Workshops – Delaware Association of the Deaf (DAD)

December 12, 2024

BDSCA 2025 Conference (Virginia Beach, VA – Oct. 9-12, 2025)

“Pride, Purpose, and Resilience: Celebrating the Legacy of Black Deaf Elders”

Virginia Beach, VA

October 9-12, 2025

Calling all senior citizens, age 50 and older!

We’re looking for individuals interested in providing entertainment for this special event. If you’re interested or know someone who is, please inbox Antines ‘NuNu’ Davis.

Thank you, and we can’t wait to celebrate with you!

BDSCA = Black Deaf Senior Citizens of America

Source with ASL videos: https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1848HmKNvg/ and https://www.facebook.com/share/v/17vQx1FydU/

October 18, 2024

Philly Signs Workshop (Philadelphia – Nov. 2, 2024)

Philly Signs Workshop sponsored by Sign Interpreting Services. Swarthmore College, Intercultural Center, 2nd floor, room 101. Registration required. See info below for more details.

Presenters: Bob Shilling & June Goodwin

Swarthmore College- Intercultural Center – 2nd Floor Room 101

When: SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 2nd 2025

8:30AM – 9:00AM Sign In and Coffee

9AM – 1PM Workshop

$30 Per person w/ CEU

$10 Per person with no CEUS

Campus Map: htpps://campusmap.swarthmore.edu/

Description of the workshop:

The workshop will examine the unique dialect of ASL that is Philly Sign. Deaf & HoH Philadelphians use a unique and colorful lexicon of signs. They share one of the strongest and most famous regional sign language “accents” in the united states. Locals use these common signs as part of their daily communication in formal & informal settings. IN order to build rapport with clients and facilitate effective and unambiguous communication, interpreters must be familiar with and competent in using Philly sign. Whether you are an interpreter, an ASL student, or a member of the Deaf community lets talk PHILLY SIGNS together and keep this dialect alive!

Save the Date: NAD Region 1 Virtual State Association Day (Zoom, March 8, 2025)

Virtual State Association Day on Mental Health and Emergency Management. Saturday, march 8, 2025, 9:30a-5p. All via zoom. Register at deafnjad.org.

NAD Region 1 is having a Virtual State Association Day on Saturday, March 8, 2025, 9:30a-5p. This is the 3rd State Association Day event hosted by Region 1 states rather than through NAD as done previously.

Register at www.deafnjad.org (or directly at https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEvc-morj4tH926DbT-9tpQwvorCfAqUHlb#/registration) by February 28, 2025.

Questions, contact Octavio.Maldonado@deafnjad.org or VPCommunityRelations@massdeaf.org.

Volunteers are needed also. Please sign up by November 1, 2024.

FYI, it is FREE!!!!