[Note: Video description and transcript can be found below] As part of the Child First campaign, the National Association of the Deaf (NAD) is asking Congress to pass the Alice Cogswell Act. This bill will amend federal special education law (the…
Statement from NCD: Birch Vocational School
National Council on Disability (NCD) Statement on the Birch Vocational School in Providence, RI June 13, 2013 View NCD Statement News reports sparked by a U.S. Department of Justice investigation found that disabled students at the Birch Vocational School in…
National HIV Testing Day is June 27, 2013
National HIV Testing Day is June 27, 2013 The Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice urges people to find a National HIV Testing Day event near you and, “Take the Test, Take Control!” June 27 is National HIV…
St. Mary natives attend Helen Keller Deaf-Blind Awareness Luncheon
St. Mary natives attend Helen Keller Deaf-Blind Awareness Luncheon By DIANE MILLER FEARS June 14, 2013 [email protected] LAFAYETTE — Morgan City native Dan Arabie of Lafayette presided over the fifth annual Helen Keller Deaf-Blind Awareness luncheon held June 7at the…
House investigators: Disability judges are too lax
House investigators: Disability judges are too lax WASHINGTON – Social Security is approving disability benefits at strikingly high rates for people whose claims were rejected by field offices or state agencies, according to House investigators. Compounding the situation, the agency…
Deaf Day at the Texas Rangers and Air Hogs! – DFW
Deaf Day at the Texas Rangers and Air Hogs! Sponsored by the YOUTH at New Life Deaf Fellowship (Fort Worth) Buy tickets how: Friday, June 28, 2013 at 7:05 pm Texas Rangers vs. Cincinnati Reds $20 Thursday, July 4, 2013…