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UAD VIRTUAL TOWN HALL – Saturday, August 28 at 7 pm
A special surprise will be announced at virtual town hall! Don’t miss it! Meeting ID: 817 8082 1984 Passcode: 344890
SPRINGVILLE – UAD Town Hall
Location: Elizabeth DeLong School for the Deaf, 1160 West 900 South, Springville, UT 84663
NAD – New Additions
The National Association of the Deaf (NAD) welcomes three new team members: Andrew Biskupiak joins the Front Desk as a Front Desk Assistant, Sarah Honigfeld as our Education Policy Specialist, and Marlene Valle as our Social Media Contractor. More information here …
Utah Deaf Movement
Hello community! We, Utah Deaf Movement, asked UAD to spread this survey to collect your experience with the Division Service of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (DSDHH/Deaf Center). Your information is confidential, and the data won’t be shared with the community and DSDHH. This survey empowers you by giving you a safe space to
Kim Lucas
UAD President's Corner
UAD – Which NAD 2022 Proposed Priorities?
Members, we need your help! Delegates who will represent UAD at the upcoming NAD Conference in Orlando, June 29th through July 3rd are Kim Lucas, President; Ryan Layton; Treasurer; and Martin Price, Board Member. They want to know which priorities you feel that UAD should support for NAD to work on in the next two years. The delegates will discuss and vote on which 5 priorities out of all 17 proposed priorities.
Use the Google Slides viewer below to watch all 17 proposals in ASL, or visit NAD’s website to read them in English.
Once you’re ready to vote on which 5 of them you’d like to see NAD work on for the next 2 years, click/tap here or scroll down to the end of this page to the poll. Don’t forget to click or tap on the ‘Vote’ button to submit your votes!
UAD will work on getting your choices approved by the entire Council of Representatives at the conference.
Next month’s UAD Bulletin (July) will feature which 5 priorities have been decided on along with other news from NAD Conference.
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#NAD2022 Exhibit Hall Free and Open to the Public!
Here’s an update from NAD about their July 2022 Conference in Orlando, FL. Do you have any plans for July 1-3, 9 AM – 4:30 PM? Are you in or near Orlando, Florida? Come check out the Exhibit Hall at the Hyatt Regency Orlando hotel! We’ve got a great line up of exhibitors (and more
Passages Deaf Travel: Dominican Republic Deaf Resort Vacation – Oct 28th – Nov 4th
Update from Passages Deaf Travel about their Dominican Republic Deaf Resort Vacation offering. They can be contacted by any of the methods listed below. Passages Deaf Travel4680 Monticello Ave. Ste 18I #134Williamsburg, Virginia 23188Office: (757) 258-9181 TDD/VoiceVP: (757) 389-8833 – by appt onlyFax: (757) 258-9184Email: passagestravel@aol.comWebsite: www.PassagesDeafTravel.com (This is provided as information only. UAD makes no endorsement of this business/service.)
Shyanne Nicole Silvester-Trujillo
August 20, 1992 ~March 17, 2022 Shyanne Nicole Silvester-Trujillo was born on August 20, 1992 in Ogden, UT. Shy (as she was called by her friends and family) passed away suddenly on the March 17, 2022 in Bremerton, WA. Shy spent her childhood and most of her adult life living in Utah. She then relocated
Betty Ivins
Betty Jean (Rigby) Ivins passed away on March 31, 2022. She was born to Gerald and Josie (Mussman) Rigby on June 24, 1947 while the family were living on the Rigby farm near Western, NE. She was the sixth child of four girls and two boys. She grew up in Crete, NE and then attended
Grand Opening! Utah ASL Rainbow Coffee Social
Saturday, March 26, 2022 from 1 PM to 4 PM Sugarhouse Coffee, 2011 S 1100 E, Salt Lake City, Utah