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Delaware ODHH Feedback Requested on Fire and Carbon Monoxide policies

Delaware Office for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing logo - purple coloring represents shape of Delaware

The Delaware Office of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (ODHH) is pleased to share that draft policies on fire and carbon monoxide are now available for public review.
 
We welcome feedback from community members, stakeholders, and partners to help ensure these policies reflect the needs and perspectives of those we serve. Comments may be submitted during the review period before the policies are finalized.
 
🗓 Public comment deadline: Approximately 1-2 weeks
📧 Submit feedback to Christina.Feil@delaware.gov
 
Your input is valued and will help strengthen these policies prior to final adoption.
 
Thank you for your continued partnership and engagement.
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ASL course now offered at Indian River High School

3 students learning ASL at Indian River H.S. Photo credit - WBOC.com

DAGSBORO, Del. – American Sign Language is now offered as a World Language course at Indian River High School. Courtney Farbman, the ASL instructor, says she teaches students in the half-year course history of the deaf community and basic signing.

“I’m really impressed by how well they are picking this up. This is a very difficult thing for a beginner to learn. ASL does not follow English grammar, so it’s entirely different,” said Farbman. “We’re asking a lot of these students and we’re asking them to keep an open mind.”

Read on at https://www.wboc.com/news/asl-course-now-offered-at-indian-river-high-school/article_0691ec6a-a5c0-46ad-aa45-5fc14e9e26b7.html?fbclid=IwY2xjawPdA9lleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETF5RDgxVk50UzA0ZUhPdVBFc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHt9-o3WrNNRRXphNfb02p0K3kHi93yiZv4uL2SNnrek770eLvk-MymC7ESjK_aem_2_J6LSjANGmnFpTLsDqGiQ

DAD Note: ASL classes has been popping up around the state.  ASL is a recognized foreign language for college credit in Delaware.