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UAD Board Meeting – June 9, 2021
UAD Board will have a virtual meeting on Wednesday, June 9, 2021 at 5:30 pm. Anyone is welcome to join Zoom meeting! Register here to get Zoom link. The July board meeting will not be held. The meeting will be reconvened on August 11, 2021. More information about the meeting will be posted on the
PSC Grant Decision
NorthStar PSC Announcement ASL Version: NorthStar PSC Announcementhttps://youtu.be/NJLzou8Y4c0 The Public Service Commission (PSC) has decided to no longer provide funding toward ASL interpreter mentorship programs in Utah effective December 31, 2021. Over the years the PSC has funded various training & mentoring programs to improve services and help with the reduce the attrition rate of
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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Deafopia
Saturday, April 16, 2022 10 am – 5 pm Free admission Sanderson Community enter for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, 5709 S 1500 W, Taylorsville, UT 84123 Register online: www.deafopia.com/admission
National Deaf Therapy
National Deaf Therapy is a virtual based mental health counseling services for the Deaf, DeafBlind, DeafDisabled, Hard-of-Hearing, and Late-Deafened populations by a team of Deaf Licensed Therapists. We witnessed first hand on daily basis the impact this pandemic has on the community members and would like to share our services with the community.
Brian Scott Hogaboom
June 6, 1985 – January 24, 2022 Brian Scott Hogaboom passed away January 24, 2022 in Layton, Utah. He was born June 6, 1985 to Gregg Hogaboom and Debra Perkins-Hogaboom in San Jose, California. He graduated from Merced High School and obtained a AA Degree from the Institute of Technology. On October 9, 2007,
Melainie Wilding Garcia
July 31, 1964 – January 2, 2022 On January 2, 2022, proud mother, devoted wife, beloved sister, and esteemed teacher Melainie Wilding Garcia died at the age of 57, succumbing after many years of health challenges. Melainie was born to George DeWayne and Eula Louise Wilding on July 31, 1964, in Rupert, Idaho. She was
CenterPoint Theatre – ASL Performance March 19th
Join us for an evening of enchantment and magic as CPT presents the beloved classic, Cinderella! Dates Mar 11 – Apr 9 – Monday – Saturday 7:30 PM, Saturday Matinees 2:30 PM Tickets – $18.75-$34.50, Free Parking 801.298.1302, CPTUtah.org, 525 N 400 W, Centerville, UT ASL Performance Saturday, March 19th, Matinee 2:30 PM Certified Interpreter
Free Live Stream: COMPENSATION
A single film with two stories of love and awakening between a deaf woman and a hearing man Hello! Utah Film Center is excited to announce the next screening in our Black, Bold & Brilliant film night series, Compensation, showing Tuesday, March 15th at 7:00PM. Please join us for this empowering portrait of deaf culture in