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THERE ARE NOW THREE DEAF COFFEE CHAT
GROUPS IN KANSAS CITY AREA –
One in Independence, Missouri on the 1st Friday of each month, one in
Olathe on 2nd Friday of each month and the other is in Raytown,
Missouri on the 4th Friday of each month!!
THERE ARE NOW THREE DEAF COFFEE CHAT GROUPS IN KANSAS
CITY AREA – One in Independence, Missouri on the 1st Friday of each
month, one in Olathe on 2nd Friday of each month and the other is in
Raytown, Missouri on the 4th Friday of each month!!
Raytown Deaf Coffee -- Please join us for the first Deaf Coffee Chat in
Raytown, MO. We will meet at Benetti’s Coffee Experience on Friday,
Sept 28th from 6-9pm. We will have the Deaf Coffee Chat on the 4th
Friday of every month at Benetti’s Coffee. Please check out the website
for the coffee house which has so much character you can’t help but
have a good time when you sit down for a cup of java and have fun with
your friends-www.benettiscoffee.com. Benetti’s is located at 6109 Blue
Ridge Blvd., Raytown, MO 64133 – you can find a link to Mapquest on
their website. If you have any questions you can contact Jason by email
at jason@scommonline.com. You can check the web site for Benetti at
www.benetticoffee.com.
Independence Deaf Coffee Chat -- Meet on the 1st Friday of each month
at Independence Center Mall.
Olathe Deaf Coffee Chat -- Friday, October 12th -- KC Deaf Coffee Chat
meeting will be held at Starbuck Coffee House at Blackbob and Santa
Fe in Olathe from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Starbuck Coffee House is
located about 2 miles east of I-35 on Santa Fe in the same shopping
center as Hen House and Lowe in Olathe. We will have a meeting to
discuss future Deaf Coffee Chat. For more information, contact Al Alvord
at 913-768-4869 VP or agalvord@sbcglobal.net or Joe Quilty or Leonard
at legalnetwk@aol.com. There is a group trying to set up a Deaf Coffee
chat on the Missouri side contact Jason Curry (organizer) or Leonard for
more information.
Job Opening: USD 320, Wamego Public Schools
The Special Services Cooperative of Wamego has an immediate
vacancy for a sign language interpreter. Interested applicants should
contact Mike Bilderback, Director of Special Services at 785-456-9195 or
bilderbam@usd320.com
Stacy Divine
HR Officer
USD 320, Wamego Public Schools
divines@usd320.com
785-456-7643
Is Your Voice Being Heard?
Hello, fellow Interpreter!
Greetings from the Kansas Association of Interpreters-Registry of
Interpreters for the Deaf (KAI-RID) Membership Development
Committee. KAI-RID is your statewide professional association for sign
language interpreters.
We would like to thank you for taking a few minutes to complete the
following online survey.
Completing the survey is your opportunity to communicate your
thoughts, needs, and ideas to the KAI-RID board of directors. Your input
is valued!
The information you provide will be used to determine the most effective
ways KAI-RID can increase membership by providing the best value and
support to its members. Your information will not be shared with other
agencies or organizations.
Click here to take the survey!
FYI--An Announcement from Gallaudet
Office of Public Relations
EDWARD MINER GALLAUDET MEMORIAL BUILDING
800 FLORIDA AVE. NE
WASHINGTON, DC 20002-3695
October 6, 2007
Six new members have been appointed to Gallaudet University's Board
of Trustees, Board Chair Benjamin Soukup announced October 5.
Named to the board are: Dr. Jorge L. Díaz-Herrera, Dr. Lawrence R.
Fleischer, Jeffrey L. Humber, Jr., Dr. Richard Ladner, James R.
Macfadden, and Marlee Matlin.
Díaz-Herrera is dean and professor in the Golisano College of
Computing and Information Sciences at the Rochester Institute of
Technology. He earned his doctorate degree in philosophy from the
University of Lancaster, England, in 1981, and a graduate certificate
in management leadership in education from Harvard University in 2006.
Díaz-Herrera is a member of the Technical Advisory Group, engineering
methods, for Carnegie Mellon University, the Advisory Committee for
Computer Information Sciences and Engineering for the National
Science Foundation, and the Information Technology Steering
Committee for the City of Rochester, N.Y.
Fleischer, a member of Gallaudet's Class of 1967, is chair of the
Department of Deaf Studies at California State University, Northridge. He
taught mathematics at Gallaudet from 1967 to 1970. Fleischer received
his doctor of education degree in educational administration from
Brigham Young University in 1975. He has extensive experience
serving on organizations that benefit deaf people, including president of
the Council on Education of the Deaf, president of the American Sign
Language Teachers Association, president of the American Athletic
Association of the Deaf, and member of the National Certification Board
of the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf. He is also an author of books
and magazine articles, and film producer on topics related to American
Sign Language and deaf culture.
Humber is president and chief executive officer of Delon Hampton and
Associates engineering and consulting firm. He received his juris
doctorate degree from the University of Virginia School of Law in 1978.
Prior to his current position, Humber was senior vice president, head of
global diversity, for Merrill Lynch and Co., Inc. Part of his responsibilities
were to develop new approaches to diversity training for managers, and
better training techniques and methods to give women and minority
financial advisors a higher success rate and reduced rates of attrition.
From 1982 to 1984, he was director of the Department of Finance and
Revenue for the Government of the District of Columbia, serving as a
member of the Mayor's Cabinet and developing the city's revenue
budget, among other tasks. One of Humber's three children attended
the Kendall Demonstration Elementary School (KDES) on the Gallaudet
campus in the early 1980s, and his wife, Willa, was employed at KDES
during this time.
Ladner is a Boeing professor in computer science and engineering in
the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at the University
of Washington, where he is also an adjunct professor in the Department
of Electrical Engineering and in the Department of Linguistics. He
received his Ph.D. in mathematics from the University of California,
Berkeley, in 1971. Since 1994, as part of the DO-IT Project, he has held a
summer workshop for high school students with disabilities
encouraging them to pursue college programs and careers in science,
mathematics, and engineering. He is a recipient of the 2004
Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics, and
Engineering Mentoring. Ladner's parents, Emil ('35) and Mary ('36), and
his sister, Suzanne Boesen (G-62), are Gallaudet alumni. He is fluent in
American Sign Language. When he was a Guggenheim Fellow in 1985
and 1986, Ladner was a visiting faculty member at Gallaudet. He has
made efforts to help the University of Washington become more
welcoming to deaf students, faculty, and staff, and succeeded in having
the university offer its first American Sign Language classes this fall.
Macfadden, a member of Gallaudet's Class of 1962, is president and
owner of JR Mac, Inc.,which he established this year for the express
purpose of helping Job Corps Centers accommodate deaf youth. Prior
to that he was president, owner, and CEO of Macfadden and Associates,
Inc., which develops computer software systems and program
management services, primarily for the civilian federal government.
Macfadden holds membership in several professional associations,
including Gallaudet's Board of Associates and the Board of Trustees of
Rochester Institute of Technology. He holds the distinction of being the
first deaf business person to be certified by the U.S. Small Business
Administration as a minority business, based solely on being deaf.
Matlin is an internationally acclaimed deaf actress who has appeared in
countless movies and television roles. At age 21 she became the
youngest recipient of the Best Actress Oscar for her role in Children of a
Lesser God. She has also received the Golden Globe Award for Best
Actress in a Drama. She is also a noted author and producer. Matlin
received an honorary doctorate of humane letters degree from Gallaudet
in 1987. She was appointed by President Clinton in 1994 to the
Corporation for National Service and served as chair of National
Volunteer Week. She currently serves on the boards of several
charitable organizations and is the national spokesperson for The
American Red Cross.
"The Board of Trustees, like the rest of the campus, is moving forward,
and we are thrilled with the talent, expertise, and diversity of our new
board members," said Soukup.
KAI-RID HOLIDAY OPEN HOUSE (11/3)
Saturday, November 3rd
9 am to 1 pm
Where: Sign Language Specialists in Lee's Summit, Missouri
A Variety of Holiday Shopping, including Mary Kay, Creative Memories,
Tupperware, Pampered Chef, At Home America, Home Interiors, Home
& Garden, Southern Living, Cookie Lee, Tastefully Simple, Arbonne,
Watkins, (possibly more!)– All in One Place
While you're there, you can pamper yourself with a Chair Massage
($1.00 per minute) and try your luck in the raffle!
Not able to come on November 3? No Problem! Place your order via the
Internet! Please place orders by November 2nd! A portion of the
proceeds will be donated to KAI-RID.
This event is sponsored by Kansas Association of Interpreters –
Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (KAI-RID).
Any questions or comments can be directed to the Fundraising
committee at fundraising@kai-rid.org.
Thank you for supporting sign language interpreters in Kansas and in
the KC Metro area!
You're invited to ASL Fun Night (11/17)
Hope you can join us!! JCCC Interpreting students have been working
really hard to make this fun and beneficial!! It promises to be a good
time whether you are a student, hearing signer, working interpreter or
Deaf community member! Snacks will be provided. Pass on to anyone
you
think would be interested...Thanks, Stacey
You're invited to . . .
ASL Fun Night
Come one, come all for a fun night of
fun, Games, food & SOCIALIZING!
If you are an ASL student, a prospective student, or interested in sign
language, this is the perfect opportunity to meet others that share
your same interests and enjoy some fun socializing and games.
Proceeds will benefit ongoing events of the Student Kansas Association
of Interpreters (SKAI) and the Olathe Club of the Deaf (OCD).
When: Saturday, NOVEMBER 17TH, 2008
7:00 pm- 9pm
Where: Olathe club of the deaf
221 S. Chestnut
Olathe, Kansas
Cost: Hearing $ 5
Deaf participants $ free $
Questions to: Beth Walker jcccitpgrad2008@gmail.com
Topeka: Elementary Sign Language Interpreter
Vacancy
Opening for a full time Interpreter at the second grade level. If they are
interested, they can apply on line at www.topeka.k12.ks.us
or if they have questions they can call me at 785/438-4578 or
towsley@topeka.k12.ks.us
Kansas City: North Kansas City School District
Interpreter vacancy with the North Kansas City School District. Go to
www.nkcsd.k12.mo.us for more information.
GROUPS IN KANSAS CITY AREA –
One in Independence, Missouri on the 1st Friday of each month, one in
Olathe on 2nd Friday of each month and the other is in Raytown,
Missouri on the 4th Friday of each month!!
THERE ARE NOW THREE DEAF COFFEE CHAT GROUPS IN KANSAS
CITY AREA – One in Independence, Missouri on the 1st Friday of each
month, one in Olathe on 2nd Friday of each month and the other is in
Raytown, Missouri on the 4th Friday of each month!!
Raytown Deaf Coffee -- Please join us for the first Deaf Coffee Chat in
Raytown, MO. We will meet at Benetti’s Coffee Experience on Friday,
Sept 28th from 6-9pm. We will have the Deaf Coffee Chat on the 4th
Friday of every month at Benetti’s Coffee. Please check out the website
for the coffee house which has so much character you can’t help but
have a good time when you sit down for a cup of java and have fun with
your friends-www.benettiscoffee.com. Benetti’s is located at 6109 Blue
Ridge Blvd., Raytown, MO 64133 – you can find a link to Mapquest on
their website. If you have any questions you can contact Jason by email
at jason@scommonline.com. You can check the web site for Benetti at
www.benetticoffee.com.
Independence Deaf Coffee Chat -- Meet on the 1st Friday of each month
at Independence Center Mall.
Olathe Deaf Coffee Chat -- Friday, October 12th -- KC Deaf Coffee Chat
meeting will be held at Starbuck Coffee House at Blackbob and Santa
Fe in Olathe from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Starbuck Coffee House is
located about 2 miles east of I-35 on Santa Fe in the same shopping
center as Hen House and Lowe in Olathe. We will have a meeting to
discuss future Deaf Coffee Chat. For more information, contact Al Alvord
at 913-768-4869 VP or agalvord@sbcglobal.net or Joe Quilty or Leonard
at legalnetwk@aol.com. There is a group trying to set up a Deaf Coffee
chat on the Missouri side contact Jason Curry (organizer) or Leonard for
more information.
Job Opening: USD 320, Wamego Public Schools
The Special Services Cooperative of Wamego has an immediate
vacancy for a sign language interpreter. Interested applicants should
contact Mike Bilderback, Director of Special Services at 785-456-9195 or
bilderbam@usd320.com
Stacy Divine
HR Officer
USD 320, Wamego Public Schools
divines@usd320.com
785-456-7643
Is Your Voice Being Heard?
Hello, fellow Interpreter!
Greetings from the Kansas Association of Interpreters-Registry of
Interpreters for the Deaf (KAI-RID) Membership Development
Committee. KAI-RID is your statewide professional association for sign
language interpreters.
We would like to thank you for taking a few minutes to complete the
following online survey.
Completing the survey is your opportunity to communicate your
thoughts, needs, and ideas to the KAI-RID board of directors. Your input
is valued!
The information you provide will be used to determine the most effective
ways KAI-RID can increase membership by providing the best value and
support to its members. Your information will not be shared with other
agencies or organizations.
Click here to take the survey!
FYI--An Announcement from Gallaudet
Office of Public Relations
EDWARD MINER GALLAUDET MEMORIAL BUILDING
800 FLORIDA AVE. NE
WASHINGTON, DC 20002-3695
October 6, 2007
Six new members have been appointed to Gallaudet University's Board
of Trustees, Board Chair Benjamin Soukup announced October 5.
Named to the board are: Dr. Jorge L. Díaz-Herrera, Dr. Lawrence R.
Fleischer, Jeffrey L. Humber, Jr., Dr. Richard Ladner, James R.
Macfadden, and Marlee Matlin.
Díaz-Herrera is dean and professor in the Golisano College of
Computing and Information Sciences at the Rochester Institute of
Technology. He earned his doctorate degree in philosophy from the
University of Lancaster, England, in 1981, and a graduate certificate
in management leadership in education from Harvard University in 2006.
Díaz-Herrera is a member of the Technical Advisory Group, engineering
methods, for Carnegie Mellon University, the Advisory Committee for
Computer Information Sciences and Engineering for the National
Science Foundation, and the Information Technology Steering
Committee for the City of Rochester, N.Y.
Fleischer, a member of Gallaudet's Class of 1967, is chair of the
Department of Deaf Studies at California State University, Northridge. He
taught mathematics at Gallaudet from 1967 to 1970. Fleischer received
his doctor of education degree in educational administration from
Brigham Young University in 1975. He has extensive experience
serving on organizations that benefit deaf people, including president of
the Council on Education of the Deaf, president of the American Sign
Language Teachers Association, president of the American Athletic
Association of the Deaf, and member of the National Certification Board
of the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf. He is also an author of books
and magazine articles, and film producer on topics related to American
Sign Language and deaf culture.
Humber is president and chief executive officer of Delon Hampton and
Associates engineering and consulting firm. He received his juris
doctorate degree from the University of Virginia School of Law in 1978.
Prior to his current position, Humber was senior vice president, head of
global diversity, for Merrill Lynch and Co., Inc. Part of his responsibilities
were to develop new approaches to diversity training for managers, and
better training techniques and methods to give women and minority
financial advisors a higher success rate and reduced rates of attrition.
From 1982 to 1984, he was director of the Department of Finance and
Revenue for the Government of the District of Columbia, serving as a
member of the Mayor's Cabinet and developing the city's revenue
budget, among other tasks. One of Humber's three children attended
the Kendall Demonstration Elementary School (KDES) on the Gallaudet
campus in the early 1980s, and his wife, Willa, was employed at KDES
during this time.
Ladner is a Boeing professor in computer science and engineering in
the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at the University
of Washington, where he is also an adjunct professor in the Department
of Electrical Engineering and in the Department of Linguistics. He
received his Ph.D. in mathematics from the University of California,
Berkeley, in 1971. Since 1994, as part of the DO-IT Project, he has held a
summer workshop for high school students with disabilities
encouraging them to pursue college programs and careers in science,
mathematics, and engineering. He is a recipient of the 2004
Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics, and
Engineering Mentoring. Ladner's parents, Emil ('35) and Mary ('36), and
his sister, Suzanne Boesen (G-62), are Gallaudet alumni. He is fluent in
American Sign Language. When he was a Guggenheim Fellow in 1985
and 1986, Ladner was a visiting faculty member at Gallaudet. He has
made efforts to help the University of Washington become more
welcoming to deaf students, faculty, and staff, and succeeded in having
the university offer its first American Sign Language classes this fall.
Macfadden, a member of Gallaudet's Class of 1962, is president and
owner of JR Mac, Inc.,which he established this year for the express
purpose of helping Job Corps Centers accommodate deaf youth. Prior
to that he was president, owner, and CEO of Macfadden and Associates,
Inc., which develops computer software systems and program
management services, primarily for the civilian federal government.
Macfadden holds membership in several professional associations,
including Gallaudet's Board of Associates and the Board of Trustees of
Rochester Institute of Technology. He holds the distinction of being the
first deaf business person to be certified by the U.S. Small Business
Administration as a minority business, based solely on being deaf.
Matlin is an internationally acclaimed deaf actress who has appeared in
countless movies and television roles. At age 21 she became the
youngest recipient of the Best Actress Oscar for her role in Children of a
Lesser God. She has also received the Golden Globe Award for Best
Actress in a Drama. She is also a noted author and producer. Matlin
received an honorary doctorate of humane letters degree from Gallaudet
in 1987. She was appointed by President Clinton in 1994 to the
Corporation for National Service and served as chair of National
Volunteer Week. She currently serves on the boards of several
charitable organizations and is the national spokesperson for The
American Red Cross.
"The Board of Trustees, like the rest of the campus, is moving forward,
and we are thrilled with the talent, expertise, and diversity of our new
board members," said Soukup.
KAI-RID HOLIDAY OPEN HOUSE (11/3)
Saturday, November 3rd
9 am to 1 pm
Where: Sign Language Specialists in Lee's Summit, Missouri
A Variety of Holiday Shopping, including Mary Kay, Creative Memories,
Tupperware, Pampered Chef, At Home America, Home Interiors, Home
& Garden, Southern Living, Cookie Lee, Tastefully Simple, Arbonne,
Watkins, (possibly more!)– All in One Place
While you're there, you can pamper yourself with a Chair Massage
($1.00 per minute) and try your luck in the raffle!
Not able to come on November 3? No Problem! Place your order via the
Internet! Please place orders by November 2nd! A portion of the
proceeds will be donated to KAI-RID.
This event is sponsored by Kansas Association of Interpreters –
Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (KAI-RID).
Any questions or comments can be directed to the Fundraising
committee at fundraising@kai-rid.org.
Thank you for supporting sign language interpreters in Kansas and in
the KC Metro area!
 | Click here for full announcement, including driving directions and | |
| list of vendors! |
You're invited to ASL Fun Night (11/17)
Hope you can join us!! JCCC Interpreting students have been working
really hard to make this fun and beneficial!! It promises to be a good
time whether you are a student, hearing signer, working interpreter or
Deaf community member! Snacks will be provided. Pass on to anyone
you
think would be interested...Thanks, Stacey
You're invited to . . .
ASL Fun Night
Come one, come all for a fun night of
fun, Games, food & SOCIALIZING!
If you are an ASL student, a prospective student, or interested in sign
language, this is the perfect opportunity to meet others that share
your same interests and enjoy some fun socializing and games.
Proceeds will benefit ongoing events of the Student Kansas Association
of Interpreters (SKAI) and the Olathe Club of the Deaf (OCD).
When: Saturday, NOVEMBER 17TH, 2008
7:00 pm- 9pm
Where: Olathe club of the deaf
221 S. Chestnut
Olathe, Kansas
Cost: Hearing $ 5
Deaf participants $ free $
Questions to: Beth Walker jcccitpgrad2008@gmail.com
Topeka: Elementary Sign Language Interpreter
Vacancy
Opening for a full time Interpreter at the second grade level. If they are
interested, they can apply on line at www.topeka.k12.ks.us
or if they have questions they can call me at 785/438-4578 or
towsley@topeka.k12.ks.us
Kansas City: North Kansas City School District
Interpreter vacancy with the North Kansas City School District. Go to
www.nkcsd.k12.mo.us for more information.