Deaf and Hard of Hearing Groups Celebrate Progress, Services and Technologies thanks to the Americans with Disabilities Act

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CDRNYS

For Immediate Release

Contact: Chris Hilderbrant (585) 546-7510, Cell (585) 267-0343
July 21, 2008

Rochester, NY – As part of a series of events commemorating the 18th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA, the Center for Disability Rights, Inc. (CDR) and Regional Center for Independent Living (RCIL) are hosting “Deaf Day”.

Deaf Day will highlight the many services and technologies that are now available to people who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing. Many of these services are available due to the requirements of the ADA.

Deaf Day will be held at the CDR office on July 22, 2008, from Noon until 8:00 p.m. at 497 State Street, Rochester, NY 14608.

The schedule of presentations is:

1 pm – Deaf Health Issues by Susan Demers
2 pm – HOVRS 10-digits and ‘Powered by Purple’ with MVP demo by Sean O’Brien
2:30 – Unity Health’s Home Care Services for the Deaf by Barbara Bushart
3 pm – Requesting an interpreter and the state of interpreting in Rochester/US by Nancy Berlove
3:30 – Everything you want to know about IL and System Advocacy by Dean DeRusso and Tracey Willard
4 pm – Sorenson’s DirectVP & E-911 by Anthony DiGiovanni
5 pm – Come See Our Newest Services: Captioned Telephone (CapTel) and FREE WebCapTel! From New York Relay Service by Meredith Low
6 pm – UbiDuo – The Power of Face to Face Communication by Judy Gunter
6:30 – ITY (Intertype) by Ken Gan
7 pm – Wave of the NEW products, The Z™ From CSDVRS by Chad Ludwig

There will also be booths, including:

  • Hands on testing of the UbiDuo and ITY (Interpretype) devices
  • Sorenson, HOVRS and CSDVRS, SNAPVRS will be available to demonstrate their Video Phone and Video Relay Service
  • Unity’s In-Home Care Information
  • The ASL Health survey will be administered privately
  • A table of information about many other deaf organizations and services available to the deaf and hard of hearing community around Rochester and Monroe County

Everyone is welcome. Location is wheelchair accessible and a sign language interpreter will be available throughout the day.