By Cheryl Parreira, Merced Coordinator of Client Services Active Living is a field that is garnering increased attention in recent years, a way of describing a life defined by choices that support health through physical activity, including recreation. This inspired many health professionals to encourage people to make active living a focus of their lives. […]
By J. Parrish Lewis When we first decided to host a Deaf Men’s Conference a few years ago, a lot of people joked about what that would look like. They asked if we would sit around drinking beer and smoking cigars, and other jokes like that. While it’s true that there are plenty of guys […]
By Amy Martinez, Client Services Specialist in Visalia There are a lot of things to consider regarding using caption glasses or box captions at the movies. When we watch TV or use an online service such as Apple TV or Netflix we are used to having access, happily, to captions that are now commonly provided. […]
By Paul Barnett, Communication Specialist The North American Plains Indian people as a means to communicate with each other used Plains Indian Sign language (PISL) for generations. It was a visual language that would be used whenever members of different tribes, each with their own unique spoken language would happen to encounter each other. It […]
By C.C. Ryder and Kimberly Glenn Two Generations of CODAs, Two Stories, yet Two Different Perspectives . . . CODA is an acronym for a Child of Deaf Adults. This term was first coined by Millie Brother who also established one of the first CODA support groups. One may ask why a CODA would need […]
By Susan Coulter, Educational Services Director The second week of February is designated as Random Acts of Kindness Week, or RAK, this year being February 12th to 18th. DHHSC Fresno Office decided to do a RAK project. We chose to show kindness to the Poverello House, a homeless shelter in downtown Fresno that provides meals, […]
By Lisa Painter, Literacy Specialist When communicating with people by talking, signing and/or writing it is important to use past, present and future tenses. Hearing people use these tenses to reduce misunderstandings when communicating. Deaf and Hard of Hearing people need to use them as well, because not doing so can cause lots of misunderstandings […]
