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Deaf Awareness Week kicks off September 21, 2014<\/strong><\/p>\n

September 14, 2014<\/p>\n

Transcript Staff<\/p>\n

OKLAHOMA CITY \u2014 Deaf Awareness Week in Oklahoma kicks off September 21st. The event is celebrated each year in the U.S. during<\/span> the last full week of September.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Oklahoma School for the Deaf is planning activities to celebrate their rich deaf cultural heritage and educate others about deafness,\u201d said Joe Cordova, executive director of the Oklahoma Department of Rehabilitation Services.<\/p>\n

The School for the Deaf is a division of DRS.<\/p>\n

Cordova estimated that 182,801 Oklahomans report having \u201chearing difficulties,\u201d according to U.S. Census-based estimates.<\/p>\n

\u201c\u2026 We prefer to call this week Deaf Pride Week because we should instill pride in our young, deaf students and educate other people about that pride,\u201d said KaAnn<\/span> Varner, Oklahoma School for the Deaf superintendent.<\/p>\n

Varner is believed to be the only deaf, female superintendent of a school for the deaf in the U.S.<\/p>\n

This year, Deaf Pride Week coincides with OSD\u2019s football homecoming week with OSD playing Kansas School for the Deaf at 11 a.m. Sept. 25 at 1100 E. Oklahoma Ave. in<\/span> Sulphur<\/span>.<\/p>\n

As part of activities<\/span>, nationally certified interpreter and entertainer Windell Smith Jr., known as Wink, will conduct workshops and classes with OSD students Sept. 23. OSD also has planned student and pep assemblies.<\/p>\n

For more information, contact the Oklahoma School for the Deaf, 580-622-4900, toll free at 888-685-3323 or visit http:\/\/www.okdrs.org\/drupal\/students\/osd or osd.k12.ok.us<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Services to the Deaf and Hard of Hearing may be reached at 522-7930, toll free at 800-833-8973 or online at http:\/\/www.okdrs.org\/drupal\/job-seekers\/sdhh\/main<\/a>.<\/p>\n

SOURCE:<\/p>\n

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