TechGirlz, a hands-on summer experience for deaf and hard-of-hearing girls, is set for Aug. 2-8, 2009 at RIT/NTID. Girls will even build a computer they can bring home with them.

Deaf and hard-of-hearing girls who are entering 7th, 8th or 9th grade in September and who are interested in science, technology, engineering and math can attend TechGirlz, a summer camp from August 2 – 8, 2009, at Rochester Institute of Technology’s National Technical Institute for the Deaf.

Deadline for applications is May 31, 2009.

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I’ve been working with several organizations to provide this service for low income, deaf taxpayers in Rochester.  The Henrietta site is open now with Deaf tax preparer volunteer available during hours listed. Soon Irondequoit will be open for intake service using OJO/VP.

CLICK ON THIS FLYER.

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Also, my business, http://www.DeafTax.com is open for Rochester clients through email/IM/VP.

Smiles,
Joshua R. Beal*
Tax Preparer – DeafTax.com
Investment Advisor – Schwarz Financial Services LLC
V/VP: (585) 286-5245
FAX:  (301) 718-0605
IM:     DeafEconomist
Email:  info@deaftax.com
Direct: joshua@schwarz-financial.com

Schwarz Financial Services, LLC
4405 East West Hwy, Suite 502
Bethesda, MD  20814-4536

Please see and share our websites:
Tax preparation & planning services: http://www.DeafTax.com
Investment Management services:     http://www.schwarz-financial.com

*Securities offered through Royal Alliance Associates, Inc.
Member FINRA/SIPC

Investment Advisory Services offered through Schwarz Financial Services LLC, a registered investment adviser not affiliated with Royal Alliance Associates, Inc.

“We’re not cheap, but we’re good; take your choice!”

Do you need help in organizing your important papers should something happen to you?
Do you need help in instructing your loved ones to find your ORGANIZED paperwork?

Presented by Sally Skyer
OPEN to DWR Members AND Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Community!!

Date: February 22, 2009‹2 pm

Location: Rochester Recreation Club for the Deaf; 1564 Lyell Avenue; Rochester, NY 14606

RSVP to: Kathleen Szczepanek at DWRrecorder@gmail.com by February 20, 2009

RIT/NTID grad Luke Adams ( '08 ) and his mom, Margie, compete for $1 million in "The Amazing Race" starting Sunday on CBS. - Photo courtesy of CBS.

RIT/NTID grad Luke Adams ( ‘08 ) and his mom compete with 10 other teams in the CBS show “The Amazing Race” starting Sunday night at 8 p.m. Racers travel around the world in hopes of a $1 million prize. But the cash wasn’t what led Luke – the show’s first deaf contestant – to be on the show.

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The SpiRIT Writing Contest offers high school sophomores and juniors with hearing loss the chance to win $500 or an expense-paid trip to NTID’s Explore Your Future summer program.

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Luke Adams, an RIT/NTID criminal justice graduate.

The first deaf contestant on the CBS show “The Amazing Race” is Luke Adams, who graduated from RIT/NTID in 2008 with a degree in criminal justice. See why he thinks he has an advantage in the race, which can be seen starting Feb. 15.

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An image from the interactive Web site www.graphcomm4deaf.org developed by RIT/NTID to help inform high school students about careers in the graphic arts industry. The project was funded by the Graphic Arts Education and Research Foundation.

An interactive Web site that provides information on graphic communications careers has been created by RIT/NTID faculty and staff. The project was funded by the Graphic Arts Education and Research Foundation to help young deaf and hard-of-hearing students explore career options in the field of graphic communications.

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RIT/NTID is reaching out to recent veterans with hearing loss, which is the leading cause of disability claims for those serving in Iraq and Afghanistan. Up to 10 veterans are expected on campus in the fall and will receive access services such as classroom captioning and notetaking provided by NTID. The initiative is being applauded by veterans’ groups and Congressional representatives. A Web site (www.rit.edu/ntid/veterans) has been created for more information.
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CLICK HERE for VET FACT SHEET

There is a deaf cat at the Lollypop Farm.

The six-year old white cat with green eyes was given up by its owner in November due to the owner’s health problems. The cat is reported to be calm and keeps to itself.

The cat appears to be within the 12-14 pounds range. Click on image for full size photo.

http://www.lollypop.org/

Sarah Stanislow, a sixth-grader at Barker Road Middle School in Pittsford, N.Y., won top prize in the Middle School Division in the 2008 National Science Fair for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Students for her exhibit, "Does the Insulation Really Work?"

Students with hearing loss in grades six through 12 can compete in RIT/NTID’s fourth-annual National Science Fair for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Students and win cash awards of up to $500. Deadline to apply is Jan. 15, 2009.

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The Deaf Rochester Film Festival entries for the 2009 Festival taking place on March 26 to 29, 2009.   The deadline has been extended to December 15, 2008 (postmarked), so it’s not too late to submit your entry!

Click on attchement deaf-rochester-film-festival for entries information.

Photo Example, NOT ACTUAL FOUND RING

Silver ring with Chinese characters found at NTID during the RDAW Kick-Off Sunday, September 21st.

Please contact Steve Lovi, RDAW Chair at SLovi19@aol.com if you are able to identify inside ring inscription for return.

WXXI LAUNCHES ACCESSIBLE ELECTION WEB SITE AND HOSTS A POLITICAL FORUM TO BENEFIT THOSE WHO ARE DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING

(Rochester, New York) September 15, 2008 – Twenty-eight million Americans with severe hearing loss do not have full access to information about political candidates and election issues. This fact is what fueled WXXI’s launch of an accessible election Web site for deaf and hard of hearing citizens. In addition to these online efforts, WXXI and its project partners will host a televised political forum to show candidates how to relate to an audience that is deaf and hard of hearing, and adapt its television production techniques to ensure that the forum is accessible to television viewers who are deaf or hard of hearing.

In partnership with the National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID) at Rochester Institute of Technology and the Rochester Hearing and Speech Center, WXXI is adapting its regular elections Web content to make it more accessible for those who are deaf or hard of hearing.

A major portion of this project includes the development of captioning Web video, which could make the site the first news Internet site in the nation to provide captioning for election news reporting. WXXI is launching the site on Monday, September 22, which marks the beginning of National Deaf Awareness Week.

The forum is also being recorded on Monday, September 22 at WXXI, 280 State Street, Rochester, NY. All candidates from the 25th, 26th, 28th, and 29th Congressional districts have been invited to participate. (Press is welcome to attend the recording, which begins at 7 p.m.) Deaf and hard of hearing citizens who would like to participate in the forum are invited to contact WXXI’s Center for Public Affairs by calling 585-258-0267 or sending an e-mail to jphilipp@wxxi.org. Participants must pre-register in order to attend.

The forum will air on WXXI’s digital channel, WXXI-World (cable 524/DT21.2) on Friday, September 26 at 9 p.m., Saturday, September 27 at 4 p.m. and Sunday, September 28 at 7 p.m.

The forum and accessible Web page are being funded in part by a grant from The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) as part of CPB’s Public Media Innovation (PMI) Fund. The Corporation for Public Broadcasting’s PMI Fund was established to support new media initiatives that demonstrate technical or service innovations with respect to a specific target audience. WXXI was one of five public broadcasting stations chosen out of 59 applicants to receive the grant.

To read more about the project, visit WXXI.org/citizen/pmi/. On Monday, September 22 you can visit the same address for a link to the newly launched site.

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WXXI is the essential, life-long educational media resource for the Greater Rochester area. WXXI puts the community first with programming that stimulates and expands thought, inspires the spirit, opens cultural horizons and promotes understanding of diverse community issues. Log on to wxxi.org for more information about our services and programs.

Dear Rochester Deaf Awareness Week Supporter,

The radio station, Family Life Network, 94.7 has prepared a one minute-long news story on Rochester’s Deaf Awareness Week to be broadcast in our newscasts on Friday, September 19, prior to the kick-off event for the week of festivities.

If all goes as planned, the feature story should air on the Family Life Network on Wednesday, September 24, 2008 during the FLN Noon Report, most likely between 12:20 and 12:35. We plan to rebroadcast the story that evening during our Family Night programming, around 7:25 p.m.

The feature story includes an audio clip conversation of Steve Lovi from the Deaf Awareness Week planning through Sprint Relay Services. It also includes portions of an interview recorded with Susan Trien who works at the Strong National Museum of Play as part of their Children’s Deaf Awareness Day events.

If you would like to refer people to the feature story, please let them know that in Rochester people can tune in to the Family Life Network at 94.7 FM. They also have the option of listening to the radio network online by going to the Family Life Network website at FLN.org. Starting the next day the story will also be available as a podcast on our website.

To access the podcast:

* Go to www.fln.org
* Click on Radio
* Click on FLN News.
* On the news page, for one week, there will be a story icon for the Deaf Awareness Week story.
* After that time, the story can be accessed by clicking on the colorful “Neighborhoods in the Network” banner to find the story listed in the “Neighborhoods in the Network” story list.

Defensive Driving Course
On Tuesday, October 14th and Thursday, Oct 16th
From 6 pm to 9 pm

Allwrights Driving School
1560 Mt. Hope Ave
Rochester, NY 14620

Pay $45 cash or money order now
Mail the money order to:
Allwrights Driving School
1560 Mt. Hope Ave
Rochester, NY 14620

MUST have valid driver license with you in class
First come first serve
Email: bpalmigiano@yahoo.com
VP: 866-552-4610

(*) note: this classroom can hold up to 10 people
NOTE: Hearing people are welcome to take the course if they know ASL .
Brenda Palmigiano is Deaf certified Defensive Driving instructor.

DEADLINE by October 3rd.

Good Afternoon.

Defensive Driving Course is being cancelled due to low enrollment. November 15th Saturday is still being offered. I will send you the flyer as soon as possible.

Thank you for the advertise and hope you will do it again further notice.

Amy Julius
Administrative Assistant
ASL Coordinator
Deaf Adult Services, Inc
2495 Main Street- Suite 347
Buffalo, New York 14214

Voice: 833-1637
VP: 866-922-6622
TTY: 833-5234
Fax: 833-7480
E-mail: office@wnydas.org
Web: www.wnydas.org

Did you know this September is Rochester Deaf Awareness Week during September 20 to 27? The schedule is now posted, and details will be announced soon. Please check the following link for more information:

http://rdaw.rochesterdeafclub.com/

Dear Colleagues,

It’s always pleasing to note how effective and active you are in addressing issues of the Deaf and Hard -of-Hearing. We feel close to you each time we read your initiatives and activities. This gives us a lot of challenges to drive our initiatives as well.

We are glad that we enrolled to learn about your activities.

For interest sake, do you have any Computer software to develop Sign Language Literature? If so, how can we access such? We predominantly use American Sign Language (ASL).

We are the ONLY NGO in Zambia advocating the recognition and publisizing Sign Language. We are Government official Sign Language Interpreters. We are proud of this achievement.

Please keep on sending us your activities to us and remember to advise on our request.

God bless the DeafROC Team

Mbewe Moffat & Chipampe Ngulimba
Association of Sign Language Interpreters of Zambia (ASLIZ)

Editor’s Note: If you can help with their request for computer software, contact them via email at aslizzambia@yahoo.com.

Thank you,

Dean DeRusso
Deaf Systems Advocate
Regional Center for Independent Living
Advocacy and Independent Living Services for Individuals
497 State Street
Rochester, NY 14608

Sorenson VP: 585 546-7598
VP: 74.39.189.195
Voice Callers: (877) 467-4877 ext 97598
TTY: (585) 697-1604
Fax: 585.546.7577
E-Mail: dderusso@rcil.org

Dear Mr. Willard:

Hello. My name is Gretchen Bowman. I’m a certified sign language interpreter
and licensed physical therapist. I was recently hired by Greater Rochester
Physical Therapy and am trying to get the word out to the local Deaf
community about the availability of my services.

Please refer to the attached announcement. Is there any way Deaf ROC could
help me advertise by sending this announcement out in an email to its
subscribers?

Let me know the process. Thanks so much!

Respectfully,
Gretchen Roman, P.T, N.I.C.

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Hello,

My name is Jamie Zollweg and I am a paralegal with Volunteer Legal Services Project. I would like to inform you of our program and be added to your online list of Rochester Area resources targeting the deaf and hard of hearing community. Here is a brief over-view of our organization, the VLSP organization provides free legal representation in civil matters to low-income residents of Monroe County, New York through a panel of over 1,000 pro-bono private attorneys and legal professionals. VLSP provides services to individuals with income at or below 200% of the federal poverty level. Volunteer attorneys represent and advise clients in a wide variety of civil areas including tax, unemployment insurance, consumer, bankruptcy, collections, tort defense, real estate, pensions, Supplemental Social Security Income, wills, standby guardianship, divorce, custody, visitation, child support and many other substantive areas.

Beginning in 2007, VLSP has been operating an ESL LITC to inform deaf and hard of hearing individuals about their federal tax rights and responsibilities. During the start-up phase, the LITC has publicized its services to provide information and education to deaf and hard of hearing individuals understand the federal tax system.

I have attached a copy of our brochures for both out LITC program and the VLSP Program itself. If you would like more information about any of our services please feel free to contact us. Our website at VLSP is www.vlsprochester.org and if individuals would like more specific information regarding any of our services and/or programs they can contact me directly via e-mail at jzollweg@wnylc.com.

Jamie Zollweg
Paralegal
Volunteer Legal Services Project
One West Main Street, 5th Floor
Rochester, NY 14614
(585) 295-5712
jzollweg@wnylc.com

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i am an asl teacher in rochester, ny at a high school grades 9-12. i would like to plan for the fall to start “pen-pals” with students at a deaf school grades 9-12 also. our school is very small, only about 20O students and asl class roughly 25-35 kids. we are right in the city so i would love to connect with another urban school. my goal is for our students to connect by email, make videos, there are lots of options! i look forward to the replies.

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> alexa murphy
amurphy105@hotmail.com