Virginia Organizing to Screen ‘Love is Never Silent’ at Wayne Hills Deaf Fellowship
What: Screening of Love is Never Silent to benefit Virginia Organizing When: Friday, September 30 (doors open at 5 p.m. and movie begins at 6 p.m.) Where: Wayne Hills Deaf Fellows ...
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Virginia Organizing Grassroots Gathering 2016
Virginians from Harrisonburg to Southwest Virginia to South Hampton Roads and everywhere in between gathered September 16-18 at Smith Mountain Lake 4-H Center to celebrate accompl ...
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Grassroots Gathering 2016: Brief Recap
Over the weekend of September 16-18, Virginia Organizing leaders gathered at Smith Mountain Lake to discuss important issues facing Virginians this year like education justice, en ...
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Virginia Organizing Pushes for Equal Access to Health Care for Deaf Community
Charlottesville, Va.—Virginia Organizing leaders are working with several Central Virginia hospitals to improve services for the deaf community, which includes some basic services ...
Read More »Deaf and Hard of Hearing Patients and Families: Delivering Culturally-Competent Care
Check out this great presentation from Boston Children's Hospital and Harvard Medical School on how to deliver culturally-competent care for deaf and hard of hearing patients and ...
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Interpretation and Health Care
Some of our leaders found these videos and webinars from a VRI company, Stratus Video, in Florida. The webinars are very informative and inclusive of all perspectives- patient, pr ...
Read More »Letter to the Editor: Deaf patients need special care
Originally published in the NewsLeader For the past year I have followed the progress of House Bill 1956 regarding effective communication for deaf and hard-of-hearing patients in ...
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Virginia Organizing SAW Chapter Works with Local Deaf Community to Increase Accessibility at Local Hospitals
Check out this video to learn more about why accessibility in hospitals is so important! Video by Phil Dixon. https://youtu.be/LzNB_CQCMow ...
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Virginia Organizing to Demonstrate in Support of Immigration on the Anniversary of DAPA Executive Order
Media Advisory What: Demonstration in support of immigrants and refugees When: Friday, November 20 at 3 p.m. Where: U.S. Representative Bob Goodlatte’s Harrisonburg office (70 Nor ...
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Virginia Organizing and Augusta Coalition for Peace and Justice to Screen ‘Selma: The Bridge to the Ballot’
What: Screening of “Selma: The Bridge to the Ballot” and community discussion When: Sunday, October 25 from 2-4:30 p.m. Where: Staunton Public Library, 2nd floor (1 Churchville Av ...
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