NOTICE OF VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION PUBLIC COMMENT FORUM Thursday, March 25, 2010 4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Department of Rehabilitative Services – Norfolk Field Office 861 Glenrock Road Suite 202 Norfolk, VA 23502 The Virginia Department of Rehabilitative Services (DRS) and the Virginia State Rehabilitation Council invite your attendance at a Public Forum to receive comment on the DRS Vocational... 

Provided by Video Relay Services Consumer Association (VRSCA) Presenter: Thomas Samuels, VRSCA Eastern States Representative Saturday, March 13, 2010 Where: West Hampton Baptist Church Deaf Ministry 631 Aberdeen Road Hampton, VA 23661 Time: 12:30pm Free Lunch 2pm Presentation Come and join us for a Town Hall Meeting where we will discuss: ■ The latest issues concerning... 

Come and relax in the beauty of 77-acres of wooded land in Mother Nature’s Catskill sanctuary. This retreat is for those yogis who wish to explore the very essence of life. During this retreat, you will experience more time for solitude, silence and inner investigation. Please bring a journal and a willingness to connect with your soul through meditation, inner reflection, asana, mudras and nature... 

By The Associated Press March 05, 2010, 8:38PM TRENTON — Four former owners and employees of three companies have pleaded guilty to defrauding a federal program that assists the deaf. Each pleaded guilty today in federal court in Trenton to conspiracy to commit mail fraud. Kim Hawkins, owner of Nevada-based Master Communications and Arizona-based KL Communications… click here to read more  Read More →

Provided by Video Relay Services Consumer Association (VRSCA) Presenter: Thomas Samuels, VRSCA Eastern States Representative Saturday, March 13, 2010 Where: West Hampton Baptist Church Deaf Ministry 631 Aberdeen Road Hampton, VA 23661 Time: 12:30pm Free Lunch 2pm Presentation Come and join us for a Town Hall Meeting where we will discuss: ■ The latest issues concerning... 

WFD info on Deaf children in Haiti World Federation of the Deaf expresses its deepest sympathies and solidarity to all Deaf victims and their families that have been affected by the earthquake. WFD strongly urges international aid organisations to ensure that Deaf people have access to immediate rescue and recovery efforts, and that they are fully involved in the reconstruction process. WFD has received... 

YouTube Director of Product Management Hunter Walk kicked off the event by discussing some of YouTube’s goals through the years ? one of which is accessibility.Walk said that a few years ago, accessibility meant giving users more ways to access their content (for example, through their mobile phones). Now, the company is focusing more on making its content accessible to even more people. Google... 

Representatives from the National Association of the Deaf (NAD) will attend the 9th annual Early Hearing Detection & Intervention (EHDI) Conference March 1-2, 2010 in Chicago, IL. NAD participation in this year’s EHDI Conference is a part of an ongoing effort to educate EHDI professionals on the importance of American Sign Language (ASL) in the language acquisition of deaf and hard of hearing... 

Purple Communications Inc., a provider of text and video relay and on-site interpreting services announced the launch of IP-Relay for iPhone (News – Alert) and iPod Touch. The new offering allows users to make direct IP-Relay calls from their phones or dial a contact from their address book by a few taps – enabling a direct connection between deaf iPhone users and a hearing person. source:... 

TownSigner recently received this message from John Wyble regarding the Deaf Couple retreat: “We want to thank you for letting others know about our Deaf Couples retreat recently. Due to circumstances beyond our control, we regretfully have had to cancel this retreat and will be sending out updated information about a “mini” retreat that will be held in Lynchburg, VA in April.” We...