employment news – Delaware Association of the Deaf (DAD)

March 20, 2025

Deaf-Centric National Caregiver Certification Training

Gallaudet University’s National Caregiver Certification Training (NCCT) is the first-of-its-kind caregiver training program in ASL and English, designed specifically for Deaf caregivers and those working with Deaf senior citizens. This self-paced, 4-week online course prepares you for the American Caregiver Association (ACA) exam—the national standard in caregiver certification.

Gain essential caregiving skills—from patient rights and hygiene to dementia care and disease prevention.

Understand how to support Deaf seniors with culturally and linguistically appropriate training.

Earn a nationally recognized caregiver certificate from the ACA upon completion.

If you are interested in getting certified or are looking to find a caregiver in your area, please contact cce@gallaudet.edu.

December 5, 2024

Direct Support Provider (DSP) jobs

Skilled, compassionate care for people with disabilities.

DSPs help people with physical and/or intellectual disabilities to access services they need to thrive in the community. The roles and responsibilities of DSPs are varied. On any given day, they can solve problems, administer medication, provide treatment, teach new skills, and even perform behavioral assessments and crisis interventions. Most importantly, they are caretakers, support systems, and friends

Apply through any of the approved providers listed at https://dhss.delaware.gov/ddds/dsp.html. Each provider has their own job openings so you may want to check all of them.

DAD Note: There may be ASL DSP positions also. DHSS also requested that we share the DSP openings through a local deaf advocacy group.

July 17, 2024

MARINA Short Film Casting

We are seeking:

ONE (1) Latino Boy who can play 8-12 years who identifies as D/deaf/Hard of Hearing
THREE (3) Black and/or Latin PERFORMERS of ALL GENDERS who can play 30s/40s who have a strong familiarity with American sign language (ASL). These roles are hearing.

THIS IS A PAID OPPORTUNITY (SAG/AFTRA Short Film, open to union and non union talent.)

All acting experience levels are encouraged to submit.

Seeking talent based anywhere in the US. The film shoots in Washington State (in the Spokane area)-travel and accommodations are provided for talent if not local.

We would love to send you more information about this project to share with your community, including a link for how to submit and a link to the casting flyer.

Please reply to this email/contact us at danielle@dpdcasting.com for more information.