Please email us with questions, comments or suggestions
dhorpdx@gmail.com
Please let us know about events or ideas that may be of interest to the DHOR community. This is a volunteer-run organization. We promise to get back to you as soon as possible.
Thanks!
P.O. Box 86938 Portland, Oregon 97286-0938
Deaf & Hearing OutReach (DHOR) builds community among Deaf and Hearing along with allies through social, educational, and community resources in an environment where the door is open to all.
VACATION ACCOMMODATIONS
If you or a family member needs vacation accommodations
that are wheelchair accessible, BeachcomberNW has a list of
rentals available. The wheelchair accessible listings of
vacation rentals are on the Oregon and Washington Coast
and may be found on the organization's specific
http://www.beachcombersnw.com/ The website makes
it convenient to search for accessible accommodations in
one place.
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MASTER PROGRAM
WOU Western Oregon University (WOU) is thrilled to
announce a new program, Master of Arts in Interpreting
Studies. You can find out more about the program by
visiting new webpage at MA in Interpreting Studies
http://www.wou.edu/
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DONATION TO DHOR
The members of DHOR would like to encourage everyone
to consider making a contribution today. 100% of every
donation will go towards one of the following essential
community services: 1. Financial aid for students who
can only afford part of the cost for DHOR ASL classes
2. Printing costs for fliers, brochures, etc so that we can
let more people know about DHOR at community events.
Please take the time today to donate because every dollar
helps keep this wonderful organization afloat! Either
bring your contribution to DHOR coffee night or any other
DHOR-sponsored event OR you can contribute to DHOR
coffee night or any other DHOR-sponsored event OR you
can contribute right now via PayPal:
http://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=8XLQDJBXQG5EN
A Thank you
for supporting DHOR!!
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Help for Deaf Victims of Domestic Violence And Sexual
Assault Domestic violence against Deaf women occurs
frequently. This is evident from the news articles about
the most serious cases, that often involve the death of
the Deaf woman. Where can a fearful deaf or hard of
hearing woman experiencing abuse of her partner go for
help? Fortunately, there are many sources of help across
the country, including 24-hour hotlines. However, very
few have specialized shelters for battered Deaf women.
How common is domestic violence and sexual assault of
Deaf women? According to a deaf social services agency,
since half of all women experience domestic violence in
their lives, this translates to one in two Deaf, hard of
hearing, or deaf blind women. Even the Deaf actress and
producer Marlee Matlin was a victim of domestic violence,
and she wrote about this in her autobiography "I'll Scream
Later." Washington: Abused Deaf Women's Advocacy
Services - ADWAS is based in Seattle, Washington state.
Their services are for residents of King, Pierce or
Snohomish counties. Their services encompass advocacy
and counseling, including therapy. ADWAS also operates
a National Domestic Violence Hotline for the Deaf,
accessible by instant messaging, email, and video phone.
ADWAS has a transitional housing program, "A Place of
Our Own," and is the only Deaf social services agency
About.com is aware of that has its own shelter. ADWAS
also provides education and training to schools and
agencies on preventing assault and domestic violence."
ADWAS is on Facebook. The Facebook page has a
captioned video about ADWAS.
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GLBTQI & Disabled Meetings
The goal is to allow everyone a chance to connect with
the larger community of similar people just like you for
discussion, guest speakers, field trips, socials, and nights
out. The Priorities of GLBTQI & Disabled· Open &
affirming care facilities· Lowering hate crime, sexual
violence and abuse disparities· Community engagement·
Minimize isolation· Securing accessible mental health
services· Information & Referral
Advocacy for the GLBTQI Disabled Community· Outreach
to healthcare workers· Fair Housing Good News– along
with our 2nd Tuesday of the month meeting @ 1 PM we
have added the 4th Saturday of the month @ 1 PM @
Q-Center. This will provide an opportunity for people to
connect to a larger LGBTQI & Disabled. Dan 503-213-3801
pdxglbtqidisabled@comcast.net GLBTQI Persons with
Disabilities Group*Meets on the 2nd Tuesday of the
month* 1-2:30pm Q Center, the NEW location 4115 N.
Mississippi Ave, Portland
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This person was able to hear their whole life, and all
of a sudden they lost part or all of their hearing. How
can this person cope emotionally and avoid
depression? One way would be to keep busy, as with
anything try to keep your mind off. Another might be
to try a sign language class or get lipreading training,
to develop new needed communications skills, and
don't quit interacting with people. Check Out ALDA
(Association of Late Deafened Adults) chapter in your
area to seek support system.
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ASL TUTOR OPPORTUNITY
Anyone who may be interested in providing tutoring to
one of our clients at OutsideIn.org Contact Lauren to
send you an attached the job description for your review.
Lauren Chandler, MSW Volunteer Coordinator 1132 SW
13th Ave, Portland, OR 97205 T: 503.535.3840
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HI HANDYMAN COMPANY-
Do you need any help with any kind maintenance repairs
or replace in your homes? George Myers who is fluent in
ASL will be happy to come over to help you and answer to
any questions you may have. Feel free contact
HiHC@in.com pager 503.303.9003 or 1.800.605.0860
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SERVICE ANIMALS: Touching lives daily
March 2009 Spot magazine featured wonderful article,
"My Ears & His Eyes". The Service Animals as Dogs for
the Deaf have helped many hearing loss individuals.
In this article stated about a lady, Janice Justice, who
has sudden hearing loss due irreversible antibiotics
took her hearing. Janice described her struggles,
discovered the service dog take so much of fear away,
and DFD (Dogs For The Deaf org) did so much than
just supply her with a dog. For more information
about DFD look up http://www.dogsforthedeaf.org/
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Youth M.O.V.E. National
Elicia Smith, recently have been hired by Oregon
Family Support Network at the Youth Engagement
Specialist for Multnomah County. The focus of our work
is to promote advocacy and peer support for families
and youth in all avenues of mental health. We'll soon
be launching a chapter of Youth M.O.V.E National
(Motivating Others through Voices of Experience),
http://www.youthmove.us/ . Could you help get in
touch with youth from the Deaf community that may
want to get involved? This is an opportunity for youth
to tell their stories, celebrate successes and help
implement changes they want to see in mental health
systems and agencies. Elicia Smith Youth Engagement
Specialist-Multnomah County, Oregon Family Support
Network 503.539.0088 and elicia.smith@ofsn.org
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SMALL BUSINESSES CAN MAKE
THEMSELVESACCESSIBLE TO DEAF-
AFFORDABLY
Small businesses can make themselves accessible to
Deaf and Hard of Hearing people by taking advantage
of a Federal tax credit. In doing the research for this
article, in some states there are additional tax credits
for a small business that makes itself accessible to
Deaf people. In these hard times, small businesses
need any competitive edge they can get. The edge can
be as simple as installing a system like OrderAssist.
The Indianopolis Star reports that a restaurant that
installed the system, found it had gained customers
with hearing loss, and word of mouth was spread
within the local Deaf community, resulting in more
customers.
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Join The City of Portland Disability Group on
Facebook
Nicole Cheron, Disability Program Coordinator for the
City of Portland, created a Facebook group as a place
to tap into the growing PWD (people with disabilities)
community in Portland. Find out what is happening
around the city,get information about current issues,
connect with others who have authentic experience
with disability as a culture, and so on. You are invited
to join the Facebook group, "City of Portland Disability
Project". To see more details and confirm this group
invitation, follow the link below:
http://www.facebook.com/p.php?i=1553311099&k=Z4G54WQ5P42DUCFHXA2TSRV Facebook helps you find and keep in touch with family,
friends and colleagues. You can share unlimited
photos, plan events and join discussion groups. It's
free and everyone can join.To register go to:
http://www.facebook.com/p.php?i=1553311099&k=Z4G54WQ5P42DUCFHXA2TSRV&r
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contact at e-mail: teckla.anderson@ci.portland.or.us