https://youtu.be/IW7SXuVFEkA (transcript in YouTube) In addition to sending letters, please make calls to all the offices! Additionally, if any of the Senators on the Committee are your personal Senators, make sure to call them and let them know you are a constituent. Senator Ed Hernandez (Chair) Senator Janet Nguyen (Vice Chair) Senator Isadore Hall, III…
There is Unity in This Beautiful Word, “AND” Nyle DiMarco’s recent victories with America’s Next Top Model and Dancing With the Stars ignited an important dialogue about the importance of Deaf schools, language acquisition with ASL and English, and the legislative movement with LEAD-K. A Deaf blogger, Mark Drolsbaugh, calls this phenomenon, “The Nyle DiMarco…
Last Tuesday the world witnessed a phenomenal moment with Nyle DiMarco, winner of America Next Top Model Season 22, seizing the Mirror Ball after several weeks of competition with 11 other stars on Dancing With the Stars Season 22. We are so proud Nyle DiMarco, especially with the fact that his historical dancing moment took…
April 3, 2016 Dear Deaf Community, As the George Washington University (GWU) President, Stephen Knapp, told the 2015 graduating class, “We depend on you to repair what earlier generations have broken, to build what we have left unbuilt, to learn what we have not yet learned, to heal what we have so far left unhealed”…
Meet one of #whyIsign sponsors, DawnSignPress and be inspired by their stories! There will be more DSP staff stories during March 13th-15th
CAD is in Solidarity with Audism Free America (AFA) CAD is appreciative of Ruthie Jordan’s leadership with Audism Free America (ADA). AFA has paved the way to prepare the Deaf Californians for the pending EHDI conference in San Diego, California. United we stand for all Deaf children to have language acquisition, ASL and English. CAD…
Under the leadership of Executive Director Patricia Seiglen-Perry, Deaf Community Services of San Diego garnered support from California Coalition of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Agencies (CCDHHA) to join CAD, LEAD-K, and DawnSignPress to promote the #whyIsign trending campaign during March 13th-15th. “#Why I sign? I stumbled on a sign language class while waiting to…
Sesame Street’s Linda Bove Shares her #whyIsign story!! Thank you, Linda for sharing your #whyIsign story! You inspired many children by being your beautiful self as a Deaf woman sharing the power of American Sign Language with all children, Deaf and hearing, during your days with Sesame Street. Image description: A video of a white…
CAD’s letter of commendation to Disney for a for a job well done with the McFeely-Johnson family is acknowledged: An Unforgettable Project for The Hall March 2, 2016 Yellow Shoes and The Hall’s Unforgettable spot for Disney featuring the Mansfield family finally hit the internet on Monday after spending some time being featured as an…
The background is white. White graphics : #whyIsign A white female presenting person with long hair. She is wearing a black t-shirt with #whyIsign logo print. She signs: #whyIsign. Graphics (black background with white fonts, which is consistent throughout the video): Meet Stacey Abrams about #whyIsign Stacey: How did #whyIsign start? I thought of it to inspire families…