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... 

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... 

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 here to see vlog!  Read More →

If you are traveling this holiday season and will be staying in a hotel, you may want to be aware of what services a hotel is required to provide you by law. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, “Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), hotels and motels must provide effective means of communications for persons who are deaf or hard of hearing to ensure that they have an equal... 

TownSigner.com has officially signed up for Twitter and started to twitter. Today, we have made our very first twitter (check it out here) and hope to make many more to come. The idea behind us getting onboard with Twitter was to be able to bring all the news we’re finding out to you guys in the best and fastest possible way. Follow us and keep the latest deaf-related news at your fingertips... 

Regal at Macarthur Center 18 is showing “Invictus” this week with open captioning–please contact the theater to confirm this. The film tells the inspiring true story of how Nelson Mandela joined forces with the captain of South Africa’s rugby team to help unite their country. Newly elected President Mandela knows his nation remains racially and economically divided in the wake... 

Silent Rumble is hosting a Bike-O and Christmas party on December 19, 2009. See more information below: Date: December 19, 2009 Location: Rescue Community Center 21217 Rescue Road Rescue, VA Time: 6pm (games begin at 7) Admission: $20 per person (no exceptions) Click here to download the whole flyer for this event  Read More →

From the Tuesday December 1, 2009 issue… All items 15% off until December 23! Choose from hundreds of items perfect for the holidays, including: * Holiday ornaments signing “I Love You” * THE PERFECT GIFT: Dolls saying “I love you”! Give your child a doll that says “I love you”! Choose from different dolls making the “I Love You” sign as they laugh, cry,... 

Last week, Virginia’s Department of Education released two pdf documents regarding Deaf education for the year of 2010-11. The first document, “State Action Plan for Students Who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing” (click here for PDF) is a general IEP goals that should be established in individuals’ IEPs. It is the result of research conducted on a focus group of 32 individuals during...