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DelODHH Town Hall on HB53 THIS SATURDAY (Middletown – Jan. 17, 2026)

Delaware Office for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing will have a Town Hall Meeting on SAturday, Jan. 17, 1-3pm at Appoquinimink/Middletown Library regarding HB 53 Equipment Distribution changes and fire alarms. Feedback and questions welcome. Open to all and accessible communication provided.

Dear Community Members,

The Delaware Office for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing invites you to attend a Town Hall Meeting to learn more about HB53 and the Fire Alert & Equipment Distribution Program.

Meeting Details:
Date: Saturday
Time: 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Location: Appoquinimink Community Library
Middletown, Delaware

This Town Hall will include:

  • An overview of HB53
  • Updates on the Fire Alert Device / Equipment Distribution Program
  • Information on eligibility, responsibilities, and next steps
  • Time for questions and community input

This meeting is open to the public, and accessible communication will be provided.

We encourage community members, stakeholders, and interested individuals to attend.

Sincerely,
Delaware Office for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (ODHH)

 

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Study – Including the Deaf Perspective in Interpreter Ethics (online)

Survey icon - showing clipboard with 2 check boxes, pencil on left side and person on lower right corner. Image from Flaticon.com

Short Study

  • Average @20 minutes needed to complete – just 3 scenarios/examples!
  • Must be 18+ and live in USA
  • Must use interpreters and use ASL
  • Can reply in ASL or English
  • Must have Google Account to complete study

For Gallaudet University in the Department of Interpretation and Translation, a research study titled ‘Deaf Perspective in Interpreter Ethics’ for Shawna Wolf (email: shawna.wolf at gallaudet.edu).  

Study link: https://forms.gle/eFG12uSHm6MG7HSc6

Original text from email as above is a summary:

Hello!
I am Shawna Wolf, a graduate student at Gallaudet University in the Department of Interpretation and Translation. I am writing to you to request your assistance in recruitment for my research study.

The goal of this study, entitled Including the Deaf Perspective in Interpreter Ethics, is to survey Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing consumers of interpreting services about their opinions of interpreter ethics.

Participants will take a short demographic survey, then will watch or read three scenarios and respond via video in American Sign Language or via written English. It will take approximately 20 minutes to participate in the research.

Participants must be Deaf or Hard-of-Hearing consumers of interpreting services above the age of 18 and currently live in The United States.

Participation in this study will create a valuable contribution to the literature by extending the work of previous researchers.

I would greatly appreciate assistance from the Delaware Association of the Deaf in the recruitment process. I would like to get opinions from a wide range of Deaf and Hard of Hearing community members. As the Delaware Association of the Deaf has a unique local reach, I would really appreciate your support by sending the survey link to members or interested parties.

For more information, please contact me at the email address below. To participate, please use this link to the survey found here: https://forms.gle/eFG12uSHm6MG7HSc6

Please note: participants will need to sign in to their Google account to take the survey for data collection purposes.

Thank you!
Shawna Wolf
Gallaudet University, Department of Interpretation and Translation