DeafDigest Gold – February 28, 2010

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ASL Videos of the Week:
http://deafdigest.com/videos/movingthecaptions/
http://deafdigest.com/videos/oralhistory/

Deaf Cartoon (Fogey) of the week:
http://deafdigest.com/comics/

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The DeafDigest is divided into Blue and Gold sections, both
ranked equal in contents, features and ads. This is the
Gold section.

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Hot Deaf News during the week:

- Hot Newspaper stories during the week:

Sudden Hearing Syndrome
http://deafdigest.com/suddenhearingsyndrome/

Sign language learning without courses
http://deafdigest.com/signlanguagelearning/

- Very Hot News

Your favorite TV program has lousy captions. In the
past you may have felt helpless dealing with
indifferent TV stations and lackadaiscal engineers.
Not any more, if FCC intends to stick to its most
recent mandate – that lousy captioning complaints
be given immediate attention. Will this mandate
work? DeafDigest hope so because timetable on
complaints are not spaced in days but in months!
Bottom line – who will remember a bad captioning
that took place two months ago on a long forgotten
TV episode!

- Thursday February 25th

The New York City board of education wanted to
transfer a group of hearing students in one
public school to 47 School for the Deaf. The
Deaf Community screamed and threatened to make
a big stink out of it at a scheduled public
hearing. The city backed off, but said it is
for the time being. Just stay tuned.

- Friday February 26th

The plans for the 2010 French Quarter Festival
in New Orleans have been announced. It will
take place on April 9-11. The event poster
has been designed by Christy Works-Boutte.
She is deaf and graduated from the
Ringling College of Art and Design in Sarasota,
Florida.

- Saturday February 27th

A group of future engineers, scientists and technicians
at Rochester School for the Deaf? Why not, since the
school will be fielding a robotics team that will
compete at the Robotics competition that will be
taking place next weekend at RIT. The deaf group
will not go at it alone; they’re being schooled by
a support group of robotics-knowledgeable mentors
in the community, both deaf and hearing. The team
web site is at: http://www.team3162.com

(please go back to the Blue edition for the Sunday-Wednesday
Hot Deaf News)

Deaf Miscellaneous stuff:

Gallaudet needs two track and field coaches

Needed two coaches for 2009-2010 Gallaudet Track and Field team.
These positions will report to Head Coach Thomas Withrow. People with
experience in Sprinting and Mid-Distance as well as Pole Vault are
encouraged to apply.

Requirements:
Must have some experience as a track and field Coach or significant
experience as a runner. Must be available for practices starting
around 4:15pm and ending at 5:30pm daily, Track competitions will go
on Saturday’s and travel accommodations will be paid for. Must be
devoted to the improvement of our Track and Field Athletes

Compensation:
Will be based on experience. There will be coaching stipend
available.

If interested please contact Coach Thomas Withrow at
mailto:tewithrow@aol.com

These positions will start ASAP.

Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing High School Sophomores and Juniors:
Explore Your Future!

College-bound deaf and hard-of-hearing high school sophomores and
juniors who are interested in learning about careers in art, business,
computers, engineering and science, can attend Explore Your Future
(EYF), a summer career exploration program offered at Rochester
Institute of Technology.

Two sessions are scheduled for summer 2010: July 17 – 22 and
July 24 – 29.

The program brings together more than 200 students from around the
country to live in RIT residence halls, take part in career-related
activities, and enjoy social events during an exciting week of fun
and friendship.

On the final day of each session, parents attend a workshop that helps
them prepare their student for life after high school.

Cost is $650 and includes everything except spending money and
transportation.

To apply online, go to http://www.rit.edu/NTID/EYFDD

For more information, call 585-475-6700 (voice/TTY) or e-mail
mailto:EYFinfo@rit.edu

Application deadline is April 30.

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FRUSTRATIONS IN WATCHING CAPTIONS
Many of us have watched a football game or
a basketball game on TV, but cannot follow
the scores because the captions hide it.
We have complained for years but this
problem continues.
One captioner said he can move the captions
away from the scores; the reason why he
doesn’t move it because he does not watch
the captions while he is typing very fast
to keep up with the voices.
He also said that the engineers in the
TV room can move the captions away from the
scores. But many of them don’t, and it is
frustrating.

- for ASL News version, please click on:
http://deafdigest.com/videos/movingthecaptions/

(for your convenience, video links are posted on top
of each DeafDigest edition)

ORAL STORIES ON DEAF HISTORY
Deaf researchers and deaf historians use their
video equipment to tape signed interviews with
older deaf people. This is for deaf history
archives.
Do they interview older hearing people for
deaf history archives?
One deaf man wanted to know more about his
famous deaf grandfather. He went to a small town
where the grandfather grew up and asked questions
with some older hearing people. They all gave
him plenty of tales!

- for ASL News version, please click on:
http://deafdigest.com/videos/oralhistory/

(for your convenience, video links are posted on top
of each DeafDigest edition)

THE NAD AND THE JFAAN
There was an announcement that the NAD has become
part of the JFAAN.
What is JFAAN? Spelled in full, it is The Justice
for All Action Network. What is it supposed to do?
It is to work with other disabled-related organizations
in hopes of exerting influence with the national policies,
politics, media and culture.
A new concept, it is? Hardly, during the seventies
we had the same thing – but under a different name,
the American Coalition of Citizens with Disabilities
(ACCD). At that time, the agenda was ADA, 504, etc.
TDI was part of the ACCD, but much disagreement
ensued with the organizational goals, policies
and procedures, and so, it pulled out. It slowly
led to the eventual collapse of ACCD.

A LONG TIME AGO DEAF FIREFIGHTER IN SMALL TOWN
When a person passes away, and if there are no
newspaper articles about him, then he may be be
a mystery generations later.
Eddie Wales, who was deaf, was both a boxer and
a firefighter in Ballymoney, a small town in
Northern Ireland during the thirties and forties.
To be deaf and to be a firefighter is interesting,
hence the mystery as to his firefighting duties.
Did he enter the buildings and fight fires or
was he relegated to light firefighting duties or
was he relegated to the support staff?
We shall never know!

THE WARREN BUFFETT CONNECTION TO IOWA SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF
Warren Buffett, described as the world’s most successful
investor, lives in Omaha. He, however, has a connection
with the Iowa School for the Deaf which is across the river
in Council Bluffs.
J. Schuyler Long, the school principal years way back,
has the high school building named after him. Long’s
granddaughter is the late Susan Thompson Buffett. She was
Warren’s late wife.

A MISLEADING ADVICE
An advice column in a newspaper said:

Speak easy, the deaf will understand

Deaf will understand? Not always; lip reading is
tricky. And the deaf person would hate it if the
hearing person would “exaggerate” his lip movements.
Instead, if the deaf person does not understand, then
be ready with notepad and pen.

A DEAF MANAGER OF A RESTAURANT
Big restaurants are operated by managers; it is a huge
responsibility – making sure nothing goes wrong and dealing
with small crises every day.
Crises can drive hearing managers crazy, and so, is it
a good profession for a deaf person in the hospitality
business?
Well, Nancy Watson, who is deaf, is the manager of
the Kona Grill in Lincolnshire, Illinois.

OUR ORGANIZATIONS SERVING THE DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING
We have many, many organizations, both national and
local, that serve deaf and hard of hearing people.
One such organization is:

American Sign Language Teachers Association

For the organization goals and objectives and its web site, click on:

http://deafdigest.com/aslta/

AN EXCUSE FOR NOT WEARING A HEARING AID

strange noises freak me out

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WHAT IS THAT SUPPOSED TO MEAN?

he is determinedly deaf,

Is that same thing as being profoundly deaf?

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Interpreters and ASL & ITP Students and Teachers Deserve More
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The venue for the June 24-27, 2010 event will handle 700-1000
participants and include a medical interpreting track. Novice,
beginning, intermediate and advanced ASL and ITP students, as
well as interpreters (CEUs offered) will have around 150 hours
of seminars to choose from.

The 31st Silent Weekend is at the Florida Hotel at the Florida
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Students, teachers and interpreters seeking to improve their
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A DVD “When ‘Duck’ is not Enough”
to show you how to represent inanimate objects is now available

Join us for the 9th Florida/Alaska Motorcycle Benefit Run to help
deaf babies! This is the world’s longest group motorcycle benefit
run. Some people are planning to fly to Calgary, Alberta and rent
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See http://www.AlaskaBikeRun.com for updates and photos.

These trips will take place every year so why not make plans
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Hot DeafNews boring, but important!

The Association for Airline Passenger Rights
has requested that the US Department of Transportation
require airplanes to install captions on in-flight
movies.

Would it be a sticky issue? What if the plane starts
its flight in Europe enroute to an American city?
Would the airline refuse to install captions on
grounds that ADA does not extend beyond American
borders?

Deaf Picture of the Week:

Lauren Weibert
professional snowboarder

she is deaf

http://720boardshop.com/?p=311

Question of the week:

Q. My doctor said:

bring your own interpreter

Is he correct?

A. No. He is breaking the law according to
ADA regulations.

send your questions to mailto:barry@deafdigest.com

the most interesting questions may be answered in
future DeafDigest editions. Thank you.

Wish List of the Week:

a newspaper said:

Postal service: Projected to lose 13 percent of the 748,000
jobs it had in 2008.

DeafDigest wishes that all of our current deaf postal
service employees are safe and not in danger of
losing their jobs

DeafHistory – Looking Back:

Year 1981 – Australian Theatre of the Deaf is
founded. It continues to thrive in its 29th year of
operations

Deaf and the Money:

there are two sure things in life, both of which are
unavoidable – death and, ugh, taxes.

Tax season continues until midnight April 15th.

The IRS, however, has tips for us, the deaf, to
save money on taxes.

Do click on:
http://deafdigest.com/irstaxtips/

(the link was supposed to show up in last week’s
edition; it didn’t and for this, DeafDigest
apologizes for this oversight. Thank you for
bearing with DeafDigest)

DeafNumbers of the Week:

over 30

the number of deaf-related organizations in the
San Francisco Bay area

DeafResources

Ten Commandments of Deaf Culture
http://deafdigest.com/deaf-culture-10-comandments/

for a listing of deaf reference & library resources,
http://deafdigest.com/deafresources/

(examples are listing of elected deaf officials, listing of
deaf Nobel Prize winners, etc; list will be added on a
gradual basis – so do check this site from time to time)

Selected top deaf sports stories from DeafDigest Sports

a 3-sport mainstreamed athlete in Indiana
http://deafdigest.com/tylermcachren/

Eric Ognibene, past elite diver
http://deafdigest.com/ericognibene/

DeafDigest Sports is also distributed by DeafDigest

To subscribe, e-mail mailto:barry@deafdigest.com

- DeafDigest Sports archives:
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Position Vacancy Notice
Position: Instructor of the Deaf and Hearing Impaired
Idaho Educational Services for the Deaf and the Blind

Begin Date: August 2010
Position: Instructor of the Deaf and Hearing Impaired

Nature of Work: Provide academic programs for elementary and/or
middle/high school students and other duties as assigned.
Minimum

Qualifications: Idaho Standard Exceptional Child Certification with a
Hearing Impaired Endorsement or ability to obtain; excellent receptive
and expressive skills in American Sign Language; Bachelor’s degree
acceptable, Master’s degree preferred; Desired Math, Science or
Language Arts Certification.

Salary: Commensurate with education and experience

Benefits: Comprehensive fringe benefit package included

To Apply: Interested persons are to submit a letter of
application, resume, official transcripts, copies of certification
and three letters of recommendations to:

Idaho Educational Services for the Deaf and the Blind
Attn: Human Resources
1450 Main St
Gooding, ID 83330

Location: ISDB campus in Gooding.
Closing Date: Open until filled.

Successful candidate will be required to submit a completed ten finger
fingerprint card or scan to the Idaho State Dept. of Education no later
than five days after the employees’ first day of employment with the
school or unsupervised contact with students in a K-12 setting,
whichever is sooner per Idaho Code 33-130 & 33-512.

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applications invited
ASL-English Interpreting Educator Position
Keuka College
Keuka Park, NY

Keuka College, located in the Finger Lakes region of central New York,
is an independent liberal arts-based college and a national leader in
experiential education. We invite applications for an Assistant
Professor of ASL & ASL-English Interpreting.

Position: Full-time (10 month) tenure-track position (pending budget
approval); teaching load of 12 credit hours per semester.

Starting Date: August 16, 2010.

Rank: Assistant Professor

Responsibilities
- Teach ASL & ASL-English interpreting courses

- Participate in curriculum development, assessment, and program
planning with the ASL and ASL-English Interpreting Programs Director
and colleagues

- Work closely with the ASL & ASL-English Interpreting Program
Director and colleagues.

- Provide academic advising to students in the major

- Develop internship and practicum opportunities for pre-service
interpreters

- Participate actively in recruitment and retention of ASL &
ASL-English Interpreting students

- Contribute to the College and Humanities and Fine Arts Division
through participation in College and Division functions, activities,
committees

- Demonstrate continuing professional and educational growth and
maintain expertise in areas of teaching responsibility

Qualifications:
- Master’s degree in ASL Linguistics, Interpreting, Deaf Studies, Deaf
Education, or related field required

- Native/near-native proficiency in ASL required.

- Possession of the ASLTA Certification, Certificate of Interpreting
(CI), or NIC from the National Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID)
or Certification from the Educational Interpreter Performance Assessment
(EIPA).

- Teaching experience related to ASL, Deaf Studies, & Interpreting
programs for at least 5 years at the post secondary level.

- Skill in establishing and maintaining effective professional/working
relationships with faculty and students

- Leadership & teamwork skills

- Skill in the use of SANS Sony Soloist and other ASL lab equipment
and software

- Skill in the use of multiple forms of electronic communication, such
as pager, email, & VP

Salary: commensurate with credentials and experience.

Application process (please send electronic copies of material whenever
possible)
- Letter of application (outlining interest in the position,
qualifications, and approach to teaching)

- Current Curriculum Vitae

- Names of current professional references with VP, cell phone numbers
and e-mail contact information

- Three letters of recommendation

- Transcripts of all academic work (unofficial copies acceptable at
this time)

- Video of ASL skills and interpreting skills (see guidelines below)

Video of ASL skills and interpreting skills guidelines
- You may use DVD/CD or USB using quick time or media player. Label
the work with your name, topic and date.

- Video of ASL Skills: The video should begin with a signed
introduction (approx. 5-minutes in length) that includes your name,
background, your experience teaching ASL & Interpreting in the higher
education settings, why you are applying for an Assistant Professor in ASL &
ASL-English Interpreting faculty position, and what your teaching philosophy
is. Please provide the transcript of your signed information for those who
have no ASL skills.

- Video of Interpreting Skills (Deaf or hearing): You should provide
two un-rehearsed segments that include Spoken English to ASL / Deaf
Interpreting (5 minutes) and ASL to Spoken English Interpreting / Deaf
Interpreting (5 minutes).

Send materials to:
Ms. Janice Folts, jfolts@keuka.edu
Keuka College Human Resources,
141 Central Avenue,
Keuka Park, NY 14478-0068

Review of application will begin immediately; preference will be given
to applications received by March 5, 2010.

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position vacancy
Supervising Head Teacher – Elementary
Kansas School for the Deaf
Olathe, KS

The Kansas School for the Deaf, 450 East Park St., Olathe, KS 66061, is
currently seeking qualified individuals for the following position opening
effective July 1, 2010.

- Supervising Head Teacher – Elementary

Placement made within agency guidelines on salary schedule depending upon
professional background and experience. KSD offers excellent benefits
(Full Time Positions Only). Applicants will be screened and the most
highly qualified applicants will be invited for an interview session. The
position is open until filled. KSD is located in the Heartland of the
USA, part of the Kansas City metropolitan area. For area info on
excellent schools and affordable housing check out:
http://www.kcmo.org/ and http://www.olatheks.org/

For an application and a job announcement on this position, please refer
to our website at www.ksdeaf.org or contact Teresa Chandler, Human
Resources Office, at (913) 791-0501 (V/TTY) for further details on the
position. E-mail: mailto:tchandler@ksd.state.ks.us
Fax #: 913/780-6563

An Equal Employment/Educational Opportunities Agency

Tobacco Free Campus

KSD Embraces Diversity

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looking for
Behavioral Health Team Leader
Center for Hearing & Deaf Services
Pittsburgh, PA

Looking for Enthusiastic Behavioral Health Team Leader/
for Outpatient/Adult Behavioral health Treatment team to work
with and supervise a team of clinicians who work in a well
established team that serves Deaf citizens of Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania

Where:
Center for Hearing & Deaf Services, Inc. (HDS)
5th Avenue
Downtown Pittsburgh

Monday – Friday
37.5 hours per week.

Master’s Degree in Human Services AND 1 year of paid experience Working
with Deaf population. American Sign Language fluency REQUIRED. Requires
Act 33/34 Clearances, valid PA driver’s license and access to a vehicle.

You will be responsible for Oversight of the Outpatient component at HDS
including clinical supervision of all the Outpatient services. You will
have the opportunity to work with program planners to build community
services for the Deaf.

In addition, the Team Leader/Mobile therapist will provide
community-based mobile mental health individual and group therapy to an
adult behavioral health population that includes mental health disorders
with the deaf, hard of hearing, and/or deaf/blind population.

The Team Leader/Therapist is responsible to work with other therapist,
the consulting psychiatrist, office of vocational rehabilitation
counselors and case managers in a collaborative model.

The Team Leader/Therapist will also provide oversight of clinical
documentation and charting according to Federal, State, County and
Organizational polices and procedures.

Send resume to:

Karen Tarasenkov
Human Resource Recruitment & Training Specialist
Mercy Behavioral Health
1200 Reedsdale Street
Pittsburgh, Pa. 15233

Phone: 412-697-6504
Fax: 412-323-6985

mailto:KKTarasenkov@mercybh.org

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$5,000 Sign On Bonus
CLINICIAN
St. Joseph’s Healthcare System
New Jersey

Inspired Care

At St. Joseph’s Healthcare System, our inspiration comes from a
tightly knit team of accomplished professionals that help give
people in our care every opportunity to live life to the fullest.

Through our commitment to support, technology and training, we
think you will find one of the most rewarding and satisfying
experiences of your career.

As a key member of our ACCESS Program, a statewide program
providing behavioral health services to Deaf and hard of hearing
people throughout NJ, you will provide psychotherapy and clinical
case management, along with ongoing psychosocial assessments and
treatment planning to consumers within a variety of therapeutic
settings and specialty areas.

Responsibilities include:
- performing comprehensive clinical assessments
- interpreting data to formulate diagnosis
- developing/implementing treatment strategies

- providing clinical case management services, including the
coordination of service delivery, referrals and linkage to medical
and community services

- maintaining documents and medical records
- report writing
- providing crisis intervention
- developing discharge plans

- advising consumers on major psychotropic medications and their side
effects

- handling other related duties as assigned

To qualify, you must have a Master’s Degree in Social Work, Counseling or
related field, appropriate NJ State licensure or eligibility, along with
the ability to prepare detailed assessments of patient referrals, and
counsel individuals, groups or family members. Ability to provide direct,
age specific patient care as appropriate to treatment setting will also be
expected, as will superior oral/written communication, analytical,
organizational and problem-solving skills. Proficiency in American Sign
Language is required.

We offer a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package. For
immediate consideration, please fax 973.754.4511, or e-mail your resume
to: mailto:kimbelle@sjhmc.org

When e-mailing, put “Clinician – ACCESS Program” in the e-mail subject
line.

EOE M/F/D/V

Faith, Care and Medicine…Working Together

ST. JOSEPH’S HEALTHCARE SYSTEM
St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center – St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital
St. Joseph’s Wayne Hospital – St. Vincent’s Nursing Home
Visiting Health Services of New Jersey, Inc.

A Ministry of the Sisters of Charity of Saint Elizabeth
http://www.stjosephshealth.org

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Job Announcement
Deaf and Hard of Hearing Accommodation Specialist
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Madison, WI

Work in beautiful Madison, Wisconsin at a Big Ten campus full of
academic, athletic, and cultural activity. More information about
campus and the Madison area can be found by visiting the Visitor
and Information Programs link at:

http://www.wisc.edu/about/location.php

Job Duties:
Recommend and facilitate appropriate and effective services for students
who are DHH to ensure their access to the physical, educational, and
social activities of the University of Wisconsin. The DHH Accommodation
Specialist is the primary point person for students, faculty and staff in
the delivery of services and accommodations in the classroom.

Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree and recent and significant professional experience with
individuals who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing in an educational setting is
required. A master’s degree in education, counseling, social work or a
related field and professional experience with individuals who are Deaf
and Hard of Hearing preferred.

Salary:
MINIMUM $37,000

For a complete job description qualifications listing, and application
procedures see:

http://www.ohr.wisc.edu/pvl/pv_063796.html

Applications must be received by March 8, 2010

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job announcement
Teacher (High School English/Language Arts)
Georgia School for the Deaf
Cave Spring, GA

for position description and application procedures, please click on:
http://deafdigest.com/english/

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job announcement
Teacher (Middle School English/Language Arts)
Georgia School for the Deaf
Cave Spring, GA

for position description and application procedures, please click on:
http://deafdigest.com/englishmiddle/

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job announcement
Teacher (High School Math)
Georgia School for the Deaf
Cave Spring, GA

for position description and application procedures, please click on:
http://deafdigest.com/hsmath

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job announcement
Substitute Teacher (Part-Time/Hourly)
Georgia School for the Deaf
Cave Spring, GA

for position description and application procedures, please click on:
http://deafdigest.com/subteach

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skills trainer
St Louis, MO

http://deafdigest.com/jobs2/

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executive director
British Columbia

http://deafdigest.com/jobs4/

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interpreter
Panama City, Florida

http://deafdigest.com/jobs6/

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(updated February 28th)

- EXCITING EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES AT GLAD !! -

- Job Developer/Interpreter – Crenshaw, CA

- Community Interpreter – Los Angeles, CA

- HIV Educator (WSR) – Los Angeles, CA

To learn more about the above positions at GLAD, please go
to our website:

http://www.gladinc.org

If interested for any of these positions then please submit resume
and application to:

Jeff Fetterman
Human Resources Specialist
Greater Los Angeles Agency on Deafness, Inc.
2222 Laverna Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90041

V/TDD: (323) 550-4207
Fax #: (323) 550-4204

E-mail: mailto:jfetterman@gladinc.org

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