Date: November 30th 2011
AUSTIN DEAF EVENTS
http://austindeafevents.com/
1 December 2011 Issue No. 155 Circulation 1041
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Announcements
Austin Association of the Deaf has three vacant positions: Secretary, Director of Social Affairs, and Treasurer Assistant (not an Officer position). The remainder of the term is one year out of two years. To sign up stop by clubhouse or email AADOfficers@austindeafclub.org. Election will be at the January 2012 Regular Business meeting.
KLRU TV http://accessnews.us/ "Locally produced, globally inspired, totally accessible hands on news"
Sundays at 1:00 pm.
4th Chuck Courtney, Associate Director Of The Annette http://klru.org/schedule/viewProgram.php?id=247496
11th Professor Michael Webber http://klru.org/schedule/viewProgram.php?id=247497
Austin Spirit of Life Deaf Church (ASLDC) is one year old! http://asldc.weebly.com
In this issue...
(OC) Open Captions; (SI) Sign Interpreted, (VI) Voice 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 title and by date
2011 - 2012 Texas Performing Arts Season (SI performance info)
Title index:
Christmas Eve service for Solid Rock Baptist Fellowship 12/24
Christmas Party at AAD, Special meeting, Bank night 12/10
Constituting service for Solid Rock Baptist Fellowship 01/08/12
DEAFensive Driving 01/21/12
Mass in ASL by Fr. Tom Coughlin 12/18
New Years Eve Party at AAD 12/31
Project Endeavor 12/07, 14
Ranger Stampede 5K and 1 mail walk/run series 2011-2012 12/14
Socialize in Sign - December 12/10
StorySign at Austin Public Library, Twin Oaks 12/05
Date index:
12/05 StorySign at Austin Public Library, Twin Oaks
12/07, 14 Project Endeavor
12/10 Christmas Party at AAD, Special meeting, Bank night
12/10 Socialize in Sign - December
12/14 Ranger Stampede 5K and 1 mail walk/run series 2011-2012
12/18 Mass in ASL by Fr. Tom Coughlin
12/24 Christmas Eve service for Solid Rock Baptist Fellowship
12/31 New Years Eve Party at AAD
01/08/12 Constituting service for Solid Rock Baptist Fellowship
01/21/12 DEAFensive Driving
AAD - Austin Association of the Deaf (Austin Deaf Club) Calendar http://www.austindeafclub.org/events/
$1 for social games.
Fridays 7pm - 1am, Saturdays 7pm - 2am.
Happy Hour 7 - 10pm Fridays and Saturdays.
Admission: Friday $5, Saturday $7
Where: Austin Deaf Club, 8818 Cullen Ln, Austin TX 78748
Sat Dec 3 TINGO (1st Saturday)
Sat Dec 10 Christmas Party, Special meeting, Bank night
FRI Dec 16 HORNS (3rd Friday)
Dec. 23 & 24 weekend, AAD clubhouse will be closed.
Sat Dec 31 New Years Eve Party sponsored by ABCD
Social Affairs: Connie Dannels secretary@austindeafclub.org Newsletter: Melissa Montoya-Calogar (austindeafclubeditor yahoo.com)
ADCPL - Austin Deaf Club Poker League
http://adcpl.austindeafclub.org/Calendar.html
AA and NA MEETINGS (SI)
TCSDHH provides sign language interpreters for the following AA and NA meetings in Austin:
Mondays evenings 5:45-7pm AA Meeting, Grace United Methodist, 205 E Monroe Mondays evenings 7:00-8:30pm NA Meeting, 212 E Monroe
Friday evenings 8:00-9:30pm AA Meeting, 601 Bouldin Friday evenings 8:00-9:30pm NA Meeting, Faith United Methodist, 2701 S Lamar
You can contact the Austin AA Hill County Intergroup at: 24-hour hotline 512-444-0071(v) or http://www.austinaa.org/.
Call Travis County Services for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing at 512-854-9221 to request an interpreter for other meeting times.
Also, AA meetings via WebCam led by Deaf and HoH sobriety facilitators: http://doda.nefsis.com/doda
CHURCH SERVICES for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Please see http://austindeafevents.com/church.html
MONTHLY RECURRING EVENTS
Austin Deaf Club Poker League: austindeafclub.org/adcpl/ADCPL%202010-2011%20Statistics%20-%20Web/ADCPL%20Schedule.pdf
DEAF SENIORS OF AUSTIN (South Central)--Every 1st Thursday, 1-4pm 12/01 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.
DEAF BLIND COFFEE CHAT
- STARBUCKS COFFEE (Central)--Every 3rd Saturday, 6-8pm 12/18 3706 Guadalupe St, Austin TX 78705 (corner of Guadalupe and 38th Street)
- Please join our growing Deaf Blind Chat for drinks, snacks and fun chatting. Every month we see both new and familiar faces, and we welcome signers of all skill level, so tell your friends, family and classmates about us, too!
- Host: DeafBlind Apt Program staff (DeafblindApartmentProgram@dars.state.tx.us); Doug Rollins (sspdbterps gmail.com)
DEAFNESS RESOURCE SPECIALIST available by appointment. TCSDHH, 2201 Post Rd #100, Austin TX 78704. Contact: Brian Determan DeafnessRS7a@dars.state.tx.us or 512-410-1786.
MOVIES
Find captioned movies by zipcode or city at http://captionfish.com/
Captioned movie trailers and search for captioned web videos at http://ccmovies.org/
Ranger Stampede 5K and 1 mail walk/run series 2011-2012 Texas School for the Deaf, 1102 S Congress Ave, Austin TX (enter at Elizabeth Street gate)
Wednesdays at 5pm on these dates:
Dec 14
Jan 25
Feb 22
Mar 21
Apr 25
May 22
$2 per race. Free for under 21.
Run/walk is stopwatch timed with results posted on TSD website (wellness).
Info: nick.bannon@tsd.state.tx.us
http://AustinDeafEvents.com/docs/RangerStampede5Kschedule2011-12.pdf
Mass in ASL by Fr. Tom Coughlin
Sun, December 18, 2011. 3pm – 4pm St. Ignatius Martyr Catholic Church in the Mother Chapel, 120 W. Oltorf Ave, Austin TX 78704
There will be social after mass. If you attend, please bring food or drinks to share!
http://www.st-ignatius.org/parish/
Scroll down, on the left side click on Deaf Ministry icon.
Info: Sarah Bannon deafministry@st-ignatius.org
2011-2012 University of Texas Performing Arts Season http://texasperformingarts.org/
SIGN INTERPRETED PERFORMANCES
Typically for Broadway Across America tours performing at Bass Concert Hall, the Saturday matinee performance is Sign Language Interpreted (ASL). Contact the box office at 512.475.7102 to purchase tickets in the reserved section for those in need of this service. For additional questions about this or other services for the deaf or hard of hearing, please contact Guest Services:
GUEST SERVICES INFORMATION
Monday – Friday, 9 AM to 5 PM
512.471.2787
frontofhouse@texasperformingarts.org
DISNEY’S BEAUTY & THE BEAST December 17, 2011
WICKED
January 28, 2012
MARY POPPINS
April 14, 2012
LES MISERABLES
June 2, 2012
StorySign - Story Time at Austin Public Library Mon, December 5, 2011, 10:15am – 11:15am Twin Oaks Branch, Austin Public Library, 1800 S. Fifth St., Austin TX 512-974-9980
Sign Language storytime for deaf and hearing families of all ages. Join us for stories, songs, plus a craft activity!
Presented in part by the Texas School for the Deaf http://austintexas.gov/library
The City of Austin is committed to compliance with the American with Disabilities Act. Reasonable modifications will be provided upon request. For assistance please call 512-974-7100 or contact the branch manager.
Project Endeavor
Wed Dec 7th and 14th, 2011. 4:00 - 7:00 pm TCSDHH, 2201 Post Rd ste 100, Austin TX 78704
Travis County Services for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing host a Project Endeavor application event.
SSI? SSDI? DARS client? Income eligible? If yes, you are qualified to save up to 50% off tablets or smart phone. Presented in ASL. http://projectendeavor.com/
Socialize in Sign - December
Sat, December 10, 7pm – Sun, December 11, 2am Main Event, 13301 N US Hwy 183, Austin TX 78750. (512) 401-0000
What: They have laser tag, bowling, pool, arcade games, rock climbing, glow golf, gravity ropes, and more! Check out their website for more info, coupons, and specials. http://www.maineventusa.com/locations/austin
Our November event had around 30 people show up! Let's see if we can beat that in December! Hope to see you there!
Christmas Party at AAD
Sat, Dec 10, 2011
Austin Deaf Clubhouse, 8818 Cullen Ln, Austin TX Contact Patty Pyeatt to volunteer.
Christmas Eve service
Sat, December 24, 6pm – 7pm Solid Rock Baptist Fellowship, 608 Ralph Ablanedo Dr, Austin Tx 78748 Pastor Mike Rinker
New Years Eve Party at AAD (details to be announced) Sat, December 31, 2011
Austin Deaf Clubhouse, 8818 Cullen Ln, Austin TX
Constituting service for Solid Rock Baptist Fellowship Sun, January 1, 2012, 11am – 12pm Solid Rock Baptist Fellowship, 608 Ralph Ablanedo Dr, Austin Tx 78748
Constituting service. We are going from a mission to an "independent" church, and our name will change to Solid Rock Baptist Fellowship. Pastor Mike Rinker
DEAFensive Driving
Sat, January 21, 2012, 9:00am – 3:30pm TCSDHH Conference Room, 100 Post Rd, Austin TX 78704
Cost: $40 with lunch included
Registration Deadline: Jan. 13th, 2012
Are you interested in taking a defensive driving course to reduce the cost of your insurance or to dismiss a speeding ticket? Here’s the place. TCSDHH will be sponsoring "Texas Friendly Defensive Driving Schools" to teach a class for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Participants. Interpreters will be provided. Please request additional accommodations and complete pre-registration and payment by 1/13/12. Note: Registration will not be refunded for no shows. Contact us: (512) 410-1598 (vp). **Please bring your ticket to the class for paperwork.
DEAFensive Driving Registration
Full Name:
Address:
City, State, Zip Code:
Phone:
Email:
Requested Accommodations:
Reason for taking the class: Ticket Dismissal / Reduce Insurance
Pre-payment Option: Cash / Money Order
Lunch Options: Turkey / Roast Beef / Veggie
Please mail or bring registration to TCSDHH 2201 Post Rd #100 Austin, TX 78704 Or contact us at: 512-854-9205 (v) or 512-410-1598 (vp)
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