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Announcements
CSD - Frederick's FREE Video Cam Distribution Program
for deaf & hard of hearing consumers. Contact CSD if you need
information and ask for flyer.
Karen Sheffer-Tucker
Division Director
CSD of Maryland
452 Prospect Blvd.
Frederick MD 21701
301-696-1550 v/tty
301-695-6859 fax
KST@wyndtell.com - pager
kstucker@c-s-d.org - Email
U.S. Opens Online Portal to Rulemaking
Web Site Invites Wider Participation in the Regulatory Process (Washington Post, Jan. 23). With the introduction today of www.regulation.gov, the Bush administration is taking the first step to expand this budding interest in electronic rulemaking to the entire government and populace. The goal is to enable anyone with a computer and Internet access to find every federal regulation that is open for comment, read it and submit their views.
Deaf Success Magazine
The new Deaf Success magazine offers top secrets, hot tips, advice that works from successful deaf people who have already done it. You can do it, too.
Carry it, read it daily, build strength, build success.
Be it, do it, have it all.
To subscribe, see website for details. http://www.deafsuccess.com
Guide to Making Documents Accessible
http://www.acb.org/accessible-formats.html
A new publication issued by the American Council of the Blind (ACB) available for free on the ACB Web site. This document, written by Jennifer Sutton, contains a comprehensive discussion about how to make print and electronic information available to people with visual impairments in a variety of accessible formats.
Paula Translates Speech into Sign Language
Source: DePaul University
http://asl.cs.depaul.edu
Paula is a computer-generated synthetic interpreter capable of translating spoken English into American Sign Language (ASL). Using speech recognition, the animated figure of Paula delivers the translation through hand gestures and facial expressions on the computer screen.
The DePaul University American Sign Language project combines computer technology and linguistics research to bridge the communication gap between the deaf and hearing worlds, its team of deaf and hearing researchers is working towards the realization of a digital English-to-ASL translator.
Law Enforcement and the Deaf/ Hard of Hearing Community
Officer Melton's eight-hour presentation "Bridging the Gap Between Law Enforcement and The Deaf/Hard of Hearing" is tailor-made for law enforcement officers and cadets. In it he impresses on officers how to understand, relate to and effectively deal with the cultural differences between themselves and the deaf/hard of hearing person. It provides basic information that can be used as a foundation for expanding awareness of the deaf/hard of hearing cultures and related legal issues.
Website on Officer Melton's training: www.policeanddeafness.com
P.S. Officer Melton also does a 2-hour Power Point workshop with deaf/hard of hearing people on what they should know before coming into contact with a law enforcement officer.
Officer Randy Melton
Website: www.policeanddeafness.com
Email: policedhofh@ev1.net
1-979-249-5882
Member of the National Association of the Deaf (NAD) and Self Help for the Hard of Hearing, Inc. (SHHH)