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2009
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Reports Given at 2009 VAD Conference

Photos of the VAD Conference

Photos of the 2009 VAD Conference taken by Feta Fernseler
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Staunton News-Leader articles on 2009 VAD Conference:
    Donations requested for VAD Conference - July 16, 2009
    Deaf association plans biennial conference - July 17, 2009
    Deaf association hosts conference - July 24, 2009
   
Rose Herrera named Miss Deaf Virginia - July 27, 2009

Please help send Miss Deaf Virginia to Miss Deaf America Pageant!
Click to read a letter from Sally J. Thompson, State Pageant Director.

 VSDB Throw Blanket (new order form for 2009)

 

The VAD 2009 Fund Raising Committee is selling VSDB throw blankets.

Please click the link for more details.

VSDB Commemorative Pillow (new order form for 2009)

 

The VAD 2009 Fund Raising Committee is selling VSDB commemorative pillows.

Please click the link for more details.

2010
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Piedmont Chapter

 

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Seven Companies Arrested by FBI for VRS Fraud

Twenty-six Charged in Nationwide Scheme to Defraud the FCC’s Video Relay Service Program - Arrests Made in Nine States

Indictments were unsealed today against 26 people charged with engaging in a scheme to steal millions of dollars from the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) Video Relay Service (VRS) program, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Criminal Division, Assistant Director of the FBI’s Washington Field Office Joseph Persichini Jr., Deputy Chief Postal Inspector Zane Hill, and FCC Chief of Staff Edward Lazarus.

Arrests were made today by FBI agents and Postal Inspectors in New York, New Jersey, Florida, Texas, Pennsylvania, Arizona, Nevada, Oregon and Maryland, and were the result of a joint FBI, U.S. Postal Inspection Service (USPIS) and FCC Office of Inspector General (FCC-OIG) investigation into a nationwide scheme to defraud the FCC’s VRS program.

 

Eagle Harbor Medical Associates is having an  Open House on Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Eagle Harbor Medical Associates, located in the Hampton Roads, will have services available to the Deaf and Hard of Hearing.  Dr. Maryam Rostami is able to communicate in sign language.

Thomas R. Sebrell passed away on December 8, 2009
Thomas was dorm counselor at VSDB for 31 years; he also was the Boy Scout Master for many years.  He founded the Shenandoah Valley Club for the Deaf in 1977.

 Louise Camper Martin, mother of Ed Martin, passed away on November 22, 2009
Click to read to her obituary.

Deaf Mother and Father of the Year announced!
President Rachel Bavister recently announced the winners for 2009.

VSDB’s Emylou Chute among students earning leadership awards - Staunton News Leader article
Emylou Chute was among high school seniors from each of Virginia’s 11 congressional districts to win the 15th annual Harry F. Byrd Jr. Leadership awards.

Smoking Ban Passes In Virginia
The Virginia General Assembly gave final approval Thursday to a plan that prohibits smoking in most of the state's bars and restaurants, handing Gov. Timothy M. Kaine one of his first significant legislative victories.

SEC Halts Ponzi Scheme Targeting Deaf Investors
The Securities and Exchange Commission has obtained a court order halting a Ponzi scheme that specifically targeted members of the Deaf community in the United States and Japan.

Program branches into deaf community - Staunton News Leader article
Rachel Bavister is a Big Sister to a five-year old girl.

Photos of Abraham Lincoln lecture at NVAD meeting
Peggy Daniels and Melanie Williams gave a talk about Abraham Lincoln.

Photos of VAD Mini-Conference 2008

Redskins Ordered To Continue Captions
A federal judge in Greenbelt has ruled that the Washington Redskins must continue to run captioned play-by-play at FedEx Field to offer deaf and hard-of-hearing fans the full game experience.

Miss Deaf Virginia Pageant to be held during the 2009 VAD Conference 
Do you want to participate in the pageant?  Need more information, application form, eligibility rules, etc.?  Click on the link for  a package.

Gallaudet University CSPO Activities for Deaf Senior Citizens
CPSO (College of Professional Studies and Outreach) has several exciting activities for Deaf Senior Citizens.  Click the link to see what GU CSPO has to offer you.

ASL T-Shirt presented to NAD
Photos taken at NAD Holiday Party.

Photos of 2007 VAD Conference  at Williamsburg VA.

2007 VAD Conference
Hosted at the Colonial Williamsburg July 19-22, 2007 by the Hampton Roads Chapter.  Click to find latest news and information.

What is CERT?
Gary Viall talks about his experience in becoming a certified rescuer.

Optical Illusions
Are your eyes tired?  Bored?  Want to look at something strange?

VSDB Museum
See photos to see what the museum looks like.

 

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