Date: April 15th 2009

                       AUSTIN DEAF EVENTS
                   http://austindeafevents.com/
16 April 2009              Issue No. 96           Circulation 810
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Announcements

New Disability Employment Resource for Employers Released DIVERSIFYING YOUR WORKFORCE (11 pages)
http://www.dol.gov/odep/documents/Flip%20Guide_FINAL_3%2030_508%20compliant2.pdf

Online channel launches for news, entertainment and information exclusively in American Sign Language (ASL). http://oicmovies.com/

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In this issue...
(CC) Closed Captions; (OC) Open Captions; (SI) Sign Interpreted

Sections
AAD - Austin Association of the Deaf
AA, NA Meetings
Churches -- http://austindeafevents.com/church.html Monthly Recurring Events (Deaf Coffee Chat, Deaf Seniors, etc.) Movies
Event listings by date

Alphabetic index:
19th Annual Austin Sertoma Club Golf Tournament 05/20 2009 ADARA Conference 04/15-19
2009 SafePlace Field Day & Festival 04/18 AAD Coffee & dessert chat 04/18
AAD Mexican Train games (1st Friday) 05/01 AAD Open for social 04/18
AAD Open for social 04/25
AAD Open for social 05/08
AAD Poker League 04/18
AAD Poker League 04/25
AAD Poker League 05/01
AAD Poker League 05/08
AAD Pool Tourney 04/18
AAD Shuffleboard Tourney 04/24
AAD TINGO Games (1st Saturday) 05/02
ABCD presents The Little Anglers Tournament 04/18 AID - Austin Interpreteres for the Deaf - Yard Sale 05/25 ASL Family Picnic (Houston) 04/25
Austin Dog Alliance Summer Camps (SI) 06/8-12, 07/6-10, 07/20-23 Basketball Tournament 05/30
Deaf Chat Wine 04/25
Deaf Coffee Chat - IH35 (3rd Friday) 04/17 Deaf Coffee Chat - New Braunfels 05/08 Deaf Deafblind Coffee Chat - Guadalupe (3rd Saturday) 04/18 Deaf Seniors of Austin--meeting (1st Thursday) 05/07 Deaf Seniors of Austin--social (3rd Thursday) 04/16 DEAFensive Driving 04/18
Fourth annual O&M-athon. Volunteer for blind kids. 04/18 Movies by ASL Films 04/25
Parents' Night Out 04/17
Performance: The Vagina Monologues/VDay 2009 04/24 & 25 Polo For Puppies 05/16
Ranger Stampede 5K & 1 Mile Walk / Run Series 05/13, 05/27 TAD 45th Biennial Conference -- "Moving Forward Together!" 06/11-13

Date index:
04/15-19 2009 ADARA Conference
04/16 Deaf Seniors of Austin--social (3rd Thursday) 04/17 Deaf Coffee Chat - IH35 (3rd Friday) 04/17 Parents' Night Out
04/18 2009 SafePlace Field Day & Festival 04/18 AAD Coffee & dessert chat
04/18 AAD Open for social
04/18 AAD Poker League
04/18 AAD Pool Tourney
04/18 ABCD presents The Little Anglers Tournament 04/18 Deaf Deafblind Coffee Chat - Guadalupe (3rd Saturday) 04/18 DEAFensive Driving
04/18 Fourth annual O&M-athon. Volunteer for blind kids. 04/24 AAD Shuffleboard Tourney
04/25 AAD Open for social
04/25 AAD Poker League
04/25 ASL Family Picnic (Houston)
04/25 Deaf Chat Wine
04/25 Movies by ASL Films
05/01 AAD Mexican Train games (1st Friday) 05/01 AAD Poker League
05/02 AAD TINGO Games (1st Saturday)
05/07 Deaf Seniors of Austin--meeting (1st Thursday) 05/08 AAD Open for social
05/08 AAD Poker League
05/08 Deaf Coffee Chat - New Braunfels 05/13, 05/27 Ranger Stampede 5K & 1 Mile Walk / Run Series 05/16 Polo For Puppies
05/20 19th Annual Austin Sertoma Club Golf Tournament 05/24 & 25 Performance: The Vagina Monologues/VDay 2009 05/25 AID - Austin Interpreteres for the Deaf - Yard Sale 05/30 Basketball Tournament
06/11-13 TAD 45th Biennial Conference -- "Moving Forward Together!" 06/8-12, 07/6-10, 07/20-23 Austin Dog Alliance Summer Camps (SI)

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AAD - Austin Association of the Deaf (Austin Deaf Club)

See http://austindeafclub.org/events.htm to Verify Calendar.

April
17 Fri 7:30 Pool Tourney

Open for social
18 Sat 9AM Coffee & dessert chat

       8pm   Poker League
             Open for social
24 Fri 7:30  Shuffleboard Tourney
             Open for social
25 Sat 8pm   Poker League
             Open for social

May
1 Fri 7pm Mexican Train games (1st Friday)

       8pm   Poker League
             Open for social

2 Sat 8pm TINGO Games please be seated before 7:30 (1st Saturday) 8 Fri 8pm Poker League

Open for social
9 Sat 8pm Regular Business Meeting

             Banknight following meeting
             Open for social

• $1 for social games.

Happy Hour 7 - 10pm Fridays and Saturdays. Open for social: Fridays and Saturdays 7 pm - closing. Admission: Friday $5, Saturday $7

Where: Austin Deaf Club, 8818 Cullen Ln

Social Affairs: Connie Dannels (DirectorofSocialAffairs austindeafclub.org)
Newsletter: Melissa Montoya-Calogar (austindeafclubeditor yahoo.com)

----------------------- AA and NA MEETINGS ----------------------

AA, NA meetings with Sign language interpreters

AA Meeting - Women only
April 11, 18, and 25
11:30 am - 12:30 pm
601 Bouldin

AA Meeting - Open
April 11, 18, and 25
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
601 Bouldin

NA Meetings - Open
April 11, 13, 18, 20, 25, 27
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
212 E Monroe

Sign language interpreters are provided for NA (Narcotics Anonymous) and AA meetings by Travis County Services for the Deaf & Hard of Hearing. (Austin, Texas)

You can contact the Austin AA Hill County Intergroup at: 512-444-0071 (v) or visit
http://www.austinaa.org/

This 24 hour hotline can help with meeting locations and times, and requests for interpreters. Also, if there is a meeting on the schedule where you would like to have an ASL interpreter present, call 512-448-9017 and ask for Clint Ritter. They will check with local providers, and do their best to help.

---------------------------- CHURCH ----------------------------- Church Services for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Please see: http://austindeafevents.com/church.html

-------------------- MONTHLY RECURRING EVENTS ------------------- DEAF SENIORS OF AUSTIN (South Central)
Travis County Deaf Association
04/16 Social 3rd Thursday of the Month, 1-4 pm 05/07 Meeting 1st Thursday of Month, 1-4 pm Senior Activity Center, 3911 Manchaca, Austin TX 512-448-0787, TDD: 512-462-2853

Deaf Chat Coffee schedule for Austin area: http://www.deafcoffee.com/html/tx_austin.html Open to everyone (deaf, hearing) with an interest in ASL.

STARBUCKS COFFEE (New Braunfels)--05/08 7-10pm 697 S Walnut Ave (at I35), New Braunfels TX

In Honor Remembrance of Sam Jackson, who set up coffee chat in New Braunfels. He left his legacy here so we want to honor his memory for the first 2 months. After this, we will relocate coffee chat to San Marcos. We will announce a location later.

Info: Darlene Polson (adhp44 yahoo.com)

STARBUCKS COFFEE (West)--Every 2nd Saturday, 7-10pm 05/09 6600 S Mopac Expy, Austin TX 78749
Host: Monica Mason monicamandrew/yahoo.com

DEAF DEAFBLIND CHAT
STARBUCKS COFFEE (Central)--Every 3rd Saturday, 6-8pm 04/18 3706 Guadalupe St, Austin TX 78705
Host: Lizzy Berry Elizabeth.Berry/dars.state.tx.us

---------------------------- MOVIES ----------------------------- Find captioned movies by zipcode or city, state with this link: http://fomdi.com/

Open Captioned (OC) Movies:
Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar
http://www.originalalamo.com/Default.aspx?l=4

Regal Gateway Stadium 16, 9700 Stonelake Blvd - 343-5480 For show times go to http://insightcinema.org/links.html and follow the links to the theatres, or call theaters for details.

Mopix rear-window Closed Caption (CC) movies: AMC Barton Creek Square 14. 2901 Capital of Texas Hwy. ph 306-1991, Auditorium #7.
http://movietickets.com/house_detail.asp?house_id=6059

Bob Bullock State History Museum
1800 N Congress Avenue at Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd IMAX Theatre (some films) and Spirit Theatre http://www.thestoryoftexas.com/special/site_accessibility.html

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April 2009. See below for available days. Training with Easter Seals: Pager, Video Relay, Computers

Where: Easter Seals, 1611 Headway Circle, Bldg. 2

Austin TX

Pager Training, Video Relay Training, General Computer Training & Access.

Every Tuesday: 9:30 am - 2:30 pm

Second and Fourth Thursday, 9:30 am - 2:30 pm

Every First and Third Saturday, 10:00 am - 2:00 pm

Call 512-410-6725 on Video Relay to schedule appointments or Sidney Hilburn (shilburn eastersealstx.com).

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May 13, May 27. 2009. Wednesdays 5pm
Ranger Stampede - 5K And 1 Mile Walk / Run Series

Where: Texas School for the Deaf, Track/Football field

        1102 S Congress Ave, Austin TX 78749
        Enter through Elizabeth Street Gate.
        Use parking spaces. No parking on TSD inner campus road.
        It's the run course!

Cost: $10 for five races. Free for 21 and under.

Texas School for the Deaf PE / Wellness Program and VIABLE host the Ranger Stampede run / walk race series. Proceeds and donations benefit the TSD PE Program.

Open to the TSD and Austin Communities. Race #9 - May 13
Rach #10 - May 27
All on Wednesdays at 5 pm.

Contact (Nick.Bannon tsd.state.tx.us)

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April 15, 2009. Wednesday
National ADARA Conference

Where: Marriott Plaza San Antonio

Deaf Author Book Signing

The National ADARA (Professionals Networking Together for the Excellence in Service Deliery to Persons who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing) Conference in San Antonio will host the fourth Deaf Author Book Signing in conjunction with the Opening Gala.

If you are an author who is deaf and wishes to participate, please use this link to the ADARA website for more information:

http://www.adara.org/pages/2009_Conference/ADARA_2009_Deaf_Author_Event_Letter.doc

For general information about the ADARA conference, go to: http://www.adara.org/pages/conf_page.shtml

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April 17, 2009. Friday 6 pm until Midnight Parents' Night Out

Where: Jesus Lutheran Church of the Deaf

1307 Newton St, Austin TX

Cost: Church donation plus $3 per child for refreshments

Drop your children off at the church while you go out to dinner, a movie, or whatever you want to do for six hours without children. Be sure to pick them up by midnight. Your children can play games, watch movies, chat with friends, practice acting, draw, etc.

More info: Pastor Mark Seeger (MarkJLCD aol.com)

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April 18, 2009. Saturday, 8am - 1pm
Volunteers needed: 4th annual O&Mathon

Where: McNeil High School / Round Rock ISD

The 4th annual O&Mathon is a FUN-FILLED day of track and field (e.g., 50 yd dash, softball throw, soccer kick, t-ball hit) and recreational activities (e.g., sack races, obstacle course) for students with visual impairments, their families and friends.

These physical events offer students with visual impairments the opportunity to challenge themselves, experience success, and be a team player, while actively competing with other students with visual impairments, as well as non-visually impaired children.

Free T-shirt and Lunch Provided.

Volunteers are needed in all areas: registration table, set up of events, lunch crew, running the events - retrieving balls, tallying scores, and awards presentations, etc. We also need of sighted runners for the 25 meter and 50 meter races.

SPONSORS: Education Service Center Region XIII; DARS / Division for Blind Services; Round Rock ISD VI / O&M Department

CONTACT: Beverly Jackson, O&M Specialist, RRISD; 512.428-3260; (beverly_jackson roundrockisd.org).

Once you are signed up as a volunteer, Beveryly will get in touch with you about your assignment with detailed instructions. You can earn a minimum of FIVE volunteer hours for whatever organization you belong to.

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Saturday April 18th, 2009. Saturday 9:30a - 3:30p DEAFensive Driving

Where: 2201 Post Rd