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Category: Blog (page 2)

Today is #GivingTuesday

Posted on: December 14, 2021 September 29, 2023 Written by: Cora Shahid
Today is #GivingTuesday We hope that you will consider a donation to @HandsandVoices because those donations directly support chapters around the nation, including California Hands & Voices. THANK YOU for your support!  To make a donation please visit their website…
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California’s Hearing Aid Program by CA Department of Health Care Services

Posted on: November 30, 2021 October 28, 2023 Written by: Cora Shahid
Get the Webinar Meeting Link and Submit questions you have about California’s Hearing Aid Program by visiting the latest eblast sent to our mailing list.
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Scholarships for DHH Students and or students with Special Needs

Posted on: November 6, 2021 December 29, 2024 Written by: Cora Shahid
FYI- Scholarships for DHH Students and or students with Special Needs
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Amazon Smile Wishlist for CA H&V Regional Events

Posted on: March 25, 2021 October 28, 2023 Written by: Cora Shahid
CA H&V has a Amazon Smile Wishlist! We are putting together a box of supplies for each of our 9 regions so that when we can meet face to face again we can hit the ground running. We will use…
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Statement in Support of the Asian American Pacific Islander Community

Posted on: March 24, 2021 July 11, 2023 Written by: Cora Shahid
March 18, 2021   In response to the shootings and untimely death of 8 people in North Georgia, 6 of who were Asian and all women, California Hands & Voices is grieving the loss of life and acts of injustice.    We recognize that across…
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We are there for you.

Posted on: February 5, 2021 October 28, 2023 Written by: Cora Shahid
In tonight’s parent break out (during the LEAD-K Family Services webinar), so many expressed the need for more emotional support in navigating their child’s identification. Some expressed that during this time of COVID it is exceptionally difficult. “I hope you…
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Thank you for everything you do.

Posted on: January 2, 2021 October 28, 2023 Written by: Cora Shahid
We want to express our sincere gratitude to the many who provided financial support to California Hands & Voices in 2020.  We are humbled and thankful that you our financial contribution because it allows our unfunded organization the ability to…
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ASTra year in review – CA H&V Advocacy Program

Posted on: January 2, 2021 October 28, 2023 Written by: Cora Shahid
I look back at 2020 and just wow. We started our year off with our Level 1, 8 hour advocacy course in Sacramento, CA where 30 Parents, Advocates, and Professionals gathered all in one room together in person to learn…
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O.U.R. Project 2020 – Child Safety

Posted on: January 2, 2021 October 28, 2023 Written by: Cora Shahid
Update from Nancy Grosz SagerCoordinator for the O.U.R. Project in CA. 2020 was a weird year for all of us, to say the least. The 2020 O.U.R. Toy Story Quilt was finished, and was supposed to be presented at the Southern…
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A message from the CA H&V Board President

Posted on: January 2, 2021 October 28, 2023 Written by: Cora Shahid
Dear California Hands & Voices Family, Happy New Year! I hope that everyone has had a chance to rest and recover from the unprecedented year that we have had in 2020. In the past year many of us were forced to…
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20 Jun

New Strategic Plan for 2025–2028

Dear Valued Community Members, CA Hands & Voices is beginning the development of its new Strategic Plan for 2025–2028. To ensure our efforts reflect the real needs, hopes, and experiences of the families we serve, we invite your input through…
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28 May

Survive, or Thrive? – a choice in the face of trials

By Myra Cullum, California Hands & Voices “It’s okay to cry.”  These were the words of the audiologist who had just performed the hearing test on my infant daughter. My baby presented as severely-profoundly deaf in both ears. But this…
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02 Oct

The Nancy Sager Saga

A Tribute to a Lifetime of Service By Cora Shahid and Kasey Cain, California Hands & Voices How can one truly capture the depth of gratitude owed to someone who has devoted nearly 50 years to serving Deaf and Hard…
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09 Sep

CA H&V Northern California Family Camp 2024

CA H&V Northern California Family Camp 2024 is a wrap. Thank you for joining us. Please post/tag in the commnets to add a shout out from your family, share photos and thank the volunteers who made camp possible. More photos…
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29 May

Testimony Wanted

Has California Hands & Voices supported your family in any way? We want to hear all about it! Write a testimonial to be featured on our website, social media in presentations etc. Share your experience by scanning the QR code…
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26 May

Ear Defenders

by Marie Morgan, CA H&V Member Living here in Southern California, we can go long stretches–even months at a time–without rain. My daughter, Kacey, is very active all year round and involved in many outdoor activities such as run club,…
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07 Apr

A Family Celebrates Disability and Possibility

The family was determined to embark on a mission to ensure that all of her children felt loved, supported, and celebrated for who they are, hearing or not hearing. By Ashley Jones, California H&V with Sara Kennedy, Editor People in…
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11 Feb

A Family Celebrates Disability and Possibility

By Ashley Jones, California H&V with Sara Kennedy, Editor People in this world often struggle to understand and accept differences. The Jones family is on a mission to change that in their circle of influence. “When one child is hard…
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21 Jan

D/HH Infusion: Seeing Through Change

By Brittany Comegna, California H&V In 2019, I submitted an article to CA HV entitled “What I Wish I Knew When I was Sixteen Going Through the College Search Process.” And, now, I sit here attempting to amend this original…
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11 Nov

Interview with Rachel Zemach, Author

In my determination to do something about what I saw in education, and my own experience as a Deaf teacher, I wrote a book about it called The Butterfly Cage. Rachel Zemach, Author Interview by Johanna Wonderly, California H&V Please…
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About CA Hands & Voices

California Hands & Voices is dedicated to supporting families with children who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing in a respectful and non-judgmental manner regarding language opportunities, communication tools or educational approaches. We’re a parent-driven, non-profit organization providing families with the resources, networks, and information to improve communication access and educational outcomes for their children.

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**California Hands & Voices, including our board members, ASTra Advocates, or anyone associated with California Hands & Voices are not lawyers and do not provide legal advice, or represent that their advice equates to legal counsel. Nothing in the relationship between the parent requesting support and our board members, ASTra Advocates, or anyone associated with California Hands & Voices should be construed as legal advice. California Hands & Voices strongly recommends that anyone seeking legal advice get an attorney.

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