Fri, Sat, Sun - Role Models in OC at 11:00 AM each day.
Monday - Role Models - 11:50 AM and 7:50 PM
Tuesday - Bolt - 3:45 PM and 8:50 PM
5500 Deerfield Blvd
Mason, Ohio 45040
Phone: 513-770-0964
Fax: 513-770-0025
Thursday, November 20, 2008
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Town Hall Meeting - Teen Group
The New Season of The Deaf and Hard of Hearing Teen Club
and The
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New Location: Northside Branch of
Phone: 513-369-4449
New Day: Mondays
New Times: Teen Club
Town Hall Meetings
New Dates:
November 17
Teen Club: 4-5:30 First meeting to decide
future topics and Technology and The Deaf
with Roseanne Krisko. So Bring your texting
devices for hands on training
Town Hall: 6-7:30 Deaf Off Drugs and
Alcohol (DODA)
December 1
Teen Club:
Town Hall:
Ask the Doctor! Here is an opportunity to ask
health or medical questions and get simple
basic answers!
December 15
Family Night for All
Captioned Movie, “ Pay It Forward”
January 26
Teen Club: 4-5:30
Town Hall: 6-7:30
Life After Fifty with psychologist fluent in
Teen Club: 4-5:30
Town Hall: 6-7:30
How to make the best of the interpreter in a medical environment with Meg Deckert, Annie Welch and Deb Porter
March 23
Teen Club: 4-5:30
Town Hall: 6-7:30
Bi-cultural families of Deaf and Hearing with Deron Emmons and Bob Coltrane
April 27
Teen Club: 4-5:30
Town Hall: 6-7:30
Cook the Healthy Tasty Way! With The Art of Entertaining catering company
May 18
Teen Club: 4-5:30
Town Hall: 6-7:30
Dog Training Techniques with Circle Tail, Inc.
Questions? Contact Melissa Shaffer, Advocate and Education Specialist
513-221-0527 voice or tty
513-221-3300 video phone
Opened Movie Schedule
| Date | Time(s) | Title(s) | |||
| 14-Nov | 12:45 | 8:15 | Madagascar 2 | ||
| 15-Nov | 3:20 | Madagascar 2 | |||
| 16-Nov | 12:45 | Madagascar 2 | |||
| 17-Nov | 12:45 | 8:15 | Madagascar 2 | ||
| 18-Nov | 2:20 | 9:50 | Role Models | ||
| 19-Nov | 11:50 | 7:20 | Role Models | ||
| 20-Nov | 2:20 | 9:50 | Role Models | ||
| Regal Cinemas Deerfield Towne Center 16 | |||||
| 5500 Deerfield Blvd | |||||
| Mason, Ohio 45040 | |||||
| Phone: 513-770-0964 | |||||
| Fax: 513-770-0025 | |||||
Monday, October 20, 2008
Deaf and Hard of Hearing Career Day!
Thanks so much to everyone who helped make our Deaf and Hard of Hearing Career Day such a success! Over 70 people attended! Deaf and hard of hearing students from all over the Tri-State heard from Deaf adults about having a hearing loss while working in the “hearing” world. They also learned about BVR services and how to advocate for themselves after high school. The program was sponsored by The Hearing Speech & Deaf Center (HSDC), The Bureau of Vocation Rehabilitation (BVR) and The Hamilton County Education Service Center (HCESC).
If your school or organization was unable to make it last week, but would like a similar program at your facility, please let me know. The Hearing Speech & Deaf Center has an Advocate and Education Specialist available free of charge to present this and other topics. We won’t be able to have the line up of presenters that we had at P&G, but she can discuss the same concepts with students.
We hope to make this an annual event. If you have any suggestions on how we can improve the program, please let me know.
Some of the students were interested in volunteering for the “Live Lab” at Cincinnati State that Michelle Hanning spoke about. She asked me to pass along her contact information. If you know of anyone who would like to help new interpreters improve their signing skills, please contact Michelle at: (513) 677-5525 (Video Phone) or CSLiveLab at Yahoo.com.
Many of the teens who were nominated for “Outstanding Deaf Teen” were at the program, including last year’s winner. There is still time to get tickets to The 6th Annual Community Services for the Deaf Awards Dinner this Thursday. Contact me for more information
If your school or organization was unable to make it last week, but would like a similar program at your facility, please let me know. The Hearing Speech & Deaf Center has an Advocate and Education Specialist available free of charge to present this and other topics. We won’t be able to have the line up of presenters that we had at P&G, but she can discuss the same concepts with students.
We hope to make this an annual event. If you have any suggestions on how we can improve the program, please let me know.
Some of the students were interested in volunteering for the “Live Lab” at Cincinnati State that Michelle Hanning spoke about. She asked me to pass along her contact information. If you know of anyone who would like to help new interpreters improve their signing skills, please contact Michelle at: (513) 677-5525 (Video Phone) or CSLiveLab at Yahoo.com.
Many of the teens who were nominated for “Outstanding Deaf Teen” were at the program, including last year’s winner. There is still time to get tickets to The 6th Annual Community Services for the Deaf Awards Dinner this Thursday. Contact me for more information
Monday, October 13, 2008
Captioning at A Northern Kentucky Play
The Carnegie Visual and Performing Arts Center and
Commonwealth Theatre Company present
DECEMBER 12 - 28
Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00pm
CLOSED CAPTIONED PERFORMANCES Sundays at 3:00pm
The Carnegie Visual and Performing Arts Center
1028 Scott Boulevard
Covington, Kentucky 41011
Commonwealth Theatre Company present
DECEMBER 12 - 28
Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00pm
CLOSED CAPTIONED PERFORMANCES Sundays at 3:00pm
The Carnegie Visual and Performing Arts Center
1028 Scott Boulevard
Covington, Kentucky 41011
Air conditioned, handicapped accessible
SPECIAL OFFER FOR ORGANIZATIONS SUPPORTING THE DEAF AND HEARING IMPAIRED
Experience the emotion and rock-powered choreography of JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR with our special closed captioned performances on Sunday afternoons at 3:00pm.
Cincinnati / Kentucky organizations may purchase group tickets for only $18 each, earning a savings of over 25%!
To reserve your tickets and for more information, please call Joshua Steele, theatre manager, at 859.957.1933, or email to jsteele@thecarnegie.com
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Walk in Hours
Free Assistance for Anyone Who is Deaf or Has a Hearing Loss
New Walk-In Hours
CINCINNATI, OH – Community Services for the Deaf of The Hearing Speech & Deaf Center offers free help for anyone who is Deaf or has a hearing loss. Walk-in hours, where no appointment is needed, are now every Wednesdays from 10:00am to 5:00pm. Appointments for other times are available by contacting Melissa Shaffer, Advocate and Education Specialist, at MShaffer@HearingSpeechDeaf.com or 513.221.3300 (Video Phone and TTY) or 513.221.0527 ext. 170 (Voice Phone).
We can assist with: activities of daily living, connections to state and county agencies, emotional self-care, recognizing situations of financial exploitation, advocacy, accompanying individuals to the hospital, police station, court hours, navigating complex governmental systems, improving health literacy, securing an individuals rights under the ADA, IEP preparation, and more – no issue is too big or too small. We also offer support groups and teen programming as well as free Video Phone usage. For more information on our services please contact Carole Donnellon, Outreach Specialist, at CDonnellon@HearingSpeechDeaf.com or 513.221.0527 ext. 182 (Voice Phone).
Our free programs are funded in part by grants from The Greater Cincinnati Foundation and The Pfau Family Foundation.
Our highly qualified sign language interpreters are available 24 hours a day, seven days per week. To schedule an interpreter call 513.221.0527. For emergency service after 5pm or on weekends, call 513.784.2777.
Community Services for the Deaf is a division of The Hearing Speech & Deaf Center. The Hearing Speech & Deaf Center strengthens our community by supporting individuals and families to overcome obstacles to communication. We believe that communication is the foundation of all human interactions. We provide a barrier-free, inclusive and nurturing environment for anyone seeking to overcome obstacles regarding speech, hearing or deafness.
New Walk-In Hours
CINCINNATI, OH – Community Services for the Deaf of The Hearing Speech & Deaf Center offers free help for anyone who is Deaf or has a hearing loss. Walk-in hours, where no appointment is needed, are now every Wednesdays from 10:00am to 5:00pm. Appointments for other times are available by contacting Melissa Shaffer, Advocate and Education Specialist, at MShaffer@HearingSpeechDeaf.com or 513.221.3300 (Video Phone and TTY) or 513.221.0527 ext. 170 (Voice Phone).
We can assist with: activities of daily living, connections to state and county agencies, emotional self-care, recognizing situations of financial exploitation, advocacy, accompanying individuals to the hospital, police station, court hours, navigating complex governmental systems, improving health literacy, securing an individuals rights under the ADA, IEP preparation, and more – no issue is too big or too small. We also offer support groups and teen programming as well as free Video Phone usage. For more information on our services please contact Carole Donnellon, Outreach Specialist, at CDonnellon@HearingSpeechDeaf.com or 513.221.0527 ext. 182 (Voice Phone).
Our free programs are funded in part by grants from The Greater Cincinnati Foundation and The Pfau Family Foundation.
Our highly qualified sign language interpreters are available 24 hours a day, seven days per week. To schedule an interpreter call 513.221.0527. For emergency service after 5pm or on weekends, call 513.784.2777.
Community Services for the Deaf is a division of The Hearing Speech & Deaf Center. The Hearing Speech & Deaf Center strengthens our community by supporting individuals and families to overcome obstacles to communication. We believe that communication is the foundation of all human interactions. We provide a barrier-free, inclusive and nurturing environment for anyone seeking to overcome obstacles regarding speech, hearing or deafness.
Super Nanny
The TV Show
Super Nanny
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will feature a deaf family
from Omaha, Nebraksa
on
Oct 10th
at
8 pm
(Central time)
Channel ABC
Monday, August 18, 2008
Kentucky Deaf Festival
Join us in A Journey Around the World to Understand Ourselves
And Each Other Better
And Each Other Better
August 29, 2008
Louisville’s Kentucky Center, Todd Hall 10-5
Meet DeaFestival artists personally as we play together, create together, and learn to express ourselves! Use art, storytelling, and games the day before DeaFestival to discover the artist in YOU! You will have the opportunity to have the art created that day shown at DeaFestival (if you want) and to have one of your stories videotaped. By connecting with our feelings and experiences, we understand ourselves, each other, and the world better!
This is a FREE event!!
Lunch at WorldFest included free to the first twenty people registered!
REGISTER by AUGUST 20th to
Michelle.Niehaus@ky.gov
or by calling (502) 564-4456 x4521 or x4507
Participants will receive more information and directions on August 26th.
Participants who choose can share their experiences in mental health and offer suggestions on how professionals can better meet the language and cultural needs of people who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing. This will be in a private, confidential setting Co-Sponsored by the Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Addiction Services, KCDHH, and the EKU Center on Deafness
The AAPd Hearne Leadership Award Program
In 2009, The American Association of People with Disabilities will once again recognize those outstanding individuals personifying leadership, advocacy, and dedication to and for the disability community at large. Three individuals, who are emerging as leaders in the cross-disability civil rights movement, will each receive $10,000 to help them continue their progress as leaders and further connect their work with the national grassroots of AAPD. The recipients of the 2009 Hearne Leadership Awards will also have an opportunity to meet and network with national disability leaders at the AAPD Leadership Gala in Washington, DC in March 2009. U.S. residents with any type of disability are eligible to apply.
SELECTION CRITERIA
An "emerging leader" is defined as someone who has demonstrated leadership qualities in his/her personal and professional life, and who has dedicated his/her passion to the pursuit of inclusion, equality and justice for all people with disabilities. The ideal candidate is an advocate, teacher, mentor, and leader within disability community, and who is recognized as such at a local, regional or national level. Winners of the 2009 Hearne Leadership Award will demonstrate all of the following:
* Leadership achievements that show a positive impact on the broader community of people with all disabilities;
* Connections they have made between individuals with disabilities and others in their communities;
* A positive vision for the disability community and a continuing commitment to their pursuit of that vision;
* The demonstrated ability to collaborate with other leaders, to follow when necessary, and to cultivate new leaders within their organizations and communities; and,
* The potential to contribute to the disability rights movement at a national level.
AAPD encourages emerging leaders with disabilities of any age to apply. The 44 previous awardees represent a diverse group of people with many different disabilities aged 11 to 56. Former honorees have assumed leadership positions in diverse organizations and agencies, including but not limited to the U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security, the National Council on Independent Living, Access Living in Chicago, Self-Advocates Becoming Empowered, Mental Disability Rights International, and the U.S. Dept. of Justice. For more information on many of the past awardees and what they have accomplished since receiving this award, please visit AAPD's web site at www.aapd.com <http://www.aapd.com/> .
AAPD HONORS A LEGACY OF LEADERSHIP
Paul G. Hearne was a strong advocate and visionary leader with a lifelong disability who achieved success as a nonprofit executive, foundation president, federal agency director, and mentor to countless people with disabilities. A passionate advocate for increased employment of people with disabilities, Paul opened doors for thousands through his leadership of Just One Break, an employment agency for people with disabilities in New York City, and The Dole Foundation for Employment of People with Disabilities in Washington, DC.
In addition to sharing his expertise and working as an advocate, Paul also used his wonderful sense of humor and positive outlook on life to "win people over" in many situations.
Until he died in 1998, Paul was consumed with two burning passions: to create a national association to give people with disabilities more consumer power and a stronger public voice and to cultivate potential leaders to carry on the disability rights movement. Paul achieved his first goal during his lifetime with the 1995 creation of the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD), now recognized as the largest and fastest growing force for disability empowerment.
The Milbank Foundation for Rehabilitation established The Paul G. Hearne Leadership Awards in 1999 to honor their friend and former board member, and to help realize Paul's second goal by helping to find and support emerging leaders with disabilities.
In 2000, the administration of the awards program was turned over to AAPD. Funding for the 2007 awards were provided by the Mitsubishi Electric America Foundation and Seth Sprague Educational and Charitable Foundation.
APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS AND PROCEDURES
To be considered for a Paul G. Hearne/AAPD Leadership Award, a candidate must complete an application which includes a statement of no more than 1000 words that addresses all of the selection criteria, as well as a letter of commitment from his/her mentor or supportive colleague who is prepared to work with the applicant in pursuing his/her leadership goals, of no more than 500 words. Please note that, to avoid conflicts of interest, applications will be rejected if the mentor or supportive colleague is a member of the National Advisory Committee for the award, or a member of the Board or staff of the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD), or a relative of any of these individuals. Members of the NAC, AAPD Board and AAPD staff are listed on the AAPD website at: www.aapd.com.
Applicants should be aware that, if they are selected for an award, they will be expected to:
* Make time, in the late fall/early winter of 2008, to participate in a video that highlights their leadership activities which will be shown at the AAPD Leadership Gala;
* Attend the AAPD Leadership Gala in March 2009 and participate in a gathering for emerging leaders with disabilities on the day following the gala;
* Submit two articles of approximately 750 words each over the next 12-month period to be published in the AAPD quarterly newsletter, AAPDnews;
* Submit six advocacy pieces to the Justice for All (JFA) email listserv over the next 12-month period; * Submit a report on the recipient's leadership activities on the one-year anniversary of receipt of the award to be posted on the AAPD website, and provide periodic updates on leadership activities and accomplishments thereafter; and
* Promote The Paul G. Hearne/AAPD Leadership Awards program and work with AAPD to help grow the program.
The cash award will be disbursed in two $5,000 payments: the first payment at the Leadership Gala in 2009, and the balance contingent upon successful completion of the requirements above by the first-year anniversary of receipt of the award.
Applications may be submitted on paper, via e-mail to aapdhearne@aol.com, by audiocassette, or by videotape. (The text of the audio or video transcript should not exceed the word limit for written submissions.) No faxed applications will be accepted.
All eligible applications will be evaluated by a review team selected by AAPD. The review team will identify semi-finalists who will be asked to participate in phone interviews. The top semi-finalists will be recommended for further evaluation by the National Advisory Committee. The National Advisory Committee will make recommendations to the AAPD Board of Directors, who will ultimately select the winners.
Mail or e-mail applications to:
2009 AAPD Paul G. Hearne Leadership Award AAPD 1629 K Street NW, Suite 503 Washington, DC 20006 phone: 1-800-840-8844 (voice/TTY) or 202-457-0046 (voice/TTY) e-mail: aapdhearne@aol.com
Applications must be RECEIVED by 5:00 PM Eastern Time on Friday, September 30, 2008. If you are submitting your application by U.S. Postal Service, we strongly encourage you to mail the application two weeks in advance of the deadline. Due to the possible delay in the receipt of electronic submissions, we also encourage you to submit them prior to September 16, 2008. No late applications will be accepted.
Any questions concerning The 2009 Paul G. Hearne/ AAPD Leadership Awards should be directed to AAPD at 1-800-840-8844 (voice/TTY) or e-mail aapdhearne@aol.com.
THE 2009 PAUL G. HEARNE/AAPD LEADERSHIP AWARDS APPLICATION
Please complete this application which includes a statement of no more than 1000 words that answers the questions below. Your application must also include a letter (no more than 500 words) from a person you have identified as a mentor/supportive colleague.
* This individual can be the personal or professional reference you identify below or a different individual. * Your mentor/supportive colleague must be committed to working closely with you during the twelve months after you receive the award.
* In the letter, this individual should address your qualifications for the award; your commitment to pursuing your personal leadership goals; and the specific ways in which he/she will assist you in achieving those goals.
Your application is not considered completed until the letter has been received in the AAPD office. Please be sure this person is aware of the firm submission deadline.
U.S. residents with any type of disability are eligible to apply.
Note: AAPD will discard and not consider supplementary materials in excess of the application requirements.
APPLICANT INFORMATION NAME (as you would like it to appear on official documentation if selected for an award) TITLE/ORGANIZATION STREET ADDRESS CITY/STATE/ZIP PHONE/TTY/FAX E-MAIL ADDRESS
TYPE OF DISABILITY* AGE* GENDER* ETHNIC GROUP* * These questions are optional. We ask that you answer them so that we can ensure a diverse group of awardees.
In order for us to continue to improve our outreach and dissemination, please let us know how you heard about this awards program/and or received the application:
PERSONAL OR PROFESSIONAL REFERENCE
NAME TITLE/ORGANIZATION STREET ADDRESS CITY/STATE/ZIP PHONE/TTY/FAX E-MAIL ADDRESS ESSAY QUESTIONS: This section can be answered in one essay up to 1000-words or four separate essays with a TOTAL word count of up to 1000 words (it is not 1000 words per essay).
1) You are making a presentation about disability history* to a group of high school students with disabilities. Which historical figure and/or event would be central to your presentation, and why?
*By 'disability history', we mean the life and times of disabled people throughout history, including but not limited to the history of the disability rights movement.
2) What are the most serious barriers for people with disabilities and how have you organized others to address these barriers in your leadership activities?
3) What are your top personal priorities for the next three years, and how will you work with AAPD to achieve these priorities?
4) How do you choose and make good use of your personal mentors?
Application Deadline: 5:00pm Eastern Time, Tuesday, SEPTEMBER 30, 2008
PLEASE SUBMIT COMPLETED APPLICATIONS TO:
2006 Paul G. Hearne/AAPD Leadership Awards AAPD 1629 K Street NW, Suite 503 Washington, DC 20006 e-mail: aapdhearne@aol.com phone: 202-457-0046 (voice/TTY) or 1-800-840-8844 (voice/TTY)
ADA-OHIO (The Americans with Disabilities Act)700 Morse Road, Suite 101Columbus, OH 43214800-ADA-OHIO (800-232-6446)614-844-5537 FAXadaohio@aol.comhttp://www.ada-ohio.org/ADA-OHIO is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization.IF YOU WISH TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS LISTSERVE, PLEASE SEND AN EMAIL TO ADA-OHIO-REQUEST@LISTSERVE.COM WITH UNSUBSCRIBE IN THE SUBJECT. THIS LISTSERVE DISTRIBUTES INFORMATION RELATED TO THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT (ADA)
SELECTION CRITERIA
An "emerging leader" is defined as someone who has demonstrated leadership qualities in his/her personal and professional life, and who has dedicated his/her passion to the pursuit of inclusion, equality and justice for all people with disabilities. The ideal candidate is an advocate, teacher, mentor, and leader within disability community, and who is recognized as such at a local, regional or national level. Winners of the 2009 Hearne Leadership Award will demonstrate all of the following:
* Leadership achievements that show a positive impact on the broader community of people with all disabilities;
* Connections they have made between individuals with disabilities and others in their communities;
* A positive vision for the disability community and a continuing commitment to their pursuit of that vision;
* The demonstrated ability to collaborate with other leaders, to follow when necessary, and to cultivate new leaders within their organizations and communities; and,
* The potential to contribute to the disability rights movement at a national level.
AAPD encourages emerging leaders with disabilities of any age to apply. The 44 previous awardees represent a diverse group of people with many different disabilities aged 11 to 56. Former honorees have assumed leadership positions in diverse organizations and agencies, including but not limited to the U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security, the National Council on Independent Living, Access Living in Chicago, Self-Advocates Becoming Empowered, Mental Disability Rights International, and the U.S. Dept. of Justice. For more information on many of the past awardees and what they have accomplished since receiving this award, please visit AAPD's web site at www.aapd.com <http://www.aapd.com/> .
AAPD HONORS A LEGACY OF LEADERSHIP
Paul G. Hearne was a strong advocate and visionary leader with a lifelong disability who achieved success as a nonprofit executive, foundation president, federal agency director, and mentor to countless people with disabilities. A passionate advocate for increased employment of people with disabilities, Paul opened doors for thousands through his leadership of Just One Break, an employment agency for people with disabilities in New York City, and The Dole Foundation for Employment of People with Disabilities in Washington, DC.
In addition to sharing his expertise and working as an advocate, Paul also used his wonderful sense of humor and positive outlook on life to "win people over" in many situations.
Until he died in 1998, Paul was consumed with two burning passions: to create a national association to give people with disabilities more consumer power and a stronger public voice and to cultivate potential leaders to carry on the disability rights movement. Paul achieved his first goal during his lifetime with the 1995 creation of the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD), now recognized as the largest and fastest growing force for disability empowerment.
The Milbank Foundation for Rehabilitation established The Paul G. Hearne Leadership Awards in 1999 to honor their friend and former board member, and to help realize Paul's second goal by helping to find and support emerging leaders with disabilities.
In 2000, the administration of the awards program was turned over to AAPD. Funding for the 2007 awards were provided by the Mitsubishi Electric America Foundation and Seth Sprague Educational and Charitable Foundation.
APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS AND PROCEDURES
To be considered for a Paul G. Hearne/AAPD Leadership Award, a candidate must complete an application which includes a statement of no more than 1000 words that addresses all of the selection criteria, as well as a letter of commitment from his/her mentor or supportive colleague who is prepared to work with the applicant in pursuing his/her leadership goals, of no more than 500 words. Please note that, to avoid conflicts of interest, applications will be rejected if the mentor or supportive colleague is a member of the National Advisory Committee for the award, or a member of the Board or staff of the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD), or a relative of any of these individuals. Members of the NAC, AAPD Board and AAPD staff are listed on the AAPD website at: www.aapd.com.
Applicants should be aware that, if they are selected for an award, they will be expected to:
* Make time, in the late fall/early winter of 2008, to participate in a video that highlights their leadership activities which will be shown at the AAPD Leadership Gala;
* Attend the AAPD Leadership Gala in March 2009 and participate in a gathering for emerging leaders with disabilities on the day following the gala;
* Submit two articles of approximately 750 words each over the next 12-month period to be published in the AAPD quarterly newsletter, AAPDnews;
* Submit six advocacy pieces to the Justice for All (JFA) email listserv over the next 12-month period; * Submit a report on the recipient's leadership activities on the one-year anniversary of receipt of the award to be posted on the AAPD website, and provide periodic updates on leadership activities and accomplishments thereafter; and
* Promote The Paul G. Hearne/AAPD Leadership Awards program and work with AAPD to help grow the program.
The cash award will be disbursed in two $5,000 payments: the first payment at the Leadership Gala in 2009, and the balance contingent upon successful completion of the requirements above by the first-year anniversary of receipt of the award.
Applications may be submitted on paper, via e-mail to aapdhearne@aol.com, by audiocassette, or by videotape. (The text of the audio or video transcript should not exceed the word limit for written submissions.) No faxed applications will be accepted.
All eligible applications will be evaluated by a review team selected by AAPD. The review team will identify semi-finalists who will be asked to participate in phone interviews. The top semi-finalists will be recommended for further evaluation by the National Advisory Committee. The National Advisory Committee will make recommendations to the AAPD Board of Directors, who will ultimately select the winners.
Mail or e-mail applications to:
2009 AAPD Paul G. Hearne Leadership Award AAPD 1629 K Street NW, Suite 503 Washington, DC 20006 phone: 1-800-840-8844 (voice/TTY) or 202-457-0046 (voice/TTY) e-mail: aapdhearne@aol.com
Applications must be RECEIVED by 5:00 PM Eastern Time on Friday, September 30, 2008. If you are submitting your application by U.S. Postal Service, we strongly encourage you to mail the application two weeks in advance of the deadline. Due to the possible delay in the receipt of electronic submissions, we also encourage you to submit them prior to September 16, 2008. No late applications will be accepted.
Any questions concerning The 2009 Paul G. Hearne/ AAPD Leadership Awards should be directed to AAPD at 1-800-840-8844 (voice/TTY) or e-mail aapdhearne@aol.com.
THE 2009 PAUL G. HEARNE/AAPD LEADERSHIP AWARDS APPLICATION
Please complete this application which includes a statement of no more than 1000 words that answers the questions below. Your application must also include a letter (no more than 500 words) from a person you have identified as a mentor/supportive colleague.
* This individual can be the personal or professional reference you identify below or a different individual. * Your mentor/supportive colleague must be committed to working closely with you during the twelve months after you receive the award.
* In the letter, this individual should address your qualifications for the award; your commitment to pursuing your personal leadership goals; and the specific ways in which he/she will assist you in achieving those goals.
Your application is not considered completed until the letter has been received in the AAPD office. Please be sure this person is aware of the firm submission deadline.
U.S. residents with any type of disability are eligible to apply.
Note: AAPD will discard and not consider supplementary materials in excess of the application requirements.
APPLICANT INFORMATION NAME (as you would like it to appear on official documentation if selected for an award) TITLE/ORGANIZATION STREET ADDRESS CITY/STATE/ZIP PHONE/TTY/FAX E-MAIL ADDRESS
TYPE OF DISABILITY* AGE* GENDER* ETHNIC GROUP* * These questions are optional. We ask that you answer them so that we can ensure a diverse group of awardees.
In order for us to continue to improve our outreach and dissemination, please let us know how you heard about this awards program/and or received the application:
PERSONAL OR PROFESSIONAL REFERENCE
NAME TITLE/ORGANIZATION STREET ADDRESS CITY/STATE/ZIP PHONE/TTY/FAX E-MAIL ADDRESS ESSAY QUESTIONS: This section can be answered in one essay up to 1000-words or four separate essays with a TOTAL word count of up to 1000 words (it is not 1000 words per essay).
1) You are making a presentation about disability history* to a group of high school students with disabilities. Which historical figure and/or event would be central to your presentation, and why?
*By 'disability history', we mean the life and times of disabled people throughout history, including but not limited to the history of the disability rights movement.
2) What are the most serious barriers for people with disabilities and how have you organized others to address these barriers in your leadership activities?
3) What are your top personal priorities for the next three years, and how will you work with AAPD to achieve these priorities?
4) How do you choose and make good use of your personal mentors?
Application Deadline: 5:00pm Eastern Time, Tuesday, SEPTEMBER 30, 2008
PLEASE SUBMIT COMPLETED APPLICATIONS TO:
2006 Paul G. Hearne/AAPD Leadership Awards AAPD 1629 K Street NW, Suite 503 Washington, DC 20006 e-mail: aapdhearne@aol.com phone: 202-457-0046 (voice/TTY) or 1-800-840-8844 (voice/TTY)
ADA-OHIO (The Americans with Disabilities Act)700 Morse Road, Suite 101Columbus, OH 43214800-ADA-OHIO (800-232-6446)614-844-5537 FAXadaohio@aol.comhttp://www.ada-ohio.org/ADA-OHIO is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization.IF YOU WISH TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS LISTSERVE, PLEASE SEND AN EMAIL TO ADA-OHIO-REQUEST@LISTSERVE.COM WITH UNSUBSCRIBE IN THE SUBJECT. THIS LISTSERVE DISTRIBUTES INFORMATION RELATED TO THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT (ADA)
Representative to Commission on the Deaf
Bellevue resident representing the deaf
Betty Timon of Bellevue has been appointed by Gov. Steve Beshear to serve on the Commission on the Deaf and Hard of Hearing as a representative of the Kentucky Association of the Deaf.
Timon is the commissioner of the Kentucky Commission on the Deaf and Hard of Hearing.
Timon's term will expire July 1, 2011. She replaces Sherry A. West, whose term has expired.
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Open Captioned Movie Schedule
Deerfield Towne Center Stadium 16 # 1901
5500 Deerfield Blvd.
Mason, OH 45040
513-770-0964 - office
513-770-0025 - fax
Friday 8-15-08 Mummy 12:40 pm
Saturday 8-16-08 Mummy 3:40 pm
Sunday 8-17-08 Mummy 12:40 pm and 1010pm
Monday 8-18-08 Mummy 12:40 pm and 7:25 pm
Tuesday 8-19-08 Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 4:50 pm and 1020 pm
Wednesday 8-20-08 Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 11:20 am and 7:35 pm
Thursday 8-21-08 Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 4:50 pm and 10:20 pm
5500 Deerfield Blvd.
Mason, OH 45040
513-770-0964 - office
513-770-0025 - fax
Friday 8-15-08 Mummy 12:40 pm
Saturday 8-16-08 Mummy 3:40 pm
Sunday 8-17-08 Mummy 12:40 pm and 1010pm
Monday 8-18-08 Mummy 12:40 pm and 7:25 pm
Tuesday 8-19-08 Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 4:50 pm and 1020 pm
Wednesday 8-20-08 Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 11:20 am and 7:35 pm
Thursday 8-21-08 Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 4:50 pm and 10:20 pm
Friday, August 8, 2008
Open Captioned Movies
Here is the opened captioned movie schedule for the week for:
Deerfield Towne Center Stadium 16 # 1901
5500 Deerfield Blvd.
Mason, OH 45040
513-770-0964 - office
513-770-0025 - fax
Sunday, 8-10-08 - Stepbrothers: 12:40 pm and 8:55 pm
Monday, 8-11-08 - Stepbrothers: 12:40 pm and 6:20 pm
Tuesday, 8-12-08 - Mummy PG-13 133min: 3:00 pm and 8:30 pm
Wednesday, 8-13-08 - Mummy: 12:15 pm and 8:30 pm
Thursday, 8-14-08 -Mummy: 12:15 pm and 8:30 pm
Deerfield Towne Center Stadium 16 # 1901
5500 Deerfield Blvd.
Mason, OH 45040
513-770-0964 - office
513-770-0025 - fax
Sunday, 8-10-08 - Stepbrothers: 12:40 pm and 8:55 pm
Monday, 8-11-08 - Stepbrothers: 12:40 pm and 6:20 pm
Tuesday, 8-12-08 - Mummy PG-13 133min: 3:00 pm and 8:30 pm
Wednesday, 8-13-08 - Mummy: 12:15 pm and 8:30 pm
Thursday, 8-14-08 -Mummy: 12:15 pm and 8:30 pm
Wednesday, July 9, 2008
Open Captioned Movie Schedule
Here is the schedule for Open Captioned Movies for next week at the Regal Movie Theater – 5500 Deerfield Blvd. Mason Ohio 45040.
Friday – 1st Matinee
11-Jul
11:40 AM
Hancock
Saturday – 2nd Matinee
12-Jul
230pm
Hancock
Sunday – 1st mat & 2nd evening
13-Jul
11:40 AM
9:20 PM
Hancock
Monday – 1st mat & 1st evening
14-Jul
11:40 AM
710pm
Hancock
Tuesday – 2nd mat & 1st evening
15-Jul
220pm
740pm
Meet Dave
Wednesday – 1st mat & 1st evening
16-Jul
1010am
740pm
Meet Dave
Thursday – 2nd mat & 2nd evening
17-Jul
220pm
1010pm
Meet Dave
Friday – 1st Matinee
11-Jul
11:40 AM
Hancock
Saturday – 2nd Matinee
12-Jul
230pm
Hancock
Sunday – 1st mat & 2nd evening
13-Jul
11:40 AM
9:20 PM
Hancock
Monday – 1st mat & 1st evening
14-Jul
11:40 AM
710pm
Hancock
Tuesday – 2nd mat & 1st evening
15-Jul
220pm
740pm
Meet Dave
Wednesday – 1st mat & 1st evening
16-Jul
1010am
740pm
Meet Dave
Thursday – 2nd mat & 2nd evening
17-Jul
220pm
1010pm
Meet Dave
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Kings Island Hired CSD to Interpret Shows
Lisa Farris did an excellent job interpreting "County Line" and "80's Review" at Kings Island!
Open Captioned Movie Schedule
Open Captioned Schedule Regal Cinemas Deerfield Towne Center 16
Friday – 1st Matinee
27-Jun
10:45 AM
Get Smart
Saturday – 2nd Matinee
28-Jun
1:15 PM
Get Smart
Sunday – 1st mat & 2nd evening
29-Jun
10:45 AM
9:20 PM
Get Smart
Monday – 1st mat & 1st evening
30-Jun
1:10 PM
6:45 PM
Get Smart
Friday – 1st Matinee
27-Jun
10:45 AM
Get Smart
Saturday – 2nd Matinee
28-Jun
1:15 PM
Get Smart
Sunday – 1st mat & 2nd evening
29-Jun
10:45 AM
9:20 PM
Get Smart
Monday – 1st mat & 1st evening
30-Jun
1:10 PM
6:45 PM
Get Smart
Monday, June 23, 2008
Friday, June 20, 2008
Weekly Schedule for Opened Captioned Movies
Open Captioned Schedule Regal Cinemas Deerfield Towne Center 16
Friday – 1st Matinee
20-Jun
1:20 PM
Incredible Hulk
Saturday – 2nd Matinee
21-Jun
4:00 PM
Incredible Hulk
Sunday – 1st mat & 2nd evening
22-Jun
1:20 PM
9:50 PM
Incredible Hulk
Monday – 1st mat & 1st evening
23-Jun
1:20 PM
7:05 PM
Incredible Hulk
Tuesday – 2nd mat & 1st evening
24-Jun
1:25 PM
6:50 PM
The Happening
Wednesday – 1st mat & 1st evening
25-Jun
11:10 AM
6:50 PM
The Happening
Thursday – 2nd mat & 2nd evening
26-Jun
1:25 PM
9:10 PM
The Happening
Friday – 1st Matinee
20-Jun
1:20 PM
Incredible Hulk
Saturday – 2nd Matinee
21-Jun
4:00 PM
Incredible Hulk
Sunday – 1st mat & 2nd evening
22-Jun
1:20 PM
9:50 PM
Incredible Hulk
Monday – 1st mat & 1st evening
23-Jun
1:20 PM
7:05 PM
Incredible Hulk
Tuesday – 2nd mat & 1st evening
24-Jun
1:25 PM
6:50 PM
The Happening
Wednesday – 1st mat & 1st evening
25-Jun
11:10 AM
6:50 PM
The Happening
Thursday – 2nd mat & 2nd evening
26-Jun
1:25 PM
9:10 PM
The Happening
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
Congrats to Jeff Shaul
Deaf Indian Hill senior scholastic success
INDIAN HILL - Indian Hill High School senior Jeff Shaul has been deaf all his life, but he did so well scholastically that all three colleges he applied to accepted him.
The 18-year-old Kenwood resident said the advice he would give other students with disabilities is the same advice he would give any student.
"While students with disabilities have vastly different needs, I think anyone who is willing to put in the extra time will succeed," Shaul said. "Don't take the path of least resistance."
Shaul said he is deaf as a result of a congenital condition.
"As a result of my deafness, I became much more of a hands-on and visual student," he said.
"Insofar as a student, I don't really feel that much different from the others since I use an interpreter provided by the county.
"My teachers have been great about it ever since. Whenever the interpreter isn't with me, I communicate fairly easily with teachers and other students by writing on the whiteboard.
"Aside from the interpreter and speech therapy to improve my pronunciation, I don't have or need any help.
"I'm the only deaf student here and that can indeed be very isolating, but this is not the case thanks to my parents, friends and Indian Hill."
Shaul is a National Merit Program Commended Student.
For seven years he's wrestled and thrown the discus and shot put in track. He's involved in Latin Club and INTERalliance, a technology club.
Last fall, Shaul volunteered at St. Rita's haunted house.
"If you were there," he said, "I was one of the lumberjacks."
Shaul applied to and was accepted by Rochester Institute of Technology, the University of Cincinnati and Columbia University.
"In the end, I decided on RIT in Rochester, N.Y., to study bioengineering and possibly apply to medical school after that," he said.
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
Summer Adventures For Deaf Teens
Wow! What a great time we had at the Beach Water Park! At Community Services for the Deaf of the Hearing Speech & Deaf Center of Cincinnati, we are thrilled to be able to offer Summer Adventures for Deaf Teens.
We have fun free activities once a week to Cincinnati attractions. Yesterday we had our first trip - to the wildly popular Beach Water Park. The entrance tickets were paid for by a special grant from Advocates for Kids and The Greater Cincinnati Foundation. We are most grateful for these two grants so local Deaf teens can get together over the summer.
Want more information? Want to sign up? Contact Carole Donnellon 513-221-0527 ext 182 or CDonnellon@HearingSpeechDeaf.com.
Enjoy the pictures of our day at The Beach!
We have fun free activities once a week to Cincinnati attractions. Yesterday we had our first trip - to the wildly popular Beach Water Park. The entrance tickets were paid for by a special grant from Advocates for Kids and The Greater Cincinnati Foundation. We are most grateful for these two grants so local Deaf teens can get together over the summer.
Want more information? Want to sign up? Contact Carole Donnellon 513-221-0527 ext 182 or CDonnellon@HearingSpeechDeaf.com.
Enjoy the pictures of our day at The Beach!
Thursday, May 22, 2008
Hall Wins Local US Open Qualifer
Hall wins local U.S. Open qualifier
BY THE ENQUIRER
Former Winton Woods and Ohio State golfer Kevin Hall, who attended St. Rita School for the Deaf, was the medalist in the local U.S. Open qualifier at Maketewah Country Club Monday.
"I think the longest putt I made was 10 or 12 feet - I hit a lot of nice iron shots," Hall, who shot a 67, wrote in an e-mail to The Enquirer. "I just wanted to get the (18th) hole over with so I could go home and pass out. I was working on 25 straight days of playing golf (including tournaments on the Nationwide and Hooter's tours), and I had just traveled all night the day before from South Carolina and gotten to bed at 2:30 the morning of the qualifier. I felt good about how I played, but at the same time I just wanted to go home and sleep!"
Also among the locals advancing to the next qualifying round, which leads to a spot in the Open, were cousins Jim and Alex Volpenhein with 70s.
BY THE ENQUIRER
Former Winton Woods and Ohio State golfer Kevin Hall, who attended St. Rita School for the Deaf, was the medalist in the local U.S. Open qualifier at Maketewah Country Club Monday.
"I think the longest putt I made was 10 or 12 feet - I hit a lot of nice iron shots," Hall, who shot a 67, wrote in an e-mail to The Enquirer. "I just wanted to get the (18th) hole over with so I could go home and pass out. I was working on 25 straight days of playing golf (including tournaments on the Nationwide and Hooter's tours), and I had just traveled all night the day before from South Carolina and gotten to bed at 2:30 the morning of the qualifier. I felt good about how I played, but at the same time I just wanted to go home and sleep!"
Also among the locals advancing to the next qualifying round, which leads to a spot in the Open, were cousins Jim and Alex Volpenhein with 70s.
DPHH
‘DPHH’
DEAF PROFESSIONAL HAPPY HOUR
When: May 30, 2008
Where: Mulligan’s Hyde Park Pub
2680 Madison Rd Cincinnati, OH 45208
Time: 5 pm
Who can attend: Deaf professional, deaf interpreters, hearing professionals that work with deaf customer(s).
DEAF PROFESSIONAL HAPPY HOUR
When: May 30, 2008
Where: Mulligan’s Hyde Park Pub
2680 Madison Rd Cincinnati, OH 45208
Time: 5 pm
Who can attend: Deaf professional, deaf interpreters, hearing professionals that work with deaf customer(s).
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Deaf Zoo Day - 2008!
Community Services for the Deaf
7th Annual Deaf Zoo Day
At The Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Gardens
Sponsored by the Hearing Speech and Deaf Center of Greater Cincinnati
And St. Vincent Family Centers
7th Annual Deaf Zoo Day
At The Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Gardens
Sponsored by the Hearing Speech and Deaf Center of Greater Cincinnati
And St. Vincent Family Centers
DATE: Saturday, July 26th, 2008 TIME: 9:00 am- 6:00 pm
RAIN OR SHINE
JOIN US for a variety of INTERPRETED SHOWS, giraffe feedings,
and CHILDREN’S ACTIVITIES at the SERENGETI PAVILION.
RAIN OR SHINE
JOIN US for a variety of INTERPRETED SHOWS, giraffe feedings,
and CHILDREN’S ACTIVITIES at the SERENGETI PAVILION.
CSD has reserved The Serengeti Pavilion for the day! Lunch may be brought from home or purchased at the Zoo. Bring and Eat your lunch at the pavilion!
Discount Ticket Prices: Adults Regular Price $13.00 Our Price $8.50
Child 2-12 years old Regular price $8.00 Our Price $5.50
Pay for parking at the gate, $6.50
NEW THIS YEAR: DeafZooDay T-Shirts for Sale!!! See prices below
2 ways to get your tickets:
Order by Mail: NOTE that Cut Off date to order tickets by mail is Wednesday July 16th.
In Person: Purchase tickets in person at CSD until Friday July 25th.
Tickets: Adult $8.50 each # of tickets needed _________
Children’s $5.50 each # of tickets needed _________
T-shirt sizes: Please write how many of each size
Adult: $6.00 each XXL_____ XL______ L______ M_____ S_____
Children’s: $4.00 each L______ M______ S______
You can pay with Check, Cash or Credit Card. Total Due: $___________
Checks made out to: Hearing Speech and Deaf Center.
Credit Card: Circle Type MC, Visa, Other _______________
Card #_____________________________________ EXP date___________
Name on the card:______________________________________
Address you want tickets mailed to: ___________________________________________
___________________________________________
Mail all payments to: Hearing Speech and Deaf Center Attn: Deaf Zoo Day
2825 Burnet Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45219
Questions: Please contact Sharon Yurkowski at syurkowski@cinbell.blackberry.net OR Rachel Heinbaugh at 513-604-9080 (voice or text message).
Discount Ticket Prices: Adults Regular Price $13.00 Our Price $8.50
Child 2-12 years old Regular price $8.00 Our Price $5.50
Pay for parking at the gate, $6.50
NEW THIS YEAR: DeafZooDay T-Shirts for Sale!!! See prices below
2 ways to get your tickets:
Order by Mail: NOTE that Cut Off date to order tickets by mail is Wednesday July 16th.
In Person: Purchase tickets in person at CSD until Friday July 25th.
Tickets: Adult $8.50 each # of tickets needed _________
Children’s $5.50 each # of tickets needed _________
T-shirt sizes: Please write how many of each size
Adult: $6.00 each XXL_____ XL______ L______ M_____ S_____
Children’s: $4.00 each L______ M______ S______
You can pay with Check, Cash or Credit Card. Total Due: $___________
Checks made out to: Hearing Speech and Deaf Center.
Credit Card: Circle Type MC, Visa, Other _______________
Card #_____________________________________ EXP date___________
Name on the card:______________________________________
Address you want tickets mailed to: ___________________________________________
___________________________________________
Mail all payments to: Hearing Speech and Deaf Center Attn: Deaf Zoo Day
2825 Burnet Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45219
Questions: Please contact Sharon Yurkowski at syurkowski@cinbell.blackberry.net OR Rachel Heinbaugh at 513-604-9080 (voice or text message).
Kevin Hall in the News!
To understand Kevin Hall is to let your eyes listen and to keep your imagination fresh.But Hall knows the deal. He knows he possesses a great story on paper, the feel-good stuff that PGA Tour sponsors throw dollars at and fire off press releases about.Despite having every reason to be taken seriously for his heady play on the course and his inability to pause that infectious smile, Hall strategically placed two important words on his letters to tournament directors -- "deaf" and "black."Those words helped him play in five PGA Tour events with a sponsor's exemption from 2005 to 2006, though he stresses in letters that he wants the opportunity to compete against the best, not because of his background.
"In the beginning, his story was booming," said Percy Hall, Kevin's father. "It's a little different now."Those same opportunities don't arise these days, maybe from the Nationwide Tour, but not the attention from the "big boys" that Hall has craved most of his life.After missing all five cuts on the PGA Tour and nine of 11 on the Nationwide, which serves as the PGA's minor leagues, Hall was left to shoulder the emotional burden of that great story.Now that Hall, 25, is grinding out his dreams on the independent Hooters Tour -- a step down from Nationwide where many money-strapped golfers play in front of alligators instead of galleries -- you'd think it would be time to drop the symbolism for quiet fairways. For Hall, however, the two must coexist. Only Hall's version of the story is a little different, one where key words such as "inspiration" and "achieving dreams" overshadow the predictable marketability of a deaf, black golfer in a sport without much African-American presence outside of Tiger Woods.It's hard to argue with a guy who almost died at age 2 from H. flu meningitis, losing all hearing and many of his motor skills that he had to relearn. Instead of moping about his condition, he relies on inspiration from a John F. Kennedy quote fueled by the Bible -- "To whom much is given, much is required."
"I know those opportunities come for a reason, so I can't let the pressure get to me," said Hall through e-mail. "I have to deal with it the best I can because I know with those opportunities I can have the power to inspire other people to dream big and achieve greater things."So the Cincinnati product with Cleveland Golf clubs keeps swinging, four years removed from his Big Ten championship at Ohio State that garnered praise in the golf world.
In college, Hall went from a private school with 120 deaf students to a campus of 50,000-plus hearing students. These days, Hall still acts like the big man on campus, greeting people who might not know he's deaf, shaking hands, having a beer with fellow Hooters players.Hazards aboundLife is enough reason to smile, says Hall, who doesn't need the sound of the ball's contact with a club to shoot a 67.When Hall won a Hooters event on Jan. 17 at Forest Lake Golf Club, one of a handful of Orlando-area events during the Tour's winter series, Hall's name didn't exactly light up Google news.The attention was even less on an uncomfortably hot Thursday afternoon in April at the Magnolia Plantation course in Lake Mary. Hall walked the 18th-hole fairway with Percy on his bag, working on his game in relative obscurity.Before approaching his ball that landed in the water trap to the left, the shoes and socks came off. A low-pitch strain leaves Hall's voice box that only Percy could understand."Move back please," Percy said.
Hall's splashy swing was enough to push the ball into playable territory, but he took a two-stroke penalty after grounding his club into the water before impact.He finished 2-over for the day after saving double-bogey on the 18th, which prompted a two-minute session of privacy to cool down. Then he perks up, smiles on cue and heads to a Lake Mary Panera Bread for a Turkey Bravo sandwich -- hey, Woods told him to eat healthy -- and a flurry of e-mails on his Blackberry.The rat-tat-tat quickness on the keyboard is how Hall has mastered communication, and it probably rivals the pace of most conversation.Hall's tired thumbs don't tire his zest for life, he said.
Video
Sometimes people are more amazed by Hall's affable demeanor than his athletic prowess that helped him become the first deaf golfer in a PGA Tour event."He has that aura around him that it brings out the good in people," said Neal Grusczynski, one of Hall's best friends from the Hooters Tour. "If everybody could play with Kevin, it would help everybody's game. If you can't get along with Kevin, you can't get along with anybody."The attitude comes from Percy and mother Jackie, who taught Hall at a young age that a loss of hearing doesn't have to create pessimism. Hall took that advice to heart, first mastering the sport of bowling before fully committing to golf as a teenager. Hall was a former 205-average bowler.Dreaming big on the cheapNow a retired Hillshire Farms meat cutter, Percy travels every week with his son in a blue Nissan Altima. Flights are expensive these days. They drive to Hooters and Nationwide Tour events across the country and typically stay in Comfort or Ramada Inns.The Hooters Tour won't make a player rich, but Kevin made more than $31,000 during the 3 1/2 -month winter series in 2007. He also has help from sponsors such as Cincinnati Bell, which pays for the phone expenses, and Cleveland Golf, which provides equipment and apparel. Other sponsors might emerge in the coming months, Percy said.
The big picture, the one Kevin is convinced will one day come, is a little more glorious, PGA Tour glorious.Just as Earl Woods once forecasted that his son Tiger will help "change the course of humanity," Percy believes his son can help shape the blueprint for deaf athletes."Families can look at this child and see how he did it and use it as hope," Percy said. "There's a parent that might have a child whose hearing is impaired, and they don't really know where that might go or what can happen. Having our story out there helps them."Steep climb aheadReaching golf's highest platform might seem like a steep climb at this point. Only a handful of Hooters Tour guys qualify for the Nationwide. Some guys play until their 30s and never make it.Hall admits he feels he should be further along."When I came out of college, I was riding a very hot hand," Hall said. "Everything came easy. But in golf, nothing is guaranteed."Grusczynski said if his buddy worries about his game more than the pressure around him, he might only need a year to meet his goals.Making it this far without hearing in an intricate game might be impressive enough. Players such as Paul Azinger have applauded Hall's ability in the past for overcoming what would normally neutralize a golfer's game if they couldn't hear the sound of a shot.Golfers often complain about gallery noise, but they also rely on hearing the quality of a shot and learning from those sounds.
"He's got all the shots, the on-course demeanor, all the natural ability," Grusczynski said."It's just that he wants to do so well for everyone and he feels that pressure. Once he learns to release that, watch out."Hall said he's determined to overcome the disappointment of letting down the people who support him."The day I have no desire to work out or go to practice or play golf is the very day it's the end of my dream," Hall said.
Video
Golf will always be a career move for Hall, who said he would be coaching golf if he wasn't playing.Little does he know he's already coaching in the game of influence.In the parking lot of that Panera Bread, Hall eyed two women who were performing sign language to each other as his face lit up.He approached them without hesitation and sparked a conversation. Percy chuckled."That's how Kevin always is," Percy said. "He has an effect when he doesn't even know it."
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/orl-deafgolfer1608may16,0,650778.story?page=1
"In the beginning, his story was booming," said Percy Hall, Kevin's father. "It's a little different now."Those same opportunities don't arise these days, maybe from the Nationwide Tour, but not the attention from the "big boys" that Hall has craved most of his life.After missing all five cuts on the PGA Tour and nine of 11 on the Nationwide, which serves as the PGA's minor leagues, Hall was left to shoulder the emotional burden of that great story.Now that Hall, 25, is grinding out his dreams on the independent Hooters Tour -- a step down from Nationwide where many money-strapped golfers play in front of alligators instead of galleries -- you'd think it would be time to drop the symbolism for quiet fairways. For Hall, however, the two must coexist. Only Hall's version of the story is a little different, one where key words such as "inspiration" and "achieving dreams" overshadow the predictable marketability of a deaf, black golfer in a sport without much African-American presence outside of Tiger Woods.It's hard to argue with a guy who almost died at age 2 from H. flu meningitis, losing all hearing and many of his motor skills that he had to relearn. Instead of moping about his condition, he relies on inspiration from a John F. Kennedy quote fueled by the Bible -- "To whom much is given, much is required."
"I know those opportunities come for a reason, so I can't let the pressure get to me," said Hall through e-mail. "I have to deal with it the best I can because I know with those opportunities I can have the power to inspire other people to dream big and achieve greater things."So the Cincinnati product with Cleveland Golf clubs keeps swinging, four years removed from his Big Ten championship at Ohio State that garnered praise in the golf world.
In college, Hall went from a private school with 120 deaf students to a campus of 50,000-plus hearing students. These days, Hall still acts like the big man on campus, greeting people who might not know he's deaf, shaking hands, having a beer with fellow Hooters players.Hazards aboundLife is enough reason to smile, says Hall, who doesn't need the sound of the ball's contact with a club to shoot a 67.When Hall won a Hooters event on Jan. 17 at Forest Lake Golf Club, one of a handful of Orlando-area events during the Tour's winter series, Hall's name didn't exactly light up Google news.The attention was even less on an uncomfortably hot Thursday afternoon in April at the Magnolia Plantation course in Lake Mary. Hall walked the 18th-hole fairway with Percy on his bag, working on his game in relative obscurity.Before approaching his ball that landed in the water trap to the left, the shoes and socks came off. A low-pitch strain leaves Hall's voice box that only Percy could understand."Move back please," Percy said.
Hall's splashy swing was enough to push the ball into playable territory, but he took a two-stroke penalty after grounding his club into the water before impact.He finished 2-over for the day after saving double-bogey on the 18th, which prompted a two-minute session of privacy to cool down. Then he perks up, smiles on cue and heads to a Lake Mary Panera Bread for a Turkey Bravo sandwich -- hey, Woods told him to eat healthy -- and a flurry of e-mails on his Blackberry.The rat-tat-tat quickness on the keyboard is how Hall has mastered communication, and it probably rivals the pace of most conversation.Hall's tired thumbs don't tire his zest for life, he said.
Video
Sometimes people are more amazed by Hall's affable demeanor than his athletic prowess that helped him become the first deaf golfer in a PGA Tour event."He has that aura around him that it brings out the good in people," said Neal Grusczynski, one of Hall's best friends from the Hooters Tour. "If everybody could play with Kevin, it would help everybody's game. If you can't get along with Kevin, you can't get along with anybody."The attitude comes from Percy and mother Jackie, who taught Hall at a young age that a loss of hearing doesn't have to create pessimism. Hall took that advice to heart, first mastering the sport of bowling before fully committing to golf as a teenager. Hall was a former 205-average bowler.Dreaming big on the cheapNow a retired Hillshire Farms meat cutter, Percy travels every week with his son in a blue Nissan Altima. Flights are expensive these days. They drive to Hooters and Nationwide Tour events across the country and typically stay in Comfort or Ramada Inns.The Hooters Tour won't make a player rich, but Kevin made more than $31,000 during the 3 1/2 -month winter series in 2007. He also has help from sponsors such as Cincinnati Bell, which pays for the phone expenses, and Cleveland Golf, which provides equipment and apparel. Other sponsors might emerge in the coming months, Percy said.
The big picture, the one Kevin is convinced will one day come, is a little more glorious, PGA Tour glorious.Just as Earl Woods once forecasted that his son Tiger will help "change the course of humanity," Percy believes his son can help shape the blueprint for deaf athletes."Families can look at this child and see how he did it and use it as hope," Percy said. "There's a parent that might have a child whose hearing is impaired, and they don't really know where that might go or what can happen. Having our story out there helps them."Steep climb aheadReaching golf's highest platform might seem like a steep climb at this point. Only a handful of Hooters Tour guys qualify for the Nationwide. Some guys play until their 30s and never make it.Hall admits he feels he should be further along."When I came out of college, I was riding a very hot hand," Hall said. "Everything came easy. But in golf, nothing is guaranteed."Grusczynski said if his buddy worries about his game more than the pressure around him, he might only need a year to meet his goals.Making it this far without hearing in an intricate game might be impressive enough. Players such as Paul Azinger have applauded Hall's ability in the past for overcoming what would normally neutralize a golfer's game if they couldn't hear the sound of a shot.Golfers often complain about gallery noise, but they also rely on hearing the quality of a shot and learning from those sounds.
"He's got all the shots, the on-course demeanor, all the natural ability," Grusczynski said."It's just that he wants to do so well for everyone and he feels that pressure. Once he learns to release that, watch out."Hall said he's determined to overcome the disappointment of letting down the people who support him."The day I have no desire to work out or go to practice or play golf is the very day it's the end of my dream," Hall said.
Video
Golf will always be a career move for Hall, who said he would be coaching golf if he wasn't playing.Little does he know he's already coaching in the game of influence.In the parking lot of that Panera Bread, Hall eyed two women who were performing sign language to each other as his face lit up.He approached them without hesitation and sparked a conversation. Percy chuckled."That's how Kevin always is," Percy said. "He has an effect when he doesn't even know it."
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/orl-deafgolfer1608may16,0,650778.story?page=1
New CSD Support Groups
I have a couple of individuals interested in starting a support group and CSD at the Hearing Speech and Deaf Center of Greater Cincinnati is willing to offer a room at no charge if the group meets between 8:00am – 5:00pm.
Group 1: late deafened adults struggling with adjusting to life with a hearing loss
Group 2: deaf signing women experiencing emotional and stressful life changes
If you are interested in either one of the above groups, please feel free to contact me!
MShaffer@HearingSpeechDeaf.com
Group 1: late deafened adults struggling with adjusting to life with a hearing loss
Group 2: deaf signing women experiencing emotional and stressful life changes
If you are interested in either one of the above groups, please feel free to contact me!
MShaffer@HearingSpeechDeaf.com
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Aaron Gorman in the News!
http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/section?Category=dayphoto
Then click on May 17 and advance until you get to his picture.
Then click on May 17 and advance until you get to his picture.
Monday, May 19, 2008
Deaf Couple Wants a Deaf Baby
Here is an interesting video from CNN in London about a Deaf couple who wants to have a Deaf baby via IVF:
http://cosmos.bcst.yahoo.com/up/player/popup/?rn=3906861&cl=7885201&ch=4226714&src=news
http://cosmos.bcst.yahoo.com/up/player/popup/?rn=3906861&cl=7885201&ch=4226714&src=news
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
InSight Cinema Closing
April 30, 2008
I wanted to take this opportunity to let you know that as a non-profit organization we have come to a point where we no longer have the resources to continue our services as InSight Cinema.We will leave up this home page and all links (non profit alliances, related arts, audiologists, etc.) that do not require daily updates. We will have Fandango, Movies Tickets.com and all of the theatre links where you can find open captioned films.
We have come a very long way in 15 years and I am proud of our accomplishments and deeply grateful to all of those who made it possible: everyone from the studios, theatre chains, Technicolor, sponsors, donors, and all of our loyal patrons. We will be monitoring emails, but will not be able to respond to all of them as we have done in the past.
There is still a lot of territory to be covered -- Digital Cinema, live theatre, opera, houses of worship, and sporting venues. I will never cease to be an advocate for captioning through my work and as a Board of Trustee member of HLA-CA, a member of various film industry organizations committed to finding a workable solution for access for Deaf and Hard of Hearing people.Open Captioned films will still be available in most of the cities we list, and you can get the show time information from the links below.
I will still be active as a captioned entertainment advocate, and will notify our loyal patrons via Newsletter of new innovations as they occur.Again, my gratitude for all that you have done - and continue to do on behalf of DHH, ESL and remedial reading groups. You are the best!
I especially want to thank the countless people who over the years have contributed their time and effort to InSight Cinema. Without them, many things would not have been possible.
Warmly,
Nanci Linke-Ellis
Founder, President
I wanted to take this opportunity to let you know that as a non-profit organization we have come to a point where we no longer have the resources to continue our services as InSight Cinema.We will leave up this home page and all links (non profit alliances, related arts, audiologists, etc.) that do not require daily updates. We will have Fandango, Movies Tickets.com and all of the theatre links where you can find open captioned films.
We have come a very long way in 15 years and I am proud of our accomplishments and deeply grateful to all of those who made it possible: everyone from the studios, theatre chains, Technicolor, sponsors, donors, and all of our loyal patrons. We will be monitoring emails, but will not be able to respond to all of them as we have done in the past.
There is still a lot of territory to be covered -- Digital Cinema, live theatre, opera, houses of worship, and sporting venues. I will never cease to be an advocate for captioning through my work and as a Board of Trustee member of HLA-CA, a member of various film industry organizations committed to finding a workable solution for access for Deaf and Hard of Hearing people.Open Captioned films will still be available in most of the cities we list, and you can get the show time information from the links below.
I will still be active as a captioned entertainment advocate, and will notify our loyal patrons via Newsletter of new innovations as they occur.Again, my gratitude for all that you have done - and continue to do on behalf of DHH, ESL and remedial reading groups. You are the best!
I especially want to thank the countless people who over the years have contributed their time and effort to InSight Cinema. Without them, many things would not have been possible.
Warmly,
Nanci Linke-Ellis
Founder, President
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