National Association of the Deaf Community Town Hall

Your voice matters in our leadership selection process! The NAD Board of Directors invites you to join us via Zoom for an important meeting about selecting our next Chief Executive Officer!

WHEN: Monday, July 28th
TIME: 8 PM Eastern
What's included: Pre-recorded candidate video responses and an option to provide feedback through a form

Please register using the following Zoom link: https://shorturl.at/9Chwl

Click on the above image to watch NAD President Lisa Rose explain more about the Town Hall.

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Kentucky Protection & Advocacy Wants to Hear from YOU!

Your voice matters! You're invited to a Virtual Public Forum on Thursday, July 31st to help shape the 2026 priorities for Kentucky P&A.

Morning Forum Zoom: 11:00am-12:00pm EST
Meeting ID: 896 3099 3275
Passcode: n8zdFy

Evening Forum Zoom: 6:30pm-7:30pm EST
Meeting ID: 824 6661 1585
Passcode: JXAAq7

Why Your Input Matters:

Kentucky P&A sets its advocacy priorities every year, as required by federal law. Right now, proposed federal budget cuts are threatening our funding, which could seriously impact our ability to support and advocate for Kentuckians with disabilities.

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Lexington Opera House

The Lexington Opera House will have ASL interpretation for all of their Saturday matinee shows!

JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT, ASL interpretation provided on Saturday, August 2 at 1pm matinee performance!

A CHRISTMAS CAROL THE MUSICAL, ASL interpretation provided on Saturday, November 22 at 1pm matinee performance!

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2025 Deaf Awareness Day at the Louisville Zoo

Join other families for a fun outing to the Louisville Zoo. If you live in Kentucky and have a child who is deaf or hard of hearing (up to age 17), your child receives a FREE ticket. Register your child here before Aug. 10.

Discounted tickets will be available for friends and family members. Follow our Facebook event page for updates.

Note: ASL interpreters will be available for zookeeper talks throughout the day.

Questions? Email info@kyhandsandvoices.org

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Home Run for Hearing Loss with the Cincinnati Reds

Click above image to get tickets!

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Music App Study Recruitment

Researchers from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign are studying how to enhance music experiences for people who are d/Deaf or hard-of-hearing. They are interested in understanding DHH people’s experience with a music-related mobile application. You are invited to participate in a one-week diary study where you will try out an app/device to help us understand your experiences with music.

After the diary study, you will participate in a follow-up interview about your experience that should take no more than 1 hour. For compensation, you will receive $15 for the diary study and $25 for the 1 hour interview. Your anonymous quotes will be used in future publications and presentations.

This research will be conducted following the guidelines and policies of University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign’s Institutional Review Board.

If you’re interested or want to learn more about the study, please fill out the screening survey.

Please also feel free to reach them via email if you have any questions.

Olivia Wang, student investigator, ohw2@illinois.edu

Dr. Rachel F. Adler, Principal Investigator, radler@illinois.edu

Dr. Deana McDonagh, Principal Investigator, mcdonagh@illinois.edu

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Rogervoice: Real-Time Call Captioning App

Rogervoice is an innovative app that transcribes phone calls in real time, enabling individuals with hearing loss to read conversations as they happen. Certified by the FCC and available for free to eligible users, Rogervoice offers features like visual voicemail, customizable captions, and type-to-speak functionality. Click on the following link to learn more about Rogervoice and download from your app store!

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Deaf Seniors of America Conference

The 18th Biennial DSA Conference, will take place August 1–7, 2025,
at the Marriott Downtown Hotel in Kansas City, Missouri.

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National Black Deaf Advocates Conference

The 2025 NBDA National Conference will take place August 13-16, 2025,
at the Kansas City Downtown Marriott in Kansas City, Missouri.

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Hands & Voices Leadership Conference

The 21st Annual Hands & Voices Leadership Conference will take place
October 5-7, 2025 at Panama City Beach, Florida.

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Association of Late-Deafened Adults Conference

ALDAcon 2025 will take place October 15-19, 2025
at the Curtis in Denver, Colorado.

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The Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA) Convention 2026 will be in LOUISVILLE!

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"Moore Safe Nights" Weather Radio Distribution Program

Still Accepting Applications!

Are you a deaf or hard of hearing person living in Kentucky? Do you feel like you're always out of the loop when bad weather comes to your area? Would you like some peace of mind for when bad weather approaches you while you're sleeping?

Thanks to the partnership with Kentucky Emergency Management (KyEM); you now can apply for a free weather radio for the deaf and hard of hearing using our online application now!

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