Deaf citizen advocates meet with healthcare representatives

Delaware Deaf Senior Citizens meeting attendees shown are (l-r) Rep. Ron Gray; Allen Talbert, DDSC president; Billy Bowman, DDSC workshop coordinator; Dr. David Tam, Beebe Healthcare president and CEO; and Norma Buemi and Barbara White, Beebe Healthcare Patient and Family Advisory Committee members. SUBMITTED PHOTO

Rep. Ron Gray, R- Selbyville, had the opportunity to participate in a meeting bringing together Beebe Healthcare representatives with members of the deaf community who live in and near the 38th District.

Delaware Deaf Senior Citizens organized the Sept. 22 meet-and-greet event held at the Millville Community Center. 

Gray, who represents the 38th District in the General Assembly, said he was elated to be invited to the important gathering. He said the meeting allowed for a great discussion between the healthcare community and the DDSC, with an emphasis on how to improve communications between the groups.

Source: https://www.capegazette.com/article/deaf-citizen-advocates-meet-healthcare-representatives/246840#Echobox=1664898588.

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Deaf Expo showcases deaf-owned businesses

Amtrak representatives talk with visitors checking out vendors

Delaware School for the Deaf celebrated Deaf Awareness Week on Saturday by hosting the annual Deaf Expo, which showcases deaf-owned and deaf-friendly businesses.

Organized by the Delaware Association of the Deaf, the event is held in a different location around the state each year. Feta Fernsler, president of the organization, said that holding the event at DSD gave students there a chance to meet successful deaf people and envision their own future.

“We don’t want to limit kids’ expectations,” Fernsler said.”The world is open to them.”

 

More than 30 vendors participated in the event, including many businesses owned by deaf people or children of deaf adults. Some sold products catering to deaf people, such as alarm clocks that vibrate and light up.

Read on at https://www.newarkpostonline.com/news/deaf-expo-showcases-deaf-owned-businesses/article_21907ec6-ba36-57d5-a821-69a8a56aa1e6.html.