abusive wives or partners. This is a dedicated apartment building. Nothing as big as this has ever been seen in the domestic violence industry. We see many domestic violence shelters proliferate throughout our society and almost all of these shelters discriminate against men and their children. This housing project is leading a role to bring fairness and equality to the concept of emergency sheltering from domestic violence situations.
A new social website for deaf video bloggers has opened. It's called Deafbook.tv and you can access it at www.deafbook.tv and its very inclusive. It's a little bit like facebook. I strongly suggest you visit that website. Search for my name there and send me a friend request.
We are selling shopping passes for the Macy's Community Shopping Day. You can find more information about this event at http://www.facebook.com/ocdac#!/event.php?eid=205219526173966
We have a Bowling Tournament in August 27, 2011 http://eyefirevlogs.com/eyefire2/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/ocdac-bowl-tournament.pdf
We have a sign language competition on September 10, 2011 http://eyefirevlogs.com/eyefire2/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/sign-language-bee.pdf
We are starting a bowling league that mainstreams deaf bowlers with the rest of the society It begins on September 18, 2011 http://eyefirevlogs.com/eyefire2/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/ocdac-bowl-league.pdf
And finally, we are putting together a very resourceful booth to be at the Orange County Fair this summer.
Richard Roehm, Chairman
On behalf of Orange County Deaf Advocacy Center
===============================================
Our ebay store http://stores.ebay.com/OCDAC-Adaptive-Equipment-and-More
Funds raised would go to supporting a variety of advocacy, training, education, outreach, and residency programs offered by the Orange County Deaf Advocacy Center.
Were always adding many new items each month.
Your support is always needed. Please visit the store and see our new items.
===============================================
Our meetups scheduling will resume starting May 2011. Please join a group for more information.
The Orange County Deaf & Hearing Impaired Meetup Group http://www.meetup.com/deaf-38/
The Orange County American Sign Language Meetup Group http://www.meetup.com/asl-37/
Oral Deaf Orange County http://www.meetup.com/deaf-263/
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ADA Definition of : Housing at a Place of Education
The Department has added a new definition to Sec. 36.104, "housing at a place of education," to clarify the types of educational housing programs that are covered by this title. This section defines "housing at a place of education" as "housing operated by or on behalf of an elementary, secondary, undergraduate, or postgraduate school, or other place of education, including dormitories, suites, apartments, or other places of residence." This definition does not apply to social service programs that combine residential housing with social services, such as a residential job training program.
Examples : This removes housing at social service establishments from the definition "Housing at a Place of Education".
===============================================
Help us raise some funds with our tupperware fundraiser.
Our tupperware fundraiser http://shortlinks.deafadvocacy.org/tupperware
===============================================
Sign Stage on Tour Performs Winnie the Pooh using Sign Language and Spoken Word
Windwood Productions Presents Sign Stage on Tour, Deaf Theatre adaptation of Winnie The Pooh at The Palace Theater in Hamilton on Thursday, April 7 at 6:30pm for a one-hour show.
Read more at http://madisoncountycourier.com/2011/03/31/sign-stage-on-tour-performs-winnie-the-pooh-using-sign-language-and-spoken-word/
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Dirtbike Princess - Meet Ashley Fiolek
Ashley Fiolek has overcome broken bones and total deafness to succeed in the traditionally male sport of motocross.
Read more at http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/sport/general/Dirtbike+Princess+Meet+Ashley+Fiolek-3674.html
===============================================
Donate to Orange County Deaf Advocacy Center
Orange County Deaf Advocacy Center is a transparent organization serving the needs of people with disabilities and our transparency is visible at http://rct.doj.ca.gov/MyLicenseVerification/Details.aspx?agency_id=1&license_id=1003712& and we are current with our State of California reporting requirements.
Give us a hand. Go to https://www.justgive.org/nonprofits/donate.jsp?ein=33-0806007
===============================================
Hearing Impaired Woman Saved From Dog Attack
A woman in Granite City, Illinois survived a dog attack on March 25, 2011 with the help of a good Samaritan. But, the survivor does not know who her rescuer is.
Read more at http://www.fox2now.com/news/kplr-dog-attack-hearing-impared-woman-033011%2C0%2C5481028.story
===============================================
Paypal is one super online payment system we all come to know for now. However a new company called VirtaPay is rising up using the same babysteps as paypal. They need at least 3 million members before they can open up to the public and your help is needed. We will get $10.00 for each new VirtaPay signup. New signups will be given $25.00 in startup funds. Now isn't that a win win situation for you and our organization?
Paybox http://www.virtapay.com/r/ocdac
===============================================
State Funding Restored to Rochester School for the Deaf
Alosha Cerney enrolled at the Rochester School for the Deaf in 2007. When he first learned about the potential budget cuts, Cerney was shocked Governor Andrew Cuomo could cut something so essential.
Read more at http://www.13wham.com/news/local/story/State-Funding-Restored-to-Rochester-School-for/Dcm3Ze0i0UG09zQTqTxayA.cspx
===============================================
For over 37 years, Labels for Education® has supported organizations across the country by providing more than $110 million in free educational merchandise. This year, the Labels for Education program is getting even better with a new look and focus on the Arts, Athletics and Academic enrichment programs that can spark children's successes. Labels for Education is also adding new partnerships and resources. With your help, the Orange County Deaf Advocacy Center can make this year the best ever! To meet our goals, we need to collect 1,000,000 points.
Campbells Labels For Education Program http://www.deafadvocacy.org/campbells
===============================================
Blind (& hearing impaired) man charged with killing sister, nephew
Authorities say an argument over stolen beer escalated into murder Sunday night when a 56 year-old man allegedly killed his sister and nephew.
Read more at http://www.volunteertv.com/home/headlines/118783414.html
===============================================
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**** DISCLAIMER ****
**********************
The OCDAC Newsletter is designed to share information of interest to people with disabilities, their friends, associates, and relatives and promote advocacy in the disability community. Information circulated herein does not necessarily express the views of The Orange County Deaf Advocacy Center. The OCDAC Newsletter is non-partisan. OCDAC Newsletter does not sell advertising space.
The Orange County Deaf Advocacy Center is a community based organization that puts people with disabilities first in their advocacy for equal opportunities in safety, health, and productive living.
The Orange County Deaf Advocacy Center provides services for disabled individuals and their families in our community who need help in navigating the social services maze. Every day people go without proper food, shelter, and essential medical care every day due to a variety of factors including low wages, job loss, injuries, illness, age, domestic violence, or divorce. While all of us are susceptible to hard times, disabled individuals are at the most risk. With the generous support of people like you, we are able to help many of these families and individuals not only to meet essential daily needs, but to work toward a brighter future with programs in job training, education, counseling, elderly assistance, and temporary housing.
Feel free to forward this email message IN ITS ENTIRETY to anyone and any of your personal mailing lists so we can get the important messages out far and wide and encourage them to sign up for our weekly newsletter.
Our physical address is P.O. Box 4339, Santa Ana, California, 92702-4339 and this email is in compliance with CAN-SPAM Act of 2003.
To subscribe to this newsletter go to http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ocdacnewsletter/ or send a blank email to ocdacnewsletter-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
This newsletter covers some of the changes in the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) as last week's newsletter covered some ADA changes affecting the deaf and disability communities. Moreover, the new ADA regulations will include first-ever accessibility requirements for swimming pools, parks, golf courses, boating facilities, exercise clubs and other recreational facilities. Information and explanations in this newsletter is not legal advice. For legal advice, please contact an attorney.
There is a new housing project nearing completion in Fullerton, California that provides emergency shelters to men and their children who need to escape from domestic violence situations and/or escape from their abusive wives or partners. This is a dedicated apartment building. Nothing as big as this has ever been seen in the domestic violence industry. We see many domestic violence shelters proliferate throughout our society and almost all of these shelters discriminate against men and their children. This housing project is leading a role to bring fairness and equality to the concept of emergency sheltering from domestic violence situations.
A new social website for deaf video bloggers has opened. It's called Deafbook.tv and you can access it at www.deafbook.tv and its very inclusive. It's a little bit like facebook. I strongly suggest you visit that website. Search for my name there and send me a friend request.
We are selling shopping passes for the Macy's Community Shopping Day. You can find more information about this event at http://www.facebook.com/ocdac#!/event.php?eid=205219526173966
We have a Bowling Tournament in August 27, 2011 http://eyefirevlogs.com/eyefire2/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/ocdac-bowl-tournament.pdf
We have a sign language competition on September 10, 2011 http://eyefirevlogs.com/eyefire2/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/sign-language-bee.pdf
We are starting a bowling league that mainstreams deaf bowlers with the rest of the society It begins on September 18, 2011 http://eyefirevlogs.com/eyefire2/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/ocdac-bowl-league.pdf
And finally, we are putting together a very resourceful booth to be at the Orange County Fair this summer.
Richard Roehm, Chairman
On behalf of Orange County Deaf Advocacy Center
===============================================
Our ebay store http://stores.ebay.com/OCDAC-Adaptive-Equipment-and-More
Funds raised would go to supporting a variety of advocacy, training, education, outreach, and residency programs offered by the Orange County Deaf Advocacy Center.
Were always adding many new items each month.
Your support is always needed. Please visit the store and see our new items.
===============================================
Our meetups scheduling will resume starting May 2011. Please join a group for more information.
The Orange County Deaf & Hearing Impaired Meetup Group http://www.meetup.com/deaf-38/
The Orange County American Sign Language Meetup Group http://www.meetup.com/asl-37/
Oral Deaf Orange County http://www.meetup.com/deaf-263/
===============================================
ADA Definition of : Housing at a Place of Education
The Department has added a new definition to Sec. 36.104, "housing at a place of education," to clarify the types of educational housing programs that are covered by this title. This section defines "housing at a place of education" as "housing operated by or on behalf of an elementary, secondary, undergraduate, or postgraduate school, or other place of education, including dormitories, suites, apartments, or other places of residence." This definition does not apply to social service programs that combine residential housing with social services, such as a residential job training program.
Examples : This removes housing at social service establishments from the definition "Housing at a Place of Education".
===============================================
Help us raise some funds with our tupperware fundraiser.
Our tupperware fundraiser http://shortlinks.deafadvocacy.org/tupperware
===============================================
Sign Stage on Tour Performs Winnie the Pooh using Sign Language and Spoken Word
Windwood Productions Presents Sign Stage on Tour, Deaf Theatre adaptation of Winnie The Pooh at The Palace Theater in Hamilton on Thursday, April 7 at 6:30pm for a one-hour show.
Read more at http://madisoncountycourier.com/2011/03/31/sign-stage-on-tour-performs-winnie-the-pooh-using-sign-language-and-spoken-word/
===============================================
Dirtbike Princess - Meet Ashley Fiolek
Ashley Fiolek has overcome broken bones and total deafness to succeed in the traditionally male sport of motocross.
Read more at http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/sport/general/Dirtbike+Princess+Meet+Ashley+Fiolek-3674.html
===============================================
Donate to Orange County Deaf Advocacy Center
Orange County Deaf Advocacy Center is a transparent organization serving the needs of people with disabilities and our transparency is visible at http://rct.doj.ca.gov/MyLicenseVerification/Details.aspx?agency_id=1&license_id=1003712& and we are current with our State of California reporting requirements.
Give us a hand. Go to https://www.justgive.org/nonprofits/donate.jsp?ein=33-0806007
===============================================
Hearing Impaired Woman Saved From Dog Attack
A woman in Granite City, Illinois survived a dog attack on March 25, 2011 with the help of a good Samaritan. But, the survivor does not know who her rescuer is.
Read more at http://www.fox2now.com/news/kplr-dog-attack-hearing-impared-woman-033011%2C0%2C5481028.story
===============================================
Paypal is one super online payment system we all come to know for now. However a new company called VirtaPay is rising up using the same babysteps as paypal. They need at least 3 million members before they can open up to the public and your help is needed. We will get $10.00 for each new VirtaPay signup. New signups will be given $25.00 in startup funds. Now isn't that a win win situation for you and our organization?
Paybox http://www.virtapay.com/r/ocdac
===============================================
State Funding Restored to Rochester School for the Deaf
Alosha Cerney enrolled at the Rochester School for the Deaf in 2007. When he first learned about the potential budget cuts, Cerney was shocked Governor Andrew Cuomo could cut something so essential.
Read more at http://www.13wham.com/news/local/story/State-Funding-Restored-to-Rochester-School-for/Dcm3Ze0i0UG09zQTqTxayA.cspx
===============================================
For over 37 years, Labels for Education® has supported organizations across the country by providing more than $110 million in free educational merchandise. This year, the Labels for Education program is getting even better with a new look and focus on the Arts, Athletics and Academic enrichment programs that can spark children's successes. Labels for Education is also adding new partnerships and resources. With your help, the Orange County Deaf Advocacy Center can make this year the best ever! To meet our goals, we need to collect 1,000,000 points.
Campbells Labels For Education Program http://www.deafadvocacy.org/campbells
===============================================
Blind (& hearing impaired) man charged with killing sister, nephew
Authorities say an argument over stolen beer escalated into murder Sunday night when a 56 year-old man allegedly killed his sister and nephew.
Read more at http://www.volunteertv.com/home/headlines/118783414.html
===============================================
**********************
**** DISCLAIMER ****
**********************
The OCDAC Newsletter is designed to share information of interest to people with disabilities, their friends, associates, and relatives and promote advocacy in the disability community. Information circulated herein does not necessarily express the views of The Orange County Deaf Advocacy Center. The OCDAC Newsletter is non-partisan. OCDAC Newsletter does not sell advertising space.
The Orange County Deaf Advocacy Center is a community based organization that puts people with disabilities first in their advocacy for equal opportunities in safety, health, and productive living.
The Orange County Deaf Advocacy Center provides services for disabled individuals and their families in our community who need help in navigating the social services maze. Every day people go without proper food, shelter, and essential medical care every day due to a variety of factors including low wages, job loss, injuries, illness, age, domestic violence, or divorce. While all of us are susceptible to hard times, disabled individuals are at the most risk. With the generous support of people like you, we are able to help many of these families and individuals not only to meet essential daily needs, but to work toward a brighter future with programs in job training, education, counseling, elderly assistance, and temporary housing.
Feel free to forward this email message IN ITS ENTIRETY to anyone and any of your personal mailing lists so we can get the important messages out far and wide and encourage them to sign up for our weekly newsletter.
Our physical address is P.O. Box 4339, Santa Ana, California, 92702-4339 and this email is in compliance with CAN-SPAM Act of 2003.
To subscribe to this newsletter go to http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ocdacnewsletter/ or send a blank email to ocdacnewsletter-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
Thursday, March 31, 2011
Monday, March 21, 2011
Clarifying On The Two "Criminal Cases" On My Record
Yes I, Richard Roehm, admit I have two records in the criminal/traffic section of the court records. I'm clarifying them for you so someone else doesn't have to twist it out. These two records are the ONLY records. A handful of deafies have been saying something else that is not true at all.
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I was driving and found that there was a smelly diaper in the back of my car. I wanted to toss it to the dumpster on the parking lot. I tossed it and it missed and hit a cop's car hiding behind the dumpster. Judge thought it was funny and dismissed it.
Was caught driving a car without a license plate and no registration. $25 fine. That's it.
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First case : No Slam Dunk On Diaper Toss
I was driving and found that there was a smelly diaper in the back of my car. I wanted to toss it to the dumpster on the parking lot. I tossed it and it missed and hit a cop's car hiding behind the dumpster. Judge thought it was funny and dismissed it.
Second case : Driving Nobody's Car
Was caught driving a car without a license plate and no registration. $25 fine. That's it.
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