[OPLINLIST] FW: [prtalk] Annual Events the Deaf Way

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Celebrate Annual Events the Deaf Way 

@ your library  

 

Read Across America Day

National Library Week 

Older Americans Month

 

Read Across America Day is Monday, March 3, 2008 in honor of Theodor
Geisel, also known as Dr. Seuss. His actual birthday is Sunday, March 2.

Sponsored since 1998 by the National Education Association  www.nea.org
<http://www.nea.org/> ,.  

            One of the NEA partners is the Described and Captioned Media
Program (DCMP)  www.dcmp.org <http://www.dcmp.org/> .  The National
Association of the Deaf www.nad.org <http://www.nad.org/>  and the DCMP
will be launching the third nationwide Read Captions Across America
Campaign on the same day.  DCMP is administrated by the NAD and is
funded by the U.S. Dept. of Education This event will be placing
emphasis on the benefits of reading captions.  Bill Stark, the DCMP
project director, has always agreed with the famous saying of Dr. Seuss
(Theodor Geisel)  -- Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot,
nothing is going to get better. It's not.    For more information about
this exciting event and DCMP resources that benefit the nation's
libraries, please visit   
http://www.dcmp.org/outreach/newsletter/january2008.html
<http://www.dcmp.org/outreach/newsletter/january2008.html>  .  

 

 

National Library Week is April 13-19, 2008         

Observed annually in April since 1958     

Sponsored by the American Library Association 

            Librarians, teachers, professors and career counselors may
have deaf students who are not sure about their future career. Some of
them may be interested to work in the library some day.  Here is good
news. Ricardo Lopez, a current deaf graduate student at the University
of Maryland studying to become a librarian, informed me of an article in
the U.S. News and World Reports (February 14, 2008) about new careers in
2008.  We are pleased that Librarians made the list.  He said, "This
should be enough reason for young deaf students to consider careers in
library and information studies."

Best Careers 2008 - US News and World Report (usnews.com)
<http://www.usnews.com/features/business/best-careers/best-careers-2008.
html>   

Ricardo Lopez is the president of the National Literary Society of the
Deaf.  

 

May is Older Americans Month


Proclaimed annually in May by the US President since 1980 

 For 2008, the national deaf community has good reason to celebrate this
month because the National Association of the Deaf  www.nad.org
<http://www.nad.org/> , its section: Senior Citizens Section 
www.nad.org/scs <http://www.nad.org/scs>  and Deaf Seniors of America
(DSA) www.deafseniors.org <http://www.deafseniors.org/>   have just
launched "Senior Resources" - the first ever- comprehensive listing of
items of interest to older deaf persons and their families or
caregivers.  When visiting www.nad.org/scs <http://www.nad.org/scs> ,
please click on senior resources listing.     

If your library has such resources in your area that should be added to
this listing, please send email to www.nad.org/contactus
<http://www.nad.org/contactus>


 

Submitted by 

Alice L. Hagemeyer, Director

National Literary Society of the Deaf

www.folda.net/nlsd <http://www.folda.net/nlsd> 

E-mail nls1907 at aol.com <mailto:nls1907 at aol.com> 

 Feb 14, 2008

 

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