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…
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…
El Deafo begins streaming January 7
Apple TV+ is streaming a new three-part animated series for kids and families called “El Deafo,” based on the autobiographical best-selling graphic memoir of Cece Bell. The story tells Bell’s experiences learning to cope with being hard of hearing. El Deafo follows young Cece as she loses her hearing but finds her inner superhero. Going…
Enroll children birth to age 5 in Ohio Governor’s Imagination Library
Click here to enroll your children birth to age 5 in Ohio Governor’s Imagination Library. Ohio First Lady Fran DeWine first fell in love with Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library when she saw its impact on some very special little ones: her grandchildren. Ohio First Lady, Fran DeWine, reading to young children. “I was visiting my…
Football champs
ESPN’s Sports Center produced this terrific clip about the California School for the Deaf, Riverside football Cubs. They may not have won the state’s high school football title but Cubs football won the hearts of millions with their pride, determination, and grit. By any measure, CSDR football enjoyed a historic season, reaching the state title…
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…