The Orange County Deaf Advocacy Center Newsletter - November 1, 2009

THE TOP STORIES OF THE WEEK

U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown introduced a bill Thursday that would make Medicare cover hearing aids.
http://www.cleveland.com/news/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/news/1256286744170600.\
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An expanded hate crimes bill signed into law Wednesday makes it a federal offense to commit a crime against a person based on their disability.

Brought to you by the Orange County Deaf Advocacy Center
http://www.deafadvocacy.org

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DO YOUR HOLIDAY SHOPPING AT OUR WEBSTORE.

We have lots of new items and our webstore count stands at over 550 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.

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THE GRAPEVINES

Albertsons Community Partner Program

You Must Re-link 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 every year
so we can 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

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FACE TO FACE TIMES

As We Reflect Upon Ourselves, Lets Stop And Think Of The Less Fortunate Hearing
Impaired And Disabled Folks.

At this time of the year, as we reflect upon our own lives, lets stop and think
about the other hearing impaired and disabled around us who are less fortunate.
Some of our friends like these cannot afford to feed their families. Some of
them live in cars, in parks, or in alleys. For a few, its by choice, for most
it's by chance.

This shopping list will be a good holiday basket to a family of 4.

 * 3 cans meat (6.5 oz, tuna, pork, chicken, or beef)
 * 3 cans vegetables (15 oz.)
 * 3 cans fruit (16 oz)
 * 3 cans soup (11 oz.)
 * 3 boxes of macaroni and cheese
 * 2 boxes of dry soup
 * 2 boxes of hot cereal
 * 2 lbs. dry beans
 * 2 lbs rice
 * 2 boxes powdered milk (2 qt.)
 * 2 cans of evaporated milk
 * 2 boxes crackers
 * 1 jar peanut butter (18 oz.)

Optional items: dish detergent, toothpaste, soap bars.
Also add : Information on local food banks, food assistance programs, and local
soup kitchens.

Also if you wish, you can add other food items to spice up the holiday basket
with items like spices, ethnic foods, and cultural foods. I get messages each
year that my shopping list is either boring, flavorless, and short-sighted.

So please, if you can afford it, grab some extra groceries for a hearing
impaired and disabled's family. An ideal holiday gift to a needy family like
these would be groceries that lasts a few days. Contact your local hearing
loss/disability association for information on connecting to a needy family.

Brought to you by Modern Deaf Communication
http://www.moderndeafcommunication.org

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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.

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THE FINGER BOWS

A brand new film from the UK called 'Departure Lounge' has been released on the
internet in full - it's 30 minutes long.

The film was directed by Louis Neethling (who directed 'Coming Out' and the BBC
series 'Switch') and stars Hal Draper and David Sands.

It's in BSL with English captions.

Just click here: http://www.bslbt.co.uk/drama/departure_lounge/

Hope you enjoy it!

Brought to you by ASL News http://www.aslnews.com

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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.

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THE SOUR ORCHIDS

The infamous Aguilar VS Errigo case shows how far and ridiculous the sign
language militants can go to intimidate a cochlear implant deaf family.

See the case transcript at http://www.hear-for-life.org/r&mcasetranscript/

This is the weirdness people who favor cochlear implants have to put up with
from the sign language and deaf culture militants in California.

Brought to you by the other Orange Deafie Blog at http://ocdac.wordpress.com/

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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.

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FROM THE BLOGSPHERE

Disability and the 2000 Census: What reporters need to know

The 2000 U.S. Census shows us that 49.7 million people in the U. S. age 5 and
over have a disability -- nearly 1 in 5 U.S. residents, or 19 percent.

* 5.2 million were between the ages of 5 and 20. This was 8 percent of people in
this age group.

* 30.6 million were between the ages of 21 and 64. Fifty-seven percent of them
were employed.

* 14.0 million were 65 and over. Those with disabilities comprised 42 percent of
people in this age group.

http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/2002/cb02ff11.html

Brought to you by the Hearing For Life Foundation Http://www.hear-for-life.org

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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.

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FROM THE VLOGSPHERE (VIDEO BLOGGING)

AFA Leads Boycott Against Deafread.com And Deafvideo.tv :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FpAY6jsAyq8

Brought to you by the Eye Fire Vlogs Http://eyefirevlogs.com

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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 youve taken to read this newsletter and
clicking on the donation link above.

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FROM THE NEWSLETTER READERS

Dear list members,

I am wondering.

I am a faculty member in community rehabilitation and disability studies at the
University of Calgary, Canada. One of my research areas is to look at changed
perception and impact of so called 'therapeutic' devices that might outperform
the
'normal' human body. Hearing aids might in the future give hearing abilities
that go beyond the 'normal'.

I started a study with the purpose is better understand the sentiment  towards
a) today's hearing aids in general and b) hypothetical future hearing aids with
various and different features that might surpass the `normal' hearing and c)
the sentiment towards sign language and what the respondent think about the
linkage of hearing aids and sign language.

https://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=00jR3aFM_2fTyJr5rp1xlsKg_3d_3d

It would be great if you would fill out the survey!!!

Thanks!!!!

Cheers
Gregor

Dr. Gregor Wolbring
Assistant Professor
University of Calgary
President-elect Canadian Disability Studies Association
webpage: http://www.bioethicsanddisability.org/

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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.

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