By Diana Davis, Coordinator of Client Services Get up 15-30 minutes before the family gets up to start the day Keep a calendar and color code for each family member Breath deeply, meditate and/or pray Vacation Make lunches the night before school Reduce or eliminate caffeine, sugars and processed foods and drinks Exercise and Stretch […]
By Krystal Rios, Client Service Specialist Deaf and Hard of Hearing Service Center staff often provides advocacy services for the families with Deaf and Hard of Hearing children. This is just one of our many services, but an important one. We educate parents on their rights for their Deaf and Hard of Hearing children, […]
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 […]
