Posts published in February 2009

DeafDigest Gold - February 22, 2009

Gold edition            Barry Strassler, Editor
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Deaf Cartoon (Fogey) of the week:
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News of the Week

    The prestigious Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show
took place last week. One of the participating dogs
was handled by Pam Estes, the show's only dog trainer
that is deaf.
    When not training dogs, she teaches at Ohio
School for the Deaf at Columbus.

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    Do stats tell the truth or lie? This concerns
the Current Population Survey that tries to count
how many disabled people are employed. And each
time we see the word disabled, it is always
as "deaf included."
    Anyway this such survey, sponsored by the
Department of Labor, to be more specific, the
Office of Disability Employment Policy.
    The web site showing the data is:
http://www.bls.gov/cps/cpsdisability.htm

    So, let us question if it is truthful or
if it is fibbing.

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    We all know that deaf children communicate via
gesturing and then as they grow up, get more
proficient with their sign language.
    This is not surprising, yet we are reading
of a research by University of Chicago saying
that deaf children gesticulate first.
    Not quite sure why time, money and energy
is expended into a finding that we already
knew for sure?
    The Chicago report was posted in Science
Daily last week.

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A DEAF FOSSIL
    Earth has many, many fossils. Were any of the
fossils deaf?
    There was one - a fossil of a bat that is
52 million years old.
    Bats are deaf. So, possibly this is the oldest
Deaf Fossil that we know about!


- for ASL News version, please click on:
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(for your convenience, video links are posted on top
of each DeafDigest edition)


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DiiT / Deaf Initiative in Technology - 2009 Summer Workshop Schedule

The Deaf Initiative in Technology (DiiT) is very excited to introduce its 
2009 Summer Workshop Schedule!

DiiT is offering many new workshops this year including Basic Business 
Correspondence and a series on Engineering related topics!

DiiT provides up-to-the-minute technical training in an all sign 
environment.  Workshop participants get the benefit of direct interaction 
with the instructors without the need for interpreters that most 
professional workshops require.

All workshops are held at the National Technical Institute for the Deaf ( 
http://www.ntid.rit.edu/ ) at the Rochester Institute of Technology in 
Rochester, New York ( http://www.rit.edu/ )

To register, download the DiiT Workshop Registration Form or call 
585-475-7545 (Voice or TTY) 
http://www.rit.edu/diit/workshops/registration.html

The 2009 DiiT Summer Workshop Schedule:

DiiT Workshop Series on Business

1. Is It For You: Starting Your Own Business; June 8-12, 2009
http://www.rit.edu/ntid/ics/diit/workshops/CurrentWorkshops/business.html

(newly added, 2/1/09)
2. Microsoft Access 2007; Create a Database; June 15-15, 2009
http://www.rit.edu/ntid/ics/diit/workshops/CurrentWorkshops/access.html

3. Microsoft Office 2007: A Professional Approach; July 13-17, 2009
http://www.rit.edu/ntid/ics/diit/workshops/CurrentWorkshops/word.html


DiiT Workshop Series on Workplace Writing -- (NEW!!!)

4. Basic Workplace Correspondence; June 22-26, 2009
http://www.rit.edu/ntid/ics/diit/workshops/CurrentWorkshops/correspondence.html

5. Basic Report Writing in the Workplace; August (TBD)
http://www.rit.edu/ntid/ics/diit/workshops/CurrentWorkshops/report.html



DiiT Workshop Series on Engineering --  (NEW!!!)
6. Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt; June 8-12, 2009
http://www.rit.edu/ntid/ics/diit/workshops/CurrentWorkshops/SixSigma.html

7. Intro to Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC's); June 8-10, 2009
http://www.rit.edu/ntid/ics/diit/workshops/CurrentWorkshops/PLC.html

8. Intro to Computer Numerical Control Programming; June 15-19, 2009
http://www.rit.edu/ntid/ics/diit/workshops/CurrentWorkshops/CNCP.html

9. Migrating from 2D CAD to 3D CAD using Revit Architecture June 15-19, 
2009
http://www.rit.edu/ntid/ics/diit/workshops/CurrentWorkshops/cad.html

10. Solid Modeling with SolidWorks; June 22-26, 2009
http://www.rit.edu/ntid/ics/diit/workshops/CurrentWorkshops/SolidWorks.html


DiiT Workshop Series on Graphic Communication:
11. Web Site Development Using Dreamweaver CS4; June 8-12, 2009
http://www.rit.edu/ntid/ics/diit/workshops/CurrentWorkshops/dreamweaver.html

12. Self-Publishing a Book; June 15-19, 2009
http://www.rit.edu/ntid/ics/diit/workshops/CurrentWorkshops/book.html

13. Adobe Flash CS4; June 22-26, 2009
http://www.rit.edu/ntid/ics/diit/workshops/CurrentWorkshops/flash.html

14. Wide Format Printing; June 22-26, 2009
http://www.rit.edu/ntid/ics/diit/workshops/CurrentWorkshops/wide.html

15. Adobe Acrobat 9 Professional; July 13-17, 2009
http://www.rit.edu/ntid/ics/diit/workshops/CurrentWorkshops/Arobat.html


DiiT Workshop Series on Information Technology:
16. Introduction to Microsoft Visual Basic.NET; June 8-12, 2009
http://www.rit.edu/ntid/ics/diit/workshops/CurrentWorkshops/VB.html

17. JavaScript Made Easy with JQuery; June 15-19, 2009
http://www.rit.edu/ntid/ics/diit/workshops/CurrentWorkshops/JavaScript.html

18.  PHP 6 and MySQL 5;    July 13-17, 2009
http://www.rit.edu/ntid/ics/diit/workshops/CurrentWorkshops/php.html

19. PC Assembly, Maintenance, and Repair; July 13-17, 2009
http://www.rit.edu/ntid/ics/diit/workshops/CurrentWorkshops/Hardware.html

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DEAF STUDIES OR DISABILITY STUDIES
    More colleges offer Disability Studies. Is that good
or bad for us?
    It is good because it helps hearing people understand
the needs of the disabled, the deaf included.
    It is bad because hearing people tend to ignore the
needs of the deaf while studying the needs of the
hearing disabled.
    Our deafness is invisible, and people don't know we
are deaf when they see us on the streets.


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


OH, NO, NEVER MIND
    It is always when a hearing person says something
to a deaf person, and if the deaf person asks to
repeat what was said, the hearing person would say
"oh, never mind."
    Are we seeing the same thing with videophones?
There have been cases of a deaf person asking to chat
with another deaf person on video phone. And when the
other deaf person says he does not have it, then
the response is:

oh, never mind!

    Why?


ADA OR THE POWER OF THE ATTITUDE
    Which is better - ADA regulations by the book
or the Power of the Attitude?
    A retired owner of a car repair shop in Georgia
had this tale about his father, whose business
the son inherited:

I watched my father teach a deaf man how to rebuild
transmissions. My father did not know sign language.
But they communicated.

    This was during the 1950's and 1960's, years way
before ADA came into being.



NO FUN TO BE DEAF
    We, the deaf, are so used to being deaf that we
take it for granted and move on with our lives.
    Not that so for those who try to be deaf for 24 hours
by plugging in their ears and shutting out the sound.
    At the end of 24 hours, the student, taking part in a
class project, said:

Can't wait to get these plugs out of my ears and return 
to my normal hearing. I'm feeling very withdrawn



A PHILADELPHIA HOTEL INTERNET ISSUE
    DeafDigest editor checked into a hotel in Philadelphia
last week. The laptop would not work with the wireless
set up in the hotel room. A 800-number had to be called
to solve the wireless problem.
    The only problem is that the laptop had no
internet connection and it was not possible to make a
800 call.
    Yes, the hotel has a TTY - but who uses the TTY
these days?
    Fortunately, the problem was solved by a call from
a hearing person. But what if it was an all-deaf group?


IT IS A CODA THING
    DeafDigest editor bumped into a Coda he has known
for years.
    The Coda recently replied:

it is a Coda thing

    His response was to the question why he preferred
field interpreting as opposed to video phone
interpreting.
    He said he felt uncomfortable when being
"stared" down on the screen by deaf acquaintances
that chance on him on the video.


UNEMPLOYMENT AND THE DEAF
    DeafDigest worries that the bad economy has
impacted on the deaf employees everywhere.
    When business is bad, everyone gets laid off,
not just the deaf, but the hearing.
    Yet, there are still some jobs that can be
found - only if these job seekers are willing
to relocate.
    And when a deaf person is comfortable with his
status in the local deaf community, he is more
reluctant to pull up roots to seek employment.
    Which is better - steady employment or
status as a respected member of the deaf community?



A PUZZLING RESTAURANT REVIEW COMMENT, continued
    Last week's DeafDigest mentioned a puzzling
statement in a restaurant review in a British
newspaper.
    It said:

Don't take your deaf mother there

    Actually, it was a misprint. It was supposed to
be written as:

Don't take your dear mother there

    A British subscriber to DeafDigest pointed out the
misprint.
    We have been so accustomed to reading the word
death when it meant to be spelled as deaf.
    Perhaps the word dear is so much more pleasant
sounding than the word death!

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WHAT IS THAT SUPPOSED TO MEAN?

A comment that says:

They didn't want me going deaf before I was supposed to


it may seem to mean that the hearing person expects to be deaf
some day, but did not want to be deaf prematurely!

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Deaf Cruise Hawaii 2009 Special !!!

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You only pay 50% off deposit when you book Deaf Cruise Hawaii 2009 !

Don't miss this amazing opportunity to book your Deaf Cruise Hawaii 2009 
during ONE-DAY Sale on Thursday, November 20th.

Just pay half the standard deposit on already low rates and still get all 
the benefits of Freestyle Cruising.

Then you can use that money for other things (like an awesome holiday gift 
for that special someone).

One Day.  One Sale.  One Great Deal.  Thursday, November 20, 2008

http://www.DeafCruiseSpecial.com

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30th World's Largest ASL Silent Weekend in 2009
Signing Greeting Cards
ASL and Interpreting DVDs

Please browse our selection of signing greeting cards at:
http://www.DrSign.com

The 30th Silent Weekend in June 2009 will offer interpreters
more than 2 CEUs.  Over 100 hours of classes also for beginning, 
intermediate and advanced sign language and ITP students. Many 
interpreters use this to get all of their RID required CEUs in a one-stop 
venue at significant cost savings.  Get a group as small as five to 
register at huge savings!

Peter Cook, Crom Saunders, Keith Wann, Trix Bruce and many nationally 
known presenters are featured.

Check http://www.DrSign.com for details

Sign language DVDs are available online at http://www.DrSign.com - 
Consider "Oh See, Can You Say?" by Maureen Longo Tuccelli.  She shows how 
to make an excellent voicing product using a clip of Peter Cook.  This 
75-minute DVD  is excellent for ITP teachers
and students!

"Oh See, Can You See? shows dozens of grammatical principles
and will help ITP and ASL students understand what they see. This
is a 55-minute DVD

The 8th Florida/Alaska Motorcycle Charity Run is scheduled July 1-26,
2009.

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 2009?

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Hot DeafNews boring, but important!
    Pop more vitamins into your body and you may continue
as a hearing person!
    This is what University of Florida researcher Colleen 
Le Prell is saying, while presenting papers at the
Association for Research in Otolaryngology conference
earlier in the week.
    She is saying that such pills, containing antioxidants,
vitamins C and E and the mineral magnesium is what may
be needed to prevent noise-induced and age-induced
deafness.

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Deaf Picture of the Week:

Jacob McDaniel
champion, Jiu-Jitsu U.S. Open

http://www.gbsandiego.com/2008/10/18/jacob-mcdaniel-of-gracie-barra-san-diego-wins-1st-place-at-us-open/
champion


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Question of the week:

Q. I am always reading in the newspapers about deafness
defined in percentages - as if the person is 70 percent
deaf. Is this the same thing as hearing loss in 70 dB?

A. No. There is no such a thing as deafness defined in
percentages. Decibels is the way to define degrees of
deafness. Percentages is something newspaper reporters
like to make up.



send your questions to mailto:barry@deafdigest.com

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

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Wish List of the Week:

that we will see no more Deaf Investment frauds
at any time in the future

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DeafHistory - Looking Back:

Year 1486 - Princess Jean Stewart of Scotland passes away.
She was deaf, and she used sign language to communicate
with people.


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Deaf and the Money:

amount of money lost by deaf investors in the Deaf
Ponzi scam that was revealed this week -  $4.4 million

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DeafNumbers of the Week:

How many deaf sumo wrestlers do we have in Japan?

In the big time sumo events, none.

In sumo training schools, six deaf sumo wrestlers

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position opening
English teacher of Deaf students
Kapi'olani Community College
Honolulu, Hawai'i

Kapi'olani Community College (KCC) has just posted a job announcement 
for an English teacher of Deaf students and I wanted to share this with 
you.

Hopefully, some of you may be interested in applying for this position

Others of you may want to share this job opportunity with your colleagues 
or former graduate students.

You can find the job announcement at
http://www.pers.hawaii.edu/wuh/nadvert.aspx?rn=7967

It is listed as position #0086923T.

Closing date is March 7, 2009.

Kapi'olani Community College has the largest enrollment of Deaf students 
in the University of Hawai'i system.

The Kapi'olani Deaf Center supports KCC Deaf students in the developmental 
English program as well as Deaf students in other KCC academic programs.

In addition, the Gallaudet University Regional Center of the Pacific is 
housed at KCC and is situated in the Kapi'olani Deaf Center.

Again, I hope that you will either consider applying for this position or
forward this announcement to qualified individuals who may be interested 
in an exciting job in a great program in Hawai'i!

Thank you for your support of the Deaf Center programs.

Aloha,

Judy Coryell

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Job Announcements
Indiana School for the Deaf
Indianapolis, IN

The Indiana School for the Deaf currently has job openings/postings
for the following positions:

Job Title                     Posting #          Posting Dates

Nurse (intermittent)          561742             2/12/09-3/15/09            
Charge Nurse                  561757             2/12/09-3/15/09             
Audiologist                   561743             2/12/09-3/1/09            
Teacher Ast (Intm-Preschool)  561754                   2/12/09-3/1/09             
Teacher Ast (Intm-Elementary) 561752             2/12/09-3/1/09             
Teacher Ast (FT- High School) 561751             2/12/09-3/1/09            
Food Service Worker           561756             2/12/09-3/1/09             

Applicants must submit an Indiana State Application via the Indiana
State Personnel website at http://www.in.gov/jobs

If you have any questions please contact Carole Morgan in our Human
Resources Department via telephone (317/920-6340 v/tty) or E-Mail:
mailto:cmorgan@isd.k12.in.us   Website:  http://www.deafhoosiers.com/

Mission Statement-The Indiana School for the Deaf Community promotes
academic and social excellence for Deaf and Hard of Hearing students
through a Bilingual/Bicultural environment.
                  
An EOE

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currently recruiting
President
South Carolina School for the Deaf and the Blind
Spartanburg, SC

Closing date/Time: Friday March 3, 2009; 5:00 PM Eastern Time
Salary: $87,112.00 - $135,041.00 annually
Job Type: FTE - Full-Time

The SC School for the Deaf and the Blind (SCSDB) is currently
recruiting for the position of President. SCSDB is a
residential facility located in Spartanburg, South Carolina
which serves as a multifaceted resource center dedicated to
serving sensory disabled individuals, their families and
professionals throughout South Carolina.

Visit http://www.scsdb.k12.sc.us for more information.

The President is responsible for the overall administrative
management and operation of the SCSDB and reports to a
ten-member Board of Commissioners, appointed by the Governor.
The efforts and initiatives of the president are primarily
directed toward developing and maintaining essential knowledge
and current information on all aspects of programs and services
for individuals with special needs, especially model services,
technological advances, and legal and managerial perspectives.

The president is accountable to a wide range of constituents -
beginning with the Board of Commissioners, students and their
families, and staff and extending to state government officials,
legislators, and local, state and national audiences who may
have special interests in programs for individuals with sensory
disabilities.

The President is also responsible for building awareness and
integration of the School within the community and working with
legislators, regulatory agencies and representatives in the
field of special education.

Minimum and Additional Requirements:
The successful candidate must have a minimum of a bachelor's
degree, master's degree preferred, from a recognized accredited
institution; meet all of the requirements for certification by
the SC Department of Education and at least 18 semester hours of
credit in administration and supervision and a minimum of five
years of senior level administrative and management experience.

In addition, an understanding of the major issues and special
needs facing the sensory disabled population, considerable
experience in fundraising and the ability to work with and
obtain the required funds from state agencies and the legislature
are required.

The successful candidate must also be willing to live on campus
and be a visible presence at SCSDB activities. Demonstrated
previous community involvement beyond the boundaries of employment
is required.

Preferred Qualifications:
Formal training and prior work experience are preferred in special
education, particularly in the field of sensory disabilities and
special schools and particularly those with 24-hour residential
programming.

Proficiency in sign language is highly preferred.

Additional Comments:
The salary range is $87,112.00 - $135,041.00., including on campus
housing and an excellent benefits package.  Salary offerings will
be based on applicants' qualifications and experience.  Salaries
above the minimum must be approved by the Agency Head Salary Commission.

Interested individuals may apply on line at http://www.jobs.sc.gov

Application deadline is March 6, 2009

Visit http://www.scsdb.org for more information on the Presidential
Search

Please contact Joye Lang at 803-734-9080 for questions about this
posting.

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position openings
Georgia School for the Deaf
Cave Spring, GA

for position descriptions and application procedures
please click on any of below:

- Sign Language Interpreter (12 months)
http://www.deafdigest.com/interp.doc

- Residential Paraprofessional (multiple positions)
http://www.deafdigest.com/paramult.doc

- High School Graduation Coach
http://www.deafdigest.com/coach.doc

- Occupational Therapist (hourly)
http://www.deafdigest.com/ot.doc

- Paraprofessional, classroom (10 mo position)
http://www.deafdigest.com/para.doc

- Physical Therapist
http://www.deafdigest.com/pt.doc

- Reading Content Specialist
http://www.deafdigest.com/rcs.doc

- Residential Advisor (DOE)
http://www.deafdigest.com/ra.doc

- Substitute Teacher (P/T-Hourly)
http://www.deafdigest.com/sub.doc

- Teacher (Blind/Deaf) - Literary Content Specialist
http://www.deafdigest.com/lcs.doc


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(updated February 22nd)

Exciting Career Opportunities at GLAD:

- Job Developer/Interpreter - Anaheim, Norwalk, Pacoima, 
Santa Ana, CA

- Placement Coordinator - Riverside, CA

- Community Interpreter - Los Angeles, Riverside, CA



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

http://www.gladinc.org

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

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

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

E-mail: mailto:jfetterman@gladinc.org

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ASL Videos of the Week:
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News of the Week
    Is a punishment actually a non-punishment in the
case of Air Canada that refused to accept a
deaf-blind passenger unless he was accompanied by
a fully sighted fellow passenger?
    The Air Canada was ordered to pay $10,000
in damages. But Air Canada was not required to
admit future deaf-blind passengers.
    Contradictory? Yes, hence this non-punishment!

...

    Way back years ago Gwendel D. "Bud" Butler was
an eminent deaf educator and advocate with Texas
School for the Deaf.
    Young people may have never heard of him, but
old timers certainly do.
    His daughter Donna J. (Butler) Alexander
wishes to collect tales, stories, and anecdotes
about her father from those that knew him.
    If you have such tales, do share these with
her at mailto:dalexander36@austin.rr.com

...

    Bills come and go; most bills die, but few
pass.
    One such bill introduced in Maryland legislation
is to stop judges from assuming that just because
parents are deaf, they cannot take care of their
hearing children!
    This bill is being introduced by state
senator Lisa A. Gladden.
    Hope it passes.

...

National Writing Contest for High School Students with Hearing Loss

High school students with hearing loss in 10th or 11th grade can enter
the fourth annual RIT SpiRIT Writing Contest, and compete for prizes,
including a summer camp scholarship.

Winners will have their choice of a scholarship and travel expenses to
the Explore Your Future program at RIT's National Technical Institute
for the Deaf, or a $500 cash prize.

EYF is a six-day summer career exploration program for deaf and
hard-of-hearing students that gives them the opportunity to sample
different careers as well as college life.

Complete contest guidelines and entry information are available at
http://www.rit.edu/NTID/WritingContestDD

The deadline to enter is March 15, 2009 and an awards program will be
held at RIT in the summer.

For more information, contact mailto:WritingContest@ntid.rit.edu
or call 585-475-7695 (voice/TTY.)

Web address: http://www.rit.edu/NTID

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SUPER BOWL ON TV IN AUSTRALIA
    Super Bowl is a big event in USA. Many people,
who are not football fans, still watch the Super
Bowl.
    We, the deaf, have always complained for
years that the TV does not show the signing of the
ASL Star Spangled Banner singer.
    One year, a TV program showed ASL singer Phyllis
Frelich, in upper left hand corner of the screen.
It was broadcast in Australia, but in USA there was no
picture of Frelich.
    Why Australia? Why not USA?

- for ASL News version, please click on:
http://www.deafdigest.com/superbowl.htm

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


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DiiT / Deaf Initiative in Technology - 2009 Summer Workshop Schedule

The Deaf Initiative in Technology (DiiT) is very excited to introduce its 
2009 Summer Workshop Schedule!

DiiT is offering many new workshops this year including Basic Business 
Correspondence and a series on Engineering related topics!

DiiT provides up-to-the-minute technical training in an all sign 
environment.  Workshop participants get the benefit of direct interaction 
with the instructors without the need for interpreters that most 
professional workshops require.

All workshops are held at the National Technical Institute for the Deaf ( 
http://www.ntid.rit.edu/ ) at the Rochester Institute of Technology in 
Rochester, New York ( http://www.rit.edu/ )

To register, download the DiiT Workshop Registration Form or call 
585-475-7545 (Voice or TTY) 
http://www.rit.edu/diit/workshops/registration.html

The 2009 DiiT Summer Workshop Schedule:

DiiT Workshop Series on Business

1. Is It For You: Starting Your Own Business; June 8-12, 2009
http://www.rit.edu/ntid/ics/diit/workshops/CurrentWorkshops/business.html

(newly added, 2/1/09)
2. Microsoft Access 2007; Create a Database; June 15-15, 2009
http://www.rit.edu/ntid/ics/diit/workshops/CurrentWorkshops/access.html

3. Microsoft Office 2007: A Professional Approach; July 13-17, 2009
http://www.rit.edu/ntid/ics/diit/workshops/CurrentWorkshops/word.html


DiiT Workshop Series on Workplace Writing -- (NEW!!!)

4. Basic Workplace Correspondence; June 22-26, 2009
http://www.rit.edu/ntid/ics/diit/workshops/CurrentWorkshops/correspondence.html

5. Basic Report Writing in the Workplace; August (TBD)
http://www.rit.edu/ntid/ics/diit/workshops/CurrentWorkshops/report.html



DiiT Workshop Series on Engineering --  (NEW!!!)
6. Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt; June 8-12, 2009
http://www.rit.edu/ntid/ics/diit/workshops/CurrentWorkshops/SixSigma.html

7. Intro to Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC's); June 8-10, 2009
http://www.rit.edu/ntid/ics/diit/workshops/CurrentWorkshops/PLC.html

8. Intro to Computer Numerical Control Programming; June 15-19, 2009
http://www.rit.edu/ntid/ics/diit/workshops/CurrentWorkshops/CNCP.html

9. Migrating from 2D CAD to 3D CAD using Revit Architecture June 15-19, 
2009
http://www.rit.edu/ntid/ics/diit/workshops/CurrentWorkshops/cad.html

10. Solid Modeling with SolidWorks; June 22-26, 2009
http://www.rit.edu/ntid/ics/diit/workshops/CurrentWorkshops/SolidWorks.html


DiiT Workshop Series on Graphic Communication:
11. Web Site Development Using Dreamweaver CS4; June 8-12, 2009
http://www.rit.edu/ntid/ics/diit/workshops/CurrentWorkshops/dreamweaver.html

12. Self-Publishing a Book; June 15-19, 2009
http://www.rit.edu/ntid/ics/diit/workshops/CurrentWorkshops/book.html

13. Adobe Flash CS4; June 22-26, 2009
http://www.rit.edu/ntid/ics/diit/workshops/CurrentWorkshops/flash.html

14. Wide Format Printing; June 22-26, 2009
http://www.rit.edu/ntid/ics/diit/workshops/CurrentWorkshops/wide.html

15. Adobe Acrobat 9 Professional; July 13-17, 2009
http://www.rit.edu/ntid/ics/diit/workshops/CurrentWorkshops/Arobat.html


DiiT Workshop Series on Information Technology:
16. Introduction to Microsoft Visual Basic.NET; June 8-12, 2009
http://www.rit.edu/ntid/ics/diit/workshops/CurrentWorkshops/VB.html

17. JavaScript Made Easy with JQuery; June 15-19, 2009
http://www.rit.edu/ntid/ics/diit/workshops/CurrentWorkshops/JavaScript.html

18.  PHP 6 and MySQL 5;    July 13-17, 2009
http://www.rit.edu/ntid/ics/diit/workshops/CurrentWorkshops/php.html

19. PC Assembly, Maintenance, and Repair; July 13-17, 2009
http://www.rit.edu/ntid/ics/diit/workshops/CurrentWorkshops/Hardware.html

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BLACKOUTS AND THE DEAF
    We have read in the newspapers about power blackouts
in Kentucky because of bad snow storms. The Amish people
were OK, while their neighbors were not OK. Amish families
do not depend on electricity while we, all do.
    Years ago, there was a power black out in New York
City. There was no electricity everywhere. The blind people
were OK while we were not. The blind people do not depend
on lights to walk through the building.
    Let us suppose there was no sound everywhere in the
world. The hearing people will suffer; we, the deaf, will
not suffer!

- for ASL News version, please click on:
http://www.deafdigest.com/sounds.htm

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



A DUMMY BOOK THAT YOUNG DEAF PEOPLE NEED
    There are Dummy books for every topic imaginable,
be it hobbies, sports, politics, pets, personal finance,
and so on.
    One such Dummy book is missing - on advising deaf
students in high schools on choice of college - should
it be a deaf college (Gallaudet and NTID) or a hearing
college?
    There are always issues that hearing colleges -
interpreting problems, social life isolation, faculty
insensitivity, CART breakdowns - that many deaf kids
in high school may not be aware of.


A PUZZLING RESTAURANT REVIEW COMMENT
    In a British newspaper, the restaurant review
columnist wrote:

Don't take your deaf mother there

    It was in reference to a London restaurant
that was being reviewed for its food, service
and atmosphere.
    DeafDigest is not sure of the comment - if
it was an off-the-shelf joke or if it assumes
that only hearing mothers can tolerate the
food that is being served?


MARYLAND LEGISLATORS THREATEN ITS DEAF AGENCY
    For some reason for years, the deaf commission
in Maryland (better known as Office of the Deaf and
Hard of Hearing - ODHH) was never a high priority
with the government executives.
    And now this - the state legislators are pondering
a bill that would eliminate vital ODHH positions
and to reduce funding, and as a final insult, to
move ODHH within the confines of the state Department
of Disabilities.
    Because this would render ODHH insignificant,
state deaf leaders are already furious and up
in arms.


A VERY DETAILED JOB
    There was a story on Brian Kraft, not deaf, in
the February 10, 2009 edition of the Washington
Post.
    He is a contractor with the District of Columbia
and his job is to transfer to a database these
microfiched files on past city building permits
between 1877 and 1949. And when he is done,
he will then work on building permits from 1950
through 1958 and so on.
    On each permit, there is information such as
"what was the building used for."
    For years the most famous Deaf Building was the
District of Columbia Club of the Deaf (DCCD). It was
torn down to make way for the new FBI Building.
    From time to time DeafDigest editor bumps into
old timers who would vividly recall the old DCCD
building but would not remember the exact location!
    DeafDigest is still wondering where the exact
location was.


GOING THROUGH NAME CHANGES
    We all know what AgBell is. Were we aware that this 
organization has gone through several name changes?
    It originally was:

American Association to Promote the Teaching of Speech to the Deaf.

    This was what telephone inventor Alexander Graham
Bell named the new organization.
    It then changed to:

Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf

and now this:

Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and
Hard of Hearing




RANDOM WORKSHOP QUESTIONS
    DeafDigest editor attended a workshop where an
executive from the Dominion Virginia Power company
was the keynote speaker.
    DeafDigest asked the speaker two questions:

1. Have there been any ADA-related issues with
your company over the years?

His response is - never, we are in full compliance
and we support ADA provisions

2. Have you had deaf employees in any of the departments
in your company?

His response is - yes, we have a number of deaf employees
in the company offices, but we do not have deaf employees
out there on the field such as linemen and installers;
these are dangerous jobs, and it is already dangerous
enough for those that can hear.

     DeafDigest remembers a telephone company in
Arkansas hiring a deaf telephone installer. But that
was years ago.



A SENSE OF DEJA VU WITH GEICO ADS
    We watch TV and are constantly bombarded with these
silly GEICO ads.
    Way back in the fifties and sixties, GEICO had a
bad reputation for refusing to accept deaf drivers
for automobile insurance coverage. GEICO carried
this message that the deaf should not drive cars
and therefore, should not be carrying drivers'
insurance policies.
    So, with DeafDigest, it is a sense of Deja Vu

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WHAT IS THAT SUPPOSED TO MEAN?

A comment that says:

he is semi-deaf


it is a misleading phrase; it may mean the person
is deaf in one ear, but can hear normally out of his
best ear, or it may mean he is somewhere in the
moderate hearing loss range, which is half way
between being mildly deaf and being profoundly deaf

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Deaf Cruise Hawaii 2009 Special !!!

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You only pay 50% off deposit when you book Deaf Cruise Hawaii 2009 !

Don't miss this amazing opportunity to book your Deaf Cruise Hawaii 2009 
during ONE-DAY Sale on Thursday, November 20th.

Just pay half the standard deposit on already low rates and still get all 
the benefits of Freestyle Cruising.

Then you can use that money for other things (like an awesome holiday gift 
for that special someone).

One Day.  One Sale.  One Great Deal.  Thursday, November 20, 2008

http://www.DeafCruiseSpecial.com

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30th World's Largest ASL Silent Weekend in 2009
Signing Greeting Cards
ASL and Interpreting DVDs

Please browse our selection of signing greeting cards at:
http://www.DrSign.com

The 30th Silent Weekend in June 2009 will offer interpreters
more than 2 CEUs.  Over 100 hours of classes also for beginning, 
intermediate and advanced sign language and ITP students. Many 
interpreters use this to get all of their RID required CEUs in a one-stop 
venue at significant cost savings.  Get a group as small as five to 
register at huge savings!

Peter Cook, Crom Saunders, Keith Wann, Trix Bruce and many nationally 
known presenters are featured.

Check http://www.DrSign.com for details

Sign language DVDs are available online at http://www.DrSign.com - 
Consider "Oh See, Can You Say?" by Maureen Longo Tuccelli.  She shows how 
to make an excellent voicing product using a clip of Peter Cook.  This 
75-minute DVD  is excellent for ITP teachers
and students!

"Oh See, Can You See? shows dozens of grammatical principles
and will help ITP and ASL students understand what they see. This
is a 55-minute DVD

The 8th Florida/Alaska Motorcycle Charity Run is scheduled July 1-26,
2009.

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 2009?

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Hot DeafNews boring, but important!

    A recent decision by the California Unemployment 
Insurance Appeals Board overruled the lower case
administrative judge's decision disallowing use of
CART during routine hearings.

...

Deaf Picture of the Week:

Victoria Garcia
aerospace engineer, NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center,
Huntsville, Alabama

http://www.nasa.gov/centers/marshall/multimedia/photos/2008/photos08-152.html

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Question of the week:

Q. Section 508 is part of the ADA. Correct?

A. No. Section 508 and ADA are two separate pieces of laws
which protect us from discrimination. Section 508 eliminates
technological barriers (sound, no captions on web sites
is an example. ADA is a different ball game.


send your questions to mailto:barry@deafdigest.com

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

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Wish List of the Week:

that newspaper reporters would stop saying that it is
"so amazing" that the deaf could play sports

....

DeafHistory - Looking Back:

Year 1870 - the Census wanted to know if the person
was deaf. Part of the sentence was this:

whether deaf, dumb, blind, insane, idiotic, pauper, or
convict

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Deaf and the Money:

In the late seventies, a fax machine cost $20,000.
This is the reason why the TTY network continued.

When fax prices dropped in the eighties, then the deaf fax
network slowly replaced the TTY network, before being
replace by email, then instant messaging and then now
this - the video network

...

DeafNumbers of the Week:

How many deaf doctors do we have in USA?

- approximately 30 that are deaf and acknowledge
their deafness

- approximately 100-150 that have hearing losses of
varying degrees but deny it

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DeafDigest Sports

DeafDigest Sports is a no-cost subscription available only for DeafDigest 
subscribers; e-mail mailto:barry@deafdigest.com

there is no web page postings with DeafDigest Sports;
you have to subscribe to keep up with deafsports!

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Job Announcements
Indiana School for the Deaf
Indianapolis, IN

The Indiana School for the Deaf currently has job openings/postings
for the following positions:

Job Title                     Posting #          Posting Dates

Nurse (intermittent)          561742             2/12/09-3/15/09            
Charge Nurse                  561757             2/12/09-3/15/09             
Audiologist                   561743             2/12/09-3/1/09            
Teacher Ast (Intm-Preschool)  561754                   2/12/09-3/1/09             
Teacher Ast (Intm-Elementary) 561752             2/12/09-3/1/09             
Teacher Ast (FT- High School) 561751             2/12/09-3/1/09            
Food Service Worker           561756             2/12/09-3/1/09             

Applicants must submit an Indiana State Application via the Indiana
State Personnel website at http://www.in.gov/jobs

If you have any questions please contact Carole Morgan in our Human
Resources Department via telephone (317/920-6340 v/tty) or E-Mail:
mailto:cmorgan@isd.k12.in.us   Website:  http://www.deafhoosiers.com/

Mission Statement-The Indiana School for the Deaf Community promotes
academic and social excellence for Deaf and Hard of Hearing students
through a Bilingual/Bicultural environment.
                  
An EOE

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position announcement
Curriculum Specialist
New Mexico School for the Deaf
Santa Fe, NM

Possession of Master's Degree in Deaf Education, Curriculum Design or 
related field.  At least 3 years of teaching experience required. 
Knowledgeable about curriculum development.  Knowledgeable or willing to 
learn about different curricular areas (e.g. Language Arts, Science, Math, 
Social Studies and/or Early  Childhood).

Experience teaching in Deaf Education.  Knowledgeable about deaf-related 
issues.  Deadline:

Open until filled.

Apply to: New Mexico School for the Deaf, 1060 Cerrillos Road, Santa Fe, 
NM 87505,

(505) 476-6301.

NMSD IS AN EEO EMPLOYER.

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currently recruiting
President
South Carolina School for the Deaf and the Blind
Spartanburg, SC

Closing date/Time: Friday March 3, 2009; 5:00 PM Eastern Time
Salary: $87,112.00 - $135,041.00 annually
Job Type: FTE - Full-Time

The SC School for the Deaf and the Blind (SCSDB) is currently
recruiting for the position of President. SCSDB is a
residential facility located in Spartanburg, South Carolina
which serves as a multifaceted resource center dedicated to
serving sensory disabled individuals, their families and
professionals throughout South Carolina.

Visit http://www.scsdb.k12.sc.us for more information.

The President is responsible for the overall administrative
management and operation of the SCSDB and reports to a
ten-member Board of Commissioners, appointed by the Governor.
The efforts and initiatives of the president are primarily
directed toward developing and maintaining essential knowledge
and current information on all aspects of programs and services
for individuals with special needs, especially model services,
technological advances, and legal and managerial perspectives.

The president is accountable to a wide range of constituents -
beginning with the Board of Commissioners, students and their
families, and staff and extending to state government officials,
legislators, and local, state and national audiences who may
have special interests in programs for individuals with sensory
disabilities.

The President is also responsible for building awareness and
integration of the School within the community and working with
legislators, regulatory agencies and representatives in the
field of special education.

Minimum and Additional Requirements:
The successful candidate must have a minimum of a bachelor's
degree, master's degree preferred, from a recognized accredited
institution; meet all of the requirements for certification by
the SC Department of Education and at least 18 semester hours of
credit in administration and supervision and a minimum of five
years of senior level administrative and management experience.

In addition, an understanding of the major issues and special
needs facing the sensory disabled population, considerable
experience in fundraising and the ability to work with and
obtain the required funds from state agencies and the legislature
are required.

The successful candidate must also be willing to live on campus
and be a visible presence at SCSDB activities. Demonstrated
previous community involvement beyond the boundaries of employment
is required.

Preferred Qualifications:
Formal training and prior work experience are preferred in special
education, particularly in the field of sensory disabilities and
special schools and particularly those with 24-hour residential
programming.

Proficiency in sign language is highly preferred.

Additional Comments:
The salary range is $87,112.00 - $135,041.00., including on campus
housing and an excellent benefits package.  Salary offerings will
be based on applicants' qualifications and experience.  Salaries
above the minimum must be approved by the Agency Head Salary Commission.

Interested individuals may apply on line at http://www.jobs.sc.gov

Application deadline is March 6, 2009

Visit http://www.scsdb.org for more information on the Presidential
Search

Please contact Joye Lang at 803-734-9080 for questions about this
posting.

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position openings
Social Workers, Fluent ASL
FEGS - Deaf Services
Manhattan, New York

FEGS is one of the largest not-for-profit health and human services 
organizations in the nation, with an annual operating budget in excess of 
$250 million, 4,000+ employees and operations in more than 350 locations 
throughout the New York metropolitan area.

Become vital member of multidisciplinary team, strongly rooted in the deaf 
community.

Opportunities for Social Workers Fluent in ASL, in our outpatient mental 
Health clinic and residential facility serving Deaf adults.

Requires MSW degree, licensure a strong plus. Positions located in 
Manhattan and are easily accessible by public transportation

Highly competitive salary and generous benefits.

Please send resume and cover letter to:
mailto:ekatz@hr-dynamics.com

Visit our website at http://www.fegs.org

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Announcing an Exciting Career Opportunity
Educational Technology Specialist
Educational Design Resources
National Technical Institute for the Deaf
Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester, NY

Anticipated Position
Filling this position is contingent upon future budget approval

RIT/NTID , the premier technical university serving deaf and 
hard-of-hearing students, seeks an exceptional individual to serve as a 
team member for a talented group as they design innovative applications of 
instructional technologies targeting deaf and hard-of-hearing learners.

The Educational Technology Specialist will work to design, develop, and 
program instructional and informational multimedia and web-based products 
and services.

We seek an individual with a proven track record to focus department 
efforts on creatively and effectively supporting student learning and 
institutional advancement.

Knowledge of sign language or willingness to learn required.

Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information 
Technology, New Media, or a related field.

Deadline:
Review of applications begins February 21st, and continues until filled

Start date: April, 2009

The Rochester Institute of Technology is an EO/AA action employer. Members 
of protected classes and individuals with the ability to contribute in 
meaningful ways to the university's continuing commitment to cultural 
diversity, pluralism, and individual differences are encouraged to send an 
application.

For more details and to apply online please go to:
http://mycareer.rit.edu
Look up job IRC# 27275

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!!!WANTED!!!
ASL Fluent Residential Counselors
Pressley Ridge Services for the Deaf
Pittsburgh, PA

Pressley Ridge Services for the Deaf residential program has a current 
need for entry level counselors with ASL / sign
language proficiency / fluency.

The residential treatment program is designed to specifically address the 
needs of severely troubled children deaf / hoh adolescents with 
developmental disabilities and mental health diagnoses.

Originally, the program was developed in 1996 as part of the movement to 
care for individuals with challenging behaviors
in community integrated settings rather than restrictive group care 
environments.

The Home Places program is designed to serve children and young adults who 
cannot be managed in less intensive settings due to the severity and 
nature of their mental health and mental retardation issues.

POSITION SUMMARY
Working with Deaf - Autistic and MR youth, the Teacher/Counselor is 
instrumental in assisting the clinical staff with developing, 
implementing, and monitoring of individual and group treatment plans that 
result in improved adaptive social/interpersonal functioning and high 
rates of successful program completing among youngsters in assigned group.

The Teacher/Counselor has various shift opportunities - T/C's may reside 
with assigned youth according to a variable patterned schedule (2 1/2 days 
on 4 1/2 days off) or can work on a daily schedule (5 day / 8 hours per 
day).

Requirements:
Bachelors degree required, all majors considered, degrees in Psychology, 
Social Work, or Human Services related fields
preferred. Experience working with troubled youth and youth with Autism/DD 
diagnosis a plus.

Sign Language / ASL fluency IS REQUIRED.

Valid driver's license, auto insurance. FBI, State Police, and Child 
Protection clearances.

BENEFITS:
We have an excellent benefits package for our full time employees: 
Medical, Dental, Vision, Company paid life insurance, Paid Vacation & Sick 
time, Up to $1500 per year for continuing education (School, Seminars, 
Workshops, etc.), and more

Additional information can be found at  http://www.pressleyridge.org

Resumes to: Bryan Gibbons; PHR Staffing Coordinator Pressley Ridge 5500 
Corporate Drive, Suite 400 Pittsburgh, PA 15237

412.872.9469 (fax) or mailto:bgibbons@pressleyridge.org

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position opening
Principal, Elementary/ Middle School
New York School for the Deaf
White Plains, NY

Occ. Code I-11b
REPORTS TO:        Director of Instruction

BASIC FUNCTION:    Supervise Early Childhood, Elementary and Middle School 
faculty and staff in the development and implementation of curriculum, 
educational goals and student learning needs.

QUALIFICATIONS:
- Possess or eligible for NYS Certification as Teacher of the Deaf

- Possess or eligible for NYS Certification in Supervision and/or 
Administration

- A sign language SCPI level of Advanced with a minimum entry level of 
Intermediate. Within first 30 months of employment, candidate must obtain 
Advanced level.

- Ability to communicate effectively in writing and in public venues.

- Ability to work flexible hours as needs of the program dictate

- Must possess mature judgment and leadership skills with the ability to 
be creative and exercise individual initiative.

- The successful applicant must submit to a criminal history background 
information check.

- Minimum of five years of successful teaching experience; early childhood 
experience preferred

- Previous supervisory experience preferred

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES: - Supervise implementation of curriculum 
appropriate for deaf students and  designed to prepare students to meet NY 
State learning standards

- Plan, develop and implement instructional programs for deaf infant 
program,  pre-school, elementary, and middle school students.

- Provide educational leadership designed to meet individual student needs 
(i.e., oral/auditory, ASL) and determine class assignments for students

- Oversee student placement, grading, and advancement

- In concert with other administrators and staff, develop master schedule, 
student schedules and teacher and teacher assistant schedules

- Administration/monitoring of student assessment

- Maintain student records and supervise and review the preparation of 
student reports.

- Provide strong direction and leadership to faculty, staff  and families

- Evaluate the performance of teachers, teacher assistants, and assigned 
staff and recommend techniques and methods of improvement

- Recommend the transfer, promotion or termination of faculty and 
administrative staff

- Approve purchase of supplies, materials and equipment

- Supervise and monitor all state education requirements; participate in 
IEP meetings.

- With other administrators, develop and direct staff development programs 
for all staff.

- With other administrators, recommend and monitor new or revised school 
policies and procedures.

- Meet with parents on a regular basis and keep parents informed about 
events at Fanwood through regular informational mailings and presentations 
at meetings, etc.

- Ensure sensitivity to cultural differences within the school community.

- Prepare necessary reports pertaining to students, staff and programs

- Respond to inquiries and general correspondence regarding education 
programs and ensure the general welfare of students and staff.

- Ensure that obligations under the labor contract are executed properly. 
Attempt to resolve differences or disputes before they become issues.

- Work cooperatively with local schools, agencies, parents, staff and 
students on educational programs of benefit to Fanwood students.

- Supervision of summer school

- All other duties assigned by the Director of Instruction or her designee

SALARY:      Negotiable based on qualifications and experience.
TYPE:        12 month position

TO APPLY:
FAX resume to (914) 949-2331

or mail to:

Human Resources New York School for the Deaf
555 Knollwood Road
White Plains, NY 10603

E.O.E.

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The Board of Trustees of St Mary's School for the Deaf
announces a vacancy for

Superintendent
Position available July 1, 2009

(Buffalo, NY)

Overview:
- Residential School with average total enrollment of 110 students
- Staff of 145 full time employees
- Subject to New York State Education Department guidelines
- Accredited High School
- Serving students from birth to 21 years of age
- Potential for adult programming in a variety of occupational areas
- Funded by section 4201 of Education Law of New York State

Services provided:
- Full academic program in accordance with State regulation

- Related services (Speech, Counseling, Audiology, variety of therapy
services)

- Educational programs including Art, Music, & Physical Education

- Residential program including recreation therapy, tutorial & after
school program

- Athletic Program (Track, Basketball, Soccer, Volleyball)

Qualifications:
- Master's degree in Deaf Education or related field supplemented by
course work in School Administration;

- At least 5 years of experience in Educational Administration and
Community Relations;

- Eligibility for or willingness to obtain certification as Educational
Administrator in New York State;

- Ability to communicate and interact successfully with deaf children
and adults (Preferred level of Sign Communication @ Intermediate SCPI
level with ability to achieve advanced level of communication within
two years);

- Experience in working with parents as partners in the educational
process;

- State of the art knowledge in areas of technology, integration
options, deafness, and deaf culture.


Application procedure:
Interested candidates may write for a complete copy of the job description
or visit http://www.smsdk12.org

All credentials, including resume, copies of certifications, and three
professional references must be submitted as noted below.  Applications
will be reviewed beginning January 12, 2009 but will be accepted until
an appointment is made, within practical limits of the process as
finalists are identified.

All inquiries and applications must be sent to:

SMSD Search Committee for the Superintendent
Charles C. Martorana, Chair
1100 M & T Center
Three Fountain Plaza
Buffalo, New York     14203-1414.

St. Mary's School for the Deaf is an EOE

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position openings
Georgia School for the Deaf
Cave Spring, GA

for position descriptions and application procedures
please click on any of below:

- Sign Language Interpreter (12 months)
http://www.deafdigest.com/interp.doc

- Residential Paraprofessional (multiple positions)
http://www.deafdigest.com/paramult.doc

- High School Graduation Coach
http://www.deafdigest.com/coach.doc

- Occupational Therapist (hourly)
http://www.deafdigest.com/ot.doc

- Paraprofessional, classroom (10 mo position)
http://www.deafdigest.com/para.doc

- Physical Therapist
http://www.deafdigest.com/pt.doc

- Reading Content Specialist
http://www.deafdigest.com/rcs.doc

- Residential Advisor (DOE)
http://www.deafdigest.com/ra.doc

- Substitute Teacher (P/T-Hourly)
http://www.deafdigest.com/sub.doc

- Teacher (Blind/Deaf) - Literary Content Specialist
http://www.deafdigest.com/lcs.doc


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(updated February 15th)

Exciting Career Opportunities at GLAD:

- Job Developer/Interpreter - Anaheim, Crenshaw, Norwalk, 
Pacoima, Santa Ana, CA

- Placement Coordinator - Riverside, CA

- Community Interpreter - Riverside, CA


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

http://www.gladinc.org

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

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

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

E-mail: mailto:jfetterman@gladinc.org

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"A Fair Chance in the Race of Life" at Harris Communications

Despite its prominence as a world cultural center and a locus of
research on deaf culture, history, education, and language for 
more than 150 years, Gallaudet University has only infrequently 
been the focal point of historical study.

"A Fair Chance in the Race of Life"(B1118) is a collection of 
essays and research papers written by a remarkable cast of 
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These studies illuminate the university but also confront broad 
issues that deal with the struggles of social conformity versus 
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"Deaf" themes, such as the role of English in deaf education, 
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To introduce this book, Harris Communications has it on sale 
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Sale ends February 19, 2009.

For more information, go to:

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ranked equal in contents, features and ads. This is the
Gold section.

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News of the Week
    Tom Baldridge is the son of the late Gallaudet
basketball Iron Man Paul Baldridge, who was
a long time educator at Indiana School for
the Deaf. Tom wishes to collect tales, stories
and anecdotes about his father, to be earmarked
for an upcoming article in a deaf magazine.
    If you wish to share comments with Tom,
then do email him at mailto:tombaldridge@mac.com

...

    SWCID has its own campus, under the Howard Community
College (HCC) system in Texas.
    If one visits SWCID nowadays, they may see hearing
students bumping into deaf students between class
changes.
    What is going on? Because HCC is undergoing renovations,
some hearing classes are being moved out temporarily. This
is the reason for "influx" of hearing students attending
classes at SWCID.

...

    Were all Super Bowl ads captioned? Do not know because
the web site, http://www.captions.com/ was not updated.

...

National Writing Contest for High School Students with Hearing Loss

High school students with hearing loss in 10th or 11th grade can enter
the fourth annual RIT SpiRIT Writing Contest, and compete for prizes,
including a summer camp scholarship.

Winners will have their choice of a scholarship and travel expenses to
the Explore Your Future program at RIT's National Technical Institute
for the Deaf, or a $500 cash prize.

EYF is a six-day summer career exploration program for deaf and
hard-of-hearing students that gives them the opportunity to sample
different careers as well as college life.

Complete contest guidelines and entry information are available at
http://www.rit.edu/NTID/WritingContestDD

The deadline to enter is March 15, 2009 and an awards program will be
held at RIT in the summer.

For more information, contact mailto:WritingContest@ntid.rit.edu
or call 585-475-7695 (voice/TTY.)

Web address: http://www.rit.edu/NTID

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ADA HURT ONE DEAF BANKER
    Years ago, before ADA became a law
there was a deaf man who was the branch
manager of a bank.
    He was the boss; employees reported to
him, and he made all the local banking
decisions.
    Then came the ADA, and he lost his
job! Why?
    The bank felt he would be too 
expensive (interpreters, CART
equipment, video equipment, etc) and
they pushed him into early retirement
with a good retirement pay. He is still
very bitter about it.
    ADA worth it? You decide!

- for ASL News version, please click on:
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DiiT / Deaf Initiative in Technology - 2009 Summer Workshop Schedule

The Deaf Initiative in Technology (DiiT) is very excited to introduce 
its 2009 Summer Workshop Schedule!

DiiT is offering many new workshops this year including Basic Business 
Correspondence and a series on Engineering related topics!

DiiT provides up-to-the-minute technical training in an all sign 
environment.  Workshop participants get the benefit of direct 
interaction with the instructors without the need for interpreters 
that most professional workshops require.

All workshops are held at the National Technical Institute for the 
Deaf ( http://www.ntid.rit.edu/ ) at the Rochester Institute of 
Technology in Rochester, New York ( http://www.rit.edu/ )

To register, download the DiiT Workshop Registration Form or call 
585-475-7545 (Voice or TTY) 
http://www.rit.edu/diit/workshops/registration.html

The 2009 DiiT Summer Workshop Schedule:

DiiT Workshop Series on Business

1. Is It For You: Starting Your Own Business; June 8-12, 2009
http://www.rit.edu/ntid/ics/diit/workshops/CurrentWorkshops/business.html

(newly added, 2/1/09)
2. Microsoft Access 2007; Create a Database; June 15-15, 2009
http://www.rit.edu/ntid/ics/diit/workshops/CurrentWorkshops/access.html

3. Microsoft Office 2007: A Professional Approach; July 13-17, 2009
http://www.rit.edu/ntid/ics/diit/workshops/CurrentWorkshops/word.html


DiiT Workshop Series on Workplace Writing -- (NEW!!!)

4. Basic Workplace Correspondence; June 22-26, 2009
http://www.rit.edu/ntid/ics/diit/workshops/CurrentWorkshops/correspondence.html

5. Basic Report Writing in the Workplace; August (TBD)
http://www.rit.edu/ntid/ics/diit/workshops/CurrentWorkshops/report.html



DiiT Workshop Series on Engineering --  (NEW!!!)
6. Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt; June 8-12, 2009
http://www.rit.edu/ntid/ics/diit/workshops/CurrentWorkshops/SixSigma.html

7. Intro to Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC's); June 8-10, 2009
http://www.rit.edu/ntid/ics/diit/workshops/CurrentWorkshops/PLC.html

8. Intro to Computer Numerical Control Programming; June 15-19, 2009
http://www.rit.edu/ntid/ics/diit/workshops/CurrentWorkshops/CNCP.html

9. Migrating from 2D CAD to 3D CAD using Revit Architecture 
June 15-19, 2009
http://www.rit.edu/ntid/ics/diit/workshops/CurrentWorkshops/cad.html

10. Solid Modeling with SolidWorks; June 22-26, 2009
http://www.rit.edu/ntid/ics/diit/workshops/CurrentWorkshops/SolidWorks.html


DiiT Workshop Series on Graphic Communication:
11. Web Site Development Using Dreamweaver CS4; June 8-12, 2009
http://www.rit.edu/ntid/ics/diit/workshops/CurrentWorkshops/dreamweaver.html

12. Self-Publishing a Book; June 15-19, 2009
http://www.rit.edu/ntid/ics/diit/workshops/CurrentWorkshops/book.html

13. Adobe Flash CS4; June 22-26, 2009
http://www.rit.edu/ntid/ics/diit/workshops/CurrentWorkshops/flash.html

14. Wide Format Printing; June 22-26, 2009
http://www.rit.edu/ntid/ics/diit/workshops/CurrentWorkshops/wide.html

15. Adobe Acrobat 9 Professional; July 13-17, 2009
http://www.rit.edu/ntid/ics/diit/workshops/CurrentWorkshops/Arobat.html


DiiT Workshop Series on Information Technology:
16. Introduction to Microsoft Visual Basic.NET; June 8-12, 2009
http://www.rit.edu/ntid/ics/diit/workshops/CurrentWorkshops/VB.html

17. JavaScript Made Easy with JQuery; June 15-19, 2009
http://www.rit.edu/ntid/ics/diit/workshops/CurrentWorkshops/JavaScript.html

18.  PHP 6 and MySQL 5;        July 13-17, 2009
http://www.rit.edu/ntid/ics/diit/workshops/CurrentWorkshops/php.html

19. PC Assembly, Maintenance, and Repair; July 13-17, 2009
http://www.rit.edu/ntid/ics/diit/workshops/CurrentWorkshops/Hardware.html

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MUST HEAR TO BAKE A CAKE?
    Do bakers have to hear to bake a good cake?
DeafDigest does not think so; we have many
deaf people that work as bakers.
    But one cake recipe said that the baker must
hear to know that the sizzling quieted down
and that the cake is ready to be served!
    This recipe is a mystery.

- for ASL News version, please click on:
http://www.deafdigest.com/baker.htm

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



WHAT ARE OUR RIGHTS TO AN INTERPRETER?
   To make sure what our rights to an interpreter
are, do click on:

http://www.olrs.ohio.gov/ASP/olrs_FAQ_SignLang.asp#appointments


FOOTBALL, POST-SUPER BOWL
    Super Bowl is over and done with. DeafDigest, however,
wishes to compare a hearing quarterback with a deaf
quarterback (Gallaudet and schools for the deaf).
    The hearing quarterback speaks two languages - English
and football-speak.
    The deaf quarterback speaks three languages - English,
football speak and ASL.
    And against hearing teams, ASL comes in quite handy on
the scrimmage line.


A NOVELIST TWISTING A STORY
    We are always seeing a movie or a fictionalized novel
of an actual event, where things get all twisted around.
    Has there ever been a novel where the hearing character,
in true life, has been written in as a deaf character?
    There was one - Vagabond, written by Eiji Yoshikawa, a
Japanese author, changed the leading character to make
him deaf, as a deaf swordsman, instead of as a hearing
swordsman.
    The author died in 1962 but some of his books are
still being reprinted.


WHY THESE CRUDE SIGNS?
    Happens to all of us, the deaf, that a hearing
acquaintance, that you know for so many years,
would normally not communicate with you.
    But on the day he has to communicate with you,
he resorts to crude signs that we have a hard time
understanding.
    It is so crude that you don't understand what he
is trying to say. Is it because he is afflicted
with deafphobia (fear of communicating with the deaf)?


SAYS SHOSHANNAH
    Deaf performer Shoshannah Stern (Jericho) was
interviewed and written up in the publication of
her alma mater, California School for the Deaf
at Berkeley.
    She stressed these points:

- acting has its ups and downs
- no stability in the acting field
- you need to be available on a minute's note
- no fixed salary; must live on one big check for as long
   as a year
- if money runs out, you eat canned soup
- you need to decide if acting is for you
- must go to school to learn all about acting
- must deal with rejections all the time
- being told not pretty enough, being overweight,
   being too young or being too old!




REMEMBERING THIS MACHINE
    If you click on below, you will find a picture
of this old machine.
    This old machine gave deaf people a good living
and good income at their jobs for many years.
    Not any more. Do click on:
http://www.jsonline.com/news/wisconsin/38784432.html

(the person in the picture is not deaf)



A WRONG PREDICTION AND THE DEAF

in 1899, the commissioner, US Office of Patents,
said:

Everything that can be invented has been invented


if he was correct we would not have many things like
flashing signalers, TV decoders, TTY, VRS, etc, etc


(end of short series)

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WHAT IS THAT SUPPOSED TO MEAN?

A comment that says:

Notoriously half-deaf

is it saying the person is deaf in one ear or
if he is selectively deaf half of the time?

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Deaf Cruise Hawaii 2009 Special !!!

http://www.DeafCruiseSpecial.com

You only pay 50% off deposit when you book 
Deaf Cruise Hawaii 2009 !

Don't miss this amazing opportunity to book your Deaf 
Cruise Hawaii 2009 during ONE-DAY Sale on Thursday, 
November 20th. 

Just pay half the standard deposit on already low rates 
and still get all the benefits of Freestyle Cruising. 

Then you can use that money for other things (like an 
awesome holiday gift for that special someone).  

One Day.  One Sale.  One Great Deal.  Thursday, November 20, 2008

http://www.DeafCruiseSpecial.com

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30th World's Largest ASL Silent Weekend in 2009
Signing Greeting Cards
ASL and Interpreting DVDs

Please browse our selection of signing greeting cards at:
http://www.DrSign.com

The 30th Silent Weekend in June 2009 will offer interpreters
more than 2 CEUs.  Over 100 hours of classes also for beginning, 
intermediate and advanced sign language and ITP students. Many 
interpreters use this to get all of their RID required CEUs in 
a one-stop venue at significant cost savings.  Get a group as small 
as five to register at huge savings!

Peter Cook, Crom Saunders, Keith Wann, Trix Bruce and many nationally 
known presenters are featured.

Check http://www.DrSign.com for details

Sign language DVDs are available online at http://www.DrSign.com 
- Consider "Oh See, Can You Say?" by Maureen Longo Tuccelli.  She 
shows how to make an excellent voicing product using a clip of Peter 
Cook.  This 75-minute DVD  is excellent for ITP teachers
and students!

"Oh See, Can You See? shows dozens of grammatical principles
and will help ITP and ASL students understand what they see. This
is a 55-minute DVD

The 8th Florida/Alaska Motorcycle Charity Run is scheduled July 1-26,
2009.

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 2009?

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Hot DeafNews boring, but important!
    Public health officials are asking for mass vaccinations
because of the prevalence of the Hib cases.
    Hib is some kind of bacteria that may cause deafness
in children.

...

Deaf Picture of the Week:

Mark Kite Sr.
Deaf Chief of a hearing volunteer fire department in the
Pittsburgh area

http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/westmoreland/s_609817.html?source=rss&feed=10

..

Question of the week:

Q. Many deaf people have vertigo. Why?

A. Something to do with inner ear problems. Keep in
mind that not every deaf with inner ear problems
have vertigo. Even doctors are baffled by these
vertigo issues!


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 all schools for the deaf are immune to these
state budgetary cutbacks

....

DeafHistory - Looking Back:

during the 15th century - Italian philosopher
Jerome Cardan said:

the deaf can be educated

...

Deaf and the Money:

The budget to operate the Minnesota School for the Deaf
was $75,000 per year - - - in the late 19th century!

Minnesota School for the Deaf? Yes, this school name
was changed to Minnesota Academy for the Deaf.

...

DeafNumbers of the Week:

How many deaf firefighters do we have?

According to Neil McDevitt, of TDI's CEPIN program,
we have 15 ASL-speaking deaf firefighters and
approximately 50 deaf firefighters, with varying
degrees of hearing losses

....

DeafDigest Sports

DeafDigest Sports is a no-cost subscription available 
only for DeafDigest subscribers; e-mail 
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you have to subscribe to keep up with deafsports!

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position announcement
Curriculum Specialist
New Mexico School for the Deaf
Santa Fe, NM

Possession of Master's Degree in Deaf Education, Curriculum 
Design or related field.  At least 3 years of teaching 
experience required.   Knowledgeable about curriculum 
development.  Knowledgeable or willing to learn about different 
curricular areas (e.g. Language Arts, Science, Math, Social 
Studies and/or Early  Childhood).

Experience teaching in Deaf Education.  Knowledgeable about 
deaf-related issues.  Deadline:

Open until filled.

Apply to: 
New Mexico School for the Deaf, 
1060 Cerrillos Road, 
Santa Fe, NM 87505,

(505) 476-6301.

NMSD IS AN EEO EMPLOYER.

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currently recruiting
President
South Carolina School for the Deaf and the Blind
Spartanburg, SC

Closing date/Time: Friday March 3, 2009; 5:00 PM Eastern Time
Salary: $87,112.00 - $135,041.00 annually
Job Type: FTE - Full-Time

The SC School for the Deaf and the Blind (SCSDB) is currently
recruiting for the position of President. SCSDB is a
residential facility located in Spartanburg, South Carolina
which serves as a multifaceted resource center dedicated to
serving sensory disabled individuals, their families and
professionals throughout South Carolina.

Visit http://www.scsdb.k12.sc.us for more information.

The President is responsible for the overall administrative
management and operation of the SCSDB and reports to a
ten-member Board of Commissioners, appointed by the Governor.
The efforts and initiatives of the president are primarily
directed toward developing and maintaining essential knowledge
and current information on all aspects of programs and services
for individuals with special needs, especially model services,
technological advances, and legal and managerial perspectives.

The president is accountable to a wide range of constituents -
beginning with the Board of Commissioners, students and their
families, and staff and extending to state government officials,
legislators, and local, state and national audiences who may
have special interests in programs for individuals with sensory
disabilities.

The President is also responsible for building awareness and
integration of the School within the community and working with
legislators, regulatory agencies and representatives in the
field of special education.

Minimum and Additional Requirements:
The successful candidate must have a minimum of a bachelor's
degree, master's degree preferred, from a recognized accredited
institution; meet all of the requirements for certification by
the SC Department of Education and at least 18 semester hours of
credit in administration and supervision and a minimum of five
years of senior level administrative and management experience.

In addition, an understanding of the major issues and special
needs facing the sensory disabled population, considerable
experience in fundraising and the ability to work with and
obtain the required funds from state agencies and the legislature
are required.

The successful candidate must also be willing to live on campus
and be a visible presence at SCSDB activities. Demonstrated
previous community involvement beyond the boundaries of employment
is required.

Preferred Qualifications:
Formal training and prior work experience are preferred in special
education, particularly in the field of sensory disabilities and
special schools and particularly those with 24-hour residential
programming.

Proficiency in sign language is highly preferred.

Additional Comments:
The salary range is $87,112.00 - $135,041.00., including on campus
housing and an excellent benefits package.  Salary offerings will
be based on applicants' qualifications and experience.  Salaries
above the minimum must be approved by the Agency Head Salary 
Commission.

Interested individuals may apply on line at http://www.jobs.sc.gov

Application deadline is March 6, 2009

Visit http://www.scsdb.org for more information on the Presidential
Search

Please contact Joye Lang at 803-734-9080 for questions about this
posting.

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position openings
Social Workers, Fluent ASL
FEGS - Deaf Services
Manhattan, New York

FEGS is one of the largest not-for-profit health and human services 
organizations in the nation, with an annual operating budget in 
excess of $250 million, 4,000+ employees and operations in more 
than 350 locations throughout the New York metropolitan area.

Become vital member of multidisciplinary team, strongly rooted 
in the deaf community.

Opportunities for Social Workers Fluent in ASL, in our outpatient 
mental Health clinic and residential facility serving Deaf adults.

Requires MSW degree, licensure a strong plus. Positions located 
in Manhattan and are easily accessible by public transportation

Highly competitive salary and generous benefits.

Please send resume and cover letter to:
mailto:ekatz@hr-dynamics.com

Visit our website at http://www.fegs.org

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Announcing an Exciting Career Opportunity
Educational Technology Specialist
Educational Design Resources
National Technical Institute for the Deaf
Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester, NY

Anticipated Position
Filling this position is contingent upon future budget approval

RIT/NTID , the premier technical university serving deaf and 
hard-of-hearing students, seeks an exceptional individual to serve as 
a team member for a talented group as they design innovative 
applications of instructional technologies targeting deaf and 
hard-of-hearing learners.

The Educational Technology Specialist will work to design, develop, 
and program instructional and informational multimedia and web-based 
products and services.

We seek an individual with a proven track record to focus department 
efforts on creatively and effectively supporting student learning 
and institutional advancement.

Knowledge of sign language or willingness to learn required.

Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information 
Technology, New Media, or a related field.

Deadline:
Review of applications begins February 21st, and continues until filled

Start date: April, 2009

The Rochester Institute of Technology is an EO/AA action employer. 
Members of protected classes and individuals with the ability to 
contribute in meaningful ways to the university's continuing 
commitment to cultural diversity, pluralism, and individual 
differences are encouraged to send an application.

For more details and to apply online please go to:
http://mycareer.rit.edu
Look up job IRC# 27275

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!!!WANTED!!!
ASL Fluent Residential Counselors
Pressley Ridge Services for the Deaf
Pittsburgh, PA

Pressley Ridge Services for the Deaf residential program has a 
current need for entry level counselors with ASL / sign
language proficiency / fluency.

The residential treatment program is designed to specifically 
address the needs of severely troubled children deaf / hoh 
adolescents with developmental disabilities and mental health 
diagnoses.

Originally, the program was developed in 1996 as part of the 
movement to care for individuals with challenging behaviors
in community integrated settings rather than restrictive group 
care environments.

The Home Places program is designed to serve children and 
young adults who cannot be managed in less intensive settings 
due to the severity and nature of their mental health and 
mental retardation issues.

POSITION SUMMARY
Working with Deaf - Autistic and MR youth, the Teacher/Counselor 
is instrumental in assisting the clinical staff with developing, 
implementing, and monitoring of individual and group treatment 
plans that result in improved adaptive social/interpersonal 
functioning and high rates of successful program completing 
among youngsters in assigned group.

The Teacher/Counselor has various shift opportunities - T/C's 
may reside with assigned youth according to a variable patterned 
schedule (2 1/2 days on 4 1/2 days off) or can work on a daily 
schedule (5 day / 8 hours per day).

Requirements:
Bachelors degree required, all majors considered, degrees in 
Psychology,  Social Work, or Human Services related fields
preferred. Experience working with troubled youth and youth 
with Autism/DD diagnosis a plus.

Sign Language / ASL fluency IS REQUIRED.

Valid driver's license, auto insurance. FBI, State Police, 
and Child Protection clearances.

BENEFITS:
We have an excellent benefits package for our full time employees: 
Medical, Dental, Vision, Company paid life insurance, Paid 
Vacation & Sick time, Up to $1500 per year for continuing 
education (School, Seminars, Workshops, etc.), and more

Additional information can be found at  http://www.pressleyridge.org

Resumes to: 
Bryan Gibbons; 
PHR Staffing Coordinator Pressley Ridge 
5500 Corporate Drive, Suite 400 
Pittsburgh, PA 15237

412.872.9469 (fax) or mailto:bgibbons@pressleyridge.org

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position opening
Principal, Elementary/ Middle School
New York School for the Deaf
White Plains, NY

Occ. Code I-11b
REPORTS TO:                Director of Instruction

BASIC FUNCTION:        Supervise Early Childhood, Elementary and Middle School 
faculty and staff in the development and implementation of curriculum, 
educational goals and student learning needs.

QUALIFICATIONS:
- Possess or eligible for NYS Certification as Teacher of the Deaf

- Possess or eligible for NYS Certification in Supervision and/or 
Administration

- A sign language SCPI level of Advanced with a minimum entry level 
of Intermediate. Within first 30 months of employment, candidate must 
obtain Advanced level.

- Ability to communicate effectively in writing and in public 
venues.

- Ability to work flexible hours as needs of the program dictate

- Must possess mature judgment and leadership skills with the 
ability to be creative and exercise individual initiative.

- The successful applicant must submit to a criminal history 
background information check.

- Minimum of five years of successful teaching experience; early 
childhood experience preferred

- Previous supervisory experience preferred

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES: 
- Supervise implementation of curriculum appropriate for deaf 
students and  designed to prepare students to meet NY State learning 
standards

- Plan, develop and implement instructional programs for deaf infant 
program,  pre-school, elementary, and middle school students.

- Provide educational leadership designed to meet individual student 
needs (i.e., oral/auditory, ASL) and determine class assignments for 
students

- Oversee student placement, grading, and advancement

- In concert with other administrators and staff, develop master 
schedule, student schedules and teacher and teacher assistant schedules

- Administration/monitoring of student assessment

- Maintain student records and supervise and review the preparation 
of student reports.

- Provide strong direction and leadership to faculty, staff  and 
families

- Evaluate the performance of teachers, teacher assistants, and 
assigned staff and recommend techniques and methods of improvement

- Recommend the transfer, promotion or termination of faculty and 
administrative staff

- Approve purchase of supplies, materials and equipment

- Supervise and monitor all state education requirements; 
participate in IEP meetings.

- With other administrators, develop and direct staff development 
programs for all staff.

- With other administrators, recommend and monitor new or revised 
school policies and procedures.

- Meet with parents on a regular basis and keep parents informed 
about events at Fanwood through regular informational mailings and 
presentations at meetings, etc.

- Ensure sensitivity to cultural differences within the school 
community.

- Prepare necessary reports pertaining to students, staff and 
programs

- Respond to inquiries and general correspondence regarding 
education programs and ensure the general welfare of students and staff.

- Ensure that obligations under the labor contract are executed 
properly.  Attempt to resolve differences or disputes before they become 
issues.

- Work cooperatively with local schools, agencies, parents, staff 
and students on educational programs of benefit to Fanwood students.

- Supervision of summer school

- All other duties assigned by the Director of Instruction or her 
designee

SALARY:      Negotiable based on qualifications and experience.
TYPE:        12 month position

TO APPLY:
FAX resume to (914) 949-2331

or mail to:

Human Resources 
New York School for the Deaf
555 Knollwood Road
White Plains, NY 10603

E.O.E.

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The Board of Trustees of St Mary's School for the Deaf
announces a vacancy for

Superintendent
Position available July 1, 2009

(Buffalo, NY)

Overview:
- Residential School with average total enrollment of 110 students
- Staff of 145 full time employees
- Subject to New York State Education Department guidelines
- Accredited High School
- Serving students from birth to 21 years of age
- Potential for adult programming in a variety of occupational areas
- Funded by section 4201 of Education Law of New York State

Services provided:
- Full academic program in accordance with State regulation

- Related services (Speech, Counseling, Audiology, variety of therapy
services)

- Educational programs including Art, Music, & Physical Education

- Residential program including recreation therapy, tutorial & after
school program

- Athletic Program (Track, Basketball, Soccer, Volleyball)

Qualifications:
- Master's degree in Deaf Education or related field supplemented by
course work in School Administration;

- At least 5 years of experience in Educational Administration and
Community Relations;

- Eligibility for or willingness to obtain certification as Educational
Administrator in New York State;

- Ability to communicate and interact successfully with deaf children
and adults (Preferred level of Sign Communication @ Intermediate SCPI
level with ability to achieve advanced level of communication within
two years);

- Experience in working with parents as partners in the educational
process;

- State of the art knowledge in areas of technology, integration
options, deafness, and deaf culture.


Application procedure:
Interested candidates may write for a complete copy of the job description
or visit http://www.smsdk12.org

All credentials, including resume, copies of certifications, and three
professional references must be submitted as noted below.  Applications
will be reviewed beginning January 12, 2009 but will be accepted until
an appointment is made, within practical limits of the process as
finalists are identified.

All inquiries and applications must be sent to:

SMSD Search Committee for the Superintendent
Charles C. Martorana, Chair
1100 M & T Center
Three Fountain Plaza
Buffalo, New York     14203-1414.

St. Mary's School for the Deaf is an EOE

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position openings
Georgia School for the Deaf
Cave Spring, GA

for position descriptions and application procedures
please click on any of below:

- Sign Language Interpreter (12 months)
http://www.deafdigest.com/interp.doc

- Residential Paraprofessional (multiple positions)
http://www.deafdigest.com/paramult.doc

- High School Graduation Coach
http://www.deafdigest.com/coach.doc

- Occupational Therapist (hourly)
http://www.deafdigest.com/ot.doc

- Paraprofessional, classroom (10 mo position)
http://www.deafdigest.com/para.doc

- Physical Therapist
http://www.deafdigest.com/pt.doc

- Reading Content Specialist
http://www.deafdigest.com/rcs.doc

- Residential Advisor (DOE)
http://www.deafdigest.com/ra.doc

- Substitute Teacher (P/T-Hourly)
http://www.deafdigest.com/sub.doc

- Teacher (Blind/Deaf) - Literary Content Specialist
http://www.deafdigest.com/lcs.doc


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(updated February 8th)

Exciting Career Opportunities at GLAD:

- Job Developer/Interpreter - Anaheim, Crenshaw, Norwalk, 
Pacoima, Santa Ana, CA

- Placement Coordinator - Riverside, CA

- Community Interpreter - Riverside, CA


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

http://www.gladinc.org

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

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

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

E-mail: mailto:jfetterman@gladinc.org

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ASL Videos of the Week:
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Fun DVDs on Sale Now at Harris Communications

Sit back, relax and watch DVDs created by Deaf or CODA 
entertainers.

Harris Communications has the following DVDs on sale now*:

"Pinky Tells the Real Story Videophone & Video Relay Services" 
(DVD153) on sale for $35.00 (regularly $40.00). Pinky Aiello 
explores the world of video relay. She informs, but also 
entertains, with her own special brand of humor.

"Herb Larson...Off-Hand" (DVD259), on sale for $12.95 
(regularly $14.95). Humorous and thought-provoking, Herb Larson 
is known as "The Deaf Johnny Carson". This DVD of his pilot 
show won numerous awards.

"The CODA Brothers: Laugh, Learn, Sign Volume 1" (DVD298), on 
sale for $29.95 (regularly $34.95). The CODA Brothers vlogs are 
a runaway success! This DVD is even better with expanded content 
on existing stories. (Check our website for a clip from this 
video.)

* Sale ends February 12, 2009.

For more information, go to:
http://www.harriscomm.com/link/?www.harriscomm.com?sr=ddg020109

or contact us at: mailto:info@harriscomm.com

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It offers a wide array of services and products including:

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

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weekly DeafDigest Blue & Gold editions also posted at:

http://www.deafdigest.com (updated every Monday)

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News of the Week
    Vint Cerf, who is hard of hearing, and is considered to be
the Father of the Internet, wants to know why some of your emails
are not reaching their destinations.
    Why? Connection problems, internet application problem, broadband
problems, application problems, personal computer problems or
whatever?
    At any rate, Cerf, now with Google, has asked 36 servers in
12 American and European locations to review such destination
problems.

...

    How bad are the storms ins some states this week
that prevented interpreters from getting around?
    In Arkansas, one interpreter said:

it is a mess; many homes without power; interpreters are
fine but have to get around driving with fallen trees
on the roads

...

    The Miss Deaf Texas Pageant scheduled for this
year, has been cancelled.
    Why? Bad economy. DeafDigest hopes this is not
a trend that may affect other Deaf Pageants in other
states.

...

National Writing Contest for High School Students with Hearing Loss

High school students with hearing loss in 10th or 11th grade can enter
the fourth annual RIT SpiRIT Writing Contest, and compete for prizes,
including a summer camp scholarship.

Winners will have their choice of a scholarship and travel expenses to
the Explore Your Future program at RIT's National Technical Institute
for the Deaf, or a $500 cash prize.

EYF is a six-day summer career exploration program for deaf and
hard-of-hearing students that gives them the opportunity to sample
different careers as well as college life.

Complete contest guidelines and entry information are available at
http://www.rit.edu/NTID/WritingContestDD

The deadline to enter is March 15, 2009 and an awards program will be
held at RIT in the summer.

For more information, contact mailto:WritingContest@ntid.rit.edu
or call 585-475-7695 (voice/TTY.)

Web address: http://www.rit.edu/NTID

...

Deaf Group Home

at La Familia, near Albuquerque, NM
Deaf Group Home

at La Familia, near Albuquerque, NM

for Deaf Youth

- education support services
- clinical services
- job skills training
- employment support
- life skills training
- school to work transition planning
- community involvement
- recreational outings & entertainment

for more information, email mailto:asl@nm.net

or click on:

http://www.deafdigest.com/lafamilia.doc

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For postings, announcements and employment ad rates,
please email mailto:barry@deafdigest.com

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weekly DeafDigest Blue & Gold editions also posted at:

http://www.deafdigest.com

updated every Monday

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HEAVY DEMAND FOR INTERPRETERS
    We have many requests for interpreters. We do not
have enough interpreters.
    An interpreting agency director said she left her
office one afternoon for a lunch break. When she came
back, she turned on the answering machine and received
twenty interpreting requests.
    This is not a big city agency, but a mid-sized
city!

- for ASL News version, please click on:
http://www.deafdigest.com/agency.htm

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(revised, 2/1/09)

DiiT / Deaf Initiative in Technology - 2009 Summer Workshop Schedule

The Deaf Initiative in Technology (DiiT) is very excited to introduce 
its 2009 Summer Workshop Schedule!

DiiT is offering many new workshops this year including Basic Business 
Correspondence and a series on Engineering related topics!

DiiT provides up-to-the-minute technical training in an all sign 
environment.  Workshop participants get the benefit of direct 
interaction with the instructors without the need for interpreters 
that most professional workshops require.

All workshops are held at the National Technical Institute for the 
Deaf ( http://www.ntid.rit.edu/ ) at the Rochester Institute of 
Technology in Rochester, New York ( http://www.rit.edu/ )

To register, download the DiiT Workshop Registration Form or call 
585-475-7545 (Voice or TTY) 
http://www.rit.edu/diit/workshops/registration.html

The 2009 DiiT Summer Workshop Schedule:

DiiT Workshop Series on Business

1. Is It For You: Starting Your Own Business; June 8-12, 2009
http://www.rit.edu/ntid/ics/diit/workshops/CurrentWorkshops/business.html

(newly added, 2/1/09)
2. Microsoft Access 2007; Create a Database; June 15-15, 2009
http://www.rit.edu/ntid/ics/diit/workshops/CurrentWorkshops/access.html

3. Microsoft Office 2007: A Professional Approach; July 13-17, 2009
http://www.rit.edu/ntid/ics/diit/workshops/CurrentWorkshops/word.html


DiiT Workshop Series on Workplace Writing -- (NEW!!!)

4. Basic Workplace Correspondence; June 22-26, 2009
http://www.rit.edu/ntid/ics/diit/workshops/CurrentWorkshops/correspondence.html

5. Basic Report Writing in the Workplace; August (TBD)
http://www.rit.edu/ntid/ics/diit/workshops/CurrentWorkshops/report.html



DiiT Workshop Series on Engineering --  (NEW!!!)
6. Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt; June 8-12, 2009
http://www.rit.edu/ntid/ics/diit/workshops/CurrentWorkshops/SixSigma.html

7. Intro to Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC's); June 8-10, 2009
http://www.rit.edu/ntid/ics/diit/workshops/CurrentWorkshops/PLC.html

8. Intro to Computer Numerical Control Programming; June 15-19, 2009
http://www.rit.edu/ntid/ics/diit/workshops/CurrentWorkshops/CNCP.html

9. Migrating from 2D CAD to 3D CAD using Revit Architecture 
June 15-19, 2009
http://www.rit.edu/ntid/ics/diit/workshops/CurrentWorkshops/cad.html

10. Solid Modeling with SolidWorks; June 22-26, 2009
http://www.rit.edu/ntid/ics/diit/workshops/CurrentWorkshops/SolidWorks.html


DiiT Workshop Series on Graphic Communication:
11. Web Site Development Using Dreamweaver CS4; June 8-12, 2009
http://www.rit.edu/ntid/ics/diit/workshops/CurrentWorkshops/dreamweaver.html

12. Self-Publishing a Book; June 15-19, 2009
http://www.rit.edu/ntid/ics/diit/workshops/CurrentWorkshops/book.html

13. Adobe Flash CS4; June 22-26, 2009
http://www.rit.edu/ntid/ics/diit/workshops/CurrentWorkshops/flash.html

14. Wide Format Printing; June 22-26, 2009
http://www.rit.edu/ntid/ics/diit/workshops/CurrentWorkshops/wide.html

15. Adobe Acrobat 9 Professional; July 13-17, 2009
http://www.rit.edu/ntid/ics/diit/workshops/CurrentWorkshops/Arobat.html


DiiT Workshop Series on Information Technology:
16. Introduction to Microsoft Visual Basic.NET; June 8-12, 2009
http://www.rit.edu/ntid/ics/diit/workshops/CurrentWorkshops/VB.html

17. JavaScript Made Easy with JQuery; June 15-19, 2009
http://www.rit.edu/ntid/ics/diit/workshops/CurrentWorkshops/JavaScript.html

18.  PHP 6 and MySQL 5;        July 13-17, 2009
http://www.rit.edu/ntid/ics/diit/workshops/CurrentWorkshops/php.html

19. PC Assembly, Maintenance, and Repair; July 13-17, 2009
http://www.rit.edu/ntid/ics/diit/workshops/CurrentWorkshops/Hardware.html

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CAN DRIVE SCHOOL BUS; CAN'T DRIVE SCHOOL BUS
    Georgia has a law about school bus drivers; they must
be hearing.
    In Alabama, there are deaf bus drivers as the law
allows it. In Georgia, the deaf cannot drive a 
school bus, but allows deaf bus drivers from Alabama
to drive school bus across Georgia!
    Alabama and Georgia sits together on the same
border.

- for ASL News version, please click on:
http://www.deafdigest.com/bus.htm


ENDORSING THE DEAF IN GREAT BRITAIN
    There was a newspaper story of Bryan Robson, a
famous Manchester United soccer player endorsing
Royal National Institute for Deaf People for the
charity of the year honor.
    Robson is as famous in Great Britain as Cal
Ripken, Jr is in USA. But we do not see Ripken
endorsing NAD as the charity of the year in USA.
    And Manchester United is to British soccer
what New York Yankees is to USA baseball.



A DEAF-BLIND BUSINESS OWNER
    Could a deaf-blind man operate a business?
DeafDigest always says - why not!
    A story was run this week in a Michigan newspaper about
Dale Layer, who is deaf-blind and a resident of
Mt. Pleasant, Michigan.
    He was employed as a supervisor at a warehouse until
vision problems, later diagnosed as Usher Syndrome, became
a problem. Forced to leave his job, he felt bad about
himself before pulling himself up, with assistance of the
Michigan Commission for the Blind. It was not easy; he
had to take classes and to be trained.
    He has been operating his own business for one year 
- named JR Vending, which stocks vending machines at
various locations across the town. A family member
drives him to vending machine locations for servicing
and refills.


BURGLARS AND HEARING CARS OR DEAF CARS
    Is it a joke or a fact that when cars have these
"burglar prevention" cards sticking on the windshields,
it tells the burglars that these cars are worth
breaking into?
    What about Deaf Cars? These are cars with
"deaf identity" cards sticking on the windshields.
Would these tell the burglars to back off because
deaf devices are not worth breaking into for?


SWITCHING WORDS AROUND
    Is the word deaf interchangeable with dead?
No, but sloppy spellers often get both words
mixed up with each other.
    There was a posting on the web site regarding
a punk music band - titled Deaf in the Dead Zone.
    Would it make a difference if two words
were switched around - Dead in the Deaf Zone?
    Rockers make themselves deaf because of their
fondness for loud punk music - and to be deaf is
to be in the dead zone (until they learn to cope
with their deafness)!


WORLD'S MOST FAMOUS FORMER NOTETAKER FOR THE DEAF
    A question is for all of you:

Q. Who is the world's most famous former notetaker 
for the deaf?

It is Michelle Obama. As a high school student she
wrote classroom notes for the benefit of her
deaf and hard of hearing classmates.

   This piece of information was revealed on the
Entertainment Tonight TV show that was aired few
days ago.


IT PAYS TO LIVE IN AN AREA WITH HIGH DEAF POPULATION
    A hearing contestant became a Jeopardy! champion.
He correctly answered ASL-related questions most of
the time and became the champion.
    This contestant lives in Churchville, NY, a suburb
of Rochester.
    Said a viewer:

  Perhaps it helps to live in an area of the United States
with one of the largest populations of people who are deaf 
and hard of hearing



A WRONG PREDICTION AND THE DEAF

Who wants to hear actors talk?

A Warner Bros. executive said in 1927 when the first
talkie movie came out.

DeafDigest wishes Warner was correct, but it was not
to be - until captions came up.


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For postings, announcements and employment ad rates, please
email mailto:barry@deafdigest.com

for Special Notes, please go to the bottom of this
section

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(to be continued on a weekly basis)

OUR DEAF ELECTED OFFICIALS

Australia had another Prime Minister that was also
deaf

-  William McMahon, served the nation for a
short time (1971-1972)

Like with Hughes, mentioned last week, he functioned
as a hearing person and did not use Australian
Sign Language, despite his deafness

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Deaf Cruise Hawaii 2009 Special !!!

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You only pay 50% off deposit when you book 
Deaf Cruise Hawaii 2009 !

Don't miss this amazing opportunity to book your Deaf 
Cruise Hawaii 2009 during ONE-DAY Sale on Thursday, 
November 20th. 

Just pay half the standard deposit on already low rates 
and still get all the benefits of Freestyle Cruising. 

Then you can use that money for other things (like an 
awesome holiday gift for that special someone).  

One Day.  One Sale.  One Great Deal.  Thursday, November 20, 2008

http://www.DeafCruiseSpecial.com

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30th World's Largest ASL Silent Weekend in 2009
Signing Greeting Cards
ASL and Interpreting DVDs

Please browse our selection of signing greeting cards at:
http://www.DrSign.com

The 30th Silent Weekend in June 2009 will offer interpreters
more than 2 CEUs.  Over 100 hours of classes also for beginning, 
intermediate and advanced sign language and ITP students. Many 
interpreters use this to get all of their RID required CEUs in 
a one-stop venue at significant cost savings.  Get a group as small 
as five to register at huge savings!

Peter Cook, Crom Saunders, Keith Wann, Trix Bruce and many nationally 
known presenters are featured.

Check http://www.DrSign.com for details

Sign language DVDs are available online at http://www.DrSign.com 
- Consider "Oh See, Can You Say?" by Maureen Longo Tuccelli.  She 
shows how to make an excellent voicing product using a clip of Peter 
Cook.  This 75-minute DVD  is excellent for ITP teachers
and students!

"Oh See, Can You See? shows dozens of grammatical principles
and will help ITP and ASL students understand what they see. This
is a 55-minute DVD

The 8th Florida/Alaska Motorcycle Charity Run is scheduled July 1-26,
2009.

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 2009?

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Hot DeafNews boring, but important!
    New York congressman Peter King is proposing a bill
that requires cell phone cameras to make a clicking noise
each time pictures are taken.
    This is to alert photo subjects that pictures were taken
of them (without their permission).
    This bill would not do deaf photo subjects any good.

...

Deaf Picture of the Week:

Oliver Heaviside, one of the world's most famous inventors
no one has ever heard of. He was deaf all his life but
functioned as a hearing person

http://www.thisiswesternmorningnews.co.uk/features/eccentric-face-genius/article-561670-detail/article.html

..

Question of the week:

Q. I do not have a computer; I want to subscribe to
DeafDigest by mail. Is that possible?

A. No; you must have access to email in order to
subscribe to DeafDigest. If you do not have a
computer, go to a public library and access their
computers. Get a free email accounts (yahoo or 
hotmail or gmail or aol) and you will be able
to subscribe to DeafDigest. Just show up at the
library once a week to read your DeafDigest
editions.



send your questions to mailto:barry@deafdigest.com

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

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Wish List of the Week:

that all states stop this nonsense talk about wanting
to close up their residential schools because of
budgetary problems

....

DeafHistory - Looking Back:

in the late 19th century - India had a law saying
that a deaf person cannot sue if something went wrong.

...

Deaf and the Money:

Gerald (Bummy) Burstein became the first deaf person
to fund an endowment at Gallaudet University.

He was asked why was he the first one?

He said:

Deaf people are not trained to donate. Many have 
large families and leave the money to them

...

DeafNumbers of the Week:

How many sign languages are recognized out there in the
world?

According to a source, 111

and now this -

how many sign languages out there in the world are
not recognized?

Possibly into hundreds


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position openings
Social Workers, Fluent ASL
FEGS - Deaf Services
Manhattan, New York

FEGS is one of the largest not-for-profit health and human services 
organizations in the nation, with an annual operating budget in 
excess of $250 million, 4,000+ employees and operations in more 
than 350 locations throughout the New York metropolitan area.

Become vital member of multidisciplinary team, strongly rooted 
in the deaf community.

Opportunities for Social Workers Fluent in ASL, in our outpatient 
mental Health clinic and residential facility serving Deaf adults.

Requires MSW degree, licensure a strong plus. Positions located 
in Manhattan and are easily accessible by public transportation

Highly competitive salary and generous benefits.

Please send resume and cover letter to:
mailto:ekatz@hr-dynamics.com

Visit our website at http://www.fegs.org

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Announcing an Exciting Career Opportunity
Educational Technology Specialist
Educational Design Resources
National Technical Institute for the Deaf
Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester, NY

Anticipated Position
Filling this position is contingent upon future budget approval

RIT/NTID , the premier technical university serving deaf and 
hard-of-hearing students, seeks an exceptional individual to serve as 
a team member for a talented group as they design innovative 
applications of instructional technologies targeting deaf and 
hard-of-hearing learners.

The Educational Technology Specialist will work to design, develop, 
and program instructional and informational multimedia and web-based 
products and services.

We seek an individual with a proven track record to focus department 
efforts on creatively and effectively supporting student learning 
and institutional advancement.

Knowledge of sign language or willingness to learn required.

Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information 
Technology, New Media, or a related field.

Deadline:
Review of applications begins February 21st, and continues until filled

Start date: April, 2009

The Rochester Institute of Technology is an EO/AA action employer. 
Members of protected classes and individuals with the ability to 
contribute in meaningful ways to the university's continuing 
commitment to cultural diversity, pluralism, and individual 
differences are encouraged to send an application.

For more details and to apply online please go to:
http://mycareer.rit.edu
Look up job IRC# 27275

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!!!WANTED!!!
ASL Fluent Residential Counselors
Pressley Ridge Services for the Deaf
Pittsburgh, PA

Pressley Ridge Services for the Deaf residential program has a 
current need for entry level counselors with ASL / sign
language proficiency / fluency.

The residential treatment program is designed to specifically 
address the needs of severely troubled children deaf / hoh 
adolescents with developmental disabilities and mental health 
diagnoses.

Originally, the program was developed in 1996 as part of the 
movement to care for individuals with challenging behaviors
in community integrated settings rather than restrictive group 
care environments.

The Home Places program is designed to serve children and 
young adults who cannot be managed in less intensive settings 
due to the severity and nature of their mental health and 
mental retardation issues.

POSITION SUMMARY
Working with Deaf - Autistic and MR youth, the Teacher/Counselor 
is instrumental in assisting the clinical staff with developing, 
implementing, and monitoring of individual and group treatment 
plans that result in improved adaptive social/interpersonal 
functioning and high rates of successful program completing 
among youngsters in assigned group.

The Teacher/Counselor has various shift opportunities - T/C's 
may reside with assigned youth according to a variable patterned 
schedule (2 1/2 days on 4 1/2 days off) or can work on a daily 
schedule (5 day / 8 hours per day).

Requirements:
Bachelors degree required, all majors considered, degrees in 
Psychology,  Social Work, or Human Services related fields
preferred. Experience working with troubled youth and youth 
with Autism/DD diagnosis a plus.

Sign Language / ASL fluency IS REQUIRED.

Valid driver's license, auto insurance. FBI, State Police, 
and Child Protection clearances.

BENEFITS:
We have an excellent benefits package for our full time employees: 
Medical, Dental, Vision, Company paid life insurance, Paid 
Vacation & Sick time, Up to $1500 per year for continuing 
education (School, Seminars, Workshops, etc.), and more

Additional information can be found at  http://www.pressleyridge.org

Resumes to: 
Bryan Gibbons; 
PHR Staffing Coordinator Pressley Ridge 
5500 Corporate Drive, Suite 400 
Pittsburgh, PA 15237

412.872.9469 (fax) or mailto:bgibbons@pressleyridge.org

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position opening
Principal, Elementary/ Middle School
New York School for the Deaf
White Plains, NY

Occ. Code I-11b
REPORTS TO:                Director of Instruction

BASIC FUNCTION:        Supervise Early Childhood, Elementary and Middle School 
faculty and staff in the development and implementation of curriculum, 
educational goals and student learning needs.

QUALIFICATIONS:
- Possess or eligible for NYS Certification as Teacher of the Deaf

- Possess or eligible for NYS Certification in Supervision and/or 
Administration

- A sign language SCPI level of Advanced with a minimum entry level 
of Intermediate. Within first 30 months of employment, candidate must 
obtain Advanced level.

- Ability to communicate effectively in writing and in public 
venues.

- Ability to work flexible hours as needs of the program dictate

- Must possess mature judgment and leadership skills with the 
ability to be creative and exercise individual initiative.

- The successful applicant must submit to a criminal history 
background information check.

- Minimum of five years of successful teaching experience; early 
childhood experience preferred

- Previous supervisory experience preferred

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES: 
- Supervise implementation of curriculum appropriate for deaf 
students and  designed to prepare students to meet NY State learning 
standards

- Plan, develop and implement instructional programs for deaf infant 
program,  pre-school, elementary, and middle school students.

- Provide educational leadership designed to meet individual student 
needs (i.e., oral/auditory, ASL) and determine class assignments for 
students

- Oversee student placement, grading, and advancement

- In concert with other administrators and staff, develop master 
schedule, student schedules and teacher and teacher assistant schedules

- Administration/monitoring of student assessment

- Maintain student records and supervise and review the preparation 
of student reports.

- Provide strong direction and leadership to faculty, staff  and 
families

- Evaluate the performance of teachers, teacher assistants, and 
assigned staff and recommend techniques and methods of improvement

- Recommend the transfer, promotion or termination of faculty and 
administrative staff

- Approve purchase of supplies, materials and equipment

- Supervise and monitor all state education requirements; 
participate in IEP meetings.

- With other administrators, develop and direct staff development 
programs for all staff.

- With other administrators, recommend and monitor new or revised 
school policies and procedures.

- Meet with parents on a regular basis and keep parents informed 
about events at Fanwood through regular informational mailings and 
presentations at meetings, etc.

- Ensure sensitivity to cultural differences within the school 
community.

- Prepare necessary reports pertaining to students, staff and 
programs

- Respond to inquiries and general correspondence regarding 
education programs and ensure the general welfare of students and staff.

- Ensure that obligations under the labor contract are executed 
properly.  Attempt to resolve differences or disputes before they become 
issues.

- Work cooperatively with local schools, agencies, parents, staff 
and students on educational programs of benefit to Fanwood students.

- Supervision of summer school

- All other duties assigned by the Director of Instruction or her 
designee

SALARY:      Negotiable based on qualifications and experience.
TYPE:        12 month position

TO APPLY:
FAX resume to (914) 949-2331

or mail to:

Human Resources 
New York School for the Deaf
555 Knollwood Road
White Plains, NY 10603

E.O.E.

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The Board of Trustees of St Mary's School for the Deaf
announces a vacancy for

Superintendent
Position available July 1, 2009

(Buffalo, NY)

Overview:
- Residential School with average total enrollment of 110 students
- Staff of 145 full time employees
- Subject to New York State Education Department guidelines
- Accredited High School
- Serving students from birth to 21 years of age
- Potential for adult programming in a variety of occupational areas
- Funded by section 4201 of Education Law of New York State

Services provided:
- Full academic program in accordance with State regulation

- Related services (Speech, Counseling, Audiology, variety of therapy
services)

- Educational programs including Art, Music, & Physical Education

- Residential program including recreation therapy, tutorial & after
school program

- Athletic Program (Track, Basketball, Soccer, Volleyball)

Qualifications:
- Master's degree in Deaf Education or related field supplemented by
course work in School Administration;

- At least 5 years of experience in Educational Administration and
Community Relations;

- Eligibility for or willingness to obtain certification as Educational
Administrator in New York State;

- Ability to communicate and interact successfully with deaf children
and adults (Preferred level of Sign Communication @ Intermediate SCPI
level with ability to achieve advanced level of communication within
two years);

- Experience in working with parents as partners in the educational
process;

- State of the art knowledge in areas of technology, integration
options, deafness, and deaf culture.


Application procedure:
Interested candidates may write for a complete copy of the job description
or visit http://www.smsdk12.org

All credentials, including resume, copies of certifications, and three
professional references must be submitted as noted below.  Applications
will be reviewed beginning January 12, 2009 but will be accepted until
an appointment is made, within practical limits of the process as
finalists are identified.

All inquiries and applications must be sent to:

SMSD Search Committee for the Superintendent
Charles C. Martorana, Chair
1100 M & T Center
Three Fountain Plaza
Buffalo, New York     14203-1414.

St. Mary's School for the Deaf is an EOE

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position opening
Residential Counselor
The Learning Center for the Deaf
Framingham, MA

Residential Counselor to provide academic/vocational/emotional 
counseling support to residential adolescent deaf population; 
design & develop educational programming appropriate for 
deaf population. 

Must have fluency in ASL & Bach's degree. 

Send resumes to: 
The Learning Center for the Deaf, 
(Job #1638)
848 Central St, 
Framingham, MA 01701

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inviting you to consider our employment openings
Colorado School for the Deaf and the Blind
Colorado Springs, CO

Educators of the Deaf

The Colorado School for the Deaf and the Blind (CSDB), located 
in Colorado Springs at the foot of the beautiful Rocky 
Mountains, invites you to consider our employment openings.

Applications are being accepted for current 
and anticipated vacancies for the 2009/10 School Year, 
including:

- Teacher of the Deaf: PreSchool

- Teacher of the Deaf: All core content areas 
(Language Arts, Science, Math, Social Studies)

- Communication Specialist (Speech/Language) Birth to 21

We invite you to visit CSDB's website at:

http://www.csdb.org  where the official job announcement(s) 
may be found in their entirety.

Positions are open until filled. Interviews to be conducted 
on-site at CSDB. Excellent benefits.

Salary based on appropriate education and experience.

Please send a letter of interest, current resume, completed 
Employment Application (including salary history and 
references), recent letters of recommendation, copies of 
transcripts, and a copy of current teacher certification to:

ATTENTION:  Chelle Lutz, Human Resources Office
Colorado School for the Deaf and the Blind
33 North Institute Street
Colorado Springs, CO  80903

(719) 578-2114 (phone)
(719) 578-2239 (fax)
E-mail:  mailto:clutz@csdb.org

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position openings
Georgia School for the Deaf
Cave Spring, GA

for position descriptions and application procedures
please click on any of below:

- Sign Language Interpreter (12 months)
http://www.deafdigest.com/interp.doc

- Residential Paraprofessional (multiple positions)
http://www.deafdigest.com/paramult.doc

- High School Graduation Coach
http://www.deafdigest.com/coach.doc

- Occupational Therapist (hourly)
http://www.deafdigest.com/ot.doc

- Paraprofessional, classroom (10 mo position)
http://www.deafdigest.com/para.doc

- Physical Therapist
http://www.deafdigest.com/pt.doc

- Reading Content Specialist
http://www.deafdigest.com/rcs.doc

- Residential Advisor (DOE)
http://www.deafdigest.com/ra.doc

- Substitute Teacher (P/T-Hourly)
http://www.deafdigest.com/sub.doc

- Teacher (Blind/Deaf) - Literary Content Specialist
http://www.deafdigest.com/lcs.doc


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(updated February 1st)

Exciting Career Opportunities at GLAD:

- Job Developer/Interpreter - Anaheim, Crenshaw, Norwalk, 
Pacoima, Santa Ana, CA

- Placement Coordinator - Riverside, CA

- Community Interpreter - Riverside, CA

- Administrative Assistant - Bakersfield, CA

- Network I.T. Administrator - Los Angeles, CA

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

http://www.gladinc.org

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

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

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

E-mail: mailto:jfetterman@gladinc.org

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