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August 22, 2023

Robot Uses Sign Language to Communicate with Deaf-Blind Persons

** No Captioning in video! Humph! **

For the deaf-blind person, the combination of vision and hearing loss can make for a confined and isolating existence. A startup in Boston is developing a robot to expand communication and access to information. VOA’s Tina Trinh has more.

Source: https://www.voanews.com/a/robot-uses-sign-language-to-communicate-with-deaf-blind-persons/7225707.html?fbclid=IwAR3y9-RrGDv1eqQU54tmuXvChM5CQM92HGf0TwbNebq_DBuGOsHkAVAI5vU.

August 22, 2023

Council de Manos (Salisbury, CT – Oct. 12-15, 2023)

Youth Lideres Retreat, empowering Latinix D/HH Youth at Camp Isola Bella, questions - contact Ivy Velez at IvyValez@councildemanos.org.

Source: https://www.facebook.com/groups/InternationalDeafNews/permalink/2925041504296657/?sfnsn=mo&ref=share&mibextid=5eVWNK

August 22, 2023

Film Casting Opportunity (Philadelphia – Sept. 18, 2023)

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Seeking people 18+ (to play 20s-30s) with disabilities to share their experience with technology and entertainment. Talent will all disabilities encouraged to submit, especially low vision and D/deaf/Hard of Hearing individuals.

Project will shoot in the Philadelphia area, participants must be able to work as a Philadelphia local, on 9/18.

This project is non-union. If after an initial interview and potential callback, talent is selected for the project it will pay $500 for the shoot day and $1,225 when it is used. 1 Year of usage.

If interested, please email: info@grandemorris.com with a recent photo and introduction. Please note Danielle Pretsfelder Demchick referred you.

Thanks so much!