Hayride anyone? Let’s Go!
Chisolm Trail Festival
October 18, 2025
10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Mollie Spencer Farm
1001 Garth Brooks Blvd
Yukon, OK 73099
Join us for a free sign language learning experience open to the public!
These classes are designed to introduce American Sign Language (ASL) and provide a welcoming space to learn the basics of communication through signing. In addition to ASL, some sessions will include an introduction to Protactile, a powerful form of communication within the DeafBlind community.
📍 Locations: Classes will be hosted at various community sites. A full schedule and location list will be provided once you sign up.
🕠 Time: 5:30 – 6:30 PM
💵 Cost: Free — open to everyone!
🙌 Who Can Join: Anyone interested in learning ASL and building connections through inclusive communication.
📝 How to Sign Up: Email education@shep-ok.org
Come as you are — no experience needed. Together, we’ll build bridges through the language of hands, touch, and community.
We are going to the:
Myriad Botanical Gardens
When: April 20th
10a– 12pm
Please bring money if you wish to visit the Crystal Bridge Conservatory. Everything else is of no cost. The Crystal Bridge costs $10.50.
Address: 301 W. Reno
Oklahoma City, OK 73102
Need an SSP? Let us know at ssp@shep-ok.org
Celebrating Women Who Tell Stories:
Recognizes any black women who forefront during Martin Luther Kings timeline have devoted their lives to telling stories through all forms of media and who have given a voice to those from all walks of life. Please come with any poems, poetry, paint art or anything that are use American Sign Language.
Time for our annual SHEP Christmas party! Let's let the good times roll. We appreciate each and every one of you and can't wait to celebrate our Oklahoma DeafBlind community and bring in the holiday spirit together. There will be food, games and a time to be had!
Location: MWC Metropolitan Library - 8143 E Reno Ave, Oklahoma City, OK 73110
Time: 10:00am tp 1:00pm
**Interested in volunteering? Fill out of volunteer form. We could use the help. SMILE! Link - https://forms.gle/8tyem2TFAjR7SutV6
Join us for Thanksgiving lunch while we cover Protactile with our DeafBlind friends and family.
Hot dogs, drinks, desserts, games!
September 16, 2023 4pn - 8pm
NSU Branscum Alumni Center
812 N Cedar Ave, Tahlequah, OK 74464
Food will be provided, but feel free to bring dessets!
Yes, you really can touch all of the art in this exhibition! Join us for an opening reception 5 to 7 p.m. Aug. 16 celebrating the return of the popular exhibition “Please Touch the Art” after a pandemic-related hiatus. The exhibition engages all five senses, with a special focus on visitors who are blind or visually impaired. “Please Touch the Art” is for anyone who wants to experience art in a new way – or who has had to suppress the urge to touch a painting at a museum! Enjoy snacks and activities, listen to endangered sounds, and find out if you’re a “supertaster” at this fun event. Free parking is available in any TCC lot.
The exhibition was formed through an open call, and thirty percent of exhibiting artists identify as blind, visually impaired, DeafBlind, or disabled.
Many thanks to our partners, the Tulsa Community College Foundation, the Center for Individuals with Physical Challenges, NewView Oklahoma, Oklahoma School for the Blind, and especially Jeri Cooper of Jeri’s House.
Date: July 29th, 2023
Time: 3:00pm
Location: Charley Young Event Park, 50 W Dawes Ave, Bixby, OK 74008
Grab a blanket, some friends, some local food, and come socialize and connect with the Deaf and Hard of Hearing community!
Any skill level of American Sign Language (ASL) is welcome.
All ages welcome
Shop great deals at TSHA's
Annual Garage Sale!
Friday, July 28, 2023
9a.m. - 3p.m.
TSHA
8740 East 11th Street
Tulsa, OK 74112
Get great deals on gently used items like clothes, electronics, houseware, office furniture and items and decor!
DEAF WOMEN OF OKLAHOMA BOWLING
Come and have fun with us!
When: Saturday, July 22, 2023
Where: Main Event Oklahoma City, 1441 W Memorial Rd, Oklahoma City, OK 73114
Time: 11:00 am
Become a member of DWO. There will be a meeting after bowling.
Contact: dwopresident@gmail.com & dwovicepresident@gmail.com
Join us as we take a day trip to the Myriad Botanical Gardens!
Let us know if you want to attend in our group. Email our program manager at vicky@shep-ok.org to be included in the head count for the group.
Join us as we take a day trip to the OKC Zoo!
Let us know if you want to attend in our group. Email our program manager at vicky@shep-ok.org to be included in the head count for the group.
Join us as we socialize and play some BINGO!!
We will have finger foods and refreshments together.
More details to come soon.
In 1985, the Leadership Midwest City class sought to create an event that would bring citizens together to support local restaurants and their local community. In that endeavor, Taste of Midwest City was born and has continued to grow into a much anticipated, fun, interactive, and philanthropic event.
Like everything else, the pandemic caused a break in this yearly event, but the 2023 Leadership Midwest City class is ready to bring it back bigger and better than ever.
We invite you to join us and help our community REDISCOVER the Taste of Midwest City on Tuesday, April 18th at the Reed Conference Center.
All of the proceeds raised through ticket sales and silent auction will benefit local Midwest City nonprofits. The Leadership Midwest City Class of 2023 is excited to bring this popular event back to our community.
What is the Taste of Midwest City? Taste of Midwest City is a family-oriented fundraiser that features an all-you-can-eat buffet of MWC and local restaurants that is sure to please everyone. There is also a silent auction filled with donations from local businesses. The funds raised at Taste of Midwest City are then reinvested into local charities.
Note: Free admission for children 5 and under
Join us as we socialize and partake in snacks and refreshments together. We will do crafts, pot plant and/or flowers.
More information to come soon..
Join us as we socialize and partake in snacks and refreshments together. **If weather we will create crafts and fly kites.
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
Join us for coffee, treats and conversation! Every 2nd & 4th Friday
When: Tuesday, February 14th, 2023
6:00 p.m.
Where: Applebee’s at 6020 SW 3rd St, Oklahoma City, OK 73128
❤️ Please RSVP by February 7th so we have time to obtain SSPs❤️
Text or Email to RSVP: Vicky Helms
vicky@shep-ok.org
405-730-8182
Join us for coffee, treats and conversation! Every 2nd & 4th Friday
Join us for our annual Christmas party. There will be food, drinks, crafts and prizes. Can’t want to see you all!
We encourage attendees to wear Christmas or holiday season attire! We will be giving out door prizes to the most festively dressed.
Crafts, games, stockings with goodies, refreshments and photo with deaf Santa and interpreter Mrs. Claus.
Would your group like to do an activity or table?
Contact:
Diana Emerson, Program Director
Main: (918) 832-8742
Email: demerson@tsha.cc
SHEP Thanksgiving Munch Brunch
ASL Fun Night at Planet Bowl
Cosmic Bowling
9:00pm - 11:00pm
$15.00 per person
2 hours bowling
shoe rental
SHEP is having a Pumpkin Patch meet up to just catch up on sun stuff and introducing new faces. The event will be held at St Matthew United Methodist Church. Located at 300 N. Air Depot Blvd, Midwest City, OK 73110. We are meeting at 2pm so bring your hot coffee, tea and yummy treats and lets have some fun.
This event offers exhibitors/artists/vendors many excellent opportunities to promote their deaf related artwork, crafts, products and services at the Fair.
Exciting Time! TCC’s DEAF Voices Storytelling Workshop for Deaf storytellers. You do not need experience so come join us! They want 15 of us to join! Hurry and sign up!
Sept 19-21: 5:30pm to 8:30pm at TCC
For more information: Annina.collier@tulsacc.edu
Every 2 years Deaf-Blind Access of the South (DBAS) offers adults who are DeafBlind (or Hard-of-Hearing/Low-vision in any combination) a rare chance to get together with others like themselves and have Support Service Providers (SSPs) to enable them to communicate effortlessly.
Participants at DBAS Retreat will have the opportunity to create an individualized schedule of activities based upon their interests. The daily schedule starts as early as 7:30 am and can continue until 10:00 pm or later (all depending on the camper’s preferences)!
Here is a sample of some of the types of activities provided:
Paddle Boats/Canoeing
Swimming (Pool)
Arts & Crafts, Adapted Games
Themed Parties & Celebrations
Educational Workshops
Bible Study
Field Trips (Many different places)
Story Telling
Hiking/Walking trails
Horseback Riding
Mini-bike riding
Motorcycle rides (Passengers)
And so much more!
The total cost for Guests is $360. Payment in full must be received by 08/31/2020. Cancellations and requests for refunds must be received by 09/08/2020.
3 hot meals are served daily at Warms Springs. If you leave camp on a Field Trip, you may have to pay for your lunch. The Retreat
is held at the beautiful 940-acre Roosevelt Warm Spring Institute for Rehabilitation (RWSIR) in Warm Springs, GA (1-1/2 hours south of Atlanta airport). Transportation to and from the airport can be arranged and transportation at the camp is provided. There is a lake for water sports, trails, a swimming pool, basketball courts, Wi-Fi, and lots of gathering areas to make lifelong friends.
Accommodations are rustic but comfortable. The rooms are temperature controlled, clean linens are supplied, and the walkways between buildings are easily navigated.
Join us VIRTUALLY for our Silent Dinner Monday, June 15 at 6pm. Click on the Discussion table and feel free to post vlog introducing yourself, what you're doing during the pandemic or maybe cooking/sharing recipes! We are not meeting in person yet so please join us, make friends no matter where you are in the world! :) Stay safe and connected!
To learn more about TSHA, deafness and how to get involved please contact demerson@tsha.cc
