NWI Deaf/Hard of Hearing Community Events
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get to Links Page - Click here!Got Information for NWI Deaf and Hard of Hearing Community? Contact us at info@nwideaf.org
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.
April 29: NWIDC Meeting at Witulski's; 2 pm
May 12: NWI Hearing Loss Support Group: Traveling Tips; 1-3 pm; Schererville Library
CEASD Conference
April 27-29, 2012
West Hartford, CT
Indiana Deaf Educators and Education Interpreters Conference
June 13-14, 2012
Indianapolis, IN
National Association of Black Interpreters, Inc
June 24-26, 2012
Indianapolis, IN
Alexander G. Bell Conference
June 28-July 2, 2012
Scottsdale, AZ
National Association of the Deaf
July 3-7, 2012
Louisville, KY
Region III RID Conference
March 5-6, 2012
St. Louis, MO
Conference of Interpreter Trainers
October 17-21, 2012
Charlotte, NC
Any upcoming conferences???
Let us know at info@nwideaf.org
Please include organization name, date and website for conference information
GOT ASL?
ASL First Language Classes
(for those who grew up using ASL and/or SEE)
June 2012 - 4 weeks
Mondays: 3-5 pm, Hammond
or 6:30-8:30 pm, Highland
Wednesdays: 1-3 pm, Valparaiso
Saturdays: 10 am to 12 pm, Merrillville
Flyer HERE
Northwest Indiana Deaf and Hard of Hearing Community Festival
Saturday, September 22, 2012
Lake County Fairgrounds - 4H Building
Click HERE for Facebook Event Info/
Click HERE for Website
Thursday, June 14, 2012
5-7 pm
20% of your bill will go to NWIDC for Festival and Picnic.
Not only that, some Chick-fil-A workers know some sign language. Go support NWIDC and Chick-fil-A!
You can get your voucher before going to CFA; email us at info@nwideaf.org to find out where you can get your voucher.
Purdue U. North Central ASL Club hosts...
Third Fridays May-August, 2012
6-9 pm
Cornucopia Cafe,
210 E. Lincolnway, Valparaiso, IN
Deaf Senior Citizens
Get-Together
Every month on 2nd Wednesday at
Adventure Christian Church
1404 & 1406 East Joliet St. Crown Point, IN
From 9 am to 3 pm
Indiana House of Representatives Information
Who's your Legislator? (Indiana only)
For Voting information:
Click HERE to go to Links Page, go to Voting Information on left side near bottom.
Captioned Movies!!
Please click for
Open Captioned Movie Survey. Your feedback is important.
At Schererville AMC Theater
875 Deer Creek Drive, Schererville, IN
www.amcentertainment.com
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Assisted Moviegoing
Cinemark Valparaiso
700 Porter’s Vale Boulevard
Clearview Caption
http://www.cinemark.com/theatre-detail.aspx?node_id=1709
(look at Closed Caption Tab)
Portage IMAX 16
6550 US Highway 6, Portage, IN
http://www.gqti.com/theaters.aspx?theaterid=1484
Just type in your zipcode and the movies that are captioned or rearview caption will show up.
Another link to go to and sign up for e-news on local movies... http://www.captionfish.com. This site has loads of captioned movies in theaters and you can find out if a movie is showing at Schererville AMC by registering and finding a movie and get informed if it is showing there.
Re-defining
Deaf Movie
(Now Subtitled!!!)
MOS International, Inc
History
Through Deaf Eyes
Informational Website/Video
House Bill 1367: Update
The bill has become a law - the Office of Management and Budget has until July 2013 to get a plan in place for transtition from Indiana School for the Deaf to an independent agency (new or bid).
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.
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!
Signing Kids of Northwest Indiana Events:
ASL Story Times:
Barnes and Noble - Valparaiso
Schedule
September 2012
Highland Public Library
Contact SKNWI at signingkidsnwi@gmail.com
Scrapbook & Crafts Gathering
March 25-26, 2012
Church of Christ
2420 Lincoln, Highland, IN
Love to scrapbook, doing other crafts or want to learn? Join us! For more information, contact us at pmc.cdm@sbcglobal.net
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
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.
2011-2012 Bowling Tournament Information
Team 1 - Cool Bowling Run
Brian Biggs
Jimmy Watters
Richard Kinney
Team 2 - Lucky
Beth Schweitzer
David DeVries
Don Witulski
Team 3 - Triple Threat
Michelle Watters
Doug Witulski
Peter Charpentier
Team 4 - All in the Family
Paul Charpentier
Joanna Witulski
Joel Charpentier
Team 5 - Bears vs. Colts
Frances Santos
Dave Choate
Leroy Newton
Team 6 - Iron Men
Elaine DeVries
Martin Dych
Dan Kriesel
Team 7 - Da Bears
Amber Watters
Mike Biggs
Henry Millard
Hoosier Bowling Classic
November 10, 2012
Admissions:
75nd Great Lakes Deaf Bowling Association and 54st Great Lakes Deaf Women Bowling Association Tournament
April 20-22, 2012
Hosted at Detroit, Michigan
Headquarters:
See above Athletic Links for GLDBA-GLDWBA site
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.
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.