Deaf Awareness Block Party!

Please join us for our community block party to celebrate National Deaf Awareness month! We invite ALL members of the community, deaf, hard of hearing, and hearing, along with their friends and family, to come and visit the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Center to see what services we provide to the community. There will be food trucks, beer, face painting, games, etc. We hope to see you there!

*If you are interested in donating to or sponsoring this event, please contact Alicia at [email protected]*

I think this event is free will have to double-check tho!

North Beach Art Walk

This is yet another opportunity to enjoy the beach, check out some unique art, meet some chill people and enjoy some beach bites.

 

See you there! I myself will be there with my friend Renee and her daughter Pinen(who is Deaf). They have been helping me in my journey to learn this beautiful language and it’s culture!

I love hanging out with them and just begin! They are my happy place!

PARC’s Top Chefs!

PARC is truly turning disabilities into capabilities!

PARC’s Culinary Program provides individuals with developmental disabilities marketable job skills and a better chance for job opportunities in the Tampa Bay area. As a way to expand on those opportunities, our Top Chefs event began and hit the ground running. Chefs from some of the top local restaurants in Tampa Bay are invited to partake in an evening full of collaboration and education. Chefs are paired with a PARC Culinary students to design a menu selection for the event and provide guests with an experience they won’t soon forget.

OMG!! This is up my alley as much as a chick loves to eat! I plan on making plans to attend this event. Based on light traffic it is only 3 hours away! I hope you will attend this is going to be a night of food, fun, family and friends!

Save the Date!  and Book your room at the Beautiful Birchwood!

Dark Disney!

For all of you that are hardcore Disney fans why not dress up as your favorite Disney character and take it to the Dark Side! Yes you heard me! The Dark Side Gothic Style! 

Then, go to Eclipse Night Club Why! because Gin is throwing A Dark Disney Gothic costume party! So come out and drink, dance take pictures and enjoy a night out with a Disney theme! Also there will be:

♥ DISNEY KARAOKE: Bar-side sing-a-longs w/ KJ FREE! (6-9pm)
♥ NO COVER & 2-4-1 WELLS BEFORE 9PM!
Free “Poison Apple” Shots for All Patrons in costume! (before 11pm)
♥ Costume Contest w/ prizes & giveaways! (1am)

DJ CANAAN | DJ FREE (9p-2a)
New Wave | Goth | Industrial | 80s | Indie | Electro

Be our guest!
Full Liquor Bar | Lots of Parking | Outdoor Smoking Patio
Doors open at 6pm | $5 Cover after 9pm
21+ | Valid ID required for entry.

ECLIPSE – Where the music matters!

This reminds me of Wreck It Ralph 2 and the Disney Princess cut up for a moment! Check it out!

 

Silent Dinner

This would be a great time to head to the Altamonte Mall Food Court! Why? For the Silent Dinner! This is another great way to meet new people in the Deaf Community as well as a chance to practice what you know and grow!

Not to mention before or after you can do a little shopping at one of their 160 stores and enjoy a nice meal. Bring a friend! With time and traffic it’s only 2 hours away. So why not?

 

you drive around for more than 2 hours anyway. No excuses..

Free Movie (Captioned)

I love Kissimmee and Orlando! When I am done with school I plan to move to the area. With that begin said every 1st Friday of the month you can watch a captioned movie at Kissimmee Lakefront Park for free!

Bring your lawn chair, blanket and picnic basket! Don’t forget to bring the kids. There will be free popcorn, activities and prizes!

Sad to say we missed this event for August but catch them in September. When they announce what movie I will post it. If you find out before I do let me know in the comments.

 

Funny!

Hey,

I saw this on Facebook and had to share. It was so damn funny to me I had to share with yawl! Turn on your closed caption for real!

ASL sign for Funny!

Discovering Deaf Worlds 4th Annual Funraising Gala

Here’s another one Family!

Discovering Deaf Worlds 4th Annual Fundraising Gala!

Discovering Deaf Worlds DDW is dedicated to creating a world that recognizes the abilities of deaf and hard of hearing persons in developing countries to acquire an education, maintain a job, raise families, and live autonomously. DDW provides organizational management training to Deaf advocacy organizations in developing countries. All projects aim to improve standards of Deaf education, communication accessibility, employment opportunities and human rights.

So come on out and support the wonderful things they do and enjoy an evening of hors d’oeuves and one Free cocktail on them!

Keep Sign Language Interpreters In the Picture!

It seems like in this day and time so many people lack common sense and common courtesy!

Communication is key with everyone! Knowing what is happening in the community and in the world is a must! When they crop out the Sign Language Interpreter from a broadcast it prevents effective communication and impacts the safety of our community members that are Deaf and Hard of Hearing! These are our mothers, fathers, sisters, brothers, aunts and uncles, wives and husbands, friends and neighbors and then some!

So join me along with the ILRC whose mission is to empower Independence for all people with disability and to create pathways for access by logging on to www.theilrc.org and sign the petition! and donate just $3.00 to help the petition to reach more people and support our Deaf communities.

Put yourself in someones else’s shoes wouldn’t you want to be informed of what was happening in the world in your community if you were Deaf?

 

Whose Grandmother Is This!

Hey family,

I just wanted to share this video I came across earlier this week. If I have not already told you I love music, and dancing! I love to see people enjoying themselves and i especially love to see the seniors making it do what it do!

This video you are about to view made me say who grandmother is this! I even had to cover my mouth cause at one point I was shocked!

Check it out and tell me what you think about grandma!