Holyoke Community College ASL Community

08/07/2024

Exciting News! No tuition or fees at Holyoke Community College! Link below for details.

Holyoke Community College is now Free! No matter your age or income: community college is now free in Massachusetts!

08/06/2024

Two interpreters are needed in Swanzey, New Hampshire for the 2024 - 2025 school year!

One half-day interpreter for pre-k
One full-day interpreter for high school
If you are interested, please email [email protected]

If you know someone who may be interested, please share!

Image Description: Blue and white flyer with vancro's logo and an image of a megaphone that says "we are seeking 2024-2025 School Year
Interpreter in Pre-K (Half-Day)
Interpreter in High School (Full-Day)
Swanzey, NH.
Interested? Email [email protected]"

08/06/2024

Greetings,

As a valued member of the Youth Section, we’re excited to invite you to participate in our 2nd Youth General Assembly (YGA) on Saturday, October 26th, from 3 to 6 pm EST.

Members aged 18-30 are invited to participate and exercise their voting rights on motions and board elections, as stipulated by our Internal Rules.

The YGA is also open to state associations sending their youth delegates. If you’re interested in representing your state association, we encourage you to work with them.

For more information and registration details, please contact [email protected].

08/06/2024

Mark your calendars for September 23rd! Show your support for ASD by joining us for a day of food, friends and fun at the beautiful Lyman Orchards Golf Club. To learn more, or to sign up as a golfer or sponsor, visit https://www.asd-1817.org/support-us/asd-golf-tournament

08/06/2024

2024 Paris Summer Olympic Games - Deaf Athletes

Tomorrow it is the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games and three deaf athletes are qualified and will be competing:

Diksha Dagar (Golf, India)
Aaron Small (Kayak, USA)
David Smith (Volleyball, USA)

If you know of any other deaf athletes participating, let us know in the comments!

Best of luck to all athletes Athlete365

It's a special year as we celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Deaflympics - ICSD and the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

Next year, get ready for the Summer Deaflympics in Tokyo - Tokyo 2025 Deaflympics!

Pictures by teamusa.com & olympics.com

08/06/2024

08/06/2024

This Saturday, August 10th event is canceled!

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White back ground with Black ripped paper effect across the middle of the flier
Red block bottom left.

Top right says
“WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS
ASSOCIATION OF THE DEAF INC.” in blue font

White font on top of the black background
“AUG 10, DEAF SOCIAL
CANCELED”
Below the black background in red font says
“SORRY FOR THE INCONVENIENCE.”

Bottom left white font on top of the red block background

“PLEASE KEEP EYE ON FUTURE EVENTS”

07/09/2024

One more week!!!! Let’s do this!
Brewery Flier!
Back ground is light Yellow with dark Yellow Font and Black Font
the middle have a spilled Beer from the Glass filled of Beer
Flier reads:
July 13th Deaf Social Day Brewery Come join us to the social at the Tree House Brewery. 129 Sturbridge RD Charlton, MA. @ 12:00 PM Rain or Shine Event

06/26/2024

Drop your advice below and let's see if we can help some new parents of Deaf children ❤️

NOTE: We use the word “Deaf” as an inclusive term for all Deaf, hard of hearing, DeafBlind, DeafDisabled, and late-deafened children.

© 2024 Language First. All rights reserved. You must credit Language First when sharing or using this content.

Image description: Parents of Deaf children, if you could give your past self any piece of advice about raising a Deaf child, what would it be?

06/26/2024

Add these educational opportunities to your Pride celebration!

Our BLeGIT Pride Webinar Series offers four recorded webinars we’ve pulled from the archives, providing your schedule the flexibility it needs to learn and celebrate all month long! Each webinar offers 0.2 PS PPO CEUs or you can register for the entire series and earn 0.8 PS PPO CEUs.

Sign up today at: https://education.rid.org/products/blegit-pride-webinar-series

You can review our CEC policies and FAQs here: https://education.rid.org/faqs

[ID: The top has a purple and pink background behind a rainbow. White, yellow and black text detail the four pride month EATE webinars. Five rectangular color blocks, pink, blue, yellow, red and green, divide the bottom section.]

05/13/2024

Registration is now open for Camp Isola Bella's 60th Anniversary celebration! Click this link to secure your spot: https://bit.ly/campib60

05/13/2024

WE ARE HIRING!
Are you passionate about education? Do you want to help young people become educated, self-directed lifelong learners? We are looking for dedicated individuals who will care about our students and our mission. Some of our current job openings include:

Residential Counselor: bit.ly/residentialcounselor

For a list of all open positions, please visit: www.asd-1817.org/about/employment-opportunities

05/13/2024

WMAD would like to invite you to our social night at the Tree House Brewing Company in South Deerfield. They have many good cold and fresh beer to choose! They have selection of delicious pizza made in-house or you can bring your own food.

See you on Saturday May 18th at 4pm!

1 Comnunity Place, South Deerfield, MA

05/03/2024

Exciting news! Western Massachusetts Association of the Deaf has just launched a new page! Please take a moment to like and follow this new page for updates and information. Let's show our support by tagging all our friends and family members who might be interested!

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05/24/2022

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05/24/2022

https://rhodeislandsilentcamp.org/about/registration/?fbclid=IwAR2_-6T5cOnF6YiuZFaL9DdOdS06tncOvF57WH8gtPN15wwMt_S5EHWY_80

Registration Registration is now Open! Deadline to register and pay: June 10 After June 10, the cost is $100 cash only at the door. Step 1: Fill out the 2022 Registration Form Step 2: Submit your payment for the weekend through the Paypal link below. The cost is $80 for the weekend.   Important Not...

05/24/2022

https://blogs.clemson.edu/languages/asl-program-aids-in-the-revival-of-signed-language-on-marthas-vineyard/?fbclid=IwAR2M3PalPUM-js7Krq0O36STHy0gzmO8VP_jZ-FOaB7IOslGse04oLxlVbI

In April, Assistant Professor of ASL Jody Cripps and seven ASL students traveled to Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts, to initiate a Community Outreach program as part of their Creative Inquiry course. This CI project will aid in reviving Martha’s Vineyard as the signed language community it once...

05/24/2022

https://cssh.northeastern.edu/asl/summer-symposium/

We are excited to announce the 15th Annual Summer Symposium will be taking place Friday, June 24th – Sunday, June 26th! ASL Immersion Track Register Here ASL Immersion Track: Led by Deaf instructors, this three-day program is designed to immerse ASL students at various levels in an ASL-only enviro...

04/22/2022

Willie Ross School for the Deaf will host Current Research in Deaf Education on May 3, 2022 from 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. via Zoom and in person at the Sheraton Springfield Monarch Place Hotel in Springfield, MA. This is a conference for educators, special education directors, parents, school counsel...