4th Annual Chili Cook-Off
November 2nd, 202411 am-2 pmSt. Rita School for the Deaf1720 Glendale Milford RoadCincinnati, OH 45215 Come out and taste chili samples from all contestants to vote! $10 Per Person. Think your chili is better than others, challenge yourself, and join the contest to enter your chili! $20 to enter and register here: https://forms.gle/6AujuZBfbcPbeY7s5 New this year!…
Susan and Sam
A personal tragedy led Susan to be all-in for kids like Sam. A July 28 Gala celebrates Susan and cheers for #ShiningStar Sam’s progress. The Gala delivers critical funding to our 501c3 programs for deafness, hearing loss, and speech disorders. Tickets and sponsorships to support Susan and Sam and our mission for #CommunicationEquity, #Inclusion, and…
Board member, Jack Wyant, is recognized with Life Achievement Award
Congratulations to our board member, Jack Wyant. Jack will receive a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Cincinnati Chapter of the Association for Corporate Growth on Wednesday, June 22. Previous Lifetime Honorees have included luminaries such as James Anderson, John Barrett, Bob Castellini, Richard Farmer, Candace Kendall, AG Lafley, Glen Mayfield, John Pepper, Ted Robinson, George…
A new communication card will help deaf and hard-of-hearing Ohioans communicate with law enforcement
Governor Mike DeWine announced the Ohio Department of Public Safety’s Traffic Safety Office (OTSO), Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities (OOD), and statewide law enforcement partners have developed a new communication card to help individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing exchange information with law enforcement. The new communication card can help individuals who are…
SVP Cincinnati selects Hearing Speech + Deaf Center for Project XLR8
Social Venture Partners Cincinnati for selecting Hearing Speech + Deaf Center among the 12 #GreatCincinnati #Nonprofits participating in Project XLR8. A deaf-friendly #Cincinnati with our Communication Access Bank will advance communication equity and inclusion and boost our TriState area into the top-tier of deaf-friendly cities in the US. Economic and social benefits that accompany ranking…
Are you a CODA, or Deaf?
Are you a CODA – a child of deaf adults – or Deaf? Will you share your thought abut the newly released film in an email to swesselkamper@hearingspeechdeaf.org? Click the link in our bio to see a video of a group of CODAs and their families reflecting on a special screening of the Sundance Film…
Will you be an ally for communication equity?
The award-winning movie CODA is showing at the Mariemont Theater. CODA (Child of Deaf Adult) features deaf actors and received “rave reviews” at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2021. Director Sian Heder crafted a crowd-pleasing tearjerker whose commercial promise sparked a bidding war between theatrical distributors and deep-pocketed streamers. The movie was released in…
Camp Sign Say day campers visited Greenacres Farm, Milford
Camp Sign Say is a week-long day camp for our patients with communication disorders or deafness which has been around since 2010. In-person activities returned this year after the virtual activities that took place in 2020. A favorite destination of many of the campers was Greenacres Farm in Milford. Greenacres hosts miniature therapy horses our…
White House executive order targets cell phone repairs, hearing aids, internet access and more
President Biden signed a wide-ranging executive order on Friday, July 9, aimed at promoting competition across wide swaths of American business see NPR’s report here and Fox News’ report here. The order includes 72 initiatives at more than a dozen federal agencies to promptly tackle some of the most pressing competition problems across the US…