DeafROC

Tell Dean of Your Airport Woes

October 2, 2007 · No Comments

The following is from Dean DeRusso at RCIL.

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Hi everyone:

I will be have a meeting with Rochester airport around end of this week and would like to know if anyone has any problems with the airport and experience and suggestions.

Currently, the airport directors have said that they are working on below issues, the parathesis are my questions or comments:

1. They have improved Concourse A, by adding a visual paging to serve the deaf and hard of hearing passengers. And, plan to expand it through out the airport in near future. (has anyone used it?).

2. They will be focusing on adding Video Phones. Hoping to be operating around this time next year.

3. They have TTY phones located in their facility for passengers to use.

4. They have a ITY Interpretype units for all airlines, the central security checkpoint, AirCom, Airport Administration and the Visitors Services booth in baggage. We just recently completed an Airport wide, retraining of the use of Interpretype for all airlines & security screeners.

I know there are more things in between the lines that are needed.

All I am asking how Rochester community members feels about above things, of if anything is missing in that or if anything is needed to be added as well.

Please let me know, I will accept positive and negative responds.

Looking forward to hearing back from you all.

Thank you,

Dean DeRusso
Deaf Systems Advocate
Regional Center for Independent Living
Advocacy and Independent Living Services for Individuals
497 State Street
Rochester, NY 14608

Sorenson VP: 585 546-7598
VP: 74.39.189.195
Voice Callers 1: (877) 467-4877 ext 07598
Voice Callers 2: 866-327-8877 ext 585.546.7598
TTY: (888) 839-8208
Fax: 585.546.5643
E-Mail: dderusso@rcil.org

Categories: Advocacy · RCIL/CDR

Video of Rochester Rally by Patti Durr

October 2, 2007 · 11 Comments

The following videos from the September 29th International Day of Deaf People and Sign Languages in Rochester are courtesy of Patti Durr.

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Categories: ASL · Advocacy · Videos

Newspaper Spotlights Local Deaf Community

October 2, 2007 · No Comments

The Democrat and Chronicle ran a feature article Saturday on the local deaf community, part of an ongoing series that explores various cultures in the Rochester community.

To read the article, click here.

What did you think of the article? Feel free to add your comments.

Categories: D&C

Oct. 16 Meeting on New Interagency Council

October 2, 2007 · No Comments

The following is from Dean DeRusso, Deaf Systems Advocate at the Regional Center for Independent Living. He adds, “Please let me know if you’re going to be there so I can be sure that we have the correct number of people attending.”

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Hi everyone, Do you all remember the Interagency Council of Services of Deaf, Hard of Hearing and Deaf/Blind in New York State? It’s still there and still needs your help.

At Regional Center of Independent Living office of 497 State Street, Rochester NY, there will be a General Public Forum where the Chairperson Gary O’Brien and his staff will be in Rochester, NY from 3 to 5 pm.

They will be voicing their future with this new Council, and they would like to hear what people from around the state would want from this service. It’s important that you attend this forum and tell them what you want and feel that New York State needs. It will help them understand the needs of the deaf community all over New York State.

Remember, your voice will show them why this bill is important for all of us and why they need to appoint the correct 8 people to run this group.

Please reserve that time slot and RSVP that you will be at this meeting. I would like to know how many are coming. So, that way the visit of the Chairperson and his staff will be worth their visit. Please keep your schedule open and be there!

Thank you,

Dean DeRusso
Deaf Systems Advocate
Regional Center for Independent Living
Advocacy and Independent Living Services for Individuals
497 State Street
Rochester, NY 14608

Sorenson VP: 585 546-7598
VP: 74.39.189.195
Voice Callers 1: (877) 467-4877 ext 07598
Voice Callers 2: 866-327-8877 ext 585.546.7598
TTY: (888) 839-8208
Fax: 585.546.5643
E-Mail: dderusso@rcil.org

Categories: Advocacy · Events · Govt · RCIL/CDR