Alternative video link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_evZ906ELI&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Where to order:
http://www.dreamzon.com/

- Thanks to FF and DS

Flyer (PDF to print flyers and to click for maps):
ASL Dinner 2012

(DHHSC’s Note: Interpreters can be arranged if requested.)

2011 brought to Virginia major snowstorms, April tornadoes, an earthquake, Hurricane Irene, and the remnants of Tropical Storm Lee. Did you know there have been more billion-dollar disasters in the U.S. during 2011 than any year on record?   Are you ready for the severe weather that awaits us in 2012?  Would you know what to do to protect yourself and your family?  Would you like to be able to help your neighbors and community during a emergencies, severe weather, or disasters?

Community Emergency Response Training To Be Offerred

The Cities of Staunton and Waynesboro and Augusta County will be offering Community Emergency Response Training (CERT). The course will be held on Thursday evenings, March 1 – May 3 from 6:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. at the Central Shenandoah Planning District Commission Office at 112 MacTanly Place in Staunton.

This nine-week course uses a standard curriculum designed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and teaches basic skills in disaster preparedness, fire safety, first aid, terrorism awareness, disaster
psychology, and search & rescue. The CERT course is designed to give the average person tools to prepare themselves and their family during severe weather or other emergencies when emergency personnel are
overwhelmed and may not be able to respond immediately. The course is open to anyone who either lives or works in Staunton, Waynesboro, or Augusta County. The course is free and all materials are provided.
Pre-registration no later than February 23, 2012 is required. To pre-register for the course contact Rebecca Joyce, CERT Coordinator by telephone at 540-885-5174 or by email at rebecca@cspdc.org.

Please Consider Taking CERT training – it will give you valuable information on how to protect your family and help your community become disaster-resitant!

Sincerely,
Rebecca Joyce
Staunton-Augusta-Waynesboro CERT Coordinator
Central Shenandoah Planning District Commission

Background

A toll-free phone number is a number beginning with 800, 855, 866, 877 or 888 instead of a geographic area code.  If you have been given a toll-free number, and a hearing person calls you through a Video Relay Service (VRS) or IP Relay Service using that toll-free number, he is not charged for his phone call to the Relay Service.  (Deaf users who call you directly are never charged for their call, whether they call you using your local number or toll-free number.)

On August 4, 2011, the FCC adopted new rules to promote the use of geographically appropriate local telephone numbers, while ensuring that the deaf and hard-of-hearing community has access to toll-free telephone numbers that is equivalent to the access enjoyed by the hearing community. These rules went into effect on November 22, 2011, and allow for a one year transition period that will end on November 21, 2012.

Read more:
http://www.fcc.gov/encyclopedia/use-toll-free-numbers-video-and-ip-relay-service

- Thanks to FCC and friends

Super Bowls are renowned not only for the excitement of the game itself, but also for their legendary commercials. The National Association of the Deaf (NAD) and Northern Virginia Resource Center for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Persons (NVRC) are continuing their annual partnership to count closed captioned commercials this year for Super Bowl XLVI between the New England Patriots and New York Giants on Sunday, February 5, 2011 at 6:30 pm ET.

Individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing are among the more than 90 million viewers who make Super Bowl parties and game watching an annual tradition. Every year, we come closer to reaching our ideal of a fully captioned Super Bowl experience from beginning to end.

Let’s continue our advocacy for a Super Bowl with super captions!

Read more:
http://www.nad.org/news/2012/2/nad-and-nvrc-ask-you-count-captioned-super-bowl-commercials

- Thanks to NAD

June 2, 2012 Picnic
10 am – 4 pm
Longwood Park Shelter #5, Salem, VA

December 8, 2012 Holiday Banquet
12 noon – 5 pm
Penn Forest Christian Church’s Family Life Center, Roanoke, VA

More details will be announced later.   Questions, contact hands@deafhh.org.

Hamilton CapTel
is making captioned
telephone smarter
than ever.

The National Association for the Deaf (NAD) and PepsiCo announce that the NAD Miss Deaf America, Rachel Mazique, will perform the National Anthem and America the Beautiful in American Sign Language (ASL) at the upcoming Super Bowl XLVI in Indianapolis on February 5, 2012.  The NAD in partnership with PepsiCo worked closely with the National Football League to ensure that America’s songs would be delivered in ASL at the Super Bowl.

Read more at
http://www.nad.org/news/2012/2/super-bowl-xlvi-pepsico-and-nad

- Thanks to NVRC, Fairfax

SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA CLUB OF THE DEAF
860 PARK AVE., NORTON, VA.
VP:  276-708-7370
Email: nortonswvadeafclub@gmail.com
Activity Schedule: 10:00 a.m. to ???

January – CLOSED

February 5, 2012 – Super Bowl and Valentine’s Party at 3:00 pm. If snow, delay to Feb. 11

March 3, 2012 – St. Patrick’s Party. If snow, delay to March 10

April 7, 2012 – Social Events – Potluck dinner

May 5, 2012 – Social Events

May 19, 2012 – Social Events / Car Wash Fundraising

June 9, 2012 – Deaf Picnic at the Hungry Mother State Park in Marion, Va

July 7, 2012 – Social Events

August 4 or 11, 2012 – Social Events

September 8, 2012 – Social Events

September 22, 2012 – Deaf Awareness Day

October 6, 2012 – Halloween Party

November 10, 2012 – Thanksgiving Dinner

December 8, 2012 – Christmas Party