NWI Deaf Events

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Open Captioned Movies!!

Tuesdays and Wednesdays -
To get Movie Times, sign up with dnwinews@sbcglobal.net, look in the newspaper or go to website below.

Statistics of OC Movies Questionnaire

Schererville Kerasotes
875 Deer Creek Drive

June 24-25

The Incredible Hulk (PG-13)
Time TBA

May 27-28, 2008

Baby Mama (PG-13)
Time TBA

Letters to Kerasotes Theaters about Open Captioned Movies You don't have to copy the letters-they will give you an idea of what you can say.

ASL Students
Gary/East Chicago/Hammond Residents
Porter/LaPorte Counties Residents
General Letter

 

Northwest Indiana Deaf Club

We will open in October

Please come back for further information - join us at our Picnic (see below)

3850 Howard Street
Hobart, IN
(open map for location/directions)

Map to Club

Thank you!!


Picnics:

NWIDC - July 19, 2008
Carmel Flores Photography will be there...catch this flyer for a great deal!

To add your organization - contact us at dnwinews@sbcglobal.net

Munster and Highland High Schools' ASL Program presents

ASL Coffeehouse
(Second Tuesday each month)

July 8 & August 12

Bean Counters
8413 Kennedy Avenue
Highland, IN

Deaf and Hard of Hearing
HOOSIERS CONNECTION
Road Tour Is Finished....FOR NOW

Meetings in NWI Area
Please click on Blue for information

June 21, 2008
NWI Hearing Loss Support Group
1 to 3 pm
Schererville-Dyer Library

Dyer, IN

June 8, 2008
NWIDC Meeting
2 to 4pm
Southside Christian Church, Munster, IN

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

June 2008
Indiana Association of the Deaf Board Meeting
Time TBA
Indianapolis, IN


Deaf Senior Citizens Get-Together

Every month on 4th (fourth) Wednesday
Merrillville United Methodist Church
305 E. 68th, Merrillville, IN
From 9 am to 3 pm


Local Organization Contacts:

NWI Hearing Loss of America Chapter
Kim Mettache
kimiam265@aol.com


(Click on blue link for flyer information)
Local Interpreter Workshops

"Cultural and Lexical Variations of Black Signs"
Friday, June 6, 2008

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Out of Area Workshops

Raise the Bar in Effective Communication - "Blunt vs. Direct"
August 16, 2008

Anxiter Center, Chicago, IL

Master the NIC Interview
Search for this workshop in the webpage
September 27-28, 2008
Columbia College, Chicago, IL

Flyer available at Event/Deaf Services page at www.eastersealscrossroads.org


Inspirational Story:
"You Shall Not Insult the Deaf"

Inspirational Story:
"Don't Feel Sorry For Me"

Blog Site: http://joannanwideaf.blogspot.com

 

 

Conferences:

'Family Support Way' Conference
(brochure)
May 9, 2008
Indianapolis, IN

Hearing Loss Association of America
June 12-15, 2008
Reno, NV

Deaf Bilingual Coaltion Conference
AG Bell Conference
June 27-30, 2008
Milwaukee, WI

National Association of the Deaf
July 7-11, 2008
New Orleans, LA

Children of Deaf Adults Conference
July 10-13, 2008
Indianapolis, IN

Annual Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Conference
(Indiana Hands and Voices
)
July 19, 2008
Fishers, IN

Indiana Deaf Educators and Educational Interpreters Conference
July 31-August 1, 2008
Indianapolis, IN

Association of Late Deafened Adults
October 29-November 2, 2008
Chicago, IL


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!!!


Signing Kids of Northwest Indiana

For Children with hearing loss with Deaf or Hearing Parents, Hearing children of Deaf Parents and Hearing Children/Parents learning Sign Language....

Blog: NWI Signing Kids

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June 22 - Zoo

July 17 - ASL Storytelling at Lake County Main Public Library

July 19 - Field Day @ NWIDC Picnic

August - Museum

September - Spaghetti Dinner

October - Halloween at Witulski's


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!!!

  1. SIGN THE PETITION on the Road to Freedom Site.
  2. Contact the Congress: tell them your story, what you see positive about ADA, what improvements you want to see happen and more...
  3. Sign up for News and Alerts from the Road to Freedom.
  4. 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....
  5. 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.

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Deaf Scrapbook Gathering

1st and 3rd Fridays
3 to 11 pm

Inexperienced to Experienced Scrapbookers welcome to join us! Signers welcome too!!!

Southside Christian Church
1000 Broadmoor Avenue
Munster, IN
Rooms 15 & 16


Obituaries/Accidents

Especially in honor and/or in support of loved ones.

Deaths:

William Earl Choate, 1927-2007

Father James Michael Hall, MSC
June 26, 2006

Robert L. Ware, Jr. 1968-2006

"Bee-utiful Pictures"

July 19, 2008 at NWIDC Picnic

FLYER!!!

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/


Longfellow Terriers

Pure Bred Soft Coated Wheatons

Keep an Eye out for puppies.

Click here to see the
Longfellow Terrier Website

Woof!

Click on the Flyer to make it Larger


Video Relay Services News

  • 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.

NAD 2008 Conference in New Orleans, LA

Become a Member - Click here

Athletics

2007-2008 Bowling Tournament Information


Northwest Indiana Deaf Club hosts the

12th Annual Camelot Deaf Bowling Classic


Hoosier Bowling Classic

November 26, 2008

Kokomo, IN

Hosted by Kokomo Deaf Club

More information to come in Fall 2008


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.

Go to Athletic Links


72nd Great Lakes Deaf Bowling Association and 51st Great Lakes Deaf Women Bowling Association Tournament

April 18-20, 2008

Hosted by Columbus Association of the Deaf

Columbus, OH

See above Links for GLDBA-GLDWBA site


Any one interested in playing for a Softball Team this year (2008) for the Highland Softball League.

If interested, please contact us through dnwinews@sbcglobal.net. We can have Coed or Mens depending on how many players we have from either gender.

Must register before April 2008 because team forms are given in March 2008.

Player Registration Fee (price subject to change):
Non-Residents of Highland: $30
Residents of Highland: $15

Team Fee varies from what type of team: Coed, Mens or Womens and which day of the week because of the number of games played. If we do not have a sponsor, we will pay the team fee split up by per player (number of players on team).

2008-2009 Deafway Mixed League's Season Begins...

The season starts on Sunday, August 17, 2008.

The cost for bowling may change depending on the votes of bowlers. US Bowling Congress membership is required ($18 both male/female), a one time fee.

We will meet on Sundays at Stardust II off of Route 30, east of Merrillville/Hobart.

ASL students or signers are welcome to join us. We are looking for bowlers who like to have fun and have a good time as well as love bowling!!!!

Please contact the league secretary/treasurer Frances Santos at deafwaymixed@yahoo.com if you are interested in bowling with us.

Stardust II

League Officers:
Donald Witulski, President
Michael Corso, Vice President
Frances Santos, Secretary/Treasurer

 

 

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