Gallaudet University Regional Center - South

Gallaudet University Youth Programs are hosting their annual Battle of the Books! Registration is open TODAY at noon EST and will run through Wednesday, September 14th at 4:00p EST.

The first school/program/team to register will not only receive bragging rights as they'll have had this year's fastest fingers, but they'll also receive $100 off this year's team fees!

Click on the link to register.

2022-2023 Gallaudet's Battle of the Books Registration Registration starts on Monday, September 12th at 12:00pm Eastern Time. You can register up until Wednesday, September 14th at 4:00pm Eastern Time. Any registration submitted before 12:00pm Eastern Time on September 12th or later than 4:00pm Eastern Time on September 14th will not be accepted. Please...

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Black background with a large buff color outline of Bison placed on the left side of the flyer. Next to the outline of Bison is a large buff color text that says, “Alumni,” with cream color text underneath that says, “BisonTank.” Slightly below is a large blue text font that reads, “Application.”

At the near center is a large buff color megaphone facing another large white outline text that reads, “NOW OPEN!!”

Slightly below is small white font text that reads, “Register at bisontank.com”

At the far right bottom corner is a smaller white text, “Powered By Convo.”

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Black background with a large white underlined text that says, “Application Eligibility.”

Below are multiple bullet points in buff color text listing the requirements that read, “To apply, you must be an alumni of Gallaudet University. To qualify as an alumni, you must have: 1) completed at least one semester as a full time undergraduate or graduate student at the University and 2) graduated and/or you must not be currently matriculated as a student at the University at any point during the application or six-week program period of the Competition.

You must not have been required to leave the University at any time for academic or disciplinary reasons.

The following are deemed ineligible to apply:

Current employees of the University and Clerc Center;
Closely related family members to any individual (whether an employee or independent contractor) involved with the administration or judging of the BisonTank Competition; and

The University reserves the right to determine eligibility in the event there is not an actual conflict of interest, but there may be the perception of one.

If you already have a team; however, only one team member must meet the individual criteria above. This member will be the representative of the team throughout the competition. There will be no switching representatives mid-competition, and

Submit only one application per team.”

How exciting! Contact Dr. Carolyn McCaskill at [email protected] for more information

Save the date for the first-ever Black Deaf Studies Symposium, March 29-April 2, 2023 at Gallaudet University!

Perspective | A national museum about – but not just for – the deaf community A person could live in D.C. and never know about the National Deaf Life Museum at Gallaudet University. But visitors come from across the world.

Congratulations to Thelma Schroeder and Thuan Thi Nguyen-Lakrik!

Virginia people--

If you haven't already heard, the Opening Doors Unlocking Potential (ODUP) conference will be completely virtual this year, taking place Wednesday, June 22 through Friday, June 24 from 9:00 am - 2:00 pm. More information about presenters, schedules and exhibitors can be found by visiting https://sites.google.com/vcu.edu/odup-2022/home.

The 16th annual state-wide conference brings together parents and professionals across the Commonwealth of Virginia to engage in dialogue, discussion and learning methods to strengthen academic outcomes for children who are deaf or hard of hearing in order to increase the knowledge and skills of those who can have a positive impact on a student's educational process.

Not only will Virginia Hands & Voices be hosting a session this year titled 'Hear It/See It: The Honest Experiences of Mainstreamed DHH Children with a Live Q&A following, but we are also offering THREE FREE REGISTRATIONS to the conference! You do not need to be a member of our chapter to enter, but you must be a parent!

To enter our raffle for a free registration to the ODUP 2022 conference, please enter here https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/29PCV7V by Friday, June 3.

We are eager to share the knowledge and expertise of this wonderful conference and its presenters with parents of deaf and hard of hearing children in Virginia.

ODUP 2022 June 22 - 24, 2022 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM NEW! Virtual Lunch Hour 1:15 - 2:00 PM Please join us for virtual lunches on Wednesday and Thursday to connect and network with other professionals across the state.

Virginia Hands & Voices is pleased to present a virtual learning opportunity on promoting social and emotional health among D/HH children. A panel of D/HH psychologists and social workers will lead the discussion next Tuesday, May 24 from 8:00-9:00pm, via Zoom.

The purpose of this panel is to provide tips and information on how to promote social and emotional well-being among children who are deaf or hard of hearing, especially in instances where they may be one of the only D/HH students in their school or community.

Topics may include:

Making friends
Social skills
Navigating the social setting in a mainstream environment
Panelists include Tobias Canterbury, Dr. Gregory Farber, Lauren Good and Susanne Wilbur who will share resources for support and personal experiences. Questions from participants are welcomed and we will leave time at the end of the panel discussion to address your specific needs and concerns.
For more information on the panelists and to register, please visit https://vahvsocialemotional.eventbrite.com

Admission is free, but you must register to attend. This presentation will be in American Sign Language with ASL-English interpreting provided. If you require a Cued Language Transliterator or Remote Conference Captioning, please indicate that while registering.

VA Hands & Voices presents: Social/Emotional Health for D/HH Children A panel of psychologists and social workers provide information on how to promote social and emotional health among D/HH children.

It all starts tonight! Best of luck to each team.

This Teacher Appreciation Week, we could not be more thankful for ALL of the teachers and educators in our PreK-12th Grade and Adult Education Programs! Thank you for your hard work and dedication! Together, we are .

The scholarship is only applicable to qualified deaf, hard of hearing, or deafblind graduating high school seniors.

Further information is in the website link at the bottom of the flier.

Thank you and please contact [email protected] for further assistance!

Regional Early Acquisition of Language / REAL Home The Regional Early Acquisition of Language (REAL) Project is a collaboration between Gallaudet University’s Laurent Clerc National Deaf Education Center and Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind (AIDB) and is housed on the campus of AIDB in Talladega, Alabama. The REAL Project serves nine Sout...

Happy Earth Day! Celebrate our extraordinary planet with Zorp, the friendliest alien around!

We provide a kid-friendly platform that encourages awareness about sustainable living with our ASL Literacy Activity section, featuring Zorp. This section touches down on recycling and fostering a respectful relationship with the environment you live in.

Tap into your inner environmental steward with our DIY crafts, worksheets, quiz, storytelling, and MORE! Download the “Zorp Meets Earth” storybook app (FREE) on your iPad if you want more of Zorp (who wouldn’t? He’s awesome!)

Access the Zorp ASL Literacy Activity section here (note that while it is free, you will have to create an account first to be able to view the content): https://motionlightlab.podia.com/asl-literacy-activities

Please make plans to join this virtual event. Registration is now open!

New, Free Video Series Increases Access to Financial Literacy Education for Students, Families, and Educators VANCOUVER, Wash. (PRWEB) March 30, 2022 -- National partnerships create accessible videos specific to the needs of deaf students on critical life-skills topics.

PEN Distinguished Lecture Series The PEN Distinguished Lecture Series in Educational Neuroscience was created in association with the Foundations Proseminar course for graduate students in the Ph.D. in Educational Neuroscience (PEN) program. Since its inception, the series has grown!

Hosted by the Office of the Chief Bilingual Officer, this language and culture-based webinar will be held on Wednesday, March 30, at Noon ET.

CODAs (Child of Deaf Adults, or KODA, Kids of Deaf adults) comprise a unique bilingual community who acquire a spoken and signed language in childhood. This Webinar describes CODAs, then presents a panel of CODAS with their families to share their experiences of being raised in an ASL and spoken/written English bilingual environment. It includes helpful tips for raising CODAs to increase knowledge and raise awareness and sensitivities among families, community members, and professionals about this unique group of bilinguals.

Register here: https://gallaudet.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_fuetNlsETJyzChI2du5jjg

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Raising a CODA within Bilingual Families. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar. CODAs (Child of Deaf Adult, or KODA, kids of Deaf adults) comprise a unique bilingual community who acquire both a spoken and a signed language in childhood. This webinar will focus on the language experiences of CODAs, including presenting a panel of CODAS with their family members to share their e...

Mark your calendar for a special Virtual Learning Opportunity focused on siblings of deaf and hard of hearing children. Please join us next Wednesday, March 30 from 8:00-9:00 pm on Zoom for “Siblings Matter, Too!” presented by Candace Lindow-Davies, Director of Outreach at Hands & Voices HQ and Dr. Amy Szarkowski, Assistant Professor of Psychology at Harvard Medical School.

This presentation will address the important topic of siblings of children who are deaf or hard of hearing (D/HH) or D/HH with additional concerns (D/HH Plus). From the perspectives of a parent and a professional, we will explore common themes among families of children who are D/HH or D/HH Plus and have other children, and will weave in narratives from lived experiences to make the themes understandable and relatable to a wide audience.

Topics discussed will include:
Siblings' challenges and opportunities
Siblings' roles in the family -- including their status as "role models"
Positive aspects of being a "D/HH sib"
For more information, and to register, please visit https://vahvsiblings.eventbrite.com.

Whether you are a parent, professional or D/HH adult, you’re invited to attend this unique presentation. Admission is free, but you must register to attend. As always, if you require an ASL Interpreter, Cued Language Transliterator or Remote Closed Captioning, please indicate that while registering.

VA Hands & Voices Virtual Presentation: Siblings Matter, Too! Come explore some of the common themes among families with siblings of children who are D/HH or D/HH Plus.

American Society for Deaf Children: ASL Video of The Week: WELCOME SPRING!

Let's celebrate the first week of spring!

Spring has many meanings! This ASL/reading resource is a dual language experience! Deaf presenters (not teachers) describe real-life clips. Sentences are reading opportunities, not ASL translations.

(For voice-over text: Click the three dots (...) BELOW the video, click on“Show Transcript”.)

Be sure to subscribe to our ASL YouTube channel!

Watch video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PT3BBBMuGH0

Meanings of SPRING in ASL The word spring has many meanings! People often think that one sign = one word with one meaning, but this is not true. One English word can have many meaning...

The Working In Allyship With Deafhood workshop with Marvin Miller will provide concrete applications for those within the interpreting or educational/ social services professional field. Please note that the language of this workshop is in ASL only.

To get more information and/or register, please go to:
https://www.deafhood.org/events

Events See upcoming events including the popular Deafhood classes.

Jack R. Gannon, ’59 & H-’88, one of Gallaudet’s most illustrious alumni, passed away on March 14. He was 85 years old. As an advocate, educator, curator, and writer, he connected people and ideas. He went on to become the first director of what is now the Office of Alumni Relations at Gallaudet University. He curated the History Through Deaf Eyes traveling exhibition seen by nearly half a million people. Visitation with the family will be Wednesday, March 16 from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Church of the Brethren, 201 Fairview Avenue, Frederick, Maryland, at the chapel at entrance A.

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Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind Thank you for being a great host! Just a peek of few great things FSDB has to offer! (Yes, I had to go to the beach-- one of many great things about FSDB is that the beach is only 15 minutes away!)

Few fun facts about FSDB:

The Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind (FSDB) was established in 1885 with support of the State of Florida and private contributions.

Based in St. Augustine, we are recognized as one of the top schools for the deaf and blind in the nation and the only one of its kind in Florida.

FSDB is a fully accredited, tuition-free state public school for eligible Pre-K and K-12 students who are deaf/hard of hearing, blind/visually impaired, or deafblind.

The school serves approximately 1,000+ students each year through statewide parent-infant/family programs as well as a Montessori Pre-K early learning center and K-12 elementary, middle, and high schools on its campus.

For more information, go to https://www.fsdbk12.org/

Anyone interested in learning more or getting trained on Fingerspelling Our Way to Reading??

Hurry to register as there are limited seats!

http://clerccenter2.gallaudet.edu/ndec-dev/events/FIngerspelling-MarchSelections.html

Fingerspelling Our Way to Reading

Congrats!!!

South is part of central region— check it out!

2022 Central Regional A virtual competition like no other.

Fantastic news for scholars interested in the sociolinguistics of signed language! The 2022 winter issue of the Journal of Sociolinguistics is open access.

Kudos to GUP authors Robert Adam, Joseph C. Hill, Annelies Kusters, Ceil Lucas, and Eyasu Hailu Tamene for their contributions to the issue!

Check it out here: http://gupress.gallaudet.edu/journal-of-sociolinguistics.html

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A message from Virginia:

Greetings friends and members of Virginia Hands & Voices,

We are pleased to announce the progress that has been made with regards to bringing a Deaf Mentor Program to Virginia that will support families with deaf and hard of hearing children. Our volunteer team is composed of over 20 individuals who are passionate about seeing this program come to fruition.

However, we need your help! The Virginia Deaf Mentor Program will be utilizing the national SKI HI Curriculum. We invite you to learn more by visiting https://deaf-mentor.skihi.org/. Currently, 20 states that have Deaf Mentor Programs are using the SKI HI curriculum and we are eager to bring this support to families of deaf and hard of hearing children in Virginia.

Our fundraising goal of $15,000 will help us implement the Deaf Mentor Program by training 15 Deaf Mentors, representing each region in Virginia and providing Deaf Mentor services to more than 60 families. Based on a survey we circulated earlier, we heard from over 100 families who are extremely interested in having a Deaf Mentor work with their family. We have currently raised $7000 towards our project and need your help to meet our goal.

Please consider donating to our project so we can ensure our deaf and hard of hearing children are receiving the support and resources their families desire. The easiest way to make a donation is by visiting https://giv.li/o48m6c and choosing your donation amount. No donation is too small, and every dollar received will go directly towards bringing the SKI HI training here to Virginia.

We invite you to review the attached flyer and share it with your family, friends, and colleagues. If you have any questions about the Deaf Mentor Program, the SKI HI curriculum or how the funds raised will be used, we invite you to reach out to Eric Raff at [email protected].

Thank you for your generous support.

The Virginia Deaf Mentor Pilot Project team is composed of volunteers across multiple state agencies and organizations including:

Civic Access
Families to Families
Virginia Association of the Deaf
Virginia Department for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Virginia Hands & Voices

Virginia Association Of The Deaf Inc