Clocks ‘Fall Back’ by 1 hour on Sunday, Nov. 5, 2023.
DAD Meeting (Zoom, Nov. 14, 2023)
DAD Board Meeting
November 14, 2023
7pm-9pm
Public welcome
Register for zoom link at https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwpcuCsqDosGNzBciJl9xTE7LtZVHA7n_R4
Delaware Medicaid Updates
Important Update for Delaware Medicaid! During the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE), Delaware Medicaid paused Adult Dental Program copayments (copays). Adult Dental Program copay of $3.00 will restart on December 1, 2023 for most members over the age of 21 years. Copays are paid to your dentist.
Visit de.gov/medicaidrenewals for more information about Adult Dental copays. TTY users: 711. Español, Kreyòl ayisyen, Tiếng Việt or other languages: 1-866-843-7212.
Flyers available in Spanish and French – see link below.
Delaware Open Captions Survey
I, State Representative Ed Osienski (District 24), asked our communication team to create a Google Survey on Open Caption Movies in Delaware Theaters. I am providing it to you all for distribution to the Deaf and Hard of Hearing community and beyond, in whatever form you choose to achieve the best participation. I will monitor the responses and provide updates on the volume of participation.
Survey link: https://forms.gle/v8S7t3R6TpjkwpmZ6
DAD Note: This survey may help push for Opened Captioning movies in theaters, instead of using devices for captioning. A law requiring open captioned films may come up later on so please complete the survey ASAP.
Dingo & Dessert (Dover – Dec. 10, 2023)
- Thanks to Deaf Outreach
Outside the Box Conference (Dover – Oct 13-14, 2023)
Dingo & Dessert (Dover – Sept. 10, 2023)
- Thanks to Deaf Outreach
Learning Community- Equality in the classroom via Zoom (August 23, 2023)
Register or for more info, go to https://picofdel.org/event/learning-community-equality-in-the-classroom.
DAD Officers elected
Elected officers taking the oath.
Left to right: Feta Fernsler, green shirt, Gordon Bergan, Karen Miller, Judy McGuigan, George Delinois, Suz Dennis, Joey DeLusant and Billy Bowman in black shirt giving the oaths to all.
New changes to Bylaws as of June 6, 2023. Vice President and Secretary will be elected during even numbered years while all other officers are during odd numbered years.
See DAD’s Officer list at https://www.delawaredeaf.org/about-us/officers which states their roles as well. Updated Bylaws will be posted soon.
DAD Statewide Conference (Dover, June 3, 2023)
FREE 
FREE
Delaware Association of the Deaf (DAD) is having a statewide conference and free refreshments will be provided!
When?
Saturday, June 3, 2023 at 10am
Where?
Delaware State University (DSU)
MLK Student Center, Conference room B on 3rd Floor
1200 N. DuPont Hwy
Dover, DE 19901
Directions:
Once you enter the main campus (front entrance and you don’t need to stop at the guard stand unless the security person tells you to), turn right and then make another immediate right into parking lot #1. Lot one is adjacent to theDr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Student Center. Once you park, cross the street and enter the first building directly in front of you. Take the elevator to the 3rd floor. We are in conference room B.
RSVP Requested (to help us bring enough food for everyone!):
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/TXHVWK7