May 12 2013

Photo of Public Signing of ACT 1314 (former SB442 - Licensure Bill for Sign Language Interpreters)

See attached photo which was taken on May 9, 2013 (below AAD Disclaimer).

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05/12/2013 | NBDA Announcement - Dr. Reginald Redding
See attached (below AAD Disclaimer). DISCLAIMER  --  The Arkansas Association of th Deaf (AAD) website and list-serve are intended to serve as resources for sharing information, announcements and comments with AAD members and friends.  Comments expressed on the website and list-serve do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the AAD Board or the AAD in general.   Since...
05/08/2013 | Nominations Invited for AAD Officer Positions 2013
 Nominations Invited for AAD Officer Positions The AAD by-laws require that officers be elected at each AAD Convention. Only active, dues paying members of AAD are eligible to run for an officer position. The following officer positions are open for nominations. Votes for each position will be taken during the AAD Convention business meeting on Saturday afternoon June 8th. President 1st...
05/08/2013 | Entergy Warns of Scam Targeting Its Customers
http://www.thv11.com/news/article/264000/2/Entergy-warns-of-scam-targeting-its-customers  From Entergy Arkansas: LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - There have been multiple reports of a scam targeting Entergy Arkansas customers. The con artist will call a customer and tell them their electric bill payment is past due, and that their service will be disconnected within the hour if they don't pay up....
05/05/2013 | Annual Spring Carnival at ASD
See attached (below AAD Disclaimer). For more information, call ASD Elementary at 324-9543. DISCLAIMER  --  The Arkansas Association of th Deaf (AAD) website and list-serve are intended to serve as resources for sharing information, announcements and comments with AAD members and friends.  Comments expressed on the website and list-serve do not necessarily reflect the opinions of...
05/01/2013 | Have You Thanked the “Terps” In Your Life? Save the Date: Wednesday, May 1st
Happy Terp Day!  Today is the day to say thanks to interpeters, interpreting students and interpreter educators and how much we appreciate them! http://deafreview.com/deafreview-news/have-you-thanked-the-terps-in-your-life-save-the-date-wednesday-may-1st/  
04/25/2013 | 2013 AAD Convention Early Bird Deadline Approaching
Dear AAD and ARID Members and Friends, If you want to take advantage of the 50 dollar registration fee for the 2013 AAD Convention, you need to act quickly!  The deadline for this great deal is April 30th! Register now at www.arkad.org. Or contact Ernest Northup to get a registration form.  Email:  aadtreasurer@sbcglobal.net   VP: 501-246-8097
04/25/2013 | PUBLIC SIGNING for ACT 1314
Greetings ARID and AAD and all others   The Licensure Committee under ARID would like to formally invite you to a Public Signing of ACT 1314 (former SB442 - Licensure Bill for Sign Language Interpreters). We want this to be a grand celebration of almost fifteen years in the making!  Please, invite all your friends to come with you. If you can make this a field trip with students, that...
04/23/2013 | ACT 1314 - An Update
Dear ARID and AAD members and friends;
04/22/2013 | Act 1314
Dear ARID members and friends.  We are pleased to announce that through the diligence and hard work of the Deaf and Interpreting communities in our state we have officially established Act 1314 “TO PROVIDE FOR LICENSED QUALIFIED INTERPRETERS FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE DEAF, DEAFBLIND, HARD OF HEARING, OR ORAL DEAF”.  We need to give special thanks to Senator Bryan King,...
04/22/2013 | NBDA Mourns the Loss of Longtime Member: Dr. Nathie Marbury
http://www.nbda.org/news/nbda-mourns-the-loss-of-longtime-member-dr.-nathie-marbury