Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services Center, Inc.

May 25, 2013: 4th Annual Deaf Memorial Day Cookout (Waynesboro)

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When: May 25, 2013 at 12:15 pm
Where: Ridgeview Park & War Memorial Pool, 700 S. Magnolia Ave., Waynesboro, VA 22980

The hosts will provide hot dogs, drinks (water/sodas/kids drinks), charcoal. IF you want to bring your own meat like hamburgers, etc – you can.

IMPORTANT: If you do not bring a side dish or dessert following your last name, it will be $5.00.

Last name letter starts A-M bring desserts and N-Z bring side dish.
(example: my last name starts with C so I am responsible for a dessert dish)

Questions? Ask away!

Same fun will be had.

Friends
Kayak rides
Basketball
Volleyball if anyone can has a net & can bring (I have a ball for it)
River
Corn hole
POOL – Prices are below -
Adult (16 and over) – $4.00
Youth (3-15) – $2.00
Baby (2 and under) – FREE

For more info, see:
https://www.facebook.com/events/111560825680788/

June 15, 2013: GSVCD’s First Annual Summer Picnic (Waynesboro)

Events

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For more info and contact info:
http://www.gsvcd.org/events/first-annual-summer-picnic

Closed Captions now at Regal Movie Theaters

ADA Accessibility and Advocacy, Captioning

May 162013

Sony's Entertainment Access Glasses, seen here in a prototype image, display captions for deaf and hard-of-hearing moviegoers.

The Deaf Roanoker reported to DHHSC that we now have closed captions at Roanoke’s Regal Valley View Grande Stadium. To check the movies listing with CC near you, see: www.captionfish.com.

To read about Sony’s Access Glasses, see:

1) http://www.deafhh.net/wp/2012/04/24/sony-regal-theaters-introduce-access-glasses-for-closed-captions/

2) http://www.npr.org/blogs/alltechconsidered/2013/05/12/183218751/new-closed-captioning-glasses-help-deaf-go-out-to-the-movies

- Thanks to EH and NPR