{"id":6926,"date":"2009-07-02T12:11:59","date_gmt":"2009-07-02T17:11:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/?p=6926"},"modified":"2009-07-04T22:53:02","modified_gmt":"2009-07-05T03:53:02","slug":"upcoming-three-day-deafdeaf-blind-convention","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/2009\/07\/02\/upcoming-three-day-deafdeaf-blind-convention\/","title":{"rendered":"Upcoming Three-Day Deaf\/Deaf-Blind Convention"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Good Afternoon,<\/p>\n<p>      Wayne Turner II with ASL News Service here.  I am writing to inform you of an upcoming convention for the Deaf in the Texas area.  The seminars at the conventions will be in full American Sign Language and focus on helping the Deaf and Deaf blind to improve their life and in turn to help others progress in the community.  The convention will take place from July 24-26 in Denton, TX.  It is open to the public and admission is free.  In addition, Tactile Interpreting will be available for those who are Deaf-Blind. <\/p>\n<p>We are making every effort to extend this invitation to as many in the Deaf community as possible.  As a result, we would sincerely appreciate all assistance you can provide in publishing the invitation in any newsletters or event calendars you have available. I have attached the initial press release for your review, and will be happy to provide further information as it becomes available.  Feel free to reply to this email or to call our Coordinator at the number listed below with any questions.<\/p>\n<p>Warm Regards,<\/p>\n<p>Wayne Turner II<br \/>\nEmail: aslnewsservice@live.com<\/p>\n<p>From the desk of:<\/p>\n<p>Westley A. Ulmo<br \/>\nASL News Service Coordinator<br \/>\n(504) 994-9521<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Good Afternoon, Wayne Turner II with ASL News Service here. I am writing to inform you of an upcoming convention for the Deaf in the Texas area. The seminars at the conventions will be in full American Sign Language and&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link-p\"><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/2009\/07\/02\/upcoming-three-day-deafdeaf-blind-convention\/\">Read more &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_crdt_document":"","advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[2],"tags":[23,35,226,24,68,227,225,228,17],"class_list":["post-6926","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-deaf-news","tag-asl","tag-community","tag-convention","tag-deaf","tag-deaf-blind","tag-denton","tag-news","tag-seminars","tag-texas"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p752R-1NI","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":19230,"url":"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/2012\/07\/14\/1500-from-12-states-expected-for-3-day-convention-in-asl\/","url_meta":{"origin":6926,"position":0},"title":"1500 From 12 States Expected for 3-Day Convention in ASL","author":"Grant Laird Jr","date":"July 14, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"1500 From 12 States Expected for 3-Day Convention in ASL DATE: July 27-29, 2012 ADDRESS: 14542 US Highway 380 W Denton, Texas WEBSITE: http:\/\/www.jw.org An estimated 1500 Deaf, Hard-of-Hearing, Deaf\/Blind and Hearing individuals from 12 states will attend a special three-day convention beginning on Friday, July 27 in Denton, Texas.\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;General&quot;","block_context":{"text":"General","link":"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/category\/deaf-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":15145,"url":"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/2011\/07\/25\/1500-expected-for-3-day-convention-in-asl\/","url_meta":{"origin":6926,"position":1},"title":"1,500 Expected for 3-Day Convention in ASL","author":"Grant Laird Jr","date":"July 25, 2011","format":false,"excerpt":"1,500 Expected for 3-Day Convention in ASL Hello, An estimated 1500 Deaf, Hard-of-Hearing, Deaf\/Blind and Hearing individuals from 13 states will attend a special three-day convention beginning on Friday, August 5 in Denton, Texas. 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