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PWDAD - People with Disabilities Awareness Day
Mar
7
12:00 PM12:00

PWDAD - People with Disabilities Awareness Day

Are you ready to network? Celebrate outstanding accomplishments? If so, join us for People with Disabilities Awareness Day from noon to 4 p.m., March 7, 2023, 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.

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.

Let's stand united! Be Seen, Wear Green! Any green or a PWDAD t-shirt!

For more information and registration details, visit: https://www.okdrs.gov/pwdad/2023

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DEAF-BLIND ACCESS OF THE SOUTH RETREAT
Oct
6
to Oct 11

DEAF-BLIND ACCESS OF THE SOUTH RETREAT

  • Warm Springs, Georgia (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

DBAS RETREAT

Oct 6-11, 2020

Registration Open Now!

Every 2  years Deaf-Blind Access of the South (DBAS) offers adults who are DeafBlind (or Hard-of-Hearing/Low-vision in any combination) a rare chance to get together with others like themselves and have Support Service Providers (SSPs) to enable them to communicate effortlessly. 

Participants at DBAS Retreat will have the opportunity to create an individualized schedule of activities based upon their interests. The daily schedule starts as early as 7:30 am and can continue until 10:00 pm or later (all depending on the camper’s preferences)!


Here is a sample of some of the types of activities provided:


Paddle Boats/Canoeing
Swimming (Pool)
Arts & Crafts, Adapted Games
Themed Parties & Celebrations
Educational Workshops
Bible Study
Field Trips (Many different places)
Story Telling
Hiking/Walking trails
Horseback Riding
Mini-bike riding
Motorcycle rides (Passengers)
And so much more!


The total cost for Guests is $360.   Payment in full must be received by 08/31/2020.  Cancellations and requests for refunds must be received by 09/08/2020.


3 hot meals are served daily at Warms Springs. If you leave camp on a Field Trip, you may have to pay for your lunch. The Retreat
is held at the beautiful 940-acre Roosevelt Warm Spring Institute for Rehabilitation (RWSIR) in Warm Springs, GA (1-1/2 hours south of Atlanta airport). Transportation to and from the airport can be arranged and transportation at the camp is provided. There is a lake for water sports, trails, a swimming pool, basketball courts, Wi-Fi, and lots of gathering areas to make lifelong friends. 


Accommodations are rustic but comfortable. The rooms are temperature controlled, clean linens are supplied, and the walkways between buildings are easily navigated.

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Oklahoma ASL Mini Conference
Apr
3
to Apr 4

Oklahoma ASL Mini Conference

  • Tulsa Community College (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Dates: Friday, April 3rd and Saturday, April 4th, 2020.

Tulsa Community College, Northeast Campus, 3727 East Apache, St, Tulsa, 74115

For registration go to http://ok-oad/event-3768080 or please contact Gary Davis at ary.w.davis-1@ou.edu

Deadline to register: March 30, 2020. Be sure to sign up ASAP!

Snacks, beverages and Saturday’s box lunch will be provided.

Register with form $35.00 for Friday and Saturday

At door: $40

The mini-conference will be ASL environment at al times.

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Career Opportunity Expo
Feb
11
8:00 AM08:00

Career Opportunity Expo

Ready, Set, HIRED!
The Oklahoma Department of Rehabilitation Services will host a Career Opportunity Expo
on Feb. 11, 2020 at:
Shepherd Center
2401 NW 23rd St.
Oklahoma City, OK 73107
This event will bring leading Oklahoma businesses to the table to meet with motivated job seekers. Participants will have the opportunity to learn new skills to get that next job and network with community leaders.
To register as a job seeker go to www.okdrs.org/BSP/registration
For vendor or partner registration go to www.okdrs.org/BSP/Business-Partner-Registration
See you there!

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Oct
13
to Nov 8

Online Course: Introduction to Protactile Theory

This four-week group email seminar welcomes community members, educators, interpreters, administrators, SSPs, parents, and anyone interested in learning more about the Protactile movement.

For interpreters, it is an RID CMP and ACET Activity, and 2.0 CEUs in the category of Professional Studies will be offered by the DeafBlind Interpreting National Training and Resource Center, an approved CMP and ACET sponsor.

Here are some things that participants from the previous seminars have said about their experience:

“THE MOST enjoyable seminar I’ve ever taken online”
“insightful, invigorating and fun!”
“a great jumping off point for me”
“a warm, safe, and welcoming space”
“a safe space where people were willing to share their processes of learning, including unlearning”
“This class exceeded my expectations”
“such an immersive and enriching seminar”
“immersive and engaging and exciting”
“phenomenal!!!”
“model for how to teach online, and how to teach, period”
“you were like, right there with an answer for everything”
“the quick responses were amazing!”
“so generous with your thoughts”
“I feel much more confident now with the theory surrounding the Protactile movement”
“I learned so much and recognize I have much more to learn!”
“I LOVE this format!”
“I didn’t expect a listserv to be so effective”
“one of the best courses I have ever taken”
“I learned so much better on it than I have ever done from an online course”
“you adapted the materials to match our current understanding”
“you encouraged us, individually, to think deeper”
“you honored the contributions we were able to make”

Title: Introduction to Protactile Theory

Instructor: John Lee Clark

Dates: October 13-November 8, 2019

CEUs: 2.0 (20 hours, 5 per week, no partial CEUs are awarded)

Registration fee: $200 (PayPal or check)

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