IAMDB December sensory event
December 13th 9am- 1pm
at Mabel C Fry library
Address: 1200 Lakeshore Dr. Yukon, OK
The Louisiana DeafBlind Retreat committee is happy to announce its fourteenth fall retreat for the DeafBlind.
WHEN: Thursday October 23 to Sunday, October 26,2025
WHERE: Wesley Conference Center
2350 Methodist Pkwy
Woodworth, LA 71485
Hayride anyone? Let’s Go!
Chisolm Trail Festival
October 18, 2025
10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Mollie Spencer Farm
1001 Garth Brooks Blvd
Yukon, OK 73099
Join us for a free sign language learning experience open to the public!
These classes are designed to introduce American Sign Language (ASL) and provide a welcoming space to learn the basics of communication through signing. In addition to ASL, some sessions will include an introduction to Protactile, a powerful form of communication within the DeafBlind community.
📍 Locations: Classes will be hosted at various community sites. A full schedule and location list will be provided once you sign up.
🕠 Time: 5:30 – 6:30 PM
💵 Cost: Free — open to everyone!
🙌 Who Can Join: Anyone interested in learning ASL and building connections through inclusive communication.
📝 How to Sign Up: Email education@shep-ok.org
Come as you are — no experience needed. Together, we’ll build bridges through the language of hands, touch, and community.
Are you ready to network? Celebrate outstanding accomplishments? If so, join us for People with Disabilities Awareness Day from noon to 4:30 p.m., March 11, 2025, at the Oklahoma History Center.
Let's take action! Plan on coming, bring a friend or two and network with the more than 70 disability-centric exhibitors. They bring a wealth of information and might introduce you to new programs.
Come join us for games Valentine’s Day themed fun!
When: February 15th, 2025
Time: 10am to 1pm
Where: 400 Portland Ave, Oklahoma OK
OSU- John Kirkpatrick Building, Room 128 on the First Floor
Join us for our 2024 SHEP Oklahoma DeafBlind Camp!
THEME: Happy Days!
TRANSPORTATION: If transportation needed from airport or bus station, please
provide all necessary information
DB RETREAT INCLUDES: Welcome bags, t-shirt, room stay of three nights, meals, socializing, fun activities-games, crafts, one-on-one techs help if needed and costume party. **Party theme: Rocking happy in 50s or 60s costume styles.**
SPACE IS LIMITED TO 30 CAMPERS. Registration deadline will be on September 10, 2024, 30 days before Camp date. A confirmation letter with more information will be sent at a later date.
IMPORTANT ATTENTION: If you are paying by money order, payment must be in post marked no later than September 10, 2024.
You can mail check or money order to: SHEP, PO BOX 10495, Oklahoma City, OK 73140
WHAT: The Usher Syndrome Coalition's USH Connections Conference is the largest gathering of our global Usher syndrome community.
WHY: The USH Connections Conference is an invaluable opportunity to learn about resources, support services, and the latest progress toward treatments while connecting with hundreds of individuals and families living with Usher syndrome and the professionals serving the deafblind community.
WHEN: Friday and Saturday, July 19-20, 2024
WHERE: Doubletree by Hilton Rochester
1111 Jefferson Road
Rochester, New York, 14623
Hooray for hybrid! To help us get a general sense of how many attendees we might expect in-person and online, please fill out this survey at this link: https://www.usher-syndrome.org/events/ush2024-poll.html?blm_aid=217120769
June 15th we are going on a boat ride!
Address: Oklahoma River Cruises– Stockyard Landing - 800 S. Agnew, OKC, OK
Time: 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
What a sensory experience this will be! Join us and check this off your list of things to do! How “sway” are you? Come find out with six degrees of freedom and fun.
Train rides are $12.00 per person
We are going to the:
Myriad Botanical Gardens
When: April 20th
10a– 12pm
Please bring money if you wish to visit the Crystal Bridge Conservatory. Everything else is of no cost. The Crystal Bridge costs $10.50.
Address: 301 W. Reno
Oklahoma City, OK 73102
Need an SSP? Let us know at ssp@shep-ok.org
Tuesday, March 26 at 5:30pm
Hardesty Family Adaptive Sports Complex
1707 E 11th St Tulsa, OK 74104
Deaf presenter Christina Nash, Ability Resources
Topics:
How the foods we eat can affect our lives in big ways
Jun Food Facts
Sodas and Energy Drinks and More
Bring a friend, and come join us!
Light snacks provided. This presentation is in ASL.
Questions? tcasillas@tulsacenter.org, or 918-925-9760vp.
Are you ready to network? Celebrate outstanding accomplishments? If so, join us for People with Disabilities Awareness Day from noon to 4:30 p.m., March 5, 2024, at the Oklahoma History Center.
Let's take action! Plan on coming, bring a friend or two and network with the more than 70 disability-centric exhibitors. They bring a wealth of information and might introduce you to new programs.
Who: You and everyone you can bring!
What: Network with the public and other disability organizations
When: Tuesday, March 5, 2024
Time: Noon to 4:30 p.m.
Where: Oklahoma History Center, 800 Nazih Zuhdi Drive, Oklahoma City, OK 73105
How: Wear green or the PWDAD tee-shirt. Visit with other exhibitors. Attend the awards program.
Celebrate success! Stay and congratulate our Awareness Day Award Winners.
We are back at the Oklahoma History Center and the event is free to all who want to attend. The venue is ideal for talking with exhibitors and an outstanding place to showcase the award winners.
Celebrating Women Who Tell Stories:
Recognizes any black women who forefront during Martin Luther Kings timeline have devoted their lives to telling stories through all forms of media and who have given a voice to those from all walks of life. Please come with any poems, poetry, paint art or anything that are use American Sign Language.
Time for our annual SHEP Christmas party! Let's let the good times roll. We appreciate each and every one of you and can't wait to celebrate our Oklahoma DeafBlind community and bring in the holiday spirit together. There will be food, games and a time to be had!
Location: MWC Metropolitan Library - 8143 E Reno Ave, Oklahoma City, OK 73110
Time: 10:00am tp 1:00pm
**Interested in volunteering? Fill out of volunteer form. We could use the help. SMILE! Link - https://forms.gle/8tyem2TFAjR7SutV6
Join us for Thanksgiving lunch while we cover Protactile with our DeafBlind friends and family.
From OKRID:
“Save the date info just went out to OKRID members! There's a survey link in the email too, asking for feedback on workshop options. If you aren't a current member, renew and plan to join us! So excited to have Bill with us again!
We also have a skills workshop on April 1, registration is open on our events page for that. Board nominations are open until next Friday, check your email for nomination link.
[ID: Headshot of Bill Ross in top left corner. Text reading "Save the date, OKRID Workshops and Annual Meeting, OSU Stillwater, Nov 11, 9a-5p, A Day of Learning with Bill Ross" on a white, blue and yellow bubble/circular background]”
After a long hiatus from the COVID-19 pandemic, Arkansas Deaf-Blind Community (ADBC) is very excited to finally host the sixth Deaf-Blind Retreat in Arkansas on October 19-22, 2023. It will be held at the beautiful Ferncliff Camp and Conference Center in Ferndale about 10 miles west of Little Rock. The theme for the retreat will be a Hawaiian “ALOHA!” This retreat is for adults who are Deaf-Blind. It is also an excellent opportunity for Support Service Providers (SSPs) and volunteer-interpreters who want to enrich their experience to work and have fun with Deaf-Blind campers. ADBC is working hard to make this retreat as exciting and enjoyable as possible, and we hope you will consider coming and join the fun.
Live Bluegrass music, Hay Rides, Face Painting, Vendor Sales, Chuckwagon Feed, Concession Stand, Cowboy Poetry, Games & Activities for all ages!
The Foundation Fighting Blindness invites you to join in an international celebration of World Retina Day. Enjoy presentations from researchers around the world and updates from Foundation staff!
Webinar will be hosted through Zoom.
Wednesday, September 27, 2023
1:00PM Eastern Standard Time
To help the DeafBlind community with support and transportation to go to appointments, get groceries, and have access to the world at large.
50% of each purchase benefits this fundraiser.
Place orders at link: https://popup.doublegood.com/s/j93n7x0j
Hot dogs, drinks, desserts, games!
September 16, 2023 4pn - 8pm
NSU Branscum Alumni Center
812 N Cedar Ave, Tahlequah, OK 74464
Food will be provided, but feel free to bring dessets!
Enjoy snacks and activities, listen to endangered sounds, and find out if you’re a “supertaster” at this fun event.
**limited registration available, so register quickly to ensure availability.
Yes, you really can touch all of the art in this exhibition! Join us for an opening reception 5 to 7 p.m. Aug. 16 celebrating the return of the popular exhibition “Please Touch the Art” after a pandemic-related hiatus. The exhibition engages all five senses, with a special focus on visitors who are blind or visually impaired. “Please Touch the Art” is for anyone who wants to experience art in a new way – or who has had to suppress the urge to touch a painting at a museum! Enjoy snacks and activities, listen to endangered sounds, and find out if you’re a “supertaster” at this fun event. Free parking is available in any TCC lot.
The exhibition was formed through an open call, and thirty percent of exhibiting artists identify as blind, visually impaired, DeafBlind, or disabled.
Many thanks to our partners, the Tulsa Community College Foundation, the Center for Individuals with Physical Challenges, NewView Oklahoma, Oklahoma School for the Blind, and especially Jeri Cooper of Jeri’s House.
Date: July 29th, 2023
Time: 3:00pm
Location: Charley Young Event Park, 50 W Dawes Ave, Bixby, OK 74008
Grab a blanket, some friends, some local food, and come socialize and connect with the Deaf and Hard of Hearing community!
Any skill level of American Sign Language (ASL) is welcome.
All ages welcome
Shop great deals at TSHA's
Annual Garage Sale!
Friday, July 28, 2023
9a.m. - 3p.m.
TSHA
8740 East 11th Street
Tulsa, OK 74112
Get great deals on gently used items like clothes, electronics, houseware, office furniture and items and decor!
DEAF WOMEN OF OKLAHOMA BOWLING
Come and have fun with us!
When: Saturday, July 22, 2023
Where: Main Event Oklahoma City, 1441 W Memorial Rd, Oklahoma City, OK 73114
Time: 11:00 am
Become a member of DWO. There will be a meeting after bowling.
Contact: dwopresident@gmail.com & dwovicepresident@gmail.com
Join us as we take a day trip to the Myriad Botanical Gardens!
Let us know if you want to attend in our group. Email our program manager at vicky@shep-ok.org to be included in the head count for the group.
We need you to do what you do. Buy donuts! Buy them by the
dozens and your purchase will raise funds for SHEP!
Place an order using this link to fill out an order form. You get
the sweets and we get the funds! WIN WIN!
Remember - Use the link between July 10th and July 28th to order your doughnuts and our organization will receive 50% of each box of dozen ordered.
Deafhoma Expo is a weekend of fun events. They will have a flyer coming out soon.
The expo itself is on Saturday June 24th with lots of vendor booths where deaf artists and others can display their art, business or school or organization or whatever.
Come and browse and shop and mingle!
They will also have a food truck on site!
More details will be released soon…
Tacos 4 Life Fundraiser Night
7311 SE 29th St
Midwest City, OK 73110
5:00pm - 7:30pm
Tuesday, June 20, 2023
20% of sales made during the fundraiser time frame will be going to Sight-Hearing Encouragement Program.
All you have to do is mention to the cashier you are wanting to support SHEP when you order!
