September 12 - The Corliss Institute, Inc. is hosting its 2nd Annual 5K Benefit Walk in Warren, Rhode Island. The 5K Walk will take place rain or shine. Corliss Institute, Inc. is very pleased to recognize Steve Florio, Executive Director of the RI Commission on the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, as the 2009 Walk Honorary Chair. Steve's view of the Walk is "Corliss Center is truly a Rhode Island tradition for over 27 years and is clearly a great model to be emulated by similar service providers in other states! Corliss has created a very unique and advanced envirnoment where its Members enjoy their precious linguistic, human, and civic rights to live and to experience in the larger society. Without Corliss' commitment to its Members, the Members would not be given the opportunity to enjoy their lives and to contribute in the Rhode Island community to their maximum!". For more information about Corliss' 2nd Annual 5K Benefit Walk, call Cindy at 401-245-3609 (voice) or e-mail cindy@corliss.org.
September 12 - The Rhode Island School for the Deaf Alumni Reunion will be held at Radission Hotel in Warwick, RI. More information will be available soon.
September 13 - The Hearing Loss Association of Rhode Island hosts 6th Annual Cruise Outing sponsored by Oticon, Inc. at 1pm.
OUTING:
· A 1 ½ HOUR Narrated Sightseeing Tour of NARRAGANSETT BAY aboard
THE MILLENUIM, a state-of-the-art high speed catamaran ferry with 3 decks.
· Sightseeing Tour will provide CART & INTERPRETERS for the DEAF & Hard
of Hearing
· Sightseeing Tour also includes: 10 RI Light Houses, 10 Bay
Islands, Newport Harbor with mega yachts, Naval War College Harbor & 2 aircraft
carriers, Historic Facts & Folklore, Free Parking and a Cash Snack Bar for
Food & Beverages.
SPACE LIMITED TO 50 PASSENGERS. Reserve your space(s) NOW by e-mailing at edrawlings@cox.net OR calling
401-295-1589 (voice).
September 29- The Rhode Island Commission on the Deaf and Hard of Hearing and Rhode Island School for the Deaf host the Deaf Awareness Week Kick-Off Ceremony at 11:00am at the Atrium of the Department of Administration building at One Capitol Hill in Providence, RI. Guest speakers are being invited to give short speeches on the Celebration of the Deaf Awareness Week.
Sponsored by RICDHH, RISD, and Sprint Relay for printing postcard!
September 29 - The Corliss Center hosts the fundraising Pasta Dinner from 5pm to 7pm. Reservation required and pay in advance. Reservation deadline is Sept. 24th. Contact information: call Cindy Motte at 401-245-3609 (voice) or 401-245-2223 (tty) or e-mail at cindy@corliss.org. The event is at the Corliss Center, 292 Main Street in Warren, RI.
September 30 - Brown Universityhosts the Guest Speaker presentation given by Christopher Krentz, Deaf Author from 6:00pm to 9:00pm. His book is called, "Writing Deaf Identity in Nineteenth-Century America: From Laurent Clerc to Mark Twain". In Summary: What role did the written word play in the emergence of the American deaf community? With the rise of deaf education starting in 1817, deaf Americans began to come together in large numbers for the first time. Deaf authors like Laurent Clerc and John Carlin turned to written English to prove deaf people's intelligence and humanity to the hearing majority. Hearing authors such as Herman Melville and Mark Twain also wrote about deaf topics, using deafness to define not just deaf others, but also themselves as self-consciously hearing. By looking at selected examples, this talk will consider how deaf and hearing authors helped to form deaf identity in the nineteenth century and uncover a previously-unremarked aspect of our national literature.
The event will be held at Salomon building, Room 001 on Brown University campus in Providence, RI. Interpreters and CART will be provided. Refreshments will be provided too.
Christopher Krentz is associate professor of English and ASL and is director of the American Sign Language Program at the University of Virginia. He is author of "Writing Deafness: The Hearing Line in Nineteenth-Century American Literature" (University of North Carolina Press, 2007) and editor of "A Mighty Change: An Anthology of Deaf American Writing, 1816-1864" (Gallaudet University Press, 2000). Krentz helped to found the American Sign Language Program at the University of Virginia. Although he began slowly losing his hearing at age nine, Krentz had little contact with the signing Deaf community until age 23, when he got a job at Gallaudet University. There he began learning ASL and proudly identifying with Deaf culture.
Sponsored by Office of Institutional Diversity/Provost, Disability Support Services, and RICDHH.
Coordinated by Brown University's ASL/Deaf Studies at the Center for Language Studies.
OCTOBER 2009
October 1 - Brown Universityhosts the Deaf Deaf World and Deaf Panelists Discussion from 11:45am to 4:00pm. The event will be held at Hillel House, Social Hall, 80 Brown Street on Brown University campus in Providence, RI. Interpreters and CART will be provided. Refreshments will be provided too.
Sponsored by Office of Institutional Diversity/Provost, Disability Support Services, and RICDHH.
Coordinated by Brown University's ASL/Deaf Studies at the Center for Language Studies.
October 1 - The RI CDHHhosts the educational session called, "Cyber Crime Prevention" at the Conference Room B of the Department of Administration building in Providence, RI from 7:00pm to 9:00pm.
Our Presenter of this informational session is Adam Skwersky. His brief biography is as follows:
Adam Skwersky started losing his hearing when he was 7 years old. By the
time he graduated as a 'lifer' at William Penn Charter School (K-12) in
Philadelphia, PA, he considered himself deaf, but not Deaf.
He attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge, MA
from 1990 to 2000. While he was getting his BS and MS in Mechanical
Engineering, he earned his "Deafness" by becoming involved in the local Deaf
community. Living across the street from Crossroads bar, helped!
While studying, researching and applying Mechanical Engineering for 10
years, Adam spent cultivated his "inner coder", writing software on Mac. In
1996, he developed SoftTTY for the Mac, a TTY program that turned normal
computer modems into a working TTY.
When he left MIT, in 2000, Adam began working as a software engineer for
Rational in Lexington, MA. He continued to work there after IBM acquired the
company in 2003. Adam is currently an Advisory Software Engineer for
Rational ClearQuest.
Adam currently resides in Marlborough, MA and is married to Christine Duffy
and has two children.
Did you have experience with scam or fraud through internet, instant messaging or email? Do you want to know how to protect yourself from cyber crime and what action to take if you become a victim in the future? If interested, please come!
October 2nd (Friday) - RIAD General Meeting and ASL FILM, "Gerald", starting at 5:45pm to 9:00pm at Salomon Builidng, Room 001 on Brown University campus in Providence, RI.
Film Synopsis: This film is a journey of a young man, Corey, yearning for kinship until one day discovers he has a Deaf autistic grandfather he has never knew, Corey was determined to make connection regardless. The family ties and secrets unbeknownst to the young man have surfaced, and all the events suddenly unfold. Soon afterwards, the discovery leads to chain of events that entwines the young man to the unknown. A powerful, emotional and continuous twist of events that leads to shocking truth. Rated PG and subtitles available.
Sponsored by RIAD, Brown University ASL Club, and RICDHH.
October 3rd (Saturday) - The convention is held at Sheraton Hotel, Newport Meeting Room in Warwick, RI from 8:00am to 11:30pm.
Guest Speakers to be announced at the RIAD website.
The evening show will be provided by The Rosa Lee Show!
Sponsored by RIAD, SorensonVRS, Friendship's Cup, and RICDHH
April 9 - 11 - New England Deaf Senior Citizens is hosting its 3rd Biennial Conference, "Together, We Can Make A Difference!" arranged by the Rhode Island Deaf Senior Citizens. The Conference will be held at Newport Marriott Hotel, 25 America's Cup Avenue, Newport, RI 02840. For more information, contact Ray Niford at rwniford@comcast.net or Patti Litif at Shamrock4849@comcast.net.
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