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DHCC 50th Anniversary and Summer Fest (July 23, 2022 — Worcester, PA)

DHCC's 50th Anniversary, open to all on July 23, 2022 at 12p till ??? at Variety Club Camp, Worcester, PA - read on for more info

EVENT INFORMATION

The event takes place Saturday, July 23rd, 2022 at The Variety Club Camp, 2950 Potshot Road, Worcester, PA 19490.

The gates will open at 12 noon. The event ends at 8pm. No guest will be admitted after 7pm.

This is an outdoor event. We will have water at no cost, and food and beverages for purchase. We recommend you bring a refillable water bottle, sunscreen and if you plan to use the pool, appropriate attire.

Activities include a magic show in the outdoor theatre, food, beverages, an air-conditioned meeting room for table games like cards, a pool with secure changing rooms, outdoor sports, a playground, arts and crafts and more!

TICKETS WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE THE DAY OF THE EVENT!!!

To help us make this event successful and volunteer: VOLUNTEER!

Get your tickets at https://djcc.org/50th!

Open captioning coming to Delaware movie theaters

Coming soon to a movie theatre near you — open captioning. And it is not just for the hard-of-hearing.

Delaware movie theaters will increase access for deaf and hard-of-hearing moviegoers by offering regular showing of first-run movies using open captions on the screen.

Hawaii is the only state in the U.S. that currently has a law requiring a certain umber of showtimes to have open captioning. But before introducing legislation here, State Rep. Ed Osienski (D-Newark) is launching a statewide pilot-program in partnership with advocates and movie theaters to offer open captions

“Imagine being in the middle of a movie, and having your device stop, they don’t stop the movie for you,” Osienski said. “You have to get up and find somebody, get the service, get a new device, get back, and you’ve missed a bunch of the movie.”

Daphne Werner teaches at the Delaware School for the Deaf, and brought the issue to Osienski’s attention They and others gathered at the Penn Cinema on the Riverfront Monday for an open captioning demonstration.

“Open captions benefit everyone, not just the deaf and hard-of-hearing,” she said. “Whether it’s deaf or heard-of-hearing residents, children, individuals with learning disabilities, English language learners, or there are people who just enjoy captions to better understand the dialogue.”

Read on at https://www/delawarepublic.org/delaware-headlines/2022-05-23/open-captioning-coming-to-delaware-movie-theaters.

DAD’s Entertainment Guide – https://delawaredeaf.org/links/movie-theater-and-entertainment-options.

Other news articles (Similar to this one):

  1. https://whyyy.org/articles/making-movies-more-accessible-delaware-cinemas-now-offer-films-with-open-captions
  2. https://.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/delaware-to-start-on-screen-captions-in-movie-theaters/3248669
  3. https://www.facebook.com/watch/live/?extid=CL-UNK-UNK-UNK-AN_GKOT-GK1C&ref=watch_permalink&v=337852008294498

Learning Community, “Congenital CMV Awareness” on June 21, 2022 via Zoom

Sharing information. An announcement came to me from Arielle Morris, Family Resources Specialist at the Parent Information Center of Delaware. Please find an attached flyer in PDF and Word Revisions. Text flyer is bottom. ASL and CLOSED Captioning will be providing.

If you are interested in watching awareness zoom, you need to register first. They will email you a zoom link, and login details and instructions.

Attached is the next LC event on congenital CMV awareness which will be held on June 21st at noon. I have also included the registration link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN dOX39WNdQPmJqFEZH2qlfg

I would appreciate if you could share the information.

Thanks so much!
Kindest Regards

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Interpreter Shortage Challenges Appropriate Medical Care for Deaf Patients

Interpreter Shortage Challenges Appropriate Medical Care For Deaf Patients

Doreen Simons, a certified deaf interpreter, uses a video remote interpreting (VRI) service from her Farmington home.

Deaf residents report frequent issues with sign language interpretation at Connecticut hospitals and health care facilities, hindering their ability to understand medical care fully.

And though video remote interpreting (VRI) services are widely available at Connecticut hospitals, patients have reported mixed experiences with the technology.

The issues persist more than 30 years after passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), which requires interpretation for patients and family members under the “effective communication” section of the law. In the last three years, the U.S. Attorney’s Office has negotiated four settlements with medical facilities in Connecticut for complaints related to communication with deaf patients.

“At one point, ADA and accessibility seemed to be very good,” said Marissa Rivera, an advocate with Disability Rights Connecticut (DRCT). “And now, in 2022, it has completely collapsed.”

The reasons are multiple and complex but often attributed to an ongoing interpreter shortage, which makes it hard to consistently secure in-person interpretation, especially during unplanned emergency room visits.

Read the rest at http://c-hit.org/2022/04/14/interpreter-shortage-challenges-appropriate-medical-care-for-deaf-patients.

Rehoboth Museum sets tour with ASL interpreter on May 7th

Rehoboth museum sets tour with ASL interpreter May 7

Red bouy on right side, lifeguard stand in the middle with varying equipment over time displayed, on left side in the back is a lighthouse station

The Rehoboth Beach Museum invites visitors who are deaf and hard of hearing to join a museum docent and an American Sign Language interpreter for a tour of its current exhibits from 10 to 11 a.m., Saturday, May 7.

Attendees will explore both permanent exhibits and the special exhibit, The Storm of ’62.

The tour is free with registration.

For more information and to register, go to rehobothbeachmuseum.org and click on the listing for the ASL guided tour on the calendar of museum events.

The museum is located at 511 Rehoboth Ave. and is handicap accessible. Email volunteer@rehobothbeachmuseum.org with any questions.

Thanks to https://www.capegazette.com/article/rehoboth-museum-sets-tour-asl-interpreter-may-7/238177.

Gallaudet University: Charter Day 2022: Dr. Barbara J. White

Charter Day | Gallaudet University
The award  recipients are as follows:

Outstanding Young Alumnus Award:

  • Mx. Victoricia Monroe, ’15 & G-’20

Advocacy for Social Justice Award (originally named the Gertrude S. Galloway, ’51, PhD ’93, & H-’02 Advocacy and Social Justice Award):

  • Dr. Poorna Kushalnagar, ’93

Above and Beyond Volunteer Award (originally named the Pauline “Polly” Peikoff, E-’36 “Service to Others” Award):

  • Dr. Barbara J. White, ’76
Congratulations to these well deserved individuals! Click the video above to enjoy viewing the program to learn more about their impact and contributions to our community.