HIS Sign: May 2016

Neil Maes is from Belton, South Carolina, and he was born deaf. He received cochlear implants in both ears when he was a baby and had to work hard to understand spoken words. This week he participated in the Scripps National Spelling Bee.

For more information visit http://abcnews.go.com/Lifestyle/born-deaf-11-year-boy-takes-national-spelling/story?id=39364316

Thursday, May 26, 2016

June 4th Workshop - Interpreting in Sexual Violence and Domestic Violence Settings - CEU's Offered

Situational Awareness: Interpreting in Sexual Violence and Domestic Violence Settings will be presented by the Bregitt Jiminez and the staff at DAWN on Saturday, June 4^th from 9:00am – 1:00pm. The workshop will be hosted in Fort Totten, MD, with .4 PS CEUs for the cost of only $25.00 (refreshments provided).

Wednesday, May 25, 2016

Can the Deaf Dance?

Nyle DiMarco and his hearing dance partner, Peta, WON Dancing With The Stars on Tuesday! Check out their big moment here http://abc.go.com/shows/dancing-with-the-stars/cast/nyle-dimarco

Another popular dance troupe is The Wild Zappers. Warren “Wawa” Snipe is a member who created a dance genre Dip Hop – hip hop through deaf eyes. For more information about Wawa and The Wild Zappers visit http://d-pan.com/artists/Wawa-snipe and http://invisiblehands.com/groups/wild-zappers

Friday, May 20, 2016

Silent Lunch at Wheaton Mall

What: Silent Lunch

Who: ASL Bridge http://www.meetup.com/ASLBridge/

When: Saturday, June 4^th 11:00am (every two weeks)

Where: Wheaton Mall food court

11160 Veirs Mill Road, Silver Spring, MD

For more information visit http://www.meetup.com/ASLBridge/events/230788674/

Thursday, May 19, 2016

Habitual Metro user? You may want to take a cab.

After a recent electrical fire, Metro maintenance ran a complete safety inspection and found power cables that were damaged, missing components, or simply poorly installed. With this information, Metro’s general manager, Paul Wiedefeld, derived a plan to improve safety and reliability over the next year. This plan squeezes three years of maintenance into one year.

Starting in June, late night service will no longer be offered Fridays and Saturdays. The Metro will begin to slow down at 8:00pm every night after rush hour, and will close at midnight. Also beginning in June, rolling closures will continue through May 2017. They will mainly be at suburban stations in Maryland and Virginia.

Friday, May 13, 2016

June 4th Workshop – Interpreting in Sexual Violence and Domestic Violence Settings – CEU’s Offered

Thursday, May 12, 2016

World of Possibilities disAbilities Expo – Free Passes

Join HIS Sign this Saturday for the 2016 World of Possibilities disAbilities Expo sponsored by Caring Communities! This is a Healthy Aging and Independent Living Expo for disability-related resources. Everyone within the disabilities and senior community, children with disabilities and their families, caregivers/service providers, veterans, baby-boomers should all be there! Free parking, Interpreters and other Amenities available. See the http://expo.caringcommunities.org for further details.

Who: Everyone with a disability, know someone with a disability or interact with someone with a disability!

When: Saturday May 14, 2016
Time: 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Where: Holiday Inn Arlington at Ballston
4610 Fairfax Drive
Arlington, VA (Exit 71 off I-66)

Location: See the room information in the lobby of the Holiday Inn

CEUs: No CEU’s are offered for this event

Contact: Mona@caringcommunities.org or 410-549-5707

How: While there is a $3.00 admission fee at the door, Free Admission tickets can be obtained through the self-service download at http://expo.caringcommunities.org/passport.php.

Door Prizes Will Be Given Out by Caring Communities! See your ticket for further details.

Monday, May 2, 2016

Interpret Shakespeare, Never!

A no cost workshop for Interpreters or members of the Deaf community interested in Shakespeare (email to confirm the availability of interpreters) to discuss the recently found work ‘First Folio’ by William Shakespeare and how new life is being breathed into his works.

When: Thursday, May 5, 2016

Where: Gallaudet University – 800 Florida Ave NE, Washington, DC 20002

Location: Bldg: SAC, Room: 1011

Time: 12:30pm – 4:00pm (Session #1) and 4:30pm – 8:00pm (Session #2)

CEUs: 0.35 CEUs

Contact: Workshop facilitated by Stephen Kimble and Diana Markel

Please send any questions to: ffolio.interpreting@gallaudet.edu

How: To Register Visit: http://goo.gl/forms/K3JISFqeOH

Paid parking is available at this location.