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'Deaf Town Hall' to be held Thursday night - Penfield, NY - Penfield Post
The Center for Disability Rights and Regional Center for Independent Living will host a “Deaf Town Hall” Thursday, June 30 from 4 to 7 p.m. in the Stardust Ballroom at the Edgerton Recreation Center, 41 Backus Street, Rochester. The Town Hall is being co-sponsored by the Genesee Valley Region Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf and the New York State Commission on Quality of Care and Advocacy for Persons with Disabilities.
The Town Hall has been organized in response to a call for input from CQCAPD. CQCAPD houses the Deaf Interagency Council on Services for Individuals who are Deaf, Deaf/Blind or Hard-of-Hearing (Interagency Council). The Interagency Council is charged by law with developing and issuing a report to the legislature and governor regarding the status of services in New York for individuals who are Deaf, Deaf/Blind or Hard-of-Hearing. After nearly three years of meetings, the Interagency Council’s report is due this January 2012.
“This is a critical time to get input from the deaf community about what is important to us,” said Dean DeRusso, Deaf Systems Advocate at the RCIL. DeRusso, who is deaf, is also a community member of the Interagency Council appointed by the Governor. “We need to let the legislature and the Governor know what is important to us and where there is need for improvement in services and access.”
The Interagency Council was developed after passage and enactment of legislation championed by Rochester area legislators Assemblyman Joe Morelle and Sen. Joe Robach.
Moderators for the forum include Erin Esposito, Executive Director of Advocacy Services for Abused Deaf Victims, Chris Hilderbrant, Chief Operating Officer of the Center for Disability Rights and Ray Kenney, Vice President of Sign Language Connection and Chair of the Board of RCIL.
In order to ensure that this forum is accessible to all who might be interested, CDR and RCIL have secured a number of accommodations. Accommodations include sign language interpreters, a hearing assistance loop and live captioning through Communication Access Realtime Translation. These accommodations will make the event accessible to hearing individuals who do not sign as well. Additional lighting is available to assist those with low-vision. The facility is also wheelchair accessible.
The event is free and open to the public.
The Center for Disability Rights and Regional Center for Independent Living will host a “Deaf Town Hall” Thursday, June 30 from 4 to 7 p.m. in the Stardust Ballroom at the Edgerton Recreation Center, 41 Backus Street, Rochester. The Town Hall is being co-sponsored by the Genesee Valley Region Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf and the New York State Commission on Quality of Care and Advocacy for Persons with Disabilities.
The Town Hall has been organized in response to a call for input from CQCAPD. CQCAPD houses the Deaf Interagency Council on Services for Individuals who are Deaf, Deaf/Blind or Hard-of-Hearing (Interagency Council). The Interagency Council is charged by law with developing and issuing a report to the legislature and governor regarding the status of services in New York for individuals who are Deaf, Deaf/Blind or Hard-of-Hearing. After nearly three years of meetings, the Interagency Council’s report is due this January 2012.
“This is a critical time to get input from the deaf community about what is important to us,” said Dean DeRusso, Deaf Systems Advocate at the RCIL. DeRusso, who is deaf, is also a community member of the Interagency Council appointed by the Governor. “We need to let the legislature and the Governor know what is important to us and where there is need for improvement in services and access.”
The Interagency Council was developed after passage and enactment of legislation championed by Rochester area legislators Assemblyman Joe Morelle and Sen. Joe Robach.
Moderators for the forum include Erin Esposito, Executive Director of Advocacy Services for Abused Deaf Victims, Chris Hilderbrant, Chief Operating Officer of the Center for Disability Rights and Ray Kenney, Vice President of Sign Language Connection and Chair of the Board of RCIL.
In order to ensure that this forum is accessible to all who might be interested, CDR and RCIL have secured a number of accommodations. Accommodations include sign language interpreters, a hearing assistance loop and live captioning through Communication Access Realtime Translation. These accommodations will make the event accessible to hearing individuals who do not sign as well. Additional lighting is available to assist those with low-vision. The facility is also wheelchair accessible.
The event is free and open to the public.