Deaf Awareness Month - September 2012

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Making a Difference
for the Deaf

Celebrate the people and groups that have made a
difference for deaf people around the world. This
week of Deaf Awareness Month is dedicated to them.

Making a Difference: Did You Know?

September 20, 2012

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People and organizations around the world are working to make a difference in the lives of deaf and hearing people. This video spotlights a few of those wonderful individuals.


Miss Deaf America

September 19, 2012

As the National Association of the Deaf (NAD) Miss Deaf America Ambassador 2012-2014, Chanel Mandeville Gleicher, 21, says: "I believe in the importance of being an advocate for our Deaf community and for involvement in our Deaf children's early childhood."

Chanel is passionate about literacy. She graduated from the Maryland School for the Deaf. She is currently a student at Gallaudet University, majoring in communication studies. She hopes to pursue a master's degree in magazine journalism. Chanel is a person to watch as an up-and-coming leader as she fulfills her role as Miss Deaf America Ambassador.

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September SVRS Messenger newsletter

September 18, 2012

Be sure to check out the special edition of the SVRS Messenger newsletter, which includes a company message from Ron Burdett , Sorenson Communications Vice President of Community Relations. You can also watch a heartwarming video about a CODA whose deaf father inspired her to start a special project to help deaf students. Visit www.svrs.com/september_2012

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America’s First Deaf School

September 17, 2012

Deaf schools have always played a prominent role in deaf culture. The American School for the Deaf (ASD) was the first permanent deaf school in America and the birthplace of American Sign Language. ASD was established in 1817, in Hartford, Conn., by Laurent Clerc and Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet. The school, which serves nearly 200 children, pre-kindergarten through 12th grade, remains the oldest existing school for the deaf in the Western Hemisphere.

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