(EDHI ACT) PROPOSED AMENDMENTS to S. 2424 FROM THE DEAF COMMUNITY CAD is so appreciative of the the leadership by Deaf people, especially Sheri Ann Farinha, from both the Coalition for Agencies Serving the Deaf and Hard of Hearing and the California Association of the Deaf for their hard work to create this list of recommended…
#whyIsign Trending Partners: CAD, LEAD-K & DawnSignPress MARCH 13th-15th: 48 HOUR #whyIsign CAMPAIGN For Immediate Release February 25, 2016 CONTACT Matthew Sampson, Media Contact mhsampson1@gmail.com Stacy Abrams, Families Contact whyisign@gmail.com Stacy Abrams started #whyIsign trending to celebrate Deaf children’s families Stacy Abrams, a mentor for families of Deaf babies and children in Arizona, had started…
#whyIsign PARTNERSHIP SNEAK PREVIEW!!! Stacy Abram’s #whyIsign campaign is partnering with California Association of the Deaf, LEAD-K, and DawnSignPress for a 48-hour campaign during March 13-15th. Be on the lookout for more information about this exciting campaign partnership. Thank you Rosa Lee Timm, Adam Jarashaw, and Jon Ziev for your awesome volunteer work! If you have…
(ASL Presentation of this letter, click here) February 19, 2016 Dear Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Members: California Association of the Deaf would like to let you know that we support National Association of the Deaf’s (NAD) letter from June 22, 2015 urging the House of Representatives to make amendments to SB 2424,…
Dear Marti Jones, Thank you for your response. We appreciate the Starkey Hearing Foundation’s effort of keeping communication accessible by having “licensed” ASL interpreters who were volunteers at the event. We also do understand the mission in providing hearing aids for those who have various hearing levels. Please know that the Deaf community does not use…
(note-CAD Board is currently working on a letter to respond to Starkey’s letter) February 17, 2016 Dear Julie, Please accept our sincere apologies for the delay in responding. And thank you for your letter and recommendations. We will also thank Stefanie Ellis. The missions of Starkey Hearing Foundation help people who have hearing loss through…
To Whom It May Concern: California Association of the Deaf (CAD) wants to take the moment to thank you for producing the magical video about one of the awesome families – the McFeely-Johnson family from ASL Nook — whose children, Shaylee and Ivy, realized that the Disney characters were able to sign with them. …
Dear Starkey Hearing Foundation: Two of the parents from California, Clare Cassidy and Stefanie Ellis, had vividly described their painful experiences at Starkey Hearing Foundation Super Bowl Hearing Mission on February 6th at your Pre-Super Bowl event with Marlee Matlin. California Association of the Deaf (CAD) stands in solidarity with the families of Deaf children…
UPDATE ABOUT CAD BOARD RETREAT 2016 Script and image description: CAD BOARD RETREAT 2016 San Diego, CA January 22-24 (CAD blue logo — a circle with CAD inserted in the middle. It is spelled out at the outer part of the circle California Association of the Deaf 1906.) Caterer is shown prepping food. A blue…
January 19, 2016 Dr. Michael C. Lu, Director Maternal and Child Health Bureau Health Resources and Services Administration 5600 Fishers Lane Rockville, MD 20857 Dear Dr. Lu: May we ask you – as a physician to remember your Hippocratic oath while reading this letter, more specifically, the oath where you promised to do…