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

Symposium sessions will explore innovations within deafblind education, such as developing tactile learning strategies, evaluating students, and increasing recognition for qualified personnel. Discussions will offer practical strategies, including identifying infants and children who are deafblind and elevating the family voice in individual services and systems change.

Pre-conference: February 23, 2023
Main Conference: February 24 & 25, 2023

The NAD Leadership Training Conference (NLTC) will foster the enhanced development of leadership within state associations, organizations, and corporations. As the nation’s premier civil rights organization of, by and for deaf and hard of hearing individuals in the United States of America, the NAD’s mission is to provide guidance and support to the deaf and hard of hearing community to take on society’s challenges and succeed in a more equal and accessible world. Come and gain the knowledge, expertise, and network to enable full productivity and success within your state associations, organization, and corporations! We look forward to having you participate in this thriving leadership training event in beautiful downtown Little Rock!

For tickets visit: https://nltc.nad.org/?fbclid=IwAR2OV8vvt0qnNudRqzO0DjOCt0tPwTa8H6zy0rRy90PXzn9AHSa7eXCj5W8

The aim of the Sight Hearing Encouragement Program (SHEP) Deaf-blind Symposium is to provide opportunities for persons with deaf-blindness to have their own forum to learn from others with own personal experiences of deaf-blindness and to self have the possibility to share own experiences. We strive for these conferences, where people with deaf-blindness can share their own experiences with others from all over the nation.

We’re inviting our brothers and sisters from all over to attend! The conference will be from Thursday, October 18 through Sunday, October 21, 2018 held in Hulbert, Oklahoma.

Event Details

Theme: ‘Deep Water’ – Slogan is “Cast your net; Grab the opportunities!”

Activities: Welcome Bags, Door Prizes, Fun Games, Horseback Riding, Submarine Tour, Workshop, Social Time, Saturday Night Party and more!

Location: Sequoyah State Park Lodge - 19808 Park 10, Hulbert, OK 74441

For Deaf-blind camper applications click here.

For SSP/Observer applications click here.

Applications are in Microsoft Word document format.

If you need more information about the Symposium, please email Cassandra Oakes at cassandra@shep-ok.org or Jeri Cooper at jericooperdb@gmail.com

The NAD is the nation's premier civil rights organization of, by, and for deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals in the United States of America.

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Save the Date

Don’t throw your pearls to pigs because pigs don’t appreciate pearls. There are others who don’t appreciate what Christ has done for them, but there are also others that are grateful for all that Jesus has done. We, as women, must move forward and onward to share the good news; we are not responsible for people’s response to the good news. Don‘t force yourself in preaching the value of pearls to swine. There are others who need to hear the gospel. Only .02% of the Deaf population knows Jesus. Together, at this conference, we can gather together and shine as the precious jewels God meant for us to be.

The Arkansas Deaf-Blind Community (ADBC) is very excited to host the fifth Deaf-Blind Retreat in Arkansas on October 19-22, 2017. It will be held at the beautiful Ferncliff Camp and Conference Center in Ferndale about 10 miles west of Little Rock. The theme of the retreat will be “HARVEST TIME”. 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.