Town Hall Meeting - Teen Group

The New Season of The Deaf and Hard of Hearing Teen Club

and The Deaf Town Hall Meetings Begin!!!

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New Location: Northside Branch of Cincinnati Public Library

4219 Hamilton Avenue

Phone: 513-369-4449

New Day: Mondays

New Times: Teen Club 4:00pm – 5:30pm

Town Hall Meetings 6:00pm – 7:30pm

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: 4-5:30pm Topic to be decided

Town Hall: 6:00-7:30pm

Ask the Doctor! Here is an opportunity to ask

health or medical questions and get simple

basic answers!

December 15

Family Night for All 5:00pm-7:30pm

Captioned Movie, “ Pay It Forward”

January 26

Teen Club: 4-5:30

Town Hall: 6-7:30

Life After Fifty with psychologist fluent in

ASL, Carol Yoken

February 23

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

mshaffer@hearingspeechdeaf.com

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.