KAD Newsletter
Monthly Newsletter
Volume 32, Issue 3, March 2015
Official Publication of Kansas Association of the Deaf, Inc.
Happy Patrick’s Day
2013-15 Board
Ann Cooper
President
Leonard Hall
Vice President
Kim Symansky
Secretary
Lorrie Shank
Treasurer
Julie Theel
President Emeritus
Jean Scammey
Youth Coordinator
Chriz Dally
Appointed Board Member
Lorrie Shank
2015 KAD Conference
KAD
PO Box 10085
Olathe, KS 66051
website:
www.deafkansas.org
Deaf and Hard of Hearing Day at
the Capitol
DON’T FORGET: MARCH 4, 2015
Please see the flyer on the right for additional
information.
KAD is one of ten (10) or more exhibition
booths at the capitol building. Also, KAD is
one of four (4) sponsors for the event.
Note: Visitors Center at Capitol is at the North
Entrance, which is the only public entrance. There are some free underground parking
under the Visitors Center at the Capitol.
Please go into SW 8th Avenue between SW
Harrison St and SW Jackson St to enter the
underground parking lot.
Approximately 200 people from over the
statewide of Kansas are expected to come. As
noted on the flyer, interpreters will be provided
for each tour at Statehouse and Rotunda.
For additional information, please contact
Kansas Commission for the Deaf and Hard of
Hearing (KCDHH) at 785-368-8034 (V) and
785-246-5077 (VP).
Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Day at the Capitol
Kansas Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (KCDHH), in conjunction with the Kansas State
School for the Deaf and the Deaf Cultural Center, is proud to announce Deaf and Hard of Hearing Day at
the Capitol. Come show your support for the deaf and hard of hearing at the Statehouse, hear speakers
on various issues and view exhibits and presentation of resources from more than 10 organizations.
WHEN:
10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Wednesday, March 4
For more information on Deaf and Hard of Hearing Day at the Capitol, contact KCDHH at
785-368-8034 Voice and 785-246-5077 Videophone.
Statehouse and rotunda tours will be available, with interpreters provided for each tour.
The complete program agenda will be provided on the day of the event.
Kansas
Commission
for the
Department
for Children
Deaf and Hard of Hearing
We look forward to see wonderful turn out
among so many people like you on
Wednesday, March 14th from 10:00am to
2:00pm.
Please come and join us!
43rd Biennial Conference
Thursday-Saturday, June 11-13, 2015
Hosted by KAD and Kansas Association of InterpretersRegistry of Interpreters for the Deaf (KAI-RID)
Established in 1909!
KAD
Incorporated in 1911
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Volume 32, Issue 3, March 2015
Deadline for Proposed
Amendment to KAD Bylaws
assessing what improvements are
needed in areas of employment and VR
services. Submitted by Lorrie Shank
Submitted by Leonard Hall
I am happy to announce that we have
25+ proposals for workshops and we
hope to announce the workshop names
and schedules in March. Once the
schedules are finalized then will send
out announcement on Facebook and
emails.
The members of the 2015 KAD Law
Committee are KAD VP Leonard Hall,
Past President Julie Theel and Jack
Cooper. Proposed amendment to the
KAD bylaws must be submitted to
KAD
VP
Leonard
Hall
at
[email protected] before May
11th, 2015 or 30 days before the KAD
conference date of June 11th. Lastly, but not least, KAD is happy to
be working as a partner with KCDHH
to bring back the Deaf and Hard of
Hearing Day at the Capitol which is an
important event that keeps legislators
aware of our presence!
2015 KAD/KAI-RID
Conference
Jenny Buechner from Wisconsin, NAD
Region II Representative, will come to
our conference to give workshops
about NAD and Youth Programs
(JrNAD). Please come to the
conference to meet Jenny and ask her
questions about NAD.
We are still requesting sponsorships
and if you or your business is interest
to sponsor, please go to our website
( h t t p : / / k a d k a i r i d c o n f e r e n c e . w e e b l y. c o m /
sponsors.html) for forms and also
watch vlog about sponsorships.
Want to have an exhibition booth at
conference? Please check our website
under "Exhibits" for more information
and deadline is May 10th. Questions please contact Kimberly Tate at
[email protected]
Special request for interpreters (deafblind, non-signers, late hearing loss
who use CART), please be sure to
check for accommodations on the
registration form. Deadline is May
15th.
Be sure to grab to buy early bird
registration before April 1st - Member
$80, Non-Member $110, and Senior
Citizen/student $40.
Still interested to volunteer at the
conference? Please contact Alexis
Guernsey at [email protected]
Questions about the conference, please
feel free to contact Chairperson Lorrie
Shank at [email protected]
KAD
It is recommended that any proposed
amendment be submitted as soon as
possible, you have a draft of the
proposed amendment, so that changes
can be made before the final draft is
submitted to the Law Committee. Please include your reason for
submitting the proposed amendment.
Updates about KCDHH
Submitted by Chriz Dally
Since Robert Cooper became the
Executive Director last year, KAD is
pleased to see how he is helping to
bring KCDHH and Deaf issues to the
forefront and building and/or fortifying
relationships with many policy-makers
and organizations in the state. Among many projects he has taken on,
Robert has been working closely with
Commissioner Suz Dennis to wrap up
the end of KQAS Evaluations for
interpreters and begin a new system of
what is required for sign language
interpreters to receive and maintain
their state certifications which KAD
hopes will vastly improve quality of
interpreting services. Chriz Dally, KAD’s Member-At-Large
became a KCDHH Commissioner on
KAD’s recommendation to the
Governor’s office and started her
position in October 2014. Chriz has
agreed to take on the role as Chair of
the newly formed Employability & VR
Task Force which will focus on
K-CAP is traveling!
Submitted by Kim Anderson
K-CAP has been making progress in
becoming visible to the Deaf
Community-at-large all over the state. K-CAP members will be making two
trips in March. The first trip will be to
Hays on Saturday, March 14th at the
Hays Association of the Deaf, and the
second will be to Wichita on Saturday,
March 28th at the Wichita Association
of the Deaf, to share what K-CAP is all
about. Please come and attend if you
will be in either one of those towns!
As I see it....
Hello Kansans from President Ann
Cooper:
On Saturday, February 7, 2015, I went
to the KU’s Allen Fieldhouse for clean
up event after the conclusion of the
women’s basketball game between KU
and Oklahoma State. Appreciation
with thank to these volunteers for help
KAD/KAI-RID conference committee
with the fund-raising project.
On Wednesday, February 18, 2014, I
went to the educational meeting called
“Kansas Children, Kansas’ Future”
(Continued on next page)
KAD Board Meetings
March 28, 2015 - Wichita
KAD Conference
June 11-14, 2015
Overland Park
Subject to change at any time
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(Continued from previous page)
Upcoming Events
hosted by Kansas State Department of
Education. The KSDE folks took the
eighteen (18) tours for each
“community conversations” about
educations from January 22 through
February 19 in the different towns
among the state of Kansas. Kim
Anderson, Jack Cooper and Kim
Symansky also attended, with two (2)
interpreters provided. The meeting was
productive.
Monday, March 2, 2015: K-CAP
committee will have meeting at OCD at
6:00pm - 8:00pm.
Wednesday, March 4, 2015: Deaf and
Hard of Hearing Day at the Capitol in
Topeka from 10:00am - 2:00pm.
Saturday, March 14, 2015: KAD/
KAI-RID Committee meeting from
9:00am to 12 noon at JCCC.
Saturday, March 14, 2015: Meeting/
Workshops (Tentative) all day in Hays.
Thursday, March 26, 2015: KAD/
KAI-RID Committee meeting from
6:00pm to 9:00pm at KU Edwards.
Saturday, March 28, 2015: KAD
Board will have meeting at Wichita
Association of the Deaf clubhouse in
Wichita.
Thursday, April 2, 2015: K-CAP
committee will have meeting at OCD at
6:00pm - 8:00pm.
Kansas Association of the Deaf
and
Kansas Association of Interpreters-Registry of
Interpreters for the Deaf
Conference
THEME: “Express Yourself: Allies through
Sign Language”
Thursday-Saturday, June 11-13, 2015
Conference Headquarters:
Hawthorne Suite
11400 College Blvd
Overland Park, KS 66210
Conference Functions at:
KU Edwards Campus
12600 Quivira Road
Overland Park, KS 66213
Hosted by KAD/KAI-RID Committee
For more information, please contact:
Lorrie Shank, Chair, email: [email protected] or
VP: 913-227-4297
Please see the conference’s website for additional information to
download the registration form and also there are several vlogs
to watch at: http://kad-kairidconference.weebly.com/
KAD
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W W W . K A D - K A I R I D C O N F E R E N C E . W E E B L Y . C O M
2015
KAD | KAI-RID CONFERENCE
C ONFE RE NC E RES GIS TRAT ION F ORM
June 11-13, 2015
Overland Park, KS
KU Edwards Campus
Full weekend conference fee includes:
President’s Reception | Lunch | Entertainment | Banquet | Workshops | CEUs
EARLY BIRD RATE
STANDARD RATE
LATE RATE
(postmark deadline April 1, 2015)
(postmark deadline May 1, 2015)
(postmark deadline June 1, 2015)
Please check which applies:
Member $80
Member $110
Member $140
Non-Member $110
Non-Member $140
Non-Member $170
Student/Senior Citizen $40
Student/Senior Citizen $70
Student/Senior Citizen $100
Please check for specific
accommodations you would need.
AT T H E D O OR R EG ISTR AT IO N ONLY
(We need to be notified of all accommodations no later than May 15th, 2015)
One day only conference fee includes: Workshops | CEUs
Member $50
Non-Member $80
CART
Deaf/Blind Interpreter
Other
Please Register!
(Does NOT include lunch/banquet)
The Anderson Brothers Entertainment Only (Friday Evening)
Adult $20 each
Child $10 each
First Name:
Last Name:
Address:
City:
State:
Zip:
Email:
VP/Phone:
If you have checked “other” accommoda ons, please describe your accommoda on needs and we will contact you if we have ques ons: Which KAD
Member
KAI-RID
are you?
How will Check
you be
paying? Paypal
P.O. BOX 10085, OLATHE, KS 66051-1385
KAD
If paying by check, please make check or money order payable to : 2015 KAD/KAI-RID CONF., P.O. Box 10085, Olathe, KS 66051
If paying thru paypal, please go online to register and pay:
WWW.KAD-KAIRIDCONFERENCE.WEEBLY.COM
[email protected]
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