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Leadership Update | We want you! | Grant Awards
Colorado Rapids | CDI Training | Bet you didn't know...
Mark your Calendar
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We are excited to announce our interim directors! | |
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Trish Leakey (she/her) and Dr. Katie Cue (she/her) will be jointly serving as directors of the commission for the near future.
Please review our August 7, 2024 E-Blast message for more details about office transitions.
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Image Description: Large white communication or chat bubble contains red text stating Say hello to our interim directors! Below are two photos of smiling women with shoulder-length hair and glasses. The left photo is labeled Trish Leakey (she/her) and the title of Communication Access Services is beneath her image. The right photos is labeled Dr. Katie Cue (she/her) and the title of Outreach Manager is beneath her image. Behind the chat bubble is bright yellow comic book style background showing the Colorado Commission for the Deaf, Hard of Hearing, and DeafBlind Logo.
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Is it you we are looking for? | | |
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We want you!
- Flexible scheduling
- Competitive pay
- Mentoring
We are looking for vendors to work as community interveners and support service providers. Support the independence, communication and skills for deafblind people of all ages.
Have no experience or training - no worries - we will connect you!
Community Intervener
Interveners provide communication and social support in the community. They can support their students at home, at the pool, in physical and occupational therapy, community events, family outings, and much more.
Support Service Provider
Support Service Providers work with deafblind people who seek equal access to sight and environmental information while navigating in the world.
For more information: dbs.ccdhhdb@state.co.us
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Congratulations to our 2024-25 fiscal year grant award recipients. We received ten applications requesting a total of $92,690 in funding. Five organizations were awarded grants for a total of $49,945 in funding.
Congratulations to:
- Colorado Cross-Disability Coalition
- Deaf Overcoming Violence through Empowerment
- Rocky Mountain Deaf School
- The Resource Exchange
- Your Hearing Dog, Inc.
You can read more about each organization and the projects they will fund with award money on our Grant Program webpage.
Our next grant cycle begins May 2025 and we hope you consider applying! Keep an eye on our Navigator Newsletter for details in the spring.
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Deaf Awareness Night at the Colorado Rapids | | |
Image Description: Soccer stadium lights shine on the field and soccer ball rests on the grass. White text at the top reads "Deaf Awareness Night 2024" and ASL hands spell out D-E-A-F. On the left hand side there is a shield logo in Burgundy, light blue, and gray that says "Colorado Rapids 96" with an image of a mountain and a soccer ball. On the right hand side is a shield logo in Blue and Green showing the Space Needle from Seattle and the numbers 19 and 74. | |
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Deaf Awareness Night at the Colorado Rapids!
Colorado Rapids vs Seattle Sounders
Saturday, October 5, 2024 at 7:30 p.m.
At Dick's Sporting Goods Park
ASL Interpreters and captions provided.
First 100 tickets will receive a special Deaf Awareness/Rapids baseball cap.
Don't wait - it's the last home game of the season and bound to be a blast!
Purchase Link: bit.ly/Deaf-at-Rapids
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Deaf Interpreter Training Opportunities | | |
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Are you interested in becoming a certified deaf interpreter but need training to help you get there?
Here is a list of some deaf interpreting training programs:
For more information on becoming a Certified Deaf Interpreter, please review the CCDHHDB InfoGuide.
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Fun facts about the staff of the Colorado Commission for the Deaf, Hard of Hearing, and DeafBlind. | Luke Adams was the first deaf contestant on The Amazing Race, an American reality competition television show. Teams of two race around the world to complete challenges with teamwork. The first to finish the final leg of the race wins the season. | |
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Luke competed with his mother, Margie, in Season 14. Luke and Margie won the first leg of the race and ended in the top three teams. They took third place for the season.
The duo came back to compete in “Unfinished Business (Season 18) and for a third time in “All-Stars” Season 24.
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Image Description: Amazing Race promotion shot of CCDHHDB Staff member Luke Adams on the right wearing blue sweatsuit and his mother Margie on the left wearing black sweatsuit | |
Communication Access Services Advisory Council Meetings
Advisory council meetings for the Communication Access Services Program are on hold until further notice. This includes meetings for both the Legal and Rural Communication Access Service Programs.
Details about each advisory council can be found below.
Please contact cas.ccdhhdb@state.co.us with questions.
Legal Communication Access Services Advisory Council
The Legal Communication Access Services Advisory Council (LCASAC) shall convene a five-member advisory council. The council shall meet at least two times per year to consult with the Legal Communication Access Services program staff and make recommendations.
Rural Communication Access Services Advisory Council
The Rural Communication Access Services Advisory Council (RCASAC) as defined shall convene a five-member advisory council. The council shall meet at least two times per year to consult with the Rural Communication Access Services program staff and make recommendations. CCDHHDB is recruiting representatives to be part of the first RCAS advisory council — if you are interested in serving, please call the CCDHHDB office or email cas.ccdhhdb@state.co.us.
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Quarterly Commission Meeting | | |
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Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024
4-6 p.m.
Online Zoom registration is required
Meeting Agenda
ASL interpretation and CART will be provided. Deaf, hard of hearing, and deafblind individuals, members of the public, professionals working with the deaf, hard of hearing, and deafblind communities, and any other interested stakeholders are more than welcome to attend.
Contact email: office.ccdhhdb@state.co.us
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State Holiday - Frances Xavier Cabrini Day | | |
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Monday, Oct. 7, 2024
Our office will be closed on the first Monday in October in observance of Frances Xavier Cabrini Day. The holiday was created to replace Columbus Day by House Bill 20-1031, signed into law by Governor Polis on March 20, 2020. Cabrini Day is the first state-paid legal holiday in the nation to recognize a woman.
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DeafBlind Advisory Council Meeting | | |
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Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024
4-5:30 p.m.
Online Zoom registration is required
The DeafBlind Advisory Council Meeting is typically held every other month on the third Thursday. Anyone is welcome to attend whether they are deafblind themselves, a family member, a professional working with deafblind individuals, or a stakeholder of the deaf, hard of hearing, and deafblind communities.
The Zoom meeting link will open before the meeting at 3:30 pm for technology set up. This allows for everyone to get comfortable and test their technology so that the meeting can start on time, at 4 p.m.
Send interpreter or SSP requests to dbs.ccdhhdb@state.co.us
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