workshops
Workshops
MDAD Workshop Schedule on Friday, July 24
| Times | Workshop/Presenter | Workshop/Presenter | Workshop/Presenter | Workshop/Presenter |
| 10:15 am to 11:15 am |
Room 119: Sylvie Soulier: HIV in the Deaf Community: Education and Facilitation | Room 212: Suzy Rosen Singleton and Panel: Our Legal Rights: What's New and What's Left | Room 123: Steven Chough: My Last Episode in the Korean War | Room 101: MaryAnn Richmond: Deaf and Hard of Hearing Babies, What Can We Do to Support Them and Their Families? |
| 11:20 am to 12:15 pm |
Room 101: Julie Bourne: Guest Representative from National Association of the Deaf (NAD) | (Continued) | TBA | TBA |
| 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm |
Room 123: Bette Hicks: VRSCA and You | Room 119: Hank Passi: Looking out for your Future! ‘DORS, You, and the Employers’ |
Room 212: Darrell Batson, Ricardo Lopez, Pauline Spanbauer, Rev. Mark Ehrlichmann, and Alice Hagemeyer: Got Deaf Culture @ your library? AskUsNow! | Room 101: Glen Sutcliffe: Successfully buying and selling a home in today’s unpredictable market |
| 2:15 pm to 3:15 pm |
Room 101: Jan Delap and Betty M. Colonomos: Getting the Right Interpreter for You! | Room 119: Edward McDonough: MEMA (Emergency Preparedness) | (Continued) | Room 123: Steven Chough: Stand Up and Be Seen |
| 3:30 pm to 4:30 pm |
(Continued) | Room 119: Michael Dalto: The Employed Individuals with Disabilities Program: Just Desserts for Workers with Disabilities” | Room 212: Lee Kramer: Putting the Stock Market in Perspective | Room 123: ODHH: Townhall Meeting |
Workshop Descriptions
Our Legal Rights: What's New and What's Left
Panel of Lawyers: Kelby Brick, Claudia Gordon, Gregory Hlibok, Carla Mathers, Joshua Mendelsohn, and Jeff Rosen, with Suzy Rosen Singleton as moderator.
Nearly 20 years after it was enacted, the ADA opened many doors of opportunity for us. But are we done yet? What's new? What's left? Come and learn from seven phenomenal attorneys about new developments with our legal rights, and what we still need to fight for to live and work in a truly accessible world. Audience questions will be encouraged.
Putting the Stock Market In Perspective
Lee Kramer
HIV in the Deaf Community: Education and Facilitation
The Deaf AIDS Project has been working to address the HIV epidemic in the Maryland Deaf population for twenty years. Despite strenuous effort, Deaf individuals in Maryland are reported to be far more likely to contract HIV and far less likely to have or believe accurate information about the disease. Using comparisons with barriers to communication, recognition, and access documented in other cultural groups at high risk of HIV and statistical data gathered from the AIDS Administration, this presentation will explain the importance of playing an active role and negating barriers to HIV prevention, testing, and treatment.
Deaf Culture @ Your Library? AskUsNow!
"AskUsNow! Info experts 7/24"
Darrell Batson, Director of Frederick County Public Library
He will introduce AskUsNow! Info experts 24/7 – a 6-year old project of the Division of Library Development and Services, MD State Department of Education and funded from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (www.IMLS.gov).
About Darrell Batson: He started working as the library director of the Frederick County Public Library ten years ago. Before moving to Maryland, he has held several library positions in which he first gained the knowledge of unique needs among members of the deaf community for full access to library resources.
"World Connects @ Your Library"
Ricardo Lopez, President of the National Literary Society of the Deaf
Think globally but act locally, he will demonstrate ways how the MDAD and Maryland’s public libraries share resources for promoting deaf culture, books and literacy in local Maryland communities.
About Ricardo Lopez: He recently earned his masters in library and information services from the University of Maryland. He also has masters in education from Gallaudet University. In February 2009, he was honored as “Deaf Person of the Month” by Deaf Life magazine.
"Kami and the Yaks” and “My Heart Glow"
Pauline Spanbauer, ASL Storyteller
After introducing two popular children’s books, she will demonstrate a method for giving a story in two languages – ASL and read English – and with help of a laptop and projector.
About Pauline Spanbauer: A member of the MDAD Library Committee, she has been teaching ASL for many years. She is also known for her dancing skills and for educating the public about the deaf culture.
In Closing: Maryland and Deaf History Trivia
Rev. Mark Ehrlichmann, Chair, Pauline Spanbauer and Alice L. Hagemeyer, members of the Library Committee of MDAD will present Maryland and Deaf History Trivia.
Ten questions will be presented with four possible answers. Ten individuals with most right answer will receive a “Deaf America Reads” pin button.
My Last Episode in the Korean War
Steven Chough
Stand Up and Be Seen
Steven Chough
Townhall Meeting
Maryland Governor's Office of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (ODHH)
Looking out for your Future!
‘DORS, You, and the Employers’
Hank Passi's
This session will discuss on the facts that are happening here in Maryland. You will gain a better understanding about the statistical data DORS has recognized the key barriers to be addressed, what the employers fear, and what do employer expect from deaf or hard of hearing employees. DORS developed a mission to help person who are deaf and hard of hearing and the employers on how they can have effective communication in the workplace. DORS is working with employers and business owners to learn on what to know about job applicants who are Deaf, they can receives consultant services so that Deaf and hard of hearing individuals can achieve and be successful in employment in the state of Maryland.
Deaf and Hard of Hearing Babies, What Can We Do to Support Them and Their Families?
Maryann Richmond
An interactive workshop focusing on the Maryland Universal Newborn Hearing Screening Program and its advisory council, sharing hearing parents' stories about their interaction with deaf/ hard of hearing adults, how can we, the MDAD members, enrich and provide support for the families.
The Employed Individuals with Disabilities Program: Just Desserts for Workers with Disabilities
Michael Dalto, Maryland Department of Disabilities
VRSCA and YOU
Bette Hicks
What is Video Relay Services Consumer Association, Information sharing of latest VRS issues such as Enhanced 911 (E911) calls, 10-digit Numbers (LN), Functional Equivalency, Questions and Answers.
Getting the Right Interpreter for You!
Jan Delap and Betty Colonomos
This workshop is not the usual lecture about 'how to use an interpreter'. Instead we will talk about many ways to make things better that consumers usually don't know about.
Some questions we will answer in depth, such as:
- How do you find an interpreter you are happy with? Certification is not always enough?
- What can a Deaf person do to a have a successful experience? In some cases, the Deaf person and the interpreter work as a "team."
- What behaviors demonstrate a truly committed interpreter?
- How do skilled interpreters check for accuracy while they are working?