Arkansas School for the Deaf;
I would like to
invite each of you to consider becoming involved in the Arkansas Hands and
Voices Chapter. They are having a board meeting next week on Thursday,
May 16th at 4:30 in the UALR Kaiser Board Room on the UAMS/UALR
campus. This organization is an unbiased support organization for
families and professionals who have children who are deaf or hard of
hearing. Their philosophy is to offer unbiased support for families and
our Arkansas chapter has been growing. The chapter is ready to take on a
chapter coordinator now that they are more financially stable, and yet we still
have a long way to go.
One of the missing
links in the Arkansas organization is to have more representatives from Deaf Adults
and families that sign. Currently Jeff Prail is the only board member
representing this path, and it is important for the organization to be unbiased
to have more representatives from the signing community and deaf culture there
who can participate without bias. So I invite you to consider
becoming a part with this organization. Even if you are not interested in
serving on the board, next Thursday will give you an opportunity to learn about
their unbiased philosophy by participating in the meeting for the first
hour. The first part of the
meeting is open to anyone interested in becoming more involved.
If you live outside
the central part of the state and want to participate in this meeting they are
Skyping into the meeting for the NORTHWEST ARK corner. This is a possibility
for those in other areas of the state as well, it will just take some
organization. I will help with this if anyone from another area is
interested, such as the providers and families from the northeast corner of the
state. However, please contact me as soon as possible so I can organize this
for you.
Please forward this
to anyone you feel would bring some valuable insight into this organization and
invite them to join the meeting.
Thanks for
considering this. ASL interpreters will be available.
Karen Howard
Early
Intervention Specialist
Arkansas School for the Deaf
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Arkansas Children's Hospital-
Hello all,
In case you have not heard, there are some
big changes coming up for Arkansas Hands and Voices which will mean even more
opportunities to provide support for families who have children with hearing
loss. If you are interested in attending the meeting in Northwest Arkansas,
please let me know as I am coordinating the space for that event.
If interpreting services are needed, please
let me know by
Friday, May 10th at 2:00 pm.
You are welcome to call/text 479-841-5264
or email gladere@archildrens.org.
Please see the email below for more
information. Hope to see you thereJ
Looking forward to a great meeting!!
Rachel Glade, M.S., CCC-SLP, LSLS
Cert. AVT
Speech-Language
Pathologist
Certified Auditory
Verbal Therapist
Northwest Arkansas
Hearing Impaired Program
University of Arkansas
Speech and Hearing Clinic
606 N. Razorback Road|
Fayetteville, AR 72701
479.841.5264 direct |
479.575.4509 clinic front office | 479.575.4507 fax
Arkansas Children's
Hospital
1 Children’s Way |
Slot 113 | Little Rock, AR 72202
479.841.5264 direct |
501.364.7843 office | 501.364.6646 fax
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