,,DEAF-BLIND ,,SERVICE ,,CENTER ,,PRO-TACTILE ,,NEWS -- ,,JUNE #BJAD ,MESSAGE FROM ,ANGELA ,THERIAULT1 ,EXECUTIVE ,DIRECTOR ,I AM VERY EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE THAT FIVE NEW PEOPLE HAVE JOINED ,,DBSC'S BOARD4 ,PLEASE WELCOME THEM TO ,,DBSC6 ,I AM THRILLED TO WORK WITH THEM4 ,I WANT TO SAY MANY THANKS TO ,ELIZABETH ,BASS1 ,,DBSC'S ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT4 ,SHE CREATED A NEW WEBSITE FOR ,,DBSC4 ,YOU CAN VISIT IT AT _+WWW.SEATTLEDBSC.ORG_:4 ,ENJOY READING THE NEW WEBSITE6 ,LASTLY1 ,I WANT TO SAY 8,MANY THANKS60 TO ALL THE PEOPLE WHO DONATED MONEY TO ,,DBSC DURING THE #B ,SEATTLE ,FOUNDATION'S ,GIVE ,,BIG EVENT4 ,ENJOY YOUR SUMMER -- HOPE TO SEE YOU AT THE ,,WSDBC_/ ,,DBSC PICNIC6 ,MESSAGE FROM ,JORG@E ,ARISTIZABAL1 ,BOARD ,PRESIDENT ,IT IS MY PLEASURE TO ANNOUNCE THAT ,,DBSC HAS ADDED #E NEW BOARD MEMBERS3 ,ROGER ,POULIN 7,,DB71 ,KEVIN ,ANDERSON 7,,DB71 ,CHRISTOPHER ,LOOMIS 7,,DB71 ,KEVIN ,PAYNE 7HEARING71 AND ,GREG ,DONOGHUE 7HEARING76 ,MICHELLE ,MILES IS STILL ON THE BOARD1 AS WELL AS1 ,MERRILEE ,AVILA WHO IS OUR VOLUNTEER SECRETARY4 ,WE HAVE ALREADY STARTED WORKING AS A TEAM AND ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO THE FUTURE1 ESTA- BLISHING A FUNDRAISING #C COMMITTEE AND PLANNING EVENTS -- BECAUSE 8,WOW6 ,SUMMER IS ALMOST HERE60 ,GOOD ,NEWS -- ,,DBSC HAS A NEW WEBSITE6 ,AND IT INCLUDES A VIDEO BLOG 7V,LOG7 PAGE4 ,TAKE A MINUTE AND CHECK IT OUT1 ESPECIALLY THE V,LOG PAGE4 ,THAT'S ALL -- ENJOY YOUR- SELF AND HAVE A FUN SUMMER6 ,THANK YOU66 ,SUPPORT ,SERVICE ,PROVIDER 7,,SSP7 @& ,COMMUNICATION ,FACILITATOR 7,,CF7 ,SERVICES ,,DBSC WANTS TO SAY 8,MANY THANKS60 TO ALL OUR DONORS1 THOSE ORGANIZATIONS AND FOUN- DATIONS THAT HAVE PROVIDED GRANTS1 THE ,CITY OF ,SEATTLE1 AND THE ,OFFICE OF THE #D ,DEAF AND ,HARD OF ,HEARING 7,,ODHH7 FOR PROVIDING THE MONEY NECESSARY FOR OUR ,,SSP AND ,,CF PROGRAMS4 ,WITHOUT YOUR SUPPORT1 THESE PROGRAMS WOULD NEVER HAPPEN4 ,HERE ARE FOUR SHORT ARTICLES FROM ,DEAF-,BLIND PARTICIPANTS ABOUT THEIR EXPERIENCE IN THESE PROGRAMS4 ,THEY WERE ASKED TO SHARE WHY THE ,,SSP OR ,,CF ,PROGRAM WAS BENE- FICIAL8 ,AND WHY THE SERVICES WERE IMPORTANT TO THEM8 #A4 ,,DB ,MAN -- ,,SSP ,PROGRAM3 ,A #FG YEAR OLD GENTLEMAN WITH ,USHER SYN- DROME IS VERY HAPPY WITH HIS ,,SSP,'S AND USES THE TIME FOR VERY IMPORTANT THINGS FOR HIS HEALTH4 ,FOR EXAM- PLE1 AFTER HE GETS HOME FROM A DOCTOR VISIT1 #E THE ,,SSP WILL SIT WITH HIM AND HIS MEDICATIONS AND LABEL THEM IN A WAY THAT HE CAN TELL THEM APART AND KNOW HOW OFTEN TO USE THEM4 ,HE USES A 8,PEN,FRIEND0 SYSTEM WITH HIS ,,SSP TO PUT LABELS ON FOOD1 ESPECIALLY CANS THAT ALL FEEL THE SAME6 ,BEFORE EVERY SHOPPING TRIP HE MAKES A LIST ON THE COM- PUTER AND PRINTS IT OUT FOR THE ,,SSP4 ,IT CAN BE A BIT OF A CHALLENGE WHEN YOU SAY 8BREAD0 THERE ARE ROW AFTER ROW OF BREAD PRODUCTS -- ,WHICH BRAND8 ,WHICH KIND8 ,SO MUCH VISUAL INFORMATION NEEDS TO BE NARROWED DOWN -- WHEAT BREAD1 NO SEEDS1 DON'T CARE WHAT BRAND1 PLEASE CHECK THE EXPIRATION DATE1 AND THEN TAKE WHAT YOU CAN GET4 ,IT HELPS HIM SO #F MUCH THAT HIS ,,SSP KNOWS HIM AND WHAT HE LIKES4 ,HE ALSO USES HIS ,,SSP FOR READING MAIL AND TAKING A FEW SHORT TRIPS TO THE DRUG STORE4 ,THESE THINGS USUALLY USE UP HIS ,,SSP TIME4 ,HE WOULD LIKE TO GO TO ONE OF THE BIG STORES FOR FURNITURE1 BUT NEVER HAS ENOUGH TIME LEFT OVER4 #B4 ,,DB ,MAN -- ,,SSP ,PRO- GRAM3 ,A GENTLEMAN WITH ,USHER SYNDROME WHO USES TACTILE SIGN LANGUAGE USES ,,SSP SERVICES FOR A WIDE VARIETY OF DAILY LIVING ACTIVITIES1 SUCH AS3 FOOD SHOPPING1 READING MAIL1 WAKING FOR EXERCISE1 DOING PERSONAL ERRANDS1 AND RECEIVING VISUAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION4 ,THIS GIVES HIM A #G GREATER SENSE OF INDEPEN- DENCE AND THE ABILITY TO MAKE INDEPENDENT DECISIONS AND INFORMED CHOICES REGARD- ING HIS LIFE4 ,SO1 HAVING ,,SSP SERVICES CONNECTS HIM TO THE WORLD AND THE INFOR- MATION HIGHWAY4 ,HAVING ,,SSP SERVICES IS A VERY IMPORTANT PART OF EACH ,,DB PERSON'S LIFE1 ENABLING THEM TO GET ALL THE INFORMATION SHE_/HE NEEDS TO STAY FULLY INDEPENDENT4 #C ,,DB ,WOMAN -- ,,CF PRO- GRAM3 ,,ASL IS HER FIRST LANGUAGE AND FASTER THAN COMMUNICATING WITH A ,,TTY4 ,WITH A ,,TTY IT IS SOME- TIMES HARD FOR HER TO CATCH ALL OF THE MESSAGE AND SHE WILL OFTEN HAVE TO ASK THE OTHER PERSON TO REPEAT1 EVEN THOUGH THEY TYPED #H SLOWLY4 ,,ASL MEANS LESS MISUNDERSTANDING AND LESS DOUBT THAT SHE UNDERSTANDS4 ,,CF SERVICES ARE BENEFICIAL TO HER BECAUSE SHE IS DEAF- BLIND AND CANNOT SEE A VIDEOPHONE4 ,CMMUNICATION IS KEY AND ,,CF SERVICES HELPS HER ASK QUESTIONS AND GET ANSWERS IN ,,ASL4 ,WITH A ,,CF1 THE VIDEOPHONE IS MORE ACCESSI- BLE THAN USING THE ,,TTY4 ,,CF IS ALSO MORE READY AND RELIABLE THAN ASKING FRIENDS OR FAMILY4 ,AND1 SHE COULD- N'T DEPEND ON INTERPRETERS BECAUSE THEY SOMETIMES HAVE A POLICY WHICH LIMITS THEIR TIME TO #AE MINUTES1 WHICH IS NOT ENOUGH TIME FOR HER4 ,IF HE DID NOT HAVE ,,CF SERVICE1 SHE SAID SHE WOULD ,,FREAK ,,OUT6 ,SHE #I WOULD BE MORE HESITANT TO ASK FRIENDS1 FAMILY1 OR AD- VOCATES TO INTERPRET FOR HER AND WOULD MISS BEING ABLE TO ASK QUESTIONS AND RECEIVE ANSWERS4 ,SHE WANTS TO BE INDEPENDENT AND MAKE CALLS WITH A ,,CF4 ,A ,,CF IS VERY IMPORTANT AND HELPFUL AND SHE INTENDS TO ASK THAT ,,CF SERVICES CONTINUE FOREVER6 #D4 ,,DB ,MAN -- ,,CF ,PROGRAM3 ,A ,DEAF,BLIND GENTLEMAN WHO USES TACTILE SIGN LANGUAGE STATES THAT ,,CF SERVICES TRULY BENEFIT HIM AND OTHER ,,DB FOLKS TO COMMUNICATE WITH THEIR FAMILIES1 FRIENDS1 BUSI- NESSES1 AND OTHERS IN THE TELECOMMUNICATION WORLD4 ,HE CAN EASILY SCHE- #AJ DULE A ,,CF WHO WILL COME OVER TO HIS HOUSE ENABLING HIM TO COMMUNICATE WITH OTHERS ON ,,VP OR ,,VRS4 ,HE AND THE ,,CF ARE A TEAM BECAUSE THEY SUPPORT EACH OTHER IN A PROFESSIONAL MANNER4 ,HE GIVES EACH ,,CF CONSTRUCTIVE FEEDBACK4 ,HIS ,,CF LETS HIM KNOW THAT HE IS DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF THE ,,VP OR LETS HIM KNOW TO REPOSITION HIMSELF SO OTHERS CAN SEE HIM DIRECTLY ON THE ,,VP4 ,,CF SERVICES ARE A VERY IMPORTANT PART OF THE ,DEAF,BLIND TELECOMMUNICA- TIONS WORLD SO THEY CAN COMMUNICATE WITH OTHERS IN THEIR NATIVE LANGUAGE4 ,,CF SERVICE IS THE MOST EFFEC- TIVE COMMUNICATION METHOD FOR US OTHER THAN ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY4 #AA ,IF ,,CF SERVICES WERE NOT AVAILABLE IT WOULD CREATE A TOTAL COMMUNICATION ACCESS BARRIER BETWEEN ,,DB FOLKS AND EVERYONE ELSE4 ,HE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO ACCESS A ,,TTY BECAUSE HE CANNOT READ THE ,,TTY SCREEN ANYMORE4 ,HE WILL ADVOCATE FOR PERMANENT FUNDING SO ,,CF SERVICES CAN BE AVAILABLE TO THE ,,DB COMMUNITY ALL THE TIME4 ,,CF SERVICES ARE VERY IMPORTANT AND HELPFUL4 ,HE INTENDS TO ASK YOU TO KEEP ,,CF SERVICES ,,FOREVER6 ,OBITUARY FOR ,DORIS ,FEDRID ,DORIS ,FEDRID1 BORN ,JUNE #BF1 #AIBG1 IN ,TARNOPOL1 ,POLAND1 DIED PEACEFULLY IN HER SLEEP ON ,MAY #AG1 #AB #BJAD4 ,HER DEATH WAS PRECEDED IN #AIFC BY THE LOVE OF HER LIFE1 ,FRED ,FEDRID4 ,DORIS LEAVES BEHIND HER CHILDREN3 ,CHARLES 7,ILENE7 ,FEDRID AND CHILDREN3 ,ELISSA 7,JON71 ,ADAM 7,AMY71 ,MICHAEL 7,SAN- DRA71 ,CHERIE2 ,ROSE ,OGATA AND CHILDREN3 ,RANDY1 ,SHELBY1 AND ,SAMARA2 AND ,ELEANOR 7,JIM7 ,CORNER AND CHILDREN3 ,ABBY AND ,FRANKY4 ,SHE IS ALSO SURVIVED BY DAUGHTER-IN- LAW ,MARINA ,FEDRID1 #E GREAT- GRANDCHILDREN1 AND HER VERY DEAR SISTER1 ,ESTHER 7,LAW- RENCE7 ,LANDMAN1 THEIR CHILD- REN AND GRAND-CHILDREN4 ,DORIS WAS BORN IN ,POLAND AND WAS ONE OF THE FEW ,DEAF PEOPLE TO SURVIVE THE ,HOLO- CAUST4 ,SHE THEN LIVED IN ,DENVER UNTIL #AIHC WHEN SHE MOVED TO ,SEATTLE WHERE #AC SHE BENEFITED FROM THE IMMENSE HELP AND SUPPORT OF THE ,LIGHTHOUSE FOR THE ,BLIND1 ,JEWISH ,FAMILY ,SERVICE1 AND THE ,DEAF-,BLIND ,SERVICE ,CENTER4 ,THE FAMILY IS FOREVER GRATEFUL TO HER DEAR FRIENDS AND INTERPRETERS FOR THEIR LOVE AND CARE1 ESPECIALLY3 ,BETHEL ,SPAGNOLO1 ,KRISTIN ,CURLEY1 ,DAWN ,MC,KENNA1 ,MARY ,BURNS1 ,TAMI ,BERK1 AND ,RACHAEL ,BYER ,KWONG1 AS WELL AS THE CARETAKERS3 ,DIANE ,BRITT1 ,ROLLY1 AND ,LIBRADA1 WHO TOOK EXTRA SPECIAL CARE OF HER DURING HER END STAGES OF LIFE4 ,DORIS WILL BE VERY MUCH MISSED4 ,THE FAMILY SUGGESTS MEMORIAL CONTRIBUTIONS BE SENT TO3 ,JEWISH ,FAMILY ,SERVICE OF ,SEATTLE1 #AFJA #AFTH ,AVENUE1 ,SEATTLE1 ,,WA #AD #IHABB4 ,PICTURE ABOVE3 ,DORIS WEARING A SMALL BLACK TOP HAT WITH RIBBONS AND FEATHERS4 ,DEAF-,BLIND_/,,SSP ,CURRICULUM ,WE ARE EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE1 AT LONG LAST1 THAT THE MATER- IALS FOR THE ,DEAF-,BLIND_/ ,,SSP ,CURRICULUM ARE NOW READY AND POSTED ONLINE4 ,ALL PRINTED MATERIALS ARE AVAIL- ABLE IN REGULAR PRINT1 LARGE PRINT1 AND ,BRAILLE 7GRADE #A AND #B74 ,THERE ARE #CI ,POWER ,POINT PRESENTATIONS WITH MANY PICTURES1 DESCRIPTIONS OF ALL THE PICTURES USED1 #AH VIDEO CLIPS TO HELP ILLUSTRATE THE MATERIALS AND METHODS1 AND TRANSCRIPTS OF ALL THE VIDEOS4 ,THE CURRICULUM WAS DESIGNED TO BE A FLEXIBLE TOOL #AE FROM WHICH ANYONE CAN SELECT AND ADAPT TO FIT THEIR COMMU- NITY AND SITUATION4 ,THERE ARE THREE PARTS1 ONE FOR ,,SSP,'S1 AND TWO RELATED SECTIONS FOR ,,DB PEOPLE 7,A AND ,B71 DE- PENDING ON THE FOUNDATION THEY NEED4 ,IT INCLUDES DESCRIP- TIONS OF THE ROLE OF ,,SSP,'S1 INCLUDING ETHICS AND BOUNDARY CONCERNS1 AND THE USES AND BENEFITS OF AN ,,SSP FOR A ,,DB PERSON1 WHETHER THEY HAVE REMAINING USEFUL VISION OR HEARING OR WHETHER THEY DO NOT4 ,WE FEEL THESE MATERIALS WILL BE USEFUL TO INTERPRETERS WORKING WITH ,,DB PEOPLE AND FRIENDS WITHIN THE ,COMMUNITY1 AS WELL AS1 TO ,,SSP,'S AND ,,DB PEOPLE THEMSELVES4 ,THE MATERIALS #AF INCLUDE3 _4 ,VISUAL ILLUSTRATIONS OF SPECIFIC SKILLS1 SUCH AS3 SIGHTED-GUIDE1 INCLUDING NAVIGATING STAIRS1 ELEVATORS1 AND SO ON _4 ,WRITTEN DESCRIPTION OF ALL PICTURES _4 ,VIDEO AND WRITTEN INTER- VIEWS WITH EXPERIENCED ,,DB INSTRUCTORS _4 ,A VIDEO EXAMPLE OF A ONE- ON-ONE LESSON USING A ,,DB INSTRUCTOR1 NOVICE ,,DB PERSON1 AND AN EXPERIENCED ,,SSP _4 ,DESCRIPTION AND PHOTOS OF TACTILE CLASSIFIERS AND SPECIAL SIGNS USED BY ,,DB PEOPLE4 _4 ,DESCRIPTION AND EXAMPLES OF TOP-DOWN DISCOURSE _4 ,SUGGESTED EXERCISES #AG FOR PRACTICING NEW SKILLS _4 ,DIVERSITY 7AND COMPLEXITY7 WITHIN THE ,DEAF-,BLIND ,COMMUNITY _4 ,AN ANALYSIS OF ,,DB DIS- COURSE AND HOW WE USE OUR VISION ,ALL THIS AND MORE4 ,PRE- VIOUS USERS OF THE CURRICULUM WILL FIND THAT REGISTRATION IS NO LONGER NECESSARY1 AND THAT IT IS EASIER TO FIND THE DE- SIRED CURRICULUM CHAPTER1 ,POWER,POINT1 OR VIDEO4 ,TO FIND THE MATERIALS 7AND THE CURRICULUM71 GO TO THE ,SEATTLE ,DEAF-,BLIND ,SERVICE ,CENTER WEBSITE AT _+SEATTLEDB SC.ORG/DBSSP-CURRICULUM_:4 ,SENIOR ,CITIZEN #AH ,TEA ,PARTY ,ON ,THURSDAY1 ,JUNE #AB1 ELEVEN ,DEAF,BLIND SENIORS GOT TOGETHER TO ENJOY A NICE COLD ICED TEA AND DELICIOUS SNACKS4 ,THE ,SENIOR ,CITIZEN ,TEA ,PARTY STARTED WITH EVERYONE GIVING TACTILE HUGS AND SMILES IN THE ,,DBSC ,CONFERENCE ,ROOM4 ,DURING THE EVENT THE SENIORS GOT TO SNACK ON A HUGE VARIETY OF YUMMY TREATS ALONG WITH AN ARRAY HEALTHY NUTRI- TIONAL SNACKS BROUGHT AND SHARED BY EVERYONE4 ,FOR A LONG TIME THE SENIORS HAVE WAITED TO GET TOGETHER AND 8PAH60 -- ,A TEA PARTY6 ,FOR THOSE WHO WENT1 IT WAS LIKE MAGIC MEETING UP WITH AN OLD FRIEND THEY HAD NOT SEEN IN A VERY LONG TIME4 ,GENERALLY1 THIS GET-TOGETHER WAS TO HELP ENHANCE WELLNESS1 WE #AI HOPE TO HAVE ANOTHER SOCIAL EVENT IN THE FALL4 ,WE WANT TO EXTEND OUR THANKS TO THE VOLUNTEERS FOR HELPING US SET-UP SUCH AN ENJOYABLE EXPERIENCE -- ,IT WAS AN AWESOME SUCCESS ALL AROUND6 ,TEA ,PARTY ,PHOTO ,GALLERY #A4 ,LAVENA @& ,ANNIE CHATTING TACTILELY #B4 ,TERRY @& ,ELINOR VISITING #C4 ,ANNIE WITH HER ,,SSP1 ,PEG1 GETTING SOME GOODIES6 #D4 ,THE 8,GUY0 TABLE WITH ,ROY1 ,,RJS1 ,DAVE1 AND ,KEN #E4 ,CHRISTINE @& ,LAVENA VISITING #F4 ,ROY AND ,,RJS HAVING A TACTILE CHAT #G ,MARGARITA AND ,ANGELA #H4 ,ANGELA TAKING #BJ PICTURES OF ALL THE ,TEA ,PARTY PEOPLE6 ,AMAZON,SMILE ,IF YOU SHOP ,AMAZON4COM1 TRY ,AMAZON,SMILE4 ,AMAZON- ,SMILE IS PART OF ,AMAZON4COM4 ,THE DIFFERENCE IS WHEN CUS- TOMERS SHOP ON ,AMAZON,SMILE1 THE ,AMAZON,SMILE ,FOUNDATION DONATES #J.E@3P OF THE PRICE OF ELIGIBLE PURCHASES TO THE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION SELECTED BY THE CUSTOMER4 ,WHEN FIRST VISITING ,AMA- ZON,SMILE1 CUSTOMERS ARE PROMPTED TO SELECT A CHARI- TABLE ORGANIZATION4 ,AFTER SELECTING THEIR FAVORITE ORGANIZATIONS CUSTOMERS MAY BROWSE OR SHOP AT ,AMAZON- ,SMILE4 ,THERE IS NO COST TO THE 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