Free Presentation on Digital TV Transition

Digital TV Transition
ALL ARE WELCOME!!!!!

Are you ready for your TV to continue to work after February, 2009?
Starting February, 2009 all TV will be broadcast digitally. Come learn more!!!!

When: January 21st, 2009
Time: 6:00-8:00pm
Where: Otis Library, 261 main street, Norwich, CT
Presenter: John Barios from Comcast Communications

We will provide ASL/English interpreters!

Please feel free to contact Brynn Hickey or Linda Fafard for more information (860)823-1898 (v), Videophone IP Address 75.149.135.141

FIRST EVER ASL VIDEO PODCAST

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
FOR INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jacquie Brennan
DBTAC Southwest ADA Center
713.520.0232, jbrennan@bcm.edu
FIRST EVER ASL VIDEO PODCAST from the
DISABILITY LAW LOWDOWN

August 21, 2008 – The first ever video podcast series in American Sign Language announces new episodes on the Disability Law Lowdown website at ASL.DisabilityLawLowdown.com. The Disability Law Lowdown ASL podcasts bring a new level of service to the Deaf community by expanding traditional audio-only podcasts to include video that allows subscribers to see native Deaf speakers signing the show’s content. The podcasts deliver the latest in disability law information every other week via American Sign Language, captioning, voice-over, and transcripts to maximize accessibility. Free subscriptions to the ASL podcasts are available to have shows automatically delivered to MP3 players. The ASL podcasts are also available on the Disability Law Lowdown website, where transcripts of the shows are simultaneously available. And for the fastest viewing, the ASL podcasts are available on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/disabilitylawlowdown.

Topics currently available include: Your Legal Rights as a College Student, Legal Obligations of the Hospitality Industry, Requesting an Interpreter, and an Overview of the Americans with Disabilities Act.

The hosts for the ASL Disability Law Lowdown are native Deaf signers Danny Warthling and AJ Roupp. They will provide the latest information about disability rights and obligations under the Americans with Disabilities Act, and other disability-related topics. Subscription is free and RSS feeds are available to automatically download the shows to video iPods, computers, phones, and other video-capable devices.

Disability Law Lowdown is provided by the Disability Business Technical Assistance Center (DBTAC), a national network of ten ADA Centers across the country, offering technical assistance and training in the Americans with Disabilities Act and other disability-related laws. DCRE Labs developed the Disability Law Lowdown website and brought together several new technologies as part of the Disability Law Lowdown project.

To subscribe, look for the ASL Disability Law Lowdown podcast on iTunes, or visit http://www.ASL.DisabilityLawLowdown.com .

Understanding money management/budgeting, Credit Reports, Credit Cards and Credit reports

Deaf Focus Group - Free Workshop

Presenter : Sheryle McMillan from Consumer Credit Counseling Services will be presenting on topics such as how to obtain a FREE copy of your credit report, understanding what your credit report says about you gaining financial control in your life by making a budget work for you why credit cards are neither friend nor foe and how to make your dollar worth more!

When: Thursday, October 9th 2008

Time : 6:00-8:00

Where: Otis Library -261 main street Norwich, CT 06360

All are Welcome!

Please pass the word on to family and friends.

For more information click on picture below, or feel free to contact Brynn Hickey or Linda Fafard at (860)823-1898 (v), Videophone IP Address 75.149.135.141. AOL IM screen name DNEC Deaf or email at bhickey@dnec.org, or lfafard@dnec.org.

Directions:

From Route 2 East:

Turn right onto Washington Street (Backus Hospital on right). Head south and take left fork onto Broadway. About a half a mile take right onto Union Street. At intersection, take a right back onto Broadway. At next light take a left onto Main. Library is 3 blocks down on right.

Identity Theft and Scams

Deaf Focus Group

Identity Theft and Scams

Mark Loundsbury, from crime prevention unit of the Norwich Police Department, is coming to our meeting. He will discuss identity theft and scams. We will learn how to protect ourselves. This is important to all people including the deaf community. We hope to see everyone there.

Presenter: Mark Loundsbury, Norwich police department

When: Wednesday, September 17th 2008

Time: 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

Where: Otis Library -261 main street Norwich, CT 06360

All are Welcome!
Please pass the word on to family and friends.

Please feel free to contact Brynn Hickey or Linda Fafard for more information at
(860)823-1898 (v), Videophone IP Address 75.149.135.141
AOL IM screen name DNEC Deaf or email at bhickey@dnec.org, lfafard@dnec.org.


Directions:

From Route 2 East:

Turn right onto Washington Street (Backus Hospital on right). Head south and take left fork onto Broadway. About a half a mile take right onto Union Street. At intersection, take a right back onto Broadway. At next light take a left onto Main. Library is 3 blocks down on right.