The Louisiana DeafBlind Retreat committee is happy to announce its fourteenth fall retreat for the DeafBlind.
WHEN: Thursday October 23 to Sunday, October 26,2025
WHERE: Wesley Conference Center
2350 Methodist Pkwy
Woodworth, LA 71485
Are you ready to network? Celebrate outstanding accomplishments? If so, join us for People with Disabilities Awareness Day from noon to 4:30 p.m., March 11, 2025, at the Oklahoma History Center.
Let's take action! Plan on coming, bring a friend or two and network with the more than 70 disability-centric exhibitors. They bring a wealth of information and might introduce you to new programs.
Join us for our 2024 SHEP Oklahoma DeafBlind Camp!
THEME: Happy Days!
TRANSPORTATION: If transportation needed from airport or bus station, please
provide all necessary information
DB RETREAT INCLUDES: Welcome bags, t-shirt, room stay of three nights, meals, socializing, fun activities-games, crafts, one-on-one techs help if needed and costume party. **Party theme: Rocking happy in 50s or 60s costume styles.**
SPACE IS LIMITED TO 30 CAMPERS. Registration deadline will be on September 10, 2024, 30 days before Camp date. A confirmation letter with more information will be sent at a later date.
IMPORTANT ATTENTION: If you are paying by money order, payment must be in post marked no later than September 10, 2024.
You can mail check or money order to: SHEP, PO BOX 10495, Oklahoma City, OK 73140
WHAT: The Usher Syndrome Coalition's USH Connections Conference is the largest gathering of our global Usher syndrome community.
WHY: The USH Connections Conference is an invaluable opportunity to learn about resources, support services, and the latest progress toward treatments while connecting with hundreds of individuals and families living with Usher syndrome and the professionals serving the deafblind community.
WHEN: Friday and Saturday, July 19-20, 2024
WHERE: Doubletree by Hilton Rochester
1111 Jefferson Road
Rochester, New York, 14623
Hooray for hybrid! To help us get a general sense of how many attendees we might expect in-person and online, please fill out this survey at this link: https://www.usher-syndrome.org/events/ush2024-poll.html?blm_aid=217120769
Are you ready to network? Celebrate outstanding accomplishments? If so, join us for People with Disabilities Awareness Day from noon to 4:30 p.m., March 5, 2024, at the Oklahoma History Center.
Let's take action! Plan on coming, bring a friend or two and network with the more than 70 disability-centric exhibitors. They bring a wealth of information and might introduce you to new programs.
Who: You and everyone you can bring!
What: Network with the public and other disability organizations
When: Tuesday, March 5, 2024
Time: Noon to 4:30 p.m.
Where: Oklahoma History Center, 800 Nazih Zuhdi Drive, Oklahoma City, OK 73105
How: Wear green or the PWDAD tee-shirt. Visit with other exhibitors. Attend the awards program.
Celebrate success! Stay and congratulate our Awareness Day Award Winners.
We are back at the Oklahoma History Center and the event is free to all who want to attend. The venue is ideal for talking with exhibitors and an outstanding place to showcase the award winners.
Deafhoma Expo is a weekend of fun events. They will have a flyer coming out soon.
The expo itself is on Saturday June 24th with lots of vendor booths where deaf artists and others can display their art, business or school or organization or whatever.
Come and browse and shop and mingle!
They will also have a food truck on site!
More details will be released soon…
Are you ready to network? Celebrate outstanding accomplishments? If so, join us for People with Disabilities Awareness Day from noon to 4 p.m., March 7, 2023, at the Oklahoma History Center.
Let's take action! Plan on coming, bring a friend or two and network with the more than 70 disability-centric exhibitors. They bring a wealth of information and might introduce you to new programs.
Celebrate success! Stay and congratulate our Awareness Day Award Winners.
We are back at the Oklahoma History Center and the event is free to all who want to attend. The venue is ideal for talking with exhibitors and an outstanding place to showcase the award winners.
Let's stand united! Be Seen, Wear Green! Any green or a PWDAD t-shirt!
For more information and registration details, visit: https://www.okdrs.gov/pwdad/2023
Symposium sessions will explore innovations within deafblind education, such as developing tactile learning strategies, evaluating students, and increasing recognition for qualified personnel. Discussions will offer practical strategies, including identifying infants and children who are deafblind and elevating the family voice in individual services and systems change.
Pre-conference: February 23, 2023
Main Conference: February 24 & 25, 2023
An event for High School Students work fair.
Stop by and visit the SHEP table.
Metro Tech Conference Center
February 9th from 10am to 1:30pm at 1900 Springlake Dr, Oklahoma City, OK 73111
Conference 26-27
Student focus 25
Study America’s rich and vibrant history of Deaf World. This course is designed specifically for ASL students and Deaf community members. The experiences includes visits to Hartford, New York City, Philadelphia and Washington DC to learn about the famous America School for Deaf, 9/11 museum, Statue of Liberty, Central Park, Independence Hall, Liberty Bell, US Capitol, White House, Library of Congress, Holocaust Museum, Arlington National Cemetery, Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Supreme Court, National Museum of American History, Gallaudet University, and more.
$1,975 - includes round trip ticket from Tulsa to Hartford and return from DC transfers between airports and hotels, transfers between hotels, subway and Amtrak train stations, 10 nights of accommodation in dorms and centrally located hotels (assumes 3-4 per room), 10 breakfasts and 3 dinner, train transfers between Hartford, NYC, Philly and DC, admission to museums and events listed in the itinerary. Not included: transfer to-from Tulsa Airport, meals, meals not listed in the itinerary.
Deadline:
March 1 - $500 deposit with the application or until all spots are taken
April 1 - $500 or remaining balance
May 1 - $950 or full balance
Dates: Friday, April 3rd and Saturday, April 4th, 2020.
Tulsa Community College, Northeast Campus, 3727 East Apache, St, Tulsa, 74115
For registration go to http://ok-oad/event-3768080 or please contact Gary Davis at ary.w.davis-1@ou.edu
Deadline to register: March 30, 2020. Be sure to sign up ASAP!
Snacks, beverages and Saturday’s box lunch will be provided.
Register with form $35.00 for Friday and Saturday
At door: $40
The mini-conference will be ASL environment at al times.
Save the date: June 1-5
No Cost!
Workshops: Skill Development, Language Lab, Interpreter Mentoring, Deaf Adult Language Mentors, Vocabulary Development
Hosted By: The Oklahoma School for the Deaf
Funded By: The State Dept. of Education
The training is only offered to interpreters who have not yet attained an EIPA Level 4 or QAST Level 4.
To Register please go to: https://forms.gle/L4NeKYdFBk7k3riY6
Pre-registration for EIPA and QAST testing is available. Contact Traci Price for more information.
TPrince@okdrs.gov or 580-622-4930
Flyer description:
Flyer has Apple, banana and cinnamon roll on background with google eyes and smile faces.
Details:
Christian Deaf Women’s Conference. Hosting Pancake Fundraiser at Deaf Church Oklahoma, 6100 S Penn Ave, Oklahoma, OK 73159. February 22, 2020. 9:00am to noon. Cost $10.00 per person. Age 11 and up. $5.00 under age 6 to 10 years old. Included pancakes, meats, fruits and drinks. Come and join to support CDWC. Thank you! God bless you all.
Cinnamon Roll $1.00 each.
Description: Backchanneling is feedback provided in communication that shows attention and understanding. As interpreters, we can use a variety of backchanneling techniques to develop trust and rapport with our Deaf and hearing clients. This workshop will focus on a simple way to incorporate backchanneling into a variety of mock interpreting situations.
About the Presenters:
Janice Woods, CI/CT, QA 5/5: Janice is a CODA and has been Oklahoma QAST certified since 1995. In 1995, Janice also received her Bachelor's in Counseling, with an emphasis in Services to the Deaf, and a minor in interpreting from ECU. Janice earned her RID CI/CT in 1997. Since then, she has worked as part-time faculty with the Interpreter Training Program at OSU-OKC. She has also had the privilege of serving on advisory boards/committees with QAST, OSU-OKC and TSHA. She enjoys the varied settings and clientele that freelance work provides. She has also worked with Sorenson since 2006. She makes her home in Stillwater but provides interpreting services throughout the state.
D’Andra Parsons has been Oklahoma QAST certified since 2001, earning her RID CI/CT in 2008. Her degrees include a B.S. in Elementary Education from the University of Oklahoma and a M.Ed. from the University of North Florida in ASL/English Interpreting. In 2018, she earned the CCI credential from the Oklahoma Supreme Court. She is also registered with the State Department of Education as an approved educational interpreter and holds current SDE classroom teacher certifications as well. D’Andra has served as a Member at Large with OKRID and currently serves as Vice President for the 2019-2021 term. Since 2013, D’Andra has worked as part-time faculty with the Interpreter Training Program at OSU-OKC. She enjoys the varied settings and clientele that freelance work provides. She makes her home in Davis but provides interpreting services throughout the state.
CEU: .2 ICRC, RID & BEI CEU’s approved
** If you are in need of a sign language interpreter, please contact me directly.
Louisiana Retreat
Affiliated Blind of Louisiana
Louisiana DeafBlind Retreat
New location: Tall Timbers Baptist Conference Center
10218 US-165
Forest Hill, LA 71430
October 24-27, 2019
Deadline: Please send your registration form with the payment before August 1, 2019.
The NAD Leadership Training Conference (NLTC) will foster the enhanced development of leadership within state associations, organizations, and corporations. As the nation’s premier civil rights organization of, by and for deaf and hard of hearing individuals in the United States of America, the NAD’s mission is to provide guidance and support to the deaf and hard of hearing community to take on society’s challenges and succeed in a more equal and accessible world. Come and gain the knowledge, expertise, and network to enable full productivity and success within your state associations, organization, and corporations! We look forward to having you participate in this thriving leadership training event in beautiful downtown Little Rock!
For tickets visit: https://nltc.nad.org/?fbclid=IwAR2OV8vvt0qnNudRqzO0DjOCt0tPwTa8H6zy0rRy90PXzn9AHSa7eXCj5W8
The DeafBlind Interpreting National Training & Resource Center (DBI) is charged with preparing interpreters working with DeafBlind individuals in the language and culture of the DeafBlind community. For those interpreters who work in communities with greater concentrations of DeafBlind individuals, DBI is offering the training to new cohorts in the 2019 DeafBlind Interpreting Institute (DBII) . These are small cohorts with a limited number of participants to maintain small mentor-to-student ratios and cohort experiences. Each cohort is a community of practice, sharing their newly-applied learnings, skills, knowledge and resources with each other and their instructors and mentors.
Applications are now open for the 2019 DeafBlind Interpreting Institute (DBII) cohort. We have piloted this program with the 2018 cohort and revised and improved our training and are ready for 2019! Now is the time to apply!
There is no other intensive, immersion opportunity preparing interpreters to work with DeafBlind folks and their language. We are grateful to the amazing DeafBlind leaders, teachers, trainers, and mentors who are partnering with DBI to make this program and its content a reality!
Under the direction of DeafBlind leaders and DBI staff, cohort participants will learn more about DeafBlind culture and protactile ASL through an 80-hour intensive experience, including a 6-week online learning community, 1-week onsite for protactile ASL immersion, and 10+-hours of service and applied learning (induction) in the participant's home community with DeafBlind individuals.
DBI has already received a high volume of interest in this training and we can only admit a total of 48 participants for the 2019 cohorts (24 in each cohort), so be sure to spread the word and encourage folks to apply!
The call for applications will close on Sunday, February 17th at 9PM PST.
Check out the 2019 DBII webpage for full details!
The DeafBlind Interpreting National Training & Resource Center (DBI) is charged with preparing interpreters working with DeafBlind individuals in the language and culture of the DeafBlind community. For those interpreters who work in communities with greater concentrations of DeafBlind individuals, DBI is offering the training to new cohorts in the 2019 DeafBlind Interpreting Institute (DBII) . These are small cohorts with a limited number of participants to maintain small mentor-to-student ratios and cohort experiences. Each cohort is a community of practice, sharing their newly-applied learnings, skills, knowledge and resources with each other and their instructors and mentors.
Applications are now open for the 2019 DeafBlind Interpreting Institute (DBII) cohort. We have piloted this program with the 2018 cohort and revised and improved our training and are ready for 2019! Now is the time to apply!
There is no other intensive, immersion opportunity preparing interpreters to work with DeafBlind folks and their language. We are grateful to the amazing DeafBlind leaders, teachers, trainers, and mentors who are partnering with DBI to make this program and its content a reality!
Under the direction of DeafBlind leaders and DBI staff, cohort participants will learn more about DeafBlind culture and protactile ASL through an 80-hour intensive experience, including a 6-week online learning community, 1-week onsite for protactile ASL immersion, and 10+-hours of service and applied learning (induction) in the participant's home community with DeafBlind individuals.
DBI has already received a high volume of interest in this training and we can only admit a total of 48 participants for the 2019 cohorts (24 in each cohort), so be sure to spread the word and encourage folks to apply!
The call for applications will close on Sunday, February 17th at 9PM PST.
Cohorts invited based on schedule availability for onsite week:
Cohort 1: July 14-21. Travel days are 7/14 and 7/21. Training is 7/15-7/20.
Cohort 2: July 22-29. Travel days are 7/22 and 7/29. Training is 7/23-7/28.
When?: March 23 - 31, 2019 (Sat - Sun) Wow: 8 Nights Cruise / 4 Islands!!
The Host of this group is Kelly Monahan (Left). She is DeafBlind herself. She was the Host for DBEC in November 2016. She will be on the cruise again as your Host and make this a wonderful experience for you. You can contact Kelly at deafblindescape15@gmail.com.
Brenda Roberts was Assistant Host with Kelly for DBEC in November 2016. She will be Assistant Host again. She is DeafBlind as well. She has been on many cruises and have familiarity about cruises to help make this a great vacation for all of you.
It will be their (Kelly & Brenda) 2nd DBEC Group Cruise experience, so they will make it even better!! :)
To reserve spot go to: https://www.emailmeform.com/builder/form/vSaeVHN5xfG2
The aim of the Sight Hearing Encouragement Program (SHEP) Deaf-blind Symposium is to provide opportunities for persons with deaf-blindness to have their own forum to learn from others with own personal experiences of deaf-blindness and to self have the possibility to share own experiences. We strive for these conferences, where people with deaf-blindness can share their own experiences with others from all over the nation.
We’re inviting our brothers and sisters from all over to attend! The conference will be from Thursday, October 18 through Sunday, October 21, 2018 held in Hulbert, Oklahoma.
Event Details
Theme: ‘Deep Water’ – Slogan is “Cast your net; Grab the opportunities!”
Activities: Welcome Bags, Door Prizes, Fun Games, Horseback Riding, Submarine Tour, Workshop, Social Time, Saturday Night Party and more!
Location: Sequoyah State Park Lodge - 19808 Park 10, Hulbert, OK 74441
For Deaf-blind camper applications click here.
For SSP/Observer applications click here.
Applications are in Microsoft Word document format.
If you need more information about the Symposium, please email Cassandra Oakes at cassandra@shep-ok.org or Jeri Cooper at jericooperdb@gmail.com
The NAD is the nation's premier civil rights organization of, by, and for deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals in the United States of America.
#ThePowerOfOne
Save the Date
Details: Deaf Focus' Kidz Kamp is a weekend-long, overnight, camp for kids who are Deaf, Hard of Hearing, have Deafness in their family or are interested in deafness and sign langauge. The weekend is full of fun activities including swimming, canoeing, zipline into the lake, the famous BLOB, hiking, a movie, campfire, and lots of fun, games and learning. Overnight lodging in air conditioned cabins and meals are provided. The weekend ends with a performance for parents.
To purchase tickets go to: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/deaf-focus-kidz-kamp-tickets-43585691978
Deaf Studies Association & Deaf Studies Department Present: Deaf Studies Retreat at Pali Retreat - Running Springs, CA. Save the Date for April 20th-22nd. More information to come!
ASL is used the entire weekend. Be ready for fun activities, games, guest speakers, a student panel, and MORE!
Bible Verse: Psalm 40:5
Speaker: Vesta Sauter
Date: April 20 – 22, 2018
Where: Sullivant Retreat
601 84th Ave. SE.
Norman, Oklahoma
• Retreat Fee: $135.00 (Includes T-Shirt)
• Deadline for T-shirts is April 5, 2018
• You can still register after the deadline or at the door but will not receive a free T-shirt.
• You can purchase one at the door if there is any remaining.
• Children: Birth to 18 year old are not permitted at Retreat
• Email Pekegal-CDWC@usa.net if you have any questions.
*No Silent Auction this year.
*Bring a healthy dessert
or snack to share.
*The Theme for the Banquet is “WonderWomen of the bible”,
There will be a contest. Please dress modestly. There will be a video on CDWC Facebook soon giving examples.
Deafblind International and Perkins School for the Blind are excited to host the first-ever Network of the Americas Conference. Don’t miss this unique opportunity to network, learn and have fun with leaders in the field of deafblindness from North America, Central America, South America and the Caribbean.
Partnerships for lifelong learning
We’re all stronger when we work together. Our conference theme – Partnerships for lifelong learning – acknowledges the importance of teamwork. By partnering as educators, service providers, consumers, policymakers, advocates and family members, together we can offer a lifelong array of support for the deafblind community – spanning from early intervention and K-12 education to programs, services and products for adults. Be sure to join in!
Awareness Day gives people with disabilities and advocates, like you, a chance to talk with decision-makers who can preserve or expand services that make a critical difference in the lives of Oklahomans with disabilities. Last year, more than 775 people participated in this free event, which is hosted by the Oklahoma Department of Rehabilitation Services and friends.
This year, our attendance goal is 780 people with 50 percent visiting state Senators and Representatives or their staff. Volunteers will be available to take you on legislative visits and provide other assistance if needed.
Don’t throw your pearls to pigs because pigs don’t appreciate pearls. There are others who don’t appreciate what Christ has done for them, but there are also others that are grateful for all that Jesus has done. We, as women, must move forward and onward to share the good news; we are not responsible for people’s response to the good news. Don‘t force yourself in preaching the value of pearls to swine. There are others who need to hear the gospel. Only .02% of the Deaf population knows Jesus. Together, at this conference, we can gather together and shine as the precious jewels God meant for us to be.
