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Here is a list of Deaf Community news.
- Advanced ASL Class (4/6/2005) - Laura Lippincott will be offering
an Advanced American Sign Language class
from April 26 to May 31. click
here for more information...
- Deaf Pride: spreading the
word (4/4/2005) - The Lompoc Record has printed a story
about The Deaf Pride Club and about our co-chairperson
Beth Houston. click
here for more information...
- Department of of Rehabilitation Announcement (3/21/2005)
Improved Deaf Services in the Santa Maria area
will be the focus of a presentation at the Western
Symposium on Deafness in San Diego in April.
The presentation about our local "Good...Could
be Better" meetings
and will be April 21st at 2pm at the Westin in
San Diego. For more information contact Ruth
Jackson, Department of Rehabilitation at rcjackso@dor.ca.gov.
The next "Good...Could be Better" meeting will be Thursday,
April 28th at 2pm (note this is a NEW time!) until 4pm. It will be held
at VTC at 2445 "A" St. in Santa Maria. John Shegina, the Community
Resource Specialist for the Department of
Rehabilitation and local vendors will discuss with the Deaf Community
the funding mechanisms for increasing services in this area. Be there
and make your needs known!
- Santa Marian suspected of
locking woman in bathroom (3/14/2005)
- The Santa Barbara News-Press reported: A Santa Maria man has been
arrested after allegedly locking an acquaintance in a bathroom
for two days, police said. Derek Ryan Roden,
19, who is deaf and cannot speak, was taken
into custody Saturday night on suspicion
of false imprisonment, grand theft and battery. click
here for more information...
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