Events

Week of Apr 21st

  • The Signing Room: Online Sign Language "Class"

    Category: General The Signing Room: Online Sign Language "Class"

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    April 23, 2019

    Do you want to improve your sign language skills?

    Do you have basic sign language skills but are looking to advance to the next level?

    Check out a unique ONLINE class!

    Cost: $49
    The Gallaudet University Regional Center for the Midwest is offering scholarships for 10 families of deaf and hard of hearing children who qualify.

    This is an intermediate level sign language "class" - but not a class in the normal context! This opportunity is all about bringing your conversational and academic sign communication to the next level. It is formatted in a very natural way by giving you conversational opportunities with others advancing their sign language skills, as well as Deaf adults in a small group and 1:1 setting - all through the internet.

    Participants meet together through a virtual format once a week for a little over an hour to practice their signing and get feedback from deaf adults on how to improve their sign abilities. Topics of conversation are provided the week before, allowing you to practice your skills prior to meeting with the group.

    The Signing Room is a future membership site for those wanting to increase their signing skills and advance to the next level of sign language proficiency. Research shows that the best way to build language is to participate in ongoing give-and-take dialog. This program will do that through deaf language models and other intermediate level peers wanting to increase their sign language abilities.

    Our first pilot was extremely well received and we are ready to pilot it once again with a larger group!

    Requirements to participate in this program include:

    1. A foundation in sign language. Best recommended for people who have the vocabulary usually taught in ASL 1 and ASL 2.
    2. A strong internet connection (recommended 600kbps/1.2Mbps)
    3. A webcam and regular sized computer screen (no phones) with good lighting
    4. A quiet and distraction free environment during the class.

     

    Interested parties need to take a 15 minute "interview" to identify if the class is a good fit. After the interview, you will be personally contacted about the class and given a personal invitation to participate if you qualify.

    Interview Now!

    Contact Stefanie Kessen at TheOnlineItinerant@gmail.com for more information.

    Sponsored by The Online Itinerant, Gallaudet University: Regional Center Midwest, and John A. Logan College.

  • Beginner American Sign Language Class

    Category: General Beginner American Sign Language Class

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    April 24, 2019

    WAD is offering ASL 1 (beginner) for adults only.

    Cost: $75 for 6 sessions

    When: Wednesdays from 6pm-7:30pm, April 3rd to May 8th

    Instructor: Faye Peters (Deaf Teacher)

    This ASL class is taught by a Deaf teacher. You will also have the opportunity to learn a few things about Deaf Culture. This location is at the Elisha D. Smith Public Library in the Activity Room. Email asl@wisdeaf.org if you have any questions.

    Teal button with white text that reads Register Now!

    Elisha D. Smith Public Library - Activity Room
    440 First Street
    Menasha, WI 54952
  • NTC: ASL Science Rocks

    Category: General NTC: ASL Science Rocks

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    April 26, 2019

    Northcentral Technical College
    1000 W. Campus Dr.
    Wausau, WI 54401
    715-803-1230

    More information

  • WDBTAP Family Day

    Category: General WDBTAP Family Day

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    April 27, 2019

    Promotional flyer for WDBTAP Family Day. Background is a vertical gradient of yellow to orange from top to bottom. The graphics and images include the WDBTAP logo, Lake Geneva Canopy Tours logo, guest speaker Margaret Gilbride's photo, and an action photo of people participating in a tree top canopy tour. Text information (included below) is included in black.

    For all families that have a child currently registered with WDBTAP. Join us at Lake Geneva Canopy Tours for a day of learning, networking and fun!

    9:00 - 11:30: They’re the Professionals, but Parents are the Experts! Margaret Gilbride

    JD, CT, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Director of Transition,
    Employment, and Aging & Disability at The Boggs Center on Developmental Disabilities.
    Join in an honest and candid conversation about the power of parental expertise and its role in informing the work of professionals in their children’s lives. The time together will be part celebration, part visioning and part strategizing.

    Lunch - provided

    1:00 - 4:00: Zip Lining with the experts at Lake Geneva Canopy Tours

    For those who wish to participate with a signed release. Hiking trails, outdoor games and bouncy house for those who choose to keep their feet on the ground.

    Dinner - provided

    Lodging

    A block of hotel rooms has been held under WDBTAP at Comfort Suites, Lake Geneva WI. Please see the event registration form for additional details at: https://goo.gl/forms/dLzFFHBz4P42iIJ22

    For additional information contact Jenny at 608-356-2023 or jennifer.hudson-stanek@wesp-dhh.wi.gov