Designing a City for the Deaf
Interesting ideas on how to provide access in urban areas.
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Deaf woman hit by falling tree
An article from this week’s Register Guard recounts a deaf woman’s accident. She is a 2004 graduate from the U of O’s Linguistics program.
Benefits of Bilingualism
Article from Sunday’s New York Times Opinion section
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/18/opinion/sunday/the-benefits-of-bilingualism.html?_r=1
Charles Limb: Building the Musical Muscle
Charles Limb is a cochlear implant surgeon and musician. He discusses how people with cochlear implants hear music.
http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/en/charles_limb_building_the_musical_muscle.html
Bali’s Village of the Deaf
This is a great article about Deaf and Hearing living together in a small village, where they all sign.
http://www.theglobalmail.org/feature/balis-village-of-the-deaf/118/
Street Leverage-Amplifying the Voice of the Sign Language Interpreter
New website at www.streetleverage.com
Articles and interviews related to different aspects of Sign Language Interpreting
Vagina Monologues-ASL interpreted
The Vagina Monologues are coming to Eugene’s McDonald Theatre Thursday April 5th and Friday April 6th!
7:30 PM at The McDonald Theatre
With Spanish at Friday’s performance and ASL Interpretation both nights.
TICKETS are $10 and are for sale at www.mcdonaldtheatre.com or at The McDonald Theatre box ofice one hour prior to performances.
ALL PROCEEDS BENEFIT SASS
Silent Coffee at Eugene Coffee Co.
Silent Coffee will continue be on the first Friday of the month through June.
Eugene Coffee Company, 1840 Chambers Street
7:00 – 9:00 p.m. Friday
March 2
April 6
May 4
June 1
The coffee shop closes before we start so this is a private party and a signing only event. Espresso drinks, coffee, tea, pastries and other items will be available to purchase.
Please invite your friends. See you there!
ORID Membership Application
It is time to join or renew your ORID membership. Here is the application.
Need help with fingerspelling?
The woman who runs/creates the OIC Movies website has some great DVDs for fingerspelling practice. Maybe we could look into buying one for our Lending Library??
Emily