THE TOP STORIES OF THE WEEK
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently updated their website on hearing
aids :
http://www.fda.gov/MedicalDevices/ProductsandMedicalProcedures/HomeHealthandCons\
umer/ConsumerProducts/HearingAids/default.htm
President Obama announced his support for an additional $250 Economic Recovery
Payment to the seniors, veterans and people with disabilities for 2010.
President Obama Announces New Initiatives During National Disability Employment
Awareness Month
"My Administration is committed to ensuring that all Americans have the chance
to fulfill their potential and contribute to our nation," said President Obama.
"Across this country, millions of people with disabilities are working or want
to work, and they should have access to the support and services they need to
succeed. As the nation's largest employer, the Federal Government and its
contractors can lead the way by implementing effective employment policies and
practices that increase opportunities and help workers achieve their full
potential. We must also rededicate ourselves to fostering an inclusive work
culture that welcomes the skills and talents of all qualified employees. That's
why I've asked the responsible agencies to develop new plans and policies to
help increase employment across America for people with disabilities."
http://www.whitehouse.gov/the_press_office/President-Obama-Announces-New-Initiat\
ives-during-National-Disability-Employment-Month/
Brought to you by the Orange County Deaf Advocacy Center
Http://www.deafadvocacy.org
*******************
DO YOUR HOLIDAY SHOPPING AT OUR WEBSTORE.
We have lots of new items and our webstore count stands at over 530 items!
Lots of products for the deaf, and blind, and other disabilities. Remember your
parents, grand parents, brothers, sisters, family members, co-workers who need
adaptive equipment. Employers can shop here for equipment and accessories for
their hearing impaired workers.
Buy Here, Buy Now, Pay Less with our ADA kits! This includes long term savings
associated with ADA compliance. The ADA kits will be redesigned for the year
2010 and there will be new ADA kits for hotels, office, workspace, and they will
be slightly more expensive as the ones were offering now.
Stop by http://stores.ebay.com/OCDAC-Adaptive-Equipment-and-More today to start
your shopping.
*******************
THE GRAPEVINES
Albertsons Community Partner Program
You Must Re-link Your Card to Continue Giving!
If you are currently part of the Albertsons Community Partner program and use
your card to give 4% of all your purchases to the Mission, you will have to
re-link your card number for us to continue earning funds! Use your Preferred
Savings Card Number and link (or re-link) to "Orange County Deaf Advocacy
Center" at http://www.albertsonscp.com
The Mission's ID # is: 49001002038. You'll need to re-link your card every year
to keep earning 4% of all your purchases for Orange County Deaf Advocacy Center!
Please pass this notice around to your friends, relatives, co-workers, and
neighbors so they can link their cards as well.
Brought to you by The Orange Deafie Blog
Http://www.deafadvocacy.org/blog/blog.html
*******************
FACE TO FACE TIMES
Researchers Analyze The Reading Comprehension Processes Of Deaf Youngsters
A group of researchers at Seville University, headed by Isabel de los Reyes
RodrÃguez Ortiz, is analysing the reading comprehension processes of deaf
youngsters, a factor closely linked to their level of expression, both verbal
and using sign language. The project is being funded by the Regional Ministry of
Innovation as a 2007 excellence project, with an amount of 53,891.72 euros; it
is scheduled to finalize in 2011.
Brought to you by Modern Deaf Communication
http://www.moderndeafcommunication.org
*******************
MAXED OUT ON YOUR CREDIT CARDS?
Get yourself an OCDAC credit card through a special program at
http://www.cardpartner.com/enduser.aspx?AEID=D0974
We get a $50 donation for each person who completes the signup.
*******************
THE FINGER BOWS
Here is an excellent article "Why donors must do more than doling out hearing
aids" http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/-/539444/674634/-/s0f4to/-/
Why donors should help Orange County Deaf Advocacy Center more?
That is because Orange County Deaf Advocacy Center has gotten a lot of deaf and
disabled off the streets. That is because Orange County Deaf Advocacy Center
trains people to become independent both on and off the jobs. That is because
there is a demand that continues to grow for our assistance and services. That
is because Orange County Deaf Advocacy Center is a recognized organization
striving hard to stand up for those who cant. That is because we just lost our
bid for a 3rd group home that would have made it a lot easier for us to continue
our mission to help others. The video of the home we were hoping to get is at
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ZML39FwG4I
Brought to you by ASL News http://www.aslnews.com
*******************
Take a look and bookmark our new search page!
Http://www.deafadvocacy.org/search.html . It's a good source of information you
can use.
*******************
THE SOUR ORCHIDS
"Hear and Now" Released on DVD
"Hear and Now," a documentary featuring RIT/NTID retirees Paul and Sally Taylor
as they received cochlear implants, is now available on DVD. The film appeared
on HBO, earned a Peabody Award and was named Best Documentary by the audience at
the Sundance Film Festival.
Read the full story here:
http://www.ntid.rit.edu/media/full_text.php?article_id=1062
Brought to you by the other Orange Deafie Blog at http://ocdac.wordpress.com/
*******************
COME TO OUR MEETUPS!
The Orange County American Sign Language Meetup Group -
http://asl.meetup.com/37/ - and the Orange County Deaf & Hearing
Impaired Meetup Group http://deaf.meetup.com/38/ meets each 3rd Fridays of the
month.
We are currently pondering a new locations for all of our meetup events because
our competition appears to have hijacked the excitement, prestige, and normalcy
of our cherished monthly gatherings.
*******************
FROM THE BLOGSPHERE
HearForever personalizes the Hearing Conservation experience through a series of
new advertisements and a special microsite, www.hearforever.org
The ad series addresses the connections between human interactions and hearing
loss through thought-provoking images that question, inspire and empower people
to make healthy hearing decisions as part of everyday life.
HearForever.org provides information on the latest advances, research and
discoveries of noise-induced hearing loss detection and prevention. The site is
an extensive source for educational, informative and motivational materials to
help prevent noise-induced hearing loss both on and off the job.
Brought to you by the Hearing For Life Foundation Http://www.hear-for-life.org
*******************
DO YOU HAVE TINNITUS? ARE YOUR EARS RINGING ALOUD BY ITSELF? DO YOU WANT THAT
TO STOP?
Tinnitus affects people with or without hearing loss.
Tinnitus is the ringing sensation that occurs in the ears. Severe tinnitus can
be painful and disable a person. Orange County Deaf Advocacy Center has two
people serving in a patient advocacy council. Orange County Deaf Advocacy
Center wants to help people retain their productivity by helping them manage
tinnitus.
We are introducing a nutraceutical cocktail of Ginkgo Biloba, Zinc, and Garlic
to manage tinnitus (ringing) in the ears. New studies show that a combination
of these three working together helps manage tinnitus. We have the research
that suggest the cocktail helps manage tinnitus.
This cocktail doesn't create the flush reaction you get from using high dosage
of Niacin taken to manage tinnitus.
Tinnitus management kit contains Ginkgo Biloba, Zinc, Garlic, pill minders box,
carrying case, and 2 sets of ear plugs.
Kit is assembled by people with disabilities.
If you care about your ears, please shop through our paypal link below now
Tinnitus 2 month management kit $79.99 - Free Shipping On All Orders!
https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=8502596
Refills each month $29.99 (Link will be mailed to you with your order)
The funds generated from this offering will be returned to the community in the
form of assisted housing, education, advocacy, free equipment, outreach, and
conference activities.
***These Statements have not been evaluated by the US FDA. This product is not
intended to diagnose, treat, or prevent any disease. There is no guarantee this
will help you manage tinnitus. This may work on some people and this may not
work on some people too.
*******************
FROM THE VLOGSPHERE (VIDEO BLOGGING)
The Deafvideo.tv website has detoriated down to the point they now carry hate
vlogs like Dogmusher's vlogs sporting rifles with a text messages of hunting
down a black vlogger. You can see all that in the 4 pictures below.
http://www.hear-for-life.org/dm1t.png
http://www.hear-for-life.org/dm1b.png
http://www.hear-for-life.org/dm2t.png
http://www.hear-for-life.org/dm2b.png
Brought to you by Eye Fire Vlogs Http://eyefirevlogs.com
*******************
Please donate to Orange County Deaf Advocacy Center. We have a lot of work to
do on behalf of people with hearing and speech impairments and we have a
donation form ready for your use.
Donation form :
http://partners.guidestar.org/controller/searchResults.gs?action_donateReport=1&\
partner=networkforgood&ein=33-0806007
Thank you very much for the time you've taken to read this newsletter and
clicking on the donation link above.
*******************
FROM THE NEWSLETTER READERS
Send us your letters. Send your brickbats or boquets to tagboard7(at)juno.com
and we'll start including them starting November 2009.
Brought to you by Deaf Paradise Http://deafparadise.ning.com/
**********************
**** DISCLAIMER ****
**********************
The OCDAC Newsletter is designed to share information of interest to people with
disabilities, their friends, associates, and relatives and promote advocacy in
the disability community. Information circulated herein does not necessarily
express the views of The Orange County Deaf Advocacy Center. The OCDAC
Newsletter is non-partisan. OCDAC Newsletter does not sell advertising space.
The Orange County Deaf Advocacy Center is a community based organization that
puts people with disabilities first in their advocacy for equal opportunities in
safety, health, and productive living.
The Orange County Deaf Advocacy Center provides services for disabled
individuals and their families in our community who need help in navigating the
social services maze. Every day people go without proper food, shelter, and
essential medical care every day due to a variety of factors including low
wages, job loss, injuries, illness, age, domestic violence, or divorce. While
all of us are susceptible to hard times, disabled individuals are at the most
risk. With the generous support of people like you, we are able to help many of
these families and individuals not only to meet essential daily needs, but to
work toward a brighter future with programs in job training, education,
counseling, elderly assistance, and temporary housing.
Feel free to forward this email message IN ITS ENTIRETY to anyone and any of
your personal mailing lists so we can get the important messages out far and
wide and encourage them to sign up for our weekly newsletter.
Our physical address is 2960 Main Street suite #100, Irvine California 92614 and
this email is in compliance with CAN-SPAM Act of 2003.
To subscribe to this newsletter go to
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ocdacnewsletter/ or send a blank email to
ocdacnewsletter-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
Sunday, October 25, 2009
Sunday, October 18, 2009
The Orange County Deaf Advocacy Center Newsletter - October 18, 2009
The Orange County Deaf Advocacy Center Newsletter - October 18, 2009
THE TOP STORIES OF THE WEEK
The first ever findings by the US Department Of Justice on statistics on "Crime
Against People with Disabilities, 2007"
show the numbers on crime against people with disabilities
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/abstract/capd07.htm
The National Council On Disabilities released a report called "The Current State
of Health Care for People with Disabilities" and it's found at
http://www.ncd.gov/newsroom/publications/2009/HealthCare/HealthCare.html
The "Notice Concerning The Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) Amendments Act
of 2008" has been released and you can find it at
http://www.eeoc.gov/ada/amendments_notice.html
California's Governor Schwarzenegger signs and vetoes 4 disability related
bills. The two bills that the governor signed into law are AB 287 by Assembly
Member Jim Beall Jr., encouraging integrated employment, and AB 1269 by Assembly
Member Julia Brownley, extending the Medi-Cal Working Disabled Program. He
vetoed AB 217 by Assembly Member Beall, which would have provided for perinatal
screening and intervention. He also vetoed AB 543 by Assembly Member Fiona Ma
concerning child abuse and neglect.
In all, we've been seeing disabled Californians taking heavy hits this year with
major funding cuts to social service organizations serving them.
Brought to you by the Orange County Deaf Advocacy Center
Http://www.deafadvocacy.org
*******************
DO YOUR HOLIDAY SHOPPING AT OUR WEBSTORE TODAY.
We have lots of new items and our webstore count stands at over 530 items!
Lots of products for the deaf, and blind, and other disabilities. Remember your
parents, grand parents, brothers, sisters, family members, co-workers who need
adaptive equipment. Employers can shop here for equipment and accessories for
their hearing impaired workers.
Buy Here, Buy Now, Pay Less with our ADA kits! This includes long term savings
associated with ADA compliance.
Stop by http://stores.ebay.com/OCDAC-Adaptive-Equipment-and-More today to start
your shopping.
*******************
THE GRAPEVINES
Albertsons Community Partner Program
You Must Re-register Your Card Every Year To Continue Giving!
If you are currently part of the Albertsons Community Partner program and use
your card to give 4% of all your purchases to the Mission, you will have to
re-link your card number for us to continue earning funds! Use your Preferred
Savings Card Number and link (or re-link) to "Orange County Deaf Advocacy
Center" at http://www.albertsonscp.com
The Mission's ID # is: 49001002038. You'll need to re-link your card by February
28th 2009 to keep earning 4% of all your purchases for Orange County Deaf
Advocacy Center!
Please pass this notice around to your friends, relatives, co-workers, and
neighbors so they can link their cards as well.
Brought to you by The Orange Deafie Blog
Http://www.deafadvocacy.org/blog/blog.html
*******************
FACE TO FACE TIMES
SEDOL awarded 2-year $86,200 literacy grant
http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/newssun/news/1783350,5_1_WA22_SEDOL_S1-090922\
.article
Hear Indiana hosts a yearly educational conference, where well-renowned
researchers, clinicians, teachers, parents, and deaf and hard of hearing adults
are invited to speak on a topic pertinent to the field of auditory oral/verbal
education. Keynote address "The Changing Landscape of Deafness: The Sky is the
Limit for Children Who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing Learning to Listen for Spoken
Language" by Donald M. Goldberg, Ph.D., CCC-SLP/A, FAAA, LSLS Cert. AVT :
http://www.hearindiana.org/hearhere
Brought to you by Modern Deaf Communication
http://www.moderndeafcommunication.org
*******************
MAXED OUT ON YOUR CREDIT CARDS?
Get yourself an OCDAC credit card through a special program at
http://www.cardpartner.com/enduser.aspx?AEID=D0974
We get a $50 donation for each person who completes the signup.
*******************
THE FINGER BOWS
There is a place of worship that's accessible to the deaf community. The
information below is provided to you as a reference and does not indicate any
association with this particular church.
A church, Christ Our Redeemer African Methodist Episcopal, offers a service
every Sunday at 10:30 am through the Holy Hands Deaf Ministry. The entire
service including the words to the Gospel music selections are provided in sign
language.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Christ Our Redeemer
Church at (949) 955-0014. The website is http://www.corchurch.org. The church
is located at 46 Maxwell Street in Irvine, California 92618.
Brought to you by ASL News http://www.aslnews.com
*******************
Take a look and bookmark our new search page!
Http://www.deafadvocacy.org/search.html . It's a good source of information you
can use.
*******************
THE SOUR ORCHIDS
JUSTIN DREZNER'S CNN PITCH BRINGS INTERESTING COMMENTS
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HN5e7t9PHL4
Praised by some for bringing attention to perceptions of deaf people, criticized
by some for his "laggy signing skills". Some called him a hero, others call him
an embarrassment. Justin Drezner has become the new face of the deaf community.
Brought to you by the other Orange Deafie Blog at http://ocdac.wordpress.com/
*******************
COME TO OUR MEETUPS!
The Orange County American Sign Language Meetup Group -
http://asl.meetup.com/37/ - and the Orange County Deaf & Hearing
Impaired Meetup Group http://deaf.meetup.com/38/ meets each 3rd Fridays of the
month.
We are currently pondering a new locations for all of our meetup events because
our competition appears to have hijacked the excitement, prestige, and normalcy
of our cherished monthly gatherings.
*******************
FROM THE BLOGSPHERE
Mishka Zena made a very commendable observation on her blog, "Fiascos at
DeafRead and DVTV" at
http://www.mishkazena.com/2009/10/12/fiascos-at-deafread-and-dvtv/
Brought to you by the Hearing For Life Foundation Http://www.hear-for-life.org
*******************
FROM THE VLOGSPHERE (VIDEO BLOGGING)
A new site is on the way to mitigate the negative impacts of DVTV on deaf
society and it's called ASLVLOGS.TV and the first website connected to it is
this site is at http://www.youtube.com/user/aslvlogstv and is so far has been
very inclusive.
Brought to you by the Hearing For Life Foundation Http://eyefirevlogs.com
**********************
**** DISCLAIMER ****
**********************
The OCDAC Newsletter is designed to share information of interest to people with
disabilities, their friends, associates, and relatives and promote advocacy in
the disability community. Information circulated herein does not necessarily
express the views of The Orange County Deaf Advocacy Center. The OCDAC
Newsletter is non-partisan. OCDAC Newsletter does not sell advertising space.
The Orange County Deaf Advocacy Center is a community based organization that
puts people with disabilities first in their advocacy for equal opportunities in
safety, health, and productive living.
The Orange County Deaf Advocacy Center provides services for disabled
individuals and their families in our community who need help in navigating the
social services maze. Every day people go without proper food, shelter, and
essential medical care every day due to a variety of factors including low
wages, job loss, injuries, illness, age, domestic violence, or divorce. While
all of us are susceptible to hard times, disabled individuals are at the most
risk. With the generous support of people like you, we are able to help many of
these families and individuals not only to meet essential daily needs, but to
work toward a brighter future with programs in job training, education,
counseling, elderly assistance, and temporary housing.
Feel free to forward this email message IN ITS ENTIRETY to anyone and any of
your personal mailing lists so we can get the important messages out far and
wide and encourage them to sign up for our weekly newsletter.
Our physical address is 2960 Main Street suite #100, Irvine California 92614 and
this email is in compliance with CAN-SPAM Act of 2003.
To subscribe to this newsletter go to
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ocdacnewsletter/ or send a blank email to
ocdacnewsletter-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
THE TOP STORIES OF THE WEEK
The first ever findings by the US Department Of Justice on statistics on "Crime
Against People with Disabilities, 2007"
show the numbers on crime against people with disabilities
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/abstract/capd07.htm
The National Council On Disabilities released a report called "The Current State
of Health Care for People with Disabilities" and it's found at
http://www.ncd.gov/newsroom/publications/2009/HealthCare/HealthCare.html
The "Notice Concerning The Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) Amendments Act
of 2008" has been released and you can find it at
http://www.eeoc.gov/ada/amendments_notice.html
California's Governor Schwarzenegger signs and vetoes 4 disability related
bills. The two bills that the governor signed into law are AB 287 by Assembly
Member Jim Beall Jr., encouraging integrated employment, and AB 1269 by Assembly
Member Julia Brownley, extending the Medi-Cal Working Disabled Program. He
vetoed AB 217 by Assembly Member Beall, which would have provided for perinatal
screening and intervention. He also vetoed AB 543 by Assembly Member Fiona Ma
concerning child abuse and neglect.
In all, we've been seeing disabled Californians taking heavy hits this year with
major funding cuts to social service organizations serving them.
Brought to you by the Orange County Deaf Advocacy Center
Http://www.deafadvocacy.org
*******************
DO YOUR HOLIDAY SHOPPING AT OUR WEBSTORE TODAY.
We have lots of new items and our webstore count stands at over 530 items!
Lots of products for the deaf, and blind, and other disabilities. Remember your
parents, grand parents, brothers, sisters, family members, co-workers who need
adaptive equipment. Employers can shop here for equipment and accessories for
their hearing impaired workers.
Buy Here, Buy Now, Pay Less with our ADA kits! This includes long term savings
associated with ADA compliance.
Stop by http://stores.ebay.com/OCDAC-Adaptive-Equipment-and-More today to start
your shopping.
*******************
THE GRAPEVINES
Albertsons Community Partner Program
You Must Re-register Your Card Every Year To Continue Giving!
If you are currently part of the Albertsons Community Partner program and use
your card to give 4% of all your purchases to the Mission, you will have to
re-link your card number for us to continue earning funds! Use your Preferred
Savings Card Number and link (or re-link) to "Orange County Deaf Advocacy
Center" at http://www.albertsonscp.com
The Mission's ID # is: 49001002038. You'll need to re-link your card by February
28th 2009 to keep earning 4% of all your purchases for Orange County Deaf
Advocacy Center!
Please pass this notice around to your friends, relatives, co-workers, and
neighbors so they can link their cards as well.
Brought to you by The Orange Deafie Blog
Http://www.deafadvocacy.org/blog/blog.html
*******************
FACE TO FACE TIMES
SEDOL awarded 2-year $86,200 literacy grant
http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/newssun/news/1783350,5_1_WA22_SEDOL_S1-090922\
.article
Hear Indiana hosts a yearly educational conference, where well-renowned
researchers, clinicians, teachers, parents, and deaf and hard of hearing adults
are invited to speak on a topic pertinent to the field of auditory oral/verbal
education. Keynote address "The Changing Landscape of Deafness: The Sky is the
Limit for Children Who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing Learning to Listen for Spoken
Language" by Donald M. Goldberg, Ph.D., CCC-SLP/A, FAAA, LSLS Cert. AVT :
http://www.hearindiana.org/hearhere
Brought to you by Modern Deaf Communication
http://www.moderndeafcommunication.org
*******************
MAXED OUT ON YOUR CREDIT CARDS?
Get yourself an OCDAC credit card through a special program at
http://www.cardpartner.com/enduser.aspx?AEID=D0974
We get a $50 donation for each person who completes the signup.
*******************
THE FINGER BOWS
There is a place of worship that's accessible to the deaf community. The
information below is provided to you as a reference and does not indicate any
association with this particular church.
A church, Christ Our Redeemer African Methodist Episcopal, offers a service
every Sunday at 10:30 am through the Holy Hands Deaf Ministry. The entire
service including the words to the Gospel music selections are provided in sign
language.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Christ Our Redeemer
Church at (949) 955-0014. The website is http://www.corchurch.org. The church
is located at 46 Maxwell Street in Irvine, California 92618.
Brought to you by ASL News http://www.aslnews.com
*******************
Take a look and bookmark our new search page!
Http://www.deafadvocacy.org/search.html . It's a good source of information you
can use.
*******************
THE SOUR ORCHIDS
JUSTIN DREZNER'S CNN PITCH BRINGS INTERESTING COMMENTS
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HN5e7t9PHL4
Praised by some for bringing attention to perceptions of deaf people, criticized
by some for his "laggy signing skills". Some called him a hero, others call him
an embarrassment. Justin Drezner has become the new face of the deaf community.
Brought to you by the other Orange Deafie Blog at http://ocdac.wordpress.com/
*******************
COME TO OUR MEETUPS!
The Orange County American Sign Language Meetup Group -
http://asl.meetup.com/37/ - and the Orange County Deaf & Hearing
Impaired Meetup Group http://deaf.meetup.com/38/ meets each 3rd Fridays of the
month.
We are currently pondering a new locations for all of our meetup events because
our competition appears to have hijacked the excitement, prestige, and normalcy
of our cherished monthly gatherings.
*******************
FROM THE BLOGSPHERE
Mishka Zena made a very commendable observation on her blog, "Fiascos at
DeafRead and DVTV" at
http://www.mishkazena.com/2009/10/12/fiascos-at-deafread-and-dvtv/
Brought to you by the Hearing For Life Foundation Http://www.hear-for-life.org
*******************
FROM THE VLOGSPHERE (VIDEO BLOGGING)
A new site is on the way to mitigate the negative impacts of DVTV on deaf
society and it's called ASLVLOGS.TV and the first website connected to it is
this site is at http://www.youtube.com/user/aslvlogstv and is so far has been
very inclusive.
Brought to you by the Hearing For Life Foundation Http://eyefirevlogs.com
**********************
**** DISCLAIMER ****
**********************
The OCDAC Newsletter is designed to share information of interest to people with
disabilities, their friends, associates, and relatives and promote advocacy in
the disability community. Information circulated herein does not necessarily
express the views of The Orange County Deaf Advocacy Center. The OCDAC
Newsletter is non-partisan. OCDAC Newsletter does not sell advertising space.
The Orange County Deaf Advocacy Center is a community based organization that
puts people with disabilities first in their advocacy for equal opportunities in
safety, health, and productive living.
The Orange County Deaf Advocacy Center provides services for disabled
individuals and their families in our community who need help in navigating the
social services maze. Every day people go without proper food, shelter, and
essential medical care every day due to a variety of factors including low
wages, job loss, injuries, illness, age, domestic violence, or divorce. While
all of us are susceptible to hard times, disabled individuals are at the most
risk. With the generous support of people like you, we are able to help many of
these families and individuals not only to meet essential daily needs, but to
work toward a brighter future with programs in job training, education,
counseling, elderly assistance, and temporary housing.
Feel free to forward this email message IN ITS ENTIRETY to anyone and any of
your personal mailing lists so we can get the important messages out far and
wide and encourage them to sign up for our weekly newsletter.
Our physical address is 2960 Main Street suite #100, Irvine California 92614 and
this email is in compliance with CAN-SPAM Act of 2003.
To subscribe to this newsletter go to
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ocdacnewsletter/ or send a blank email to
ocdacnewsletter-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
Monday, October 12, 2009
Sunday, October 11, 2009
The OCDAC Newsletter - October 11, 2009
THE TOP STORIES OF THE WEEK
OCDAC Receives 2009 Best of Irvine Award
U.S. Commerce Association's Award Plaque Honors the Achievement
WASHINGTON D.C., June 8, 2009 -- OCDAC has been selected for the 2009
Best of Irvine Award in the Technical Aids For The Handicapped category
by the U.S. Commerce Association (USCA).
The USCA "Best of Local Business" Award Program recognizes outstanding
local businesses throughout the country. Each year, the USCA identifies
companies that they believe have achieved exceptional marketing success
in their local community and business category. These are local
companies that enhance the positive image of small business through
service to their customers and community.
Various sources of information were gathered and analyzed to choose the
winners in each category. The 2009 USCA Award Program focused on
quality, not quantity. Winners are determined based on the information
gathered both internally by the USCA and data provided by third parties.
About U.S. Commerce Association (USCA)
U.S. Commerce Association (USCA) is a Washington D.C. based organization
funded by local businesses operating in towns, large and small, across
America. The purpose of USCA is to promote local business through public
relations, marketing and advertising.
The USCA was established to recognize the best of local businesses in
their community. Our organization works exclusively with local business
owners, trade groups, professional associations, chambers of commerce
and other business advertising and marketing groups. Our mission is to
be an advocate for small and medium size businesses and business
entrepreneurs across America.
SOURCE: U.S. Commerce Association
CONTACT:
U.S. Commerce Association
Email: PublicRelations@us-ca.org
URL: http://www.us-ca.org
The press release at
http://www.us-ca.org/PressReleaseUsca.aspx?cc=66XJ-5D9K&utm_source=R-T&u\
tm_medium=Email&utm_content=400&utm_term=U-V1&utm_campaign=S-U
We picked up the awards early this month and we made a video. See the
awards we got in our youtube video at
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7kXxam7iFA
Brought to you by the Orange County Deaf Advocacy Center
Http://www.deafadvocacy.org
*******************
DO YOUR HOLIDAY SHOPPING AT OUR WEBSTORE TODAY.
We have lots of new items and our webstore count stands at over 530
items!
Lots of products for the deaf, and blind, and other disabilities.
Remember your parents, grand parents, brothers, sisters, family members,
co-workers who need adaptive equipment. Employers can shop here for
equipment and accessories for their hearing impaired workers.
Buy Here, Buy Now, Pay Less with our ADA kits! This includes long term
savings associated with ADA compliance.
Stop by http://stores.ebay.com/OCDAC-Adaptive-Equipment-and-More today
to start your shopping.
*******************
THE GRAPEVINES
Albertsons Community Partner Program
You Must Re-link Your Card to Continue Giving!
If you are currently part of the Albertsons Community Partner program
and use your card to give 4% of all your purchases to the Mission, you
will have to re-link your card number for us to continue earning funds!
Use your Preferred Savings Card Number and link (or re-link) to "Orange
County Deaf Advocacy Center" at http://www.albertsonscp.com
The Mission's ID # is: 49001002038. You'll need to re-link your card by
February 28th 2009 to keep earning 4% of all your purchases for Orange
County Deaf Advocacy Center!
Please pass this notice around to your friends, relatives, co-workers,
and neighbors so they can link their cards as well.
Brought to you by The Orange Deafie Blog
Http://www.deafadvocacy.org/blog/blog.html
*******************
FACE TO FACE TIMES
Introducing the Modern Deaf Communication program.
Morton Warnow, a long-time Danbury resident, founder of Modern Deaf
Communication, WW II veteran, inventor, library patron, and friend to
many, passed away on Thursday, March 2, 2006.
The Orange County Deaf Advocacy Center extends great honors to Morton
Warnow's pioneering contributions to helping the deaf communities live
safer, healthier and prosper through knowledge and communication in
English!
The Orange County Deaf Advocacy Center will keep Morton Warnow's legacy
alive with a modern twist to bring literacy and the ENGLISH language
back to the American deaf signing communities.
Modern Deaf Communication, Inc. is a non-profit entity now under the
OCDAC tax-exempt status with a vision of promise and triumph over the
problems of the deaf, but a vision based on hope and faith as much as on
science and common sense. The worst problems of the deaf are terrible
deaf illiteracy and unemployment which we believe can be wiped out in
our time. We believe that the isolation and debilitating dependency on
society suffered by the deaf can be vanquished and replaced with a new,
strong sense of participation and belonging to the country and society
of which they are citizens.
Brought to you by Modern Deaf Communication
http://www.moderndeafcommunication.org
*******************
MAXED OUT ON YOUR CREDIT CARDS?
Get yourself an OCDAC credit card through a special program at
http://www.cardpartner.com/enduser.aspx?AEID=D0974
We get a $50 donation for each person who completes the signup.
*******************
THE FINGER BOWS
These are great money making opportunities for deaf people and those who
need to try a real money maker at home.
Refer merchants to paypal and get $1000
https://www.paypal.com/us/mrb/pal=CP8K9FVKVSABS
Join Peoplestring and invite people to join under you and get paid
http://peoplestring.com/?u=Nesmuth
Brought to you by ASL News http://www.aslnews.com
*******************
Take a look and bookmark our new search page!
Http://www.deafadvocacy.org/search.html . It's a good source of
information you can use.
*******************
THE SOUR ORCHIDS
Fnally many people woke up and saw the bad DVTV has been doing to the
deaf society and they've left that website in droves. It shows that
most of the illiterate and signing deaf communities can't engage in
healthy discussions without insulting, namecalling, and maliciously
labeling others. The answer to all these problems is LITERACY! Modern
Deaf Communication's website has information on the best practices
approach to achieving literacy and returning the English language back
to the signing deaf communities.
Brought to you by the other Orange Deafie Blog at
http://ocdac.wordpress.com/
*******************
COME TO OUR MEETUPS!
The Orange County American Sign Language Meetup Group -
http://asl.meetup.com/37/ - and the Orange County Deaf & Hearing
Impaired Meetup Group http://deaf.meetup.com/38/ meets each 3rd Fridays
of the month.
We are currently pondering a new locations for all of our meetup events
because our competition appears to have hijacked the excitement,
prestige, and normalcy of our cherished monthly gatherings.
*******************
FROM THE BLOGSPHERE
With DVTV going dead, others are popping up like the 3 sites below.
Our very own Eye Fire Vlogs has been set up to provide a non-judgemental
outlet for our bloggers and vloggers http://eyefirevlogs.com
Visual Vlogs has returned from it's hiatus http://www.visualvlogs.com
Just Deaf has been set up as an alternate to DVTV
http://www.justdeaf.com
Brought to you by the Hearing For Life Foundation
Http://www.hear-for-life.org and Eye Fire Vlogs http://eyefirevlogs.com
**********************
**** DISCLAIMER ****
**********************
The OCDAC Newsletter is designed to share information of interest to
people with disabilities, their friends, associates, and relatives and
promote advocacy in the disability community. Information circulated
herein does not necessarily express the views of The Orange County Deaf
Advocacy Center. The OCDAC Newsletter is non-partisan. OCDAC Newsletter
does not sell advertising space.
The Orange County Deaf Advocacy Center is a community based organization
that puts people with disabilities first in their advocacy for equal
opportunities in safety, health, and productive living.
The Orange County Deaf Advocacy Center provides services for disabled
individuals and their families in our community who need help in
navigating the social services maze. Every day people go without proper
food, shelter, and essential medical care every day due to a variety of
factors including low wages, job loss, injuries, illness, age, domestic
violence, or divorce. While all of us are susceptible to hard times,
disabled individuals are at the most risk. With the generous support of
people like you, we are able to help many of these families and
individuals not only to meet essential daily needs, but to work toward a
brighter future with programs in job training, education, counseling,
elderly assistance, and temporary housing.
Feel free to forward this email message IN ITS ENTIRETY to anyone and
any of your personal mailing lists so we can get the important messages
out far and wide and encourage them to sign up for our weekly
newsletter.
OCDAC Receives 2009 Best of Irvine Award
U.S. Commerce Association's Award Plaque Honors the Achievement
WASHINGTON D.C., June 8, 2009 -- OCDAC has been selected for the 2009
Best of Irvine Award in the Technical Aids For The Handicapped category
by the U.S. Commerce Association (USCA).
The USCA "Best of Local Business" Award Program recognizes outstanding
local businesses throughout the country. Each year, the USCA identifies
companies that they believe have achieved exceptional marketing success
in their local community and business category. These are local
companies that enhance the positive image of small business through
service to their customers and community.
Various sources of information were gathered and analyzed to choose the
winners in each category. The 2009 USCA Award Program focused on
quality, not quantity. Winners are determined based on the information
gathered both internally by the USCA and data provided by third parties.
About U.S. Commerce Association (USCA)
U.S. Commerce Association (USCA) is a Washington D.C. based organization
funded by local businesses operating in towns, large and small, across
America. The purpose of USCA is to promote local business through public
relations, marketing and advertising.
The USCA was established to recognize the best of local businesses in
their community. Our organization works exclusively with local business
owners, trade groups, professional associations, chambers of commerce
and other business advertising and marketing groups. Our mission is to
be an advocate for small and medium size businesses and business
entrepreneurs across America.
SOURCE: U.S. Commerce Association
CONTACT:
U.S. Commerce Association
Email: PublicRelations@us-ca.org
URL: http://www.us-ca.org
The press release at
http://www.us-ca.org/PressReleaseUsca.aspx?cc=66XJ-5D9K&utm_source=R-T&u\
tm_medium=Email&utm_content=400&utm_term=U-V1&utm_campaign=S-U
We picked up the awards early this month and we made a video. See the
awards we got in our youtube video at
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7kXxam7iFA
Brought to you by the Orange County Deaf Advocacy Center
Http://www.deafadvocacy.org
*******************
DO YOUR HOLIDAY SHOPPING AT OUR WEBSTORE TODAY.
We have lots of new items and our webstore count stands at over 530
items!
Lots of products for the deaf, and blind, and other disabilities.
Remember your parents, grand parents, brothers, sisters, family members,
co-workers who need adaptive equipment. Employers can shop here for
equipment and accessories for their hearing impaired workers.
Buy Here, Buy Now, Pay Less with our ADA kits! This includes long term
savings associated with ADA compliance.
Stop by http://stores.ebay.com/OCDAC-Adaptive-Equipment-and-More today
to start your shopping.
*******************
THE GRAPEVINES
Albertsons Community Partner Program
You Must Re-link Your Card to Continue Giving!
If you are currently part of the Albertsons Community Partner program
and use your card to give 4% of all your purchases to the Mission, you
will have to re-link your card number for us to continue earning funds!
Use your Preferred Savings Card Number and link (or re-link) to "Orange
County Deaf Advocacy Center" at http://www.albertsonscp.com
The Mission's ID # is: 49001002038. You'll need to re-link your card by
February 28th 2009 to keep earning 4% of all your purchases for Orange
County Deaf Advocacy Center!
Please pass this notice around to your friends, relatives, co-workers,
and neighbors so they can link their cards as well.
Brought to you by The Orange Deafie Blog
Http://www.deafadvocacy.org/blog/blog.html
*******************
FACE TO FACE TIMES
Introducing the Modern Deaf Communication program.
Morton Warnow, a long-time Danbury resident, founder of Modern Deaf
Communication, WW II veteran, inventor, library patron, and friend to
many, passed away on Thursday, March 2, 2006.
The Orange County Deaf Advocacy Center extends great honors to Morton
Warnow's pioneering contributions to helping the deaf communities live
safer, healthier and prosper through knowledge and communication in
English!
The Orange County Deaf Advocacy Center will keep Morton Warnow's legacy
alive with a modern twist to bring literacy and the ENGLISH language
back to the American deaf signing communities.
Modern Deaf Communication, Inc. is a non-profit entity now under the
OCDAC tax-exempt status with a vision of promise and triumph over the
problems of the deaf, but a vision based on hope and faith as much as on
science and common sense. The worst problems of the deaf are terrible
deaf illiteracy and unemployment which we believe can be wiped out in
our time. We believe that the isolation and debilitating dependency on
society suffered by the deaf can be vanquished and replaced with a new,
strong sense of participation and belonging to the country and society
of which they are citizens.
Brought to you by Modern Deaf Communication
http://www.moderndeafcommunication.org
*******************
MAXED OUT ON YOUR CREDIT CARDS?
Get yourself an OCDAC credit card through a special program at
http://www.cardpartner.com/enduser.aspx?AEID=D0974
We get a $50 donation for each person who completes the signup.
*******************
THE FINGER BOWS
These are great money making opportunities for deaf people and those who
need to try a real money maker at home.
Refer merchants to paypal and get $1000
https://www.paypal.com/us/mrb/pal=CP8K9FVKVSABS
Join Peoplestring and invite people to join under you and get paid
http://peoplestring.com/?u=Nesmuth
Brought to you by ASL News http://www.aslnews.com
*******************
Take a look and bookmark our new search page!
Http://www.deafadvocacy.org/search.html . It's a good source of
information you can use.
*******************
THE SOUR ORCHIDS
Fnally many people woke up and saw the bad DVTV has been doing to the
deaf society and they've left that website in droves. It shows that
most of the illiterate and signing deaf communities can't engage in
healthy discussions without insulting, namecalling, and maliciously
labeling others. The answer to all these problems is LITERACY! Modern
Deaf Communication's website has information on the best practices
approach to achieving literacy and returning the English language back
to the signing deaf communities.
Brought to you by the other Orange Deafie Blog at
http://ocdac.wordpress.com/
*******************
COME TO OUR MEETUPS!
The Orange County American Sign Language Meetup Group -
http://asl.meetup.com/37/ - and the Orange County Deaf & Hearing
Impaired Meetup Group http://deaf.meetup.com/38/ meets each 3rd Fridays
of the month.
We are currently pondering a new locations for all of our meetup events
because our competition appears to have hijacked the excitement,
prestige, and normalcy of our cherished monthly gatherings.
*******************
FROM THE BLOGSPHERE
With DVTV going dead, others are popping up like the 3 sites below.
Our very own Eye Fire Vlogs has been set up to provide a non-judgemental
outlet for our bloggers and vloggers http://eyefirevlogs.com
Visual Vlogs has returned from it's hiatus http://www.visualvlogs.com
Just Deaf has been set up as an alternate to DVTV
http://www.justdeaf.com
Brought to you by the Hearing For Life Foundation
Http://www.hear-for-life.org and Eye Fire Vlogs http://eyefirevlogs.com
**********************
**** DISCLAIMER ****
**********************
The OCDAC Newsletter is designed to share information of interest to
people with disabilities, their friends, associates, and relatives and
promote advocacy in the disability community. Information circulated
herein does not necessarily express the views of The Orange County Deaf
Advocacy Center. The OCDAC Newsletter is non-partisan. OCDAC Newsletter
does not sell advertising space.
The Orange County Deaf Advocacy Center is a community based organization
that puts people with disabilities first in their advocacy for equal
opportunities in safety, health, and productive living.
The Orange County Deaf Advocacy Center provides services for disabled
individuals and their families in our community who need help in
navigating the social services maze. Every day people go without proper
food, shelter, and essential medical care every day due to a variety of
factors including low wages, job loss, injuries, illness, age, domestic
violence, or divorce. While all of us are susceptible to hard times,
disabled individuals are at the most risk. With the generous support of
people like you, we are able to help many of these families and
individuals not only to meet essential daily needs, but to work toward a
brighter future with programs in job training, education, counseling,
elderly assistance, and temporary housing.
Feel free to forward this email message IN ITS ENTIRETY to anyone and
any of your personal mailing lists so we can get the important messages
out far and wide and encourage them to sign up for our weekly
newsletter.
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