MEMPHIS DEAF NEWS

Update  on Deaf Day Jamz.
I received an updated flyer for Deaf Day Jamz.  Please note date and time difference.
June 25-28, 9 - 3 pm

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The MCTAD meeting for May has been cancelled.

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Starbucks is offering half-priced However-You-Want-It Frappuccinos during their afternoon Happy Hour (3-5 p.m.) from May 6 through May 15, 2012. 

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I had a busy week last week as we prepared to interpret the sold out performance of Umoja 2012 at Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church.  We had a record number of people from our Deaf community attend and I hope to see even more next year.  Umoja is a Broadway-like performance at a very reasonable price.  I hope you don’t miss the opportunity next time.


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May 4th and 5th
Medical Interpreting Workshop, Friday/Saturday, May 4 and 5th – Please make every effort to attend, especially if you are interested in any medical assignments.  Amanda Staats form St. Louis will be presenting.
Flyer: http://www.scribd.com/doc/89243542/Medical-Interpreting-Workshop-May-4-5-Flyer

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May 5, 11 a.m.
Read with Me, Sign with Me
Stories and Fun at the Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library (3030 Poplar Ave.)

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May 11, 6 pm
Silent Dinner at McAlister’s (Mendenhall/Poplar location near movie theater) 

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May 25, 6 pm
Deaf coffee Chat
970 N. Germantown Parkway, Cordova, TN; 38018; http://www.starbucks.com/store/17848

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June 1 and 2
Attention Interpreters!  Please share this information

2012 TRID State Conference -Save the Date Info

June 1 and 2
  
Prognosis Excellent: Medical Interpreting at your Best! and Navigating an Emergency Room Assignment
one on Fri night  .4 CEUs
one on Saturday .6 CEUs
and a theatre workshop on Saturday .6 CEUs

Saturday will also have the annual state meeting.  It's an election year. Please come and participate.  We would love to see you there.  Want to get more involved?  Submit your nominations for TRID board positions to Brenda Sellers at bsellers@kcdtn.org

The Conference will be held at Bridges in Nashville, TN


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June 15 – 16
White Station's first annual deaf reunion
*** PLAN AHEAD *** White Station High School and Deaf Drama Club are having a reunion June 15 and 16. This is for Deaf/HOH students who attended WSHS ANY YEAR. Must register and pay $40 by May 7. For more information, go to link
http://www.facebook.com/pages/WSHS-HIP-DDC-Classes-Reunion/250790194979836

Deaf Drama Reunion Form: http://www.scribd.com/doc/88447617/Deaf-Drama-Reunion-Forms-Doc


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June 25-28,  9 am to 3 pm
Deaf Day Jamz
Day Camp for Deaf/Hard of Hearing Kids (Kindergarten to 8th Grade)
Field trips, Bible stories, Drama, Games, Signing Time

Kirby Woods Baptist Church
6325 Poplar Ave.
Memphis, TN 38119-4714

Phone: (901) 682-2220
VideoPhone (901) 620-6053
FAX: (901) 682-1747
www.kwbc.org/deaf

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Articles
American Sign Language community coming to University: http://redandblack.com/2012/04/06/american-sign-language-community-coming-to-university/

Cochlear Implants Redefine What It Means To Be Deaf: http://www.nhpr.org/post/cochlear-implants-redefine-what-it-means-be-deaf

Quote from the article: “"In the past, we didn't have much to offer deaf children so they would automatically be in a sign culture and grow up that way," Miyamoto says. "That was comfortable, but when cochlear implants came along and there was something to be done, many of them were successful. So they ended up living their lives in the hearing world rather than the deaf world."

Deaf children’s gesture mismatches provide clues to learning moments: http://news.uchicago.edu/article/2012/04/05/deaf-children-s-gesture-mismatches-provide-clues-learning-moments

Quote from article: The deaf child watching the interpreter will then miss any messages that the teacher sends in gesture and not in speech. “The gestures hearing children see during math instruction are often crucial parts of the lesson, turning children who are not ready to learn into learners,” Goldin-Meadow noted.