Members of the Deaf Community from throughout the Catholic Diocese of Wilmington and their families are invited to a Synod Session specifically for the Deaf Community on Saturday, June 4 from 2-4pm in the Junior High School Building on the campus of Holy Cross Parish, in Dover, Delaware.The session will be led by Deacon Billy Griffin, who is Deaf. Attendees are asked to RSVP to the Diocese of Wilmington at pastor@stjudelewes.org by May 31.The Session will conclude with an interpreted Mass in the chapel of the Junior High School building for the participants of the Synod, where interpreters will sign / speak accordingly.– Thanks to Kathi Riley for sharing the news.
Position Statement by DAD Board on HB 364 (Interpreter Law)
HB 364 Details: https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?LegislationId=89292
Labor Committee Schedule: https://legis.delaware.gov/CommitteeDetail?committeeId=551 (Current stop for HB364 before advancing further)
Legislative Alert – HB364 (Interpreter Bill)
Pro Tip: Attend all of their meetings and request to speak!
- Bill details – https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?LegislationId=89292.
- Who is My Legislature link – https://legis.delaware.gov/FindMyLegislator.
- Delaware General Assembly (Legislative Home Page) – https://legis.delaware.gov.
Deaf Mentor job announcement (Statewide)
DAD Board Meeting via Zoom (Saturday, March 26, 2022)
When: Saturday, March 26, 2022 at 10am
Where: online via Zoom platform
What: This is a regular meeting for the DAD Board. Guests are welcome to watch. Guests can make some comments/feedback, but are not allowed to vote.
Zoom Link Registration (register first then get zoom link when completed) : https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIkduGurD4sGte1JhCd8sYpyzcdbXJBOeMV
Questions? Contact board via contact us page.
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New DAD Officers Announcement
Here are your new DAD Officers for the 2022-23 term following today’s election! The officers list has also been updated at https://www.delawaredeaf.org/about-us/officers. Below is the list for quick reference. A copy of the zoom meeting can be found at https://youtu.be/ArwaSWRv3kQ.
President
Feta Fernsler |
Vice President
Keith Robertson |
Secretary
Mary Ann Richmond |
Treasury
Gordon Bergan |
New Castle County Board
Karen Miller |
Sussex County Board
Jay Innes |
Kent County Board
George DeLinois |
Immediate Past President
Billy Bowman |
DAD Bi-Annual Meeting (Saturday, Jan. 29, 2022)
What: Bi-Annual Meeting, open to entire state and to elect new board members
When: Jan 29, 2022 01:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Register in advance for this meeting (to get link to join meeting):
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0tdOitpj8vGNeiretQBFjH5YbetHkwEBST
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
Zoom Tips: Hide all videos in zoom so you get speakers on a bigger screen plus more! See https://www.nad.org/zoom-tutorial. Thanks to NAD which made this for their conference not long ago.
** Interested in joining the board, contact us through https://www.delawaredeaf.org/contact-us.
DAD Bi-Annual Meeting (Saturday, Jan. 29, 2022)
What: Bi-Annual Meeting, open to entire state and to elect new board members
When: Jan 29, 2022 01:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Register in advance for this meeting (to get link to join meeting):
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0tdOitpj8vGNeiretQBFjH5YbetHkwEBST
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
Zoom Tips: Hide all videos in zoom so you get speakers on a bigger screen plus more! See https://www.nad.org/zoom-tutorial. Thanks to NAD which made this for their conference not long ago.
** Interested in joining the board, contact us through https://www.delawaredeaf.org/contact-us.
DAD Bi-Annual Meeting (Saturday, Jan. 29, 2022)
What: Bi-Annual Meeting, open to entire state and to elect new board members
When: Jan 29, 2022 01:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Register in advance for this meeting (to get link to join meeting):
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0tdOitpj8vGNeiretQBFjH5YbetHkwEBST
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
Zoom Tips: Hide all videos in zoom so you get speakers on a bigger screen plus more! See https://www.nad.org/zoom-tutorial. Thanks to NAD which made this for their conference not long ago.
** Interested in joining the board, contact us through https://www.delawaredeaf.org/contact-us.
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