DeafDigest Gold – March 7, 2010
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DeafDigest Gold - March 7, 2010 Gold edition Barry Strassler, Editor http://deafdigest.com - updated every Monday America's Unique Deaf Stories; free subscription serving the Deaf Community since 1996; 14th year (to unsubscribe, please click on unsubscribe link at bottom or go to http://deafdigest.com and click on subscribe and follow instructions ) -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- ASL Videos of the Week: http://deafdigest.com/videos/cancelledci/ http://deafdigest.com/videos/bedroomnad/ click on the arrow to start the video .... Deaf Cartoon (Fogey) of the week: http://deafdigest.com/comics/ -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- The Sprint Relay Data Only Plan for only $29.99 per month at the Deaf Pager Store Other monthly charges apply. Go to http://www.harriscomm.com/catalog/dealers/monthly_charges.pdf Shop at the Deaf Pager Store for a unique data-only plan available only through Sprint Relay. Pricing is only $29.99 a month with a 2-year Agreement. 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Our law firm is expanding its litigation against Advanced Bionics related to defective cochlear implants implanted in young children and adults. Some of the firm's clients have suffered multiple implant surgeries due to a defective implant being surgically removed and replaced with a second defective implant that later failed. If you or your child has been implanted with a defective cochlear implant, we encourage you to contact Weitz & Luxenberg - we have a Deaf attorney and VP available. To find out more, please click on: http://www.weitzlux.com/failed-cochlear-implants_1937570.html and follow instructions on the screen. -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- The DeafDigest is divided into Blue and Gold sections, both ranked equal in contents, features and ads. This is the Gold section. .. weekly DeafDigest Blue & Gold editions also posted at: http://deafdigest.com (updated every Monday) -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- Hot Deaf News during the week: - Hot Newspaper stories during the week: A popular deaf improvisional actor in Edmonton http://deafdigest.com/connor/ A promising deaf composer http://deafdigest.com/lloydcoleman/ - Very Hot News Google said all videos will be captioned, thanks to its speech-recognition technology. Is this great or not so great? The English language has so many, many accents. Would the technology allow an accurate captioning no matter what the accent is? And would ASL videos be also captioned? - Thursday March 4th Deron Emmons, who is deaf, reached settlement with Family Services Association, Inc, Dayton, Ohio over a job discrimination lawsuit. Emmons was offered a position as director of the agency's Community Services for the Deaf, but which offered less pay than his previous position as project director. This lower salary offer led to the lawsuit. - Friday March 5th The Betty and Leonard Phillips Deaf Action Center in Shreveport, Louisiana, has been awarded $1.3 million in grant money from the Department of Commerce Broadband Technology Opportunity Program. It is being earmarked for the VRI project the center will offer. - Saturday March 6th Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, in Germany, has come up with a lip reading machine that is being featured at the upcoming Hanover CeBIT trade show. The machine is supposed to pick up mouth muscle activity movements that would be translated into words. Will it work? Stay tuned. (please go back to the Blue edition for the Sunday-Wednesday Hot Deaf News) .. Deaf Miscellaneous stuff: It is a Deja vu in Deaf Sports as far as France is concerned. It has always been an issue between Deaf Sports and Disabled Sports in that the latter wishes to control our sports. And that we, the deaf, wish to control our sports. The International Committee of Sports for the Deaf (ICSD) could not reach agreement with the Federation Francaise Handisport (FHH), on allowing the French deaf to control their own sports. As a result, FHH "terminated" the meeting. The ICSD is now seeking legal means with various international sports bodies. In a statement, ICSD said: ICSD remains committed to find solution for French Deaf Athletes .. 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. .............................................................. For postings, announcements and employment ad rates, please email mailto:barry@deafdigest.com .............................................................. .............................................................. weekly DeafDigest Blue & Gold editions also posted at: http://deafdigest.com updated every Monday .............................................................. .............................................................. ALL ULTRATEC TTYs ON SALE! March comes in like a lion with a roaring special from WCI! All Ultratec TTYs are 15% off. Choose from several different models all with superior quality and state-of-the art technology. You're sure to find a TTY that is right for you. Call us at 1-800-233-9130 (V/TTY) or visit us at: http://www.weitbrecht.com/specials.html?utm_source=dw for more details on our TTYs and all our other products. For a copy of our NEW catalog, email your request to: mailto:sales@weitbrecht.com We're on Facebook! 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A deaf doctor said: Happens frequently - each surgeon has his own list of equipment for each operation, and sometimes the operating room staff cannot find the stuff! - for ASL News version, please click on: http://deafdigest.com/videos/cancelledci/ click on the arrow to start the video (for your convenience, video links are posted on top of each DeafDigest edition) .............................................................. Camp Isola Bella 2010 Berkshire Mountains, Connecticut High in the Berkshire Mountains, there is a shining lake with a beautiful island in the middle with the name of "Isola Bella" which means beautiful Island in Italian. It's a scenic island estate that has been turned into a recreational/residential summer camp for deaf and hard of hearing children from all over the country. The camp provides a wide variety of educational and recreational activities which are designed first and foremost to be FUN - but it is fun with purpose. The camp's philosophy, "learning through experience," is put into effect in three ways: self-esteem, physical fitness, and knowledge/skills. Campers, ranging in age from 8 years to 17 years old, have expressed many wonderful memories of past camp experiences. A wide range of activities are offered to provide appropriate challenges for the campers. Some of these activities include: swimming, boating, archery, arts & crafts, nature study, hiking, overnight camping, field trips, and more. New session: Leadership and Literacy Camp Camp Isola Bella is excited to offer a two-week fun-filled session devoted to enhancing leadership and literacy for students in the 5th-8th grades. In this program, there will be a strong emphasis on literacy activities and leadership challenges while fostering a positive and cooperative atmosphere that will allow each camper to thrive. Criteria for eligibility: - Deaf/Hard of hearing student in grades 5-8 - In good academic standing with leadership potential - Letter of recommendation from an academic teacher and an administrator Dates and prices: - Leadership & Literacy * (grades 5-8) runs from June 27 to July 9 Cost: $750 plus deposit $50 non-refundable application processing fee * Letter of recommendation needed from an academic teacher and school administrator - Youth Recreation * (ages 8-12) runs from July 11 to July 17 Cost: $400 plus deposit $50 non-refundable application processing fee * CODA welcome - Teen Adventure * (ages 13-17) runs from July 25 to August 7 Cost $750 plus deposit $50 non-refundable application processing fee * CODA welcome Note: Spaces are limited for CODAs based on first come, first serve. We have counselor and nurse position available. Go to: http://www.ASD-1817.org and select employment to fill out the application forms. For more information about Camp Isola Bella please contact Camp Director Steve Borsotti at mailto:steve.borsotti@asd-1817.org or visit the American School for the Deaf website at http://www.asd-1817.org Your children will thank you! .............................................................. A HIDDEN BEDROOM AT NAD HEADQUARTERS For many years the National Association of the Deaf had its headquarters at the Halex House in Silver Springs, Maryland. Halex House had many offices on three floors. In one of the offices there was a hidden (or secret) bedroom. Many people worked at the Halex House without knowing about that secret bedroom. A former NAD CEO used that secret bedroom as his "free" apartment. When the board of directors found out about it, they kicked him out of the free bed room but also forced him to resign! - for ASL News version, please click on: http://deafdigest.com/videos/bedroomnad/ click on the arrow to start the video (for your convenience, video links are posted on top of each DeafDigest edition) THIS 4-YEAR OLD DEAF KID IS A WOW ! A newspaper story was written up like this: His 4-year-old son is deaf, yet he can put on his shoes, use the bathroom, and warm up Hot Pockets in the microwave. Is it supposed to be a "wow" because the child is deaf? It is not a "wow" because all 4-year old children, both deaf and hearing, are supposed to have learned how to perform these simple every day tasks. .............................................................. Dr. Steven L. 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Two Full Time Deaf Dentists Proficient in American Sign Language: Dr. Steven Rattner and Dr. Bo Byun * Staff Trained in Sign Language Efficiency If you have any more questions, contact us at mailto:doctorbyun@hotmail.com for Dr. Bo Byun or mailto:SRattner@aol.com for Dr. Steven Rattner. Our dental offices are located in College Park, MD and Rockville/Gaithersburg, MD. Our phone number for TTY is 301-474-8278. Our website is http://www.drrattner.com .............................................................. A CSUN DECAL IN WASHINGTON, DC In a Washington, DC supermarket parking lot, DeafDigest editor spotted a CSUN decal in the back of the car. The CSUN decal was fingerspelled. Should we assume it is a deaf transfer student or a deaf graduate student from CSUN that is attending Gallaudet? Or is it a hearing student that bought the decal because he liked the idea of fingerspelling? COMPARING MATLIN WITH OTHER OSCAR WINNERS The USA Today, March 4th edition, ran a piece on past Oscar winners. As we all know, Marlee Matlin won an Oscar in 1986. The article ran a list of Oscar winners' future acting roles, within 5 years of their win. Morgan Freeman had 16 roles, Whoopi Goldberg, 14 roles, Anthony Hopkins, 14 roles, Jim Broadbent, 14 roles and Michael Caine, 13 roles. Marlee Matlin? She landed 4 roles in 5 years after her Oscar win. This may be misleading because the older Marlee got, the more roles she has landed. Many other Oscar winners were not so lucky! POSITIONS GAINED AT VIRGINIA SCHOOL FOR DEAF & BLIND Amid budgetary cuts affecting many residential schools for the deaf, Virginia School for the Deaf & Blind has gained 37 authorized positions. These positions were backed by general fund money. How is this happening? The state legislature agreed to the increase of positions two yeas ago in a budgetary two-year cycle - before - funding crisis got worse and worse. The disclaimer is that lawmakers may still try to take back some of these authorized positions. Let's hope it will never happen. 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: Association of Adult Musicians with Hearing Loss For the organization goals and objectives and its web site, click on: http://deafdigest.com/aamhl/ A POLICE TRAINING SCENARIO Police departments across USA have their own training sessions, where rookie and veteran officers go through different scenarios. As described in a newspaper story: In a simulated traffic stop scenario, a trainer playing the driver got out of his vehicle and approached me. The "driver" handed me a card saying he was deaf. Good thing I didn't shoot him with a fake pistol, even if he was obviously ignoring my commands to stay in his car. This has happened in real life to a leader of a deaf community. In a real traffic stop he was instructed, via gestures, to stay in his car. He didn't and the police officers swooped on him. Fortunately, nothing serious came out of it AN EXCUSE FOR NOT WEARING A HEARING AID am too embarrassed to wear it in public .............................................................. .............................................................. For postings, announcements and employment ad rates, please email mailto:barry@deafdigest.com for Special Notes, please go to the bottom of this section .............................................................. .............................................................. WHAT IS THAT SUPPOSED TO MEAN? Tyson Gillies deals with being almost deaf Baseball fans know that Tyson is a hot prospect with the Philadelphia Phillies, and much have been written up about his deafness. To be almost deaf means he is hearing but on the verge of deafness????? .............................................................. .............................................................. Eastern Canada (Canadian Maritimes) & Fall Foliage Tour Tour leaves from and returns to Boston, MA 12-days, September 18-September 29, 2010 For more info contact: Joy Carney mailto:joyfulcarney@comcast.net 302-436-5384 (FAX) .............................................................. .............................................................. Berrigan's Tax and Bookkeeping Service If you are looking for someone with tax and bookkeeping background who is fluent in American Sign Language (ASL) to provide bookkeeping & tax service for your personal, business or organization, I can provide the service. My bookkeeping service can be customized in any way to meet your financial needs and goals. It includes general bookkeeping, taxes, payroll, financial reporting, training and much more. To have accurate financial information will empower you to make wise and more accurate financial decisions. My tax service provides you with the preparation of individual federal and state tax returns and to answer questions that will help you get a better understanding of how the adjustments, deductions or credits may affect your tax situations in other possible ways. My firm is based on professionalism and confidentiality with a guarantee of complete satisfaction. Please feel free to contact me to make an appointment. Thank you. Terence Berrigan Berrigan's Tax & Bookkeeping Service Web Page: http://www.berrigans-taxbookkeeping.com VP: (866) 669-9616 Pager: mailto:TBerrigan@sprint.blackberry.net Email: mailto:Terry@berrigans-taxbookkeeping.com .............................................................. .............................................................. Interpreters and ASL & ITP Students and Teachers Deserve More from a Conference Hi ... We are the 31st World's Largest Silent Weekend 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 Mall in Orlando with its huge food court allowing you to have a complete meal for $5.99 instead of paying $20-30 at other conferences' hotel prices. The room costs are even lower than last year ... just $105 with free parking and unlimited free internet! For your planning convenience, the website has the dates from 2010 to 2020 posted. Students, teachers and interpreters seeking to improve their skills can bring family members and they can take novice sign language classes! Many of our current interpreters started out as novice ASL students at the Silent Weekend! There are simply no other local, regional or national venues offering you so many hours of classes as inexpensively as the Silent Weekends. Just check them out and register at http://www.DrSign.com Sign language DVDs are available online at http://www.DrSign.com - 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 cars and follow us to and from Alaska and enjoy bed and breakfast inns! See http://www.AlaskaBikeRun.com for updates and photos. These trips will take place every year so why not make plans to join us now in July 17, 2010? Please browse our selection of signing greeting cards at: http://www.DrSign.com .............................................................. .............................................................. 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: Dimitri Kanevsky deaf inventor with many patents http://domino.research.ibm.com/comm/research_people.nsf/pages/kanevsky.index.html .. Question of the week: Q. How do I file captioning complaints with the FCC? A. click on: https://esupport.fcc.gov/sform2000/formC!input.action?form_http://deafdigest.com/cgi-bin/s.pl?which=1-03-7-2010-18-18&page=2000C 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: that every single fast food drive in outlets in USA are deaf-friendly; a few are, many are not. .. DeafHistory - Looking Back: Year 1918 - during the big influenza epidemic that hit everywhere in the world, Joseph Dill Baker, not deaf, was concerned for the health of students and faculty at Maryland School for the Deaf. He enlisted the assistance of several outside nurses to assist the school nursing staff. As a result, there were no fatalities. Joseph was part of the generations of the Bakers that have served on the school Board of Visitors. .. Deaf and the Money: $252 million dollars This was what Yann Spindler, a deaf man, hoped to win in the New York Mega Millions lottery. He wanted the winnings to be earmarked towards a new school for the deaf. The problem was that the "winning" ticket he presented was counterfeit and he was arrested on the spot. .. DeafNumbers of the Week: wish to crunch disability statistics? Do click on: http://disabilitycompendium.org/ of course, we have to assume that a percentage of the disabled is deaf. .. DeafResources Alexander Graham Bell, who advocated oralism, invented the telephone; Thomas A. Edison, who was deaf, was a prolific inventor. Both men did not like each other. Do click on: http://deafdigest.com/bellversusedison/ 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 baseball pitcher at Pierce College http://deafdigest.com/williamchapman/ A deaf wrestler at University of Wyoming http://deafdigest.com/leehelbig-2/ DeafDigest Sports is also distributed by DeafDigest To subscribe, e-mail mailto:barry@deafdigest.com - DeafDigest Sports archives: http://deafdigest.com/deafdigestsportsarchives/ -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- * YOU COULD PLACE YOUR PAID EMPLOYMENT ADS IN THIS SECTION * on a per-subscriber basis, the DeafDigest ad rates are the best in the nation. * For more information, send E-mail to mailto:barry@deafdigest.com -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- Job announcement Deaf Community Outreach Assist at UCSD San Diego, CA A new Job #51012 Deaf Community Outreach Assist at UCSD to work with Melanie Nakaji job is at: http://jobs.ucsd.edu/bulletin/jobsearch.aspx?search=51012&x=0&y=0 Please apply on-line: http://jobs.ucsd.edu/HowToApply.aspx DESCRIPTION: Under supervision of the Principal Investigator and the Project Manager, the project assistant will provide the PI and Project Manager with administrative and research support for the American Sign Language (ASL) Interpreting Training Program. Responsibilities will include: gathering information on the various cancers via internet searches; copying, compiling, and filing consent documents; performing data collection and data entry; assisting with editing promotional and recruitment materials; assisting with maintaining grant timeline; assisting with reviewing website of online ASL library and providing feedback to the web designer; maintaining calendar of PI; processing purchase orders, payment authorizations, and mileage reimbursements. Job duties will also include: triaging and handling telephone calls for the deaf staff members; setting up staff meetings; setting up in-person and webinar consensus conferences among the project's various consultants; arranging all travel for staff and consultants; processing purchase orders and reimbursements; ordering supplies; submitting annual reports and assisting in the preparation of IRB updates and renewals; managing the project's EndNote databases; and assisting with the preparation of manuscripts and presentations. - Must have access to reliable transportation. QUALIFICATIONS: * Bilingual in English and American Sign Language. * Demonstrated knowledge of video phone relay services and ASL interpreting agencies. * Knowledge of resources available to Deaf community. Demonstrated cultural competency toward Deaf community and sensitivity to health care needs of Deaf community. * Demonstrated experience with federal grant submission and reporting guidelines. * Proficiency with Word, PowerPoint, Excel, EndNote and PubMed programs and familiarity with SPSS. * Ability to create basic flyers and educational materials appropriate for the Deaf community. Preferred: * Demonstrated understanding of Human Subjects and other UCSD basic procedures, policy, and forms, including MyTravel, IFIS, purchase orders, recharges, payment authorization, mileage reimbursements and Marketplace. SPECIAL CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT: Must have valid CA Driver's license. -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- position opening Deaf Services Manager BJC Behavioral Health St Louis, MO for position description and application procedures, please click on: http://deafdigest.com/bjcdeaf/ -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- 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. -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- 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 -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- 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 -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- $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 -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- 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 -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- 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/ -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- 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/ -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- 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 -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- 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 -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- clerk/receptionist for the deaf Austin, Texas http://deafdigest.com/jobsb/ -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- assistant Queens, NY http://deafdigest.com/jobsd/ -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- psychologist St Paul, MN http://deafdigest.com/jobsf/ -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- (updated March 7th) - 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 -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- Special Notes: Copyright 2010 by Barry Strassler, DeafDigest. 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