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SUMMARY:How to Communicate with People who Have a Hearing Loss – Without Feeling Awkward
DESCRIPTION:The program will feature:  \n\n10 tips for helping to understand and make yourself understood to someone with a hearing loss\nResources for people with hearing loss  (captioning\, CART services\, voice to text apps)\n\nPresented by: Yael Zelinger\, Disability and Inclusion Associate\, Coordinator of JADE: Jewish Advocates for Deaf Education\, Education Associate\, and Martha Goodman. \nAbout Yael:\nYael earned her  Master of Arts in Deaf Education/Special Education from McDaniel College. She has worked at the Macks Center for Jewish Education in Baltimore since 1999\, advocating for people with special needs and specifically people with hearing loss. She proudly manages the CJE’s Access Grant that helps pay for interpreters and captions for Jewish community events and videos. She also runs regular ASL Meet Ups for people who sign\, to get together and shmooze around a Jewish theme\, teaches American Sign Language in Bais Yakov HS\, and advocates and educates the Jewish community on how to accommodate people with hearing loss through workshops like this. \nAbout Martha:  \nMartha has been with Baltimore’s Center for Jewish Education since 2005\, working with over 150 families each year\, as they navigate the special education system. In addition\, she helped to build the Baltimore Jewish Abilities Alliance database\, and can connect patrons to hundreds of resources\, as needed. She has developed expertise in captioning\, making CJE programming more accessible. Martha is a member of the Special Education State Advisory Committee.  She and he daughter Meira have been spokespeople for Maryland Relay\, which enables people who are deaf or hard of hearing to communicate with a person who can hear in a manner that is “functionally equivalent” to the ability of an individual without a disability to communicate by telephone. \nREGISTER FOR THE PROGRAM HERE \n__________________________________________________________ \nWe have created a new SPIRIT website with archives and upcoming programs! Now you can watch all of the SPIRIT presentations-geared toward retirees- on subjects such as history to exercise to mental health\, all in one place!  \nCLICK HERE to enjoy past programs on-demand at your convenience! \n\nThe information provided by the OU SPIRIT program is for informational purposes only and should not be construed as advice on any legal/medical/nutritional/mental health/ financial/halachic or other subject matter.  You should not act or refrain from acting on the basis of the information you learn during a SPIRIT program without seeking legal/medical/nutritional/mental health/financial/Rabbinic or other appropriate professional advice. \n\nPartnering Synagogues: \nAnshei Chesed Congregation\, Boynton Beach (FL)\nAnshei Emuna Congregation\, Delray Beach (FL)\nBeth David Synagogue\, West Hartford (CT) \nBialystoker Synagogue\, New York (NY)\nB’nai Israel-Ohev Zedek\, Philadelphia (PA) \nCongregation Agudath Sholom\, Stamford (CT)\nCongregation Ahavas Sholom\, Columbus (OH)\n Congregation Aitz Chaim\, West Palm Beach (FL)\nCongregation Anshe Sfard\, New Orleans (LA) \nCongregation Anshe Sfard Kehillat Torah\, Glendale (WI)\nCongregation Beth Hamedrosh\, Wynnewood (PA) \nCongregation Beth Ora\, Montreal (QUE)\nCongregation Beth Sholom\, Providence (RI) \nCongregation Bnai Yeshurun\, Teaneck (NJ)\nCongregation Etz Chaim of Kew Gardens Hills (NY) \nCongregation Kehilath Jeshurun\, New York (NY)\nCongregation Ohav Zedek\, Wilkes-Barre (PA) \nCongregation Tiferet Israel\, Austin (TX)\nCongregation Torah Ohr\, Boca Raton (FL) \nCongregation Zvi Jacob\, Utica (NY)\nDarchei Noam\, Minneapolis (MN) \nEast Denver Orthodox Synagogue (EDOS)\, Denver (CO)\nFleetwood Synagogue\, Fleetwood (NY) \nJewish Center of Atlantic Beach (NY)\nKehillat New Hempstead (NY) \nKehillat Shaarei Torah of Toronto (ONT)\nKeneseth Beth Israel\, Richmond (VA) \nNer Tamid Greenspring Valley Synagogue\, Baltimore (MD)\nSuburban Orthodox Congregation Toras Chaim\, Baltimore (MD)\nSuburban Torah\, Livingston (NJ) \nUnited Orthodox Synagogues\, Houston (TX)\nYoung Israel of Bal Harbour\, Surfside (FL)\n Young Israel of Brookline (MA)\nYoung Israel of Deerfield Beach (FL) \nYoung Israel of East Brunswick (NJ)\nYoung Israel of Elkins Park (PA) \nYoung Israel of Fort Lee (NJ)\nYoung Israel of Hillcrest (NY) \nYoung Israel of Hollywood/Ft. Lauderdale (FL)\nYoung Israel of Kew Gardens Hills (NY) \nYoung Israel of New Hyde Park (NY)\nYoung Israel of Plainview (NY)\n Young Israel of Queens Valley (NY)\nYoung Israel of Southfield (MI)\n Young Israel of Stamford (CT)\nYoung Israel of West Hartford (CT)\nYoung Israel of West Hempstead (NY) \n\nOU Privacy Policy For all questions or to become a Partnering Synagogue\, please contact Rebbetzin Judi Steinig\, steinigj@ou.org
URL:https://www.ou.org/event/how-to-communicate-with-people-who-have-a-hearing-loss-without-feeling-awkward/
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