SHEP’s Connection Corner - July Newsletter
SHEP’s Connection Corner
July 2025
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Celebrating Independence Through Accessibility
As we gather to celebrate Independence Day this month, we're reminded that freedom means something unique to each person. For the DeafBlind community, independence is deeply tied to connection—through touch, through trust, and through thoughtful access to communication. We're proud to stand alongside our community members, advocating for inclusive spaces and empowering individuals to live with dignity and confidence.
You may have your days where you just want to curl up with a book and just stay to yourself. That’s okay! Self care and resetting with some much needed rest and relaxation is always recommended. On those days you may feel like you are out here all by yourself, know that you have a community to connect with. for those with a social media presence, we will be hosting Facebook page Message us for the invite to be added so you can be social with others without having to give out your phone number.
Being connected is so important. Look at what the bible says on this.
"And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works, not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day drawing near."
By being an advocate for awareness in our communities, we have been able to reach further into the future. We will be starting CLEET certification training classes to assist law enforcement. The goal is to unite on all fronts!
We are witnessing lives change in real time—because access doesn't wait for perfect timing, it grows in the presence of intention.
They watched while we enjoyed the rain and danced to the song of thunder on our hot dog social day on Regional Park in Midwest City, Oklahoma. It was a stormy day and we send out love to all who couldn't attend.
We will definitely have to do another day out at the park. July 5th, Saturday to be exact! Join us! The details are below.
What's going on?
**Your Voice Matters**
Our team continues to work closely with policymakers to ensure representation and accessibility remain at the forefront of legislation affecting the deafblind community.
“Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.”
— Helen Keller
The first Saturday of July on the 5th
Join us at Scissortail Park
300 SW 7th St, Oklahoma City, OK 73109
10 am to 1 pm
Dress comfortably in something you wouldn’t mind walking through the splash pad in
Bottled water will be provided
Riddle me this:
Riddle: Did you hear about the angry firecracker?
Answer: He was so mad that he exploded!
Riddle: Why did the hot dog go to the 4th of July party?
Answer: Because it heard it was buns of fun.
Challenge of the month:
We challenge you! Have plants? Share information on how you grew them, take care of them, and/ or send up a pic.
Respond to our newsletter post on FB or email us at humanresources@shep-ok.org.
connect with us!
Did you know:
~Americans are estimated to eat around 150 million hot dogs on the Fourth of July.
-July's birth flowers are the larkspur and water lily
-John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, and James Monroe were all United States Presidents who died on the Fourth of July.
-Has anyone every asked you for your “John Hancock”?
The only member of the Continental Congress to formally sign the Declaration of Independence on July 4th, 1776 was John Hancock.