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... 

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... 

AG Bell Mourns Loss of Longtime Member and Volunteer Leader Sid Arfa One of AG Bell’s outstanding volunteer leaders, Sid Arfa, passed away on February 26 in Chicago, Ill., nearly two years after receiving a stem cell transplant for Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma. Twenty-eight years ago, following the diagnosis of their daughter,... 

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... 

These are locations of Silent Dinners that TownSigner is aware of across the state of Virginia. If you are aware of other silent dinners and would like them added here among our weekly lists, feel free to email us. Locations for March 5, 2010: Peninsula, VA: Patrick Henry Mall (Newport News). Tidewater Area: Lynnhaven... 

HRCVAD will have a meeting on March 6, 2010 at 10a-12p. The meeting will be located at Community Service Board (CSB) in Hampton. The address is, 1421 Aberdeen Rd. Hampton, Va. 23666 Click here for mapquest directions. For any other questions, Please contact HRCVAD47@verizon.net  Read More →

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... 

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 –... 

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... 

FCC releases a vlog, signed by Greg Hlibok, to announce their VRS policies in light of fraudulent business behaviors of several VRS providers. “In the Matter of Structure and Practices of the Video Relay Service Program. The FCC Reaffirms Rules and Policies of Video Relay Service. CG Docket No. 10-51″ Click...