I'm not going to wait for the Deaf community to act on our needs any more. 

The lessons to organize action and change are out there. The tools are out there. We just have to use them. 

I do media -- I'll start the conversation.

But are you willing to step up and act?

During an interview with a University of Colorado student about Unity for Gallaudet Protest (2006), I was asked if there were anything I'd change if I could go back prior to the start of the protest...

DeafHope, the Oakland, California based Nonprofit providing domestic and sexual violence survivor and prevention services, just reopened their offices after they were forced to close it last year ago due to smoke damage from a fire. 

They now have to restore normal office operations, and are asking for donations to help restore everything to normal operations. 

Signmark will have a Silent Shout in Minneapolis, MN on May 2. To see how YOU can participate, visit the Silent Shout Facebook event page 

This video explains what to do if you dont get the communications access you need in a Health Care setting. This is Part 7 in a series about Health Care Communications Access, a series produced by the Commission of Deaf, DeafBlind and Hard of Hearing Minnesotans (MCDHH) to provide information about how to have accessible communications in different health care situations.  

 Part 6 in a series about Health Care Communications Access. This video explains what to do to ensure you have communciations access in a medical emergency. This series was produced by the Commission of Deaf, DeafBlind and Hard of Hearing Minnesotans (MCDHH) to provide information about how to have accessible communications in different health care situations.  

Part 5 in the Health Care Communications Access series which explains what you can do in advance to get the communications access you need for your health care services.