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News
from NIDAC
NIDAC memebers, non-memebers & friends,
Happy New Year 2010!!! Don't drink and drive. Let somone take
you home instead of driving home if you've had too much to drink.
Our
next NIDAC meeting will be at Aulick Center on January 9th at 6 pm. Hope to see you there.
Thank
you again.
NIDAC President, Wade Travis
Special Announcement from Greater Indianapolis Deaf Club
On November 6, 2009 the officers and
board members of the Greater Indianapolis Deaf Club regrettably decided to cancel all card games (Texas Hold ‘em Poker,
GIDCGO, Card Day) until January or February 2010. It is illegal to pay and play these games without a proper license
from Indiana Gaming Commission (IGC). Due to some changes in the state laws effective July 1, 2009, our previous Annual
Charity Game Night License is no longer good and IGC has asked the club to stop playing these games. Effective July
1, 2009, only Fraternal and Veteran clubs/groups can get the Annual Charity Game Night License.
Under the new changes to the state laws effective July 1 ,2009, the Greater Indianapolis Deaf Club can get a Charity Game
Night License (not Annual one); however, this license allows no more than six (6) charity game night events per year.
We will work very hard to apply for one so that we can resume playing cards (Texas Hold ‘em Poker, GIDCGO and Card Day)
in January or February 2010. Unfortunately, we will not conduct these gaming activities as many as we used to.
We can continue to play Bingo on Sundays under our Annual Bingo License and
also we can continue to play Indy Club and other activities such as raffles, door prizes, pull-tabs, tip boards under our
Annual Raffle License. We cannot play cards under the Bingo/Raffle licenses.
More information on gaming laws is available on IGC’s website at www.in.gov/igc.
If you do not like these gaming laws, please
ask several legislators for a new exemption to the state gaming laws for small clubs/groups like GIDC.
Thank you!!!
Steven
Stultz
Secretary
Greater Indianapolis Deaf Club, Inc.
ADA CONTACT INFORMATION
To contact Stephanie Buckner
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
312 886 5896 (voice) 312 353 5693
(TTY)
Department of Justice
ADA Information Line
800 514 0301 (voice) 800 514 0383
(TTY)
DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING SERVICES (DHHS)
402 W. Washington St., W453
P.O. Box 7083
Indianapolis, IN 46207
317-232-1143 (voice or tty)
317-233-1566 (fax)
When you have a complaint about places
not providing interpreters, you NEED to call the numbers above and REPORT it.
Change will ONLY happen in Fort Wayne when YOU make it happen. Furthermore,
you MUST do this IMMEDIATELY — the sooner you can document this, the better it is for EVERYONE. Once you have made the call,
the Civil Rights office will take it from there.
Your Civil Rights — nobody can bully
you into NOT calling the Civil Rights office. This is your civil right. Doctors, nurses, office personnel
only need to be asked ONE TIME to provide you with an interpreter — if they refuse, then leave — go home and make the call to the number above and report it.
IF THE COMPLAINT IS AT A STATE OR FEDERALLY FUNDED FACILITY, then do NOT call the Civil Rights office —
call DHHS. State and Federal funded offices are the only ones governed
by DHHS.
Think
of it like this — how many times are you going to put your hand in the fire before you realize that you’re going
to get burned? The same thing with these places that won’t provide an interpreter. There’s NO EXCUSE WHATSOEVER for businesses that don’t comply! If they tell you “NO”, then call the numbers above — THAT’S ALL YOU NEED TO DO! Nothing more!
BOTTOM LINE — EMPOWERMENT!!
ADA HOSPITAL SETTINGS BRIEF
Below is a link to a 4-page brief for communicating with people who are deaf or hard
of hearing in hospital settings. It's detailed and makes clear different ways of communicating. Be sure to check
it out!
ADA Brief
Medical Interpreters
HAVE YOU TRAVELED RECENTLY???
The Department of Transportation has established a toll-free number for persons with
disabilities who have experienced problems with an airline or airport.
If you need information, assistance, and/or need to report problems you have encountered,
call:
U.S. Department of Transportation
Aviation Consumer Protection Division
7 a.m. to 11 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, daily
1-800-778-4838 (voice)
1-800-455-9880 (TTY)
Call with both good AND bad experiences!
TIRED OF BUSINESSES HANGING UP ON YOUR RELAY INDIANA CALL?
Contact businesses you know will accept your relay calls and aks them to go to the Relay Indiana
website and register as a partner with Relay Indiana!
Businesses want you to use their services so they are signing up right now. Contact your neighborhood
businesses and ask them to sign up. All Relay Indiana users will benefit from this list! NO MORE HANG-UPS!
Ginny Barr
Relay Indiana Office
CUTS ON CLOSED CAPTIONING OF TV SHOWS
CC is NOT going away! Per the FCC rules, by January 1st, 2006, 100% of all new
programming must be captioned. That includes broadcast, satellite and cable shows. Also, all EMERGENCY information
must also be captioned. If the information is voiced over the tv stations, it must also be visually available.
What to do if there are complaints about the lack of captioning:
You can contact the local tv station, satellite service or cable operator. Make sure you give them the name of the program,
the day you tried to watch it, the channel/network it was on, and also be sure to give your name and address and contact information.
Make sure you keep a copy of all letters, phone calls, e-mails, etc. Remember to be polite, be clear and don't yell
at them as we all know that yelling doesn't do any good.
If that doesn't work, contact the editor of this website. She has talked to ABC,
CBS and NBC of Fort Wayne and might be able to help you if need be.
The last thing to do? DO NOTHING -- and the problem continues. WHY
BE THAT WAY?? FIGHT FOR YOUR RIGHTS!!
History of Closed-Captioning
FIFTH FREEDOM NETWORK
Fifth Freedom Network (FFN) is an independent
non-profit organization in Fort Wayne. It is directed by Sheri Caveda, an advocate
for people with disabilities.
FFN's mission is to teach and train
disabled persons to advocate (gain inclusion) for themselves.
FFN's goal is to teach us the steps in learning how
to properly advocate for ourselves.
FFN WILL NOT ADVOCATE FOR US!
FFN will help us clarify the different issues we have and organize
them.
FFN will help us prioritize our issues.
FFN will help us develop our plan of action.
FFN promotes finding solutions to problems and
not fighting battles.
If an organization has good leaders, it will learn from FFN, learn to provide for others.
If an organization is successful and recognized as a good organization in the Fort Wayne
area, they can apply for funding and become their own non-profit organization.
Check out their website below for more information.
GRANTS FOR FAMILIES
The United Health Care Children’s Foundation is providing grants to families who have children ages 16
or younger with medical needs not covered or not fully covered by their commercial health benefit plan.
Individuals who receive care via Medicaid, Medicare,
or other state or federally subsidized health insurance programs are not eligible.
The
amount awarded to an individual within a 12-month period is limited
to $5000 or 85% of the final balance, whichever amount is less. Awards to any
one individual are limited to a lifetime maximum of $7500.
Please visit the website below for complete information:
Grants for Families
IPFW ASL PAH! CLUB
This organization is part of Indiana-Purdue Fort Wayne (IPFW) and is made up of college students
and faculty members. You must be a student or faculty member of IPFW in order to be a member -- however, the club welcomes
the Deaf community any time during their meetings. They meet once a month, at 12:30, in Neff Hall Room 278.
The new Officers for the 2009-2010 school year are:
President: Lisa Kleinheksel Sproat
Vice-President: Jenn Bell
Secretary: Jade Januseski
Treasurer: Ann Dutziewicz
Publicist: Stacy Refner
Historian: Heather Englert
Pah! Club will have their first meeting on October 19th, starting at 12:30 p.m.
Hope to see you there!
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