News from the AADB Office
Email this pageWednesday, April 29, 2009
Spotlight on the Deaf-Blind Community
The Sight and Sound Impaired Social Group in St. Louis
Photo Caption: Mary Hale
By Beth Jordan
There is a new social group in St. Louis! It’s official. The Sight and Sound Impaired Social Group in St. Louis (SASISTL) held their first meeting on January 17, 2009. Read the full detail of SASISTL...
Staying Strong in Silence
Budget cuts remove support for deaf-blind individuals
Photo Caption: Glenn Lavallee
By Daniel Castro
THE GARDNER NEWS
GARDNER - Struggling for sight, this reporter could barely make out the hazy outline of the figures in front of him, and with their voices barely audible, all sense of where he was and how to communicate his discomfort quickly diminished.
It was the most vulnerable this reporter has ever felt, and this is what deaf-blind individuals face every day of their lives. To see more to this article...
Other News
Other News
Deaf-Blind Authors
We now have two deaf-blind authors of note: John Lee Clark of St. Paul, MN, and Scott Stoffel of Arlington, VA. To find out more about Mr. Clark and Mr. Stoffel's work...
Elections Deadline Drawing Near!
If you are a current deaf-blind member of AADB and have not sent in your vote for the next President / Vice President of AADB, please mail it soon. Ballots need to be postmarked by May 1st in order to be counted. Thanks for your vote!
AADB Board Meeting
The AADB Board of Directors will have its spring meeting via videoconference on May 1st and 2nd, 2009 through a conference call and video relay services. Highlights of the meeting will appear in the May issue of “AADB Today.”
Announcement
Indiana Deaf-Blind Association
The Indiana Deaf-Blind Association will be having regular educational workshops and meetings throughout the year. For more information, contact Donald Aills, President at dwa09@att.net, or Kacie Weldy, Vice-President at KCWeldy@yahoo.com.
Calendar of Events
May 2009
Workshop on Deaf-Blind Communicator
The Perkins School for the Blind, near Boston, Massachusetts, will be hosting a workshop on May 5, 2009 on the Deaf-Blind Communicator (DBC). The DBC allows face-to-face communication, TTY, SMS text messaging and many modern options for communication. Contact Michelle Kamberalis at Michelle.Kamberalis@perkins.org or call 978-462-3817 for more information.
Deaf-Blind Mountain Climber to Speak
Bill Barkeley, who has Usher Syndrome, is a successful mountain climber and runs a program training others to do similar physical adventures. He will be speaking about his experiences on May 7, 2009 in North Canton, OH, at an event sponsored by the Ohio Special Education Audiology Coalition to celebrate Better Hearing and Speech Month. For more information, contact Carla Curran at 330-492-8136, ext. 357 Voice, or via email, Carla.curran@email.sparcc.org.
NCDBA Bowling 9 Pin Fundraising Event
The North Carolina Associates of the Deaf-Blind (NCDBA) is sponsoring a Bowling 9 Pins Fundraising Event on Saturday, May 9, 2009 from 2:30 PM to 6:30 PM. The location of this event is Pleasant Valley Bowling Lane, 5501 Commercial Ave, Raleigh, NC 27612. The deadline to register for this event is Friday, April 17. For more information, please contact Tonia Hartley, c/o NCDBA Treasurer, 4300 Portsmouth Drive, NW Wilson NC 27896. Or people can contact John Sherwood, 919-610-0110 Voice, 919 550-0494 VP or by email at jps2543@earthlink.net
June 2009
NCDBA Bowling 9 Pin Fundraising Event
The North Carolina Associates of the Deaf-Blind (NCDBA) is sponsoring a Bowling 9 Pins Fundraising Event on Saturday Saturday, June 13, 2009 from 2:30 PM to 6:30 PM. The location of this event is Pleasant Valley Bowling Lane, 5501 Commercial Ave, Raleigh, NC 27612. The deadline to register for this event is Friday, May 22. For more information, please contact Tonia Hartley, c/o NCDBA Treasurer, 4300 Portsmouth Drive, NW Wilson NC 27896. Or people can contact John Sherwood, 919-610-0110 Voice, 919 550-0494 VP or by email at jps2543@earthlink.net
Florida Deaf-Blind Awareness Week Festivities
Governor Charlie Crist of Florida has proclaimed June 21 - 27, 2009 as Helen Keller Deaf-Blind Awareness Week. The Florida Deaf-Blind Association will have an HKDBA Celebration on June 13th at Tabla's Bar and Grill in Orlando, FL. For more information, contact Vicky Cooler, FDBA President, at vcooler@aol.com, or at fldeafblind@yahoogroups.com.
July 2009
NCDBA Bowling 9 Pin Fundraising Event
The North Carolina Associates of the Deaf-Blind (NCDBA) is sponsoring a Bowling 9 Pins Fundraising Event on Saturday, Saturday, July 11, 2009 from 2:30 PM to 6:30 PM. The location of this event is Pleasant Valley Bowling Lane, 5501 Commercial Ave, Raleigh, NC 27612. The deadline to register for this event is Friday, June 19. For more information, please contact Tonia Hartley, c/o NCDBA Treasurer, 4300 Portsmouth Drive, NW Wilson NC 27896. Or people can contact John Sherwood, 919-610-0110 Voice, 919 550-0494 VP or by email at jps2543@earthlink.net
Events: Do you have any upcoming events you want to announce? Camps for deaf-blind attendees? Conferences in your area? Meetings where you want deaf-blind people to be involved? If you have an event you would like posted on this website, please send it to aadb-webmaster@aadb.org.
