DCAD: Public Board Meeting WHEN: August 22, 2019, 6-8pm WHERE: DC Public Library – Northeast Neighborhood, 330 7th St. NE, Washington, D.C. 20002 Conference Room Mezzanine Agenda forthcoming, by August 20. DCAD Members are welcome and encouraged to attend! Proposed agenda will be posted on 8/20. We will deliver our individual reports, discuss a number […]
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Dear Members of DC Deaf Community. I would like to introduce myself. Since last February 2019, I have been serving as a At-Large member (for DC Deaf community) on the Metropolitan Police Department Chief of Police Citizens Advisory Council and the meetings are held monthly. I was also invited by Chief of Police Peter Newsham […]
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ASL Yoga is offering every Saturday class at 12:15 pm to 1:30 pm. Barbara Eger-Klatt teaches ASL Yoga for everyone. It is a quiet and fun class! She is Deaf and an experienced Yoga Instructor. The address is 1200 First St NE, Washington, DC 20002. It is important you register online first before participating in […]
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From Washington Post (Article Link), by Hannah Natanson Melody Stein grew up in restaurants. Not only did her parents own and operate a Chinese eatery in San Francisco, but the family — all of them foodies — also constantly went out to eat. Stein still remembers the excitement of sampling Japanese, Vietnamese and French food for the […]
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DCAD is now on Instagram and Linkedin! Find us on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook or LinkedIn! DCAD Social Media Presence DCADeaf (Instagram) District of Columbia Association of the Deaf (LinkedIn) @DCADeaf (Twitter) DCADeaf (Facebook)
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This has been a passion project of mine and was used for RIT final project & been shown at the RIT Honor Show screening! I was tasked to make a short documentary film and I decided to take on the topic of Deaf drag queen striving in the drag world. I am so pleased […]
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Written by Matthew Sampson, a Deaf ANC Commissioner in Dupont Circle (more about his ANC position at here). DC is starting temporary fixes to dangerous Florida Avenue NE, next to Gallaudet University After years of community pressure, multiple deaths, and an emergency bill in the DC Council, DC is working to make Florida Avenue NE […]
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DCAD has formed several new committees including members of the 2019-2021 board and/or other volunteers. Please contact dcadorg@gmail.com or Direct Messaging via Facebook if interested in joining! – Open Captioning Committee – Office on Deaf/Hard-of-Hearing Committee– Roundtable on Shaping the Future of Deaf People in Greater DC– ASL Trivia DC Organizing Committee– Website and DCAD membership committee […]
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July 4, 5-10pm, Meet & Greet BBQ at Graham’s Apt! July 7 at noon at Earth Treks Rockville: ASL Climbing Day July 8 at 7pm at Red Bear Brewing: ASL Trivia DC August 4 at noon at Earth Treks Crystal City: ASL Climbing Day August 12 at 7pm at Red Bear Brewing: ASL Trivia DC […]
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Two of DC’s first Deaf neighborhood commissioners, Matthew Sampson representing Dupont Circle and Robb Dooling representing NoMa, had a whirlwind first half of 2019. In Dupont Circle, Sampson supported the creation of more housing near the Masonic Temple on 16th St NW and a future bike lane from Dupont circle to the national mall via […]
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