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CAD/Deaf Awareness Week 2010 begins Sept. 26th
at
Arvada Center for Arts and Humanities
6901 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada, CO 80003
Getting there!
by Eldon L. Ragland, CAD/DAW 2010 Chair
CAD/DAW 2010 chair has the good fortune of working with our DAW committee members who are committed to our mission.
Our appreciation goes to the following sponsors for their generous support of the work of the CAD/Deaf Awareness Week 2010:
an anonymous donor Purple Communications, Inc.
children of Deaf Adults Relay Colorado/Sprint Relay
City and County of Denver, CO Silent Miller-Coors Team
Kaiser Permanente Z VRS
and 22 exhibitors for their participation. Many exhibits have been redesigned to be more deaf and hearing friendly.
Mark M. Wolfangle will be as Master of Ceremonies during Kick-Off luncheon and ceremonies on Sunday, 26 September.
From 27 September to 1 October, there will be several workshops:
Bilingual (ASL/English) Education by Nancy Bridenbaugh, Sara Lee Herzip, and Stephanie Carson
Power against Fraud by Barbara Martin-Worley
Closed Captioning Forum by Brenda Nowicki
Children of Deaf Adults (CODA) by Ann Topliff
Yes We Can! The Keys for Successful, Happy Deaf Children by Nicole Beatty
community events during the week:
Rockies vs. Los Angeles Dodgers game
Deaf Children’s Festival at Rocky Mountain Deaf School
ASL Films “Black Sand” at Broomfield Auditorium
Honoring Diversity in our Deaf Community at Front Range Community College
Wax Hand Expressions during “Kick-Off” day
Deaf Awareness Happy Hour at C.B. & Potts Restaurant
Colorado School for the Deaf and the Blind (CSDB) Homecoming events including Deaf Town Stations, Trivia bowl, Retro Pep Rally, Art Show, exhibits booths, volleyball game and football game.
Our new DAW blog provides you with a better insight into our events, activities, and workshops during Deaf Awareness Week 2010 event. Check www.cadeaf.org/daw
On behalf of CAD/DAW 2010 Chair, I am very glad to have you with us this week to celebrate Colorado’s deaf community and heritage. COME and JOIN FUN!
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CAD / Deaf Awareness Week 2010
Sponsors and Exhibitors
Our appreciation goes to the following Deaf Awareness Week 2010 sponsors for their generous support of the work of the Colorado Association of the Deaf.
“George W. Veditz” Level
Relay Colorado/Sprint Relay
“Lucille E. Wolpert” Level
“Carol E. Sponable” Level
Kaiser Permanente
Anonymous Donor
“Don G. Warnick” Level
City and County of Denver, CO
“David A. Anthony and Jerome R. Moers” Level
Children of Deaf Adults
Purple Communication, Inc.
Silent Miller-Coors Team
Z VRS
Our appreciation goes to the following Deaf Awareness Week 2010 exhibitors for their participation and generous support to the Colorado Association of the Deaf.
Access 2 Sign Language, Inc.
Aspen Camp of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Caption Colorado
Children of Deaf Adults
Colorado Association of the Deaf
Colorado School for the Deaf and the Blind
Colorado Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Colorado Springs Independence Center
Disability Center for Independent Living
DOVE Advocacy Services for Abused Deaf Women & Children
International Hearing Dog, Inc.
Office of Sign Language Services and Resources
Pre-Paid Law Service, Inc.
Professional Sign Language Interpreting, Inc.
Purple Communications, Inc.
Relay Colorado/Sprint Relay
Rocky Mountain Deaf School
Sign Language Network Inc.
Sorenson VRS
Veditz Center
Wax Hand Expressions
Z VRS
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“Staying Unified, Making a Difference
by Moving Forward”
Keynote Speaker
“Kick-Off” opening remarks
at
Arvada Center for the Arts & Humanities
Dr. Benjamin J. Soukup has long been one of the most active and visible leaders in the Deaf community. He has held an impressive variety of leadership positions in the deaf community, including the presidency of the National Association of the Deaf (NAD) (1993-98), but is best known as founder, president, and CEO of Communication Service for the Deaf, Inc. (CSD) in Sioux Falls, SD. Dr. Soukup has spent 35 years as a human rights advocate for deaf and hearing of hearing people all across the country. As founder and CEO of CSD, he has built a sterling reputation as an entrepreneur, humanitarian, lobbyist and political activist, educator, inspirational role model, and leader in the area of disabilities. As Former President of the NAD and as a former delegate to the World Federation of the Deaf, Dr. Soukup has met with world leaders, presidents and members of Congress in an effort to improve public accessibility and increase public awareness of issues affecting deaf and hard of hearing individuals worldwide.
His success story is uniquely American. He is from a deaf family who ran a farm in Wagner, SD. After their crops were destroyed by a storm, his parents applied for a bank loan so they could continue farming. They were turned down because they were deaf. As a result, they were compelled to auction off the farm and all their equipment, and moved to Sioux Falls. Two years later, young Ben’s father was dead. It was a devastating experience, and the lesson of injustice wasn’t lost on him.
Soukup attended South Dakota School for the Deaf (SDSD), Gallaudet College, and Augustana College, University of Northern Colorado College of Business, and Cornell University, earning several degrees. He also received an honorary doctorate from Gallaudet University in 2000.
He founded CSD in 1975 as a pioneering Deaf-run nonprofit interpreter-referral agency. Its first office was a closet at SDSD. CSD, which has headquarters in Sioux Falls and several branches in other cities, is now a major player in the deaf community – telecommunications, TRS and VRS, interpreting services, technology, media and affiliate ventures such as Camp Lakodia. CAD remains the largest Deaf-run agency of its kind.
Dr. Soukup was appointed to Gallaudet’s Board of Trustees in 2001. He is currently Chair of this board.
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Colorado Consumer Protection Act
Guest Speaker
“Kick-Off” remarks
at
Arvada Center for the Arts & Humanities
Jay Simonson is a First Assistant Attorney General responsible for supervising the Consumer Fraud Unit. He has been with the Colorado Attorney General’s office for eleven years. Prior to that Jay worked for a large private law firm and was a Staff Judge Advocate for the United States Air Force. He continues to serve with the Air Force Reserve where he has specialized in criminal law.
The Consumer Fraud Unit is responsible for enforcing the Colorado Consumer Protection Act. The unit is involved in a variety of investigations and prosecutorial enforcement of the Act. Recent cases have included litigation against home repair companies, debt reduction companies, and national pharmaceutical companies.
Jay is a graduate of Colorado State University and of the University of Colorado Law School. His wife Gina is also an attorney and is the Staff Judge Advocate for the Buckley Air National Guard Unit. They have two children, Josie and Jennie, both who are six years old. Their second child, Jennie, was adopted from China and has been diagnosed with mild hearing loss.
When not running to keep up with his young girls, Jay runs in preparation for the New York City Marathon having ran the Chicago Marathon last October.
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Master of Ceremonies
Mark Wolfangle was born in Hollywood, Florida, to deaf parents, attended Colorado School for the Deaf, graduated from Model Secondary School for the Deaf in Washington, D.C. He was employed at Rocky Flats as a nuclear materials handler for seven years before the Environment Protection Agent closed the plant, is currently working at Miller-Coors Brewery. He is president of Silent Miller-Coors Team and chair for the CAD Oktoberfest. He and his wife, Elena, have two children, Austin, 12, and Kara, 8; both of them are students at Rocky Mountain Deaf School.
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