NWI Deaf/HOH Events
Captioned Movies!!
AMC Showplace
875 Deer Creek Drive
AMC has purchased Kerasotes.
Please click for
Open Captioned Movie Survey. Your feedback is important.
February
16-17, 2010
It's Complicated (R)
3:20 & 6:15 pm
February
23-24, 2010
Leap Year (PG)
TBA
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International Films Captioned @ Dyer-Schererville and Munster Libraries
Munster (Tuesday @ 2 or 6:30 pm):
8701 Calumet Avenue
August 10: The Way I Spent the End of the World (Romanian)
No cost - discussion afterwards
Carmel Flores Photography comes to NWI
October 16, 2010
Taltree Arboretum & Gardens
Association of Late Deafned Adults and Hearing Loss Association of America Chapters of NWI and Chicago co-host annual...
September 11, 2010
Elmer Miller Park
Dyer, IN
(RSVP by Sept 6 for food count)
$5 payable at the park
Contact Kim for more information
Purdue U. North Central ASL Club hosts...
ASL Coffeehouse
September 17, 2010
Corunipca Cafe, Valparaiso, IN
Captioning through internet and videos online on any device (computer, phones and etc)
Bill in Congress - 21st Century Communications & Video Accessibility Act of 2009
COAT:
Coalition of Organizations for Accessible
Technology is working on this bill to pass and become law - they need
your support! Contact your State House of Representatives and Senators. Indiana Reps
Marlee Maitlin speaks in support of the bill and captioning online. (The YouTube video is captioned).
Both bills have been passed in both Houses.
Meetings/Workshops in NWI Area
Please click on Blue for information
Please see Service Providers for addresses of agencies. For Deaf Clubs, please contact them by email through Deaf Clubs for location addresses.
Out of Area Meetings
ICRID
October 22-23, 2010
French Lick, IN
Any upcoming conferences???
Let us know at info@nwideaf.org
Please include organization name, date and website for conference information
Blog Site: http://joannanwideaf.blogspot.com
Re-defining
Deaf Movie
(Now Subtitled!!!)
MOS International, Inc
History
Through Deaf Eyes
Informational Website/Video
(Click
on blue link for flyer information)
Local Workshops
Third Tuesdays
of Each Month
November 2009 to September 2010
ADA Audio Conferences
1-3 pm CST
Everybody Counts, Inc
9111 Broadway Suite A, Merrillville,
IN
Flyer Information available above will be tagged Interpreter, Community or Both
Please view flyer for more information on prices and details on the training and workshops.
Literacy Survey Information at Indiana F.A.C.E.S. website - please check it out if you are a deaf or hard of hearing resident of USA. Video of the Survey is available on the site. No Deadline - your help is much appreciated!!!
Video Relay Services News
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Some Federal Agencies require you to use the Federal VRS service, please follow same procedure as above but add Federal VRS and type address fedvrs.tv.
- Call 911 through VRS?? check out "Eye on Safety" Webpage.
- Discussion on tiered rates for VRS. Purple, Sorenson and Convo including various VRS businesses are keeping an eye out for the future of VRS - are you?
- Join Ed in Ed's Telecom Alert to get more information on VRS and support in keeping VRS alive for everyone - deaf and hearing alike!
Deaf Senior Citizens
Get-Together
Every month on 4th (fourth) Wednesday at
Adventure Christian Church
1404 & 1406 East Joliet St. Crown Point, IN
From 9 am to 3 pm
ADA Restoration Act...why is it important?
Make ADA stronger for people with disabilities
Defining what 'disability' and 'people with disabilities' mean.....
No discrimination - how?
Employment - Service Provision - Owning the American
Dream - Education - Accessibility -
IMPORTANT: Equal Rights as a Human Being with or without a disability, we're all Americans.
Five Things YOU CAN DO to keep ADA STRONG!!!
- SIGN THE PETITION on the Road to Freedom Site.
- Contact the Congress: tell them your story, what you see positive about ADA, what improvements you want to see happen and more...
- Sign up for News and Alerts from the Road to Freedom.
- Join your local or state organizations - for example: Indiana Association of the Deaf, American Association of People with Disabilities, American Association for Retired People, Indiana Deaf-Blind Association, Northwest Indiana Deaf Club, Northwest Indiana Hearing Loss Support Group, National Federation of the Blind and more....
- Donate to ADA Watch and National Coalition for Disability Rights (NCDR) (website).
Please click on the Road to Freedom logo to access the website for more information.
For Church Events - Click Now!
Scrapbook & Crafts Gathering
Friday-Saturday, August 28-29, 2010
Church of Christ
2420 Lincoln Street - Highland,
IN
Love to scrapbook or want to learn? Join us! For more information, contact us at nwiscrappingladies@gmail.com
"Bee-utiful Pictures"
Contact Carmel for more information!
Check out the website for cool stuff - www.carmelfloresphotography.com
Children,
Families, Newlyweds, Seniors and more!!!
Photos, Canvas, Purses,
Bracelets and more!!!
Contact Carmel Flores at CarmelFlores@aol.com
Go to her blog site at http://www.cfphotography.blogspot.com
Got Information for NWI Deaf and Hard of Hearing Community?
Contact us at info@nwideaf.org
2010-2011 Deafway Mixed League's Season
Season starts Sunday, August 29, 2010
We meet on Sundays at 6 pm at Stardust II off of Route 30, east of Merrillville/Hobart.
Please contact Richard Kinney at deafwaymixed@yahoo.com if you are interested in bowling with us or if you need information.
2010-2012 League Officers:
Donald Witulski, President
Frances Santos, Vice President
Richard Kinney, Secretary/Treasurer
2009-2010 Bowling Tournament Information
Hoosier Bowling Classic
November 27, 2010
Admissions: $5
(both fans and bowlers)
Country Club Lanes
1910 Casspolis Street
Elkhart, IN
Hosted by Michiana Deaf Club
Any Sports that you're interested in playing: Volleyball, Basketball, Soccer and etcetera
Want to set up a group to play at a particular city/town or league, please let the Editor know at dnwinews@sbcglobal.net to add to the website and to advertise through the E-News.
75nd Great Lakes Deaf Bowling Association and 54st Great Lakes Deaf Women Bowling Association Tournament
April 5-11, 2011
Hosted at Las Vegas, NV
Headquarters:
See above Links for GLDBA-GLDWBA site