MEET DAWNSIGNPRESS WITH THEIR #whyIsign STORIES!
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 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…
Deaf Community Services of San Diego (DCSSD) Joins the #whyIsign Movement
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!!
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…
Acknowledgment from Disney to CAD’s letter of commendation
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…
Meet Stacy Abrams, the Person Who Started the #whyIsign Movement
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…
CAD’s Third Open Letter to Starkey
March 2, 2016 Starkey Hearing Foundation Dear Marti Jones, Communications, We are still waiting for your response to have a healthy dialogue about what happened at the Starkey Hearing Foundation Super Bowl 50 event in San Francisco Bay Area. For clarification, CAD’s position with Starkey is not anti-hearing aids. It is about utilizing #responsiblemarketing without resorting to #inspirationporn. The…
#whyIsign Goes GLOBAL — Adam Jarashow
Male presenting white person with dark blond curly hair and beard. He is wearing a blue shirt. The background is white. The graphics are white, too. (black background with white fonts, which is consistent throughout the video) Opening graphics: #whyIsign Goes GLOBAL — Adam Jarashow Adam: #whyIsign Graphics: Three reasons Adam supports #whyIsign Adam: #1 Research has…
March 13 -15th #whyIsign Campaign introduced by Rosa Lee!
Image description and transcript: The background is white graphics: #whyIsign A Black female presenting person iconically known as Rosa Lee. She has light brown curly hair and a blue blouse. Rosa Lee: #whyIsign Rosa Lee: What is #whyIsign? Stacey Abrams created the idea when she became curious about hearing families who learned ASL and signed with their Deaf…
MCHB meets with CAD and LEAD-K Representatives
Dear Dr Lu, Thank you so much for the time your team and you took to meet with the representatives of California Association of the Deaf and Language Equality and Acquisition for Deaf Kids (LEAD-K). It was a very productive discussion. Sheri Farinha and I are looking forward to collaborative efforts with you to bring…