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911 Overview and Particular Methods Used for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Calls

Date: Tuesday, March 5
Time: 7 - 8 PM
Presenter: Steve McMurrer, ENP, 911 Information Systems Division Chief, Fairfax County VA 911

This presentation will give an overview of the Fairfax County 911 Center and how it is organized, along with a brief discussion of how 911 operations staff handle different types of calls today.  A glimpse of future technologies will also be presented.

ASL interpreters and CART are provided.  See 911 Overview flyer for more information and click here to register to get the Zoom link.

Join NVRC's Bonnie O'Leary and Debbie Jones for their three-part Zoom series: “I Can’t Hear You!”

This FREE Zoom series will be presented over 3 weeks:

Part I - Wednesday, February 21, 7 PM
Do I Have a Hearing Loss? What Can I do About it?

Part II - Wednesday, February 28, 7 PM
“Techie Stuff” to the Rescue!

Part III - Wednesday, March 6, 7 PM
Living with Hearing Loss

Captioning will be provided for each presentation. If you need additional accommodations, please contact Cheryl Gault at cgault@nvrc.org.

Click below to register for each of the presentations you wish to attend:

Register for Feb 21 - Do I Have a Hearing Loss? What Can I do About it?
Register for Feb 28 - “Techie Stuff” to the Rescue!
Register for Mar 6 - Living with Hearing Loss

Click here to download "I Can't Hear You" flyer

NVRC is a non-profit. No sales are ever involved.


Join NVRC's Board and Staff for our Annual Breakfast and Meeting!

Date: Saturday, December 9
Time: 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM
Location: NVRC, 10467 White Granite Drive, Suite 312, Oakton, VA 22124

Light continental breakfast will be provided. ASL interpreters and captioning are provided.

See the flyer in PDF.

Please RSVP to attend the NVRC Annual Meeting.

Presentation by Lori Daly, President, Diversifi Consulting Group, a member of NVRC's Board of Directors

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Lori Daly

When: Thurs. June 29th

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

This program will be interpreted and captioned.

As employers aim to strengthen their diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, distance recruiting for people with disabilities has not only become the new necessity, but provides the ideal opportunity to tap into this fastest-growing diverse group of untapped talent in the U.S.

Join us on June 29th as Lori Daly conducts an informational virtual Lunch & Learn webinar on disability employment recruiting and a demo of a unique, accessible job fair platform from abilityjobfair.org. The platform is fully accessible to deaf and hard of hearing participants with sign language interpreting, video, chat, screen readers, and real-time captioning.

REGISTER to attend

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

See the flyer for more information

with Barbara Eger-Klatt

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Wed. June 14, 2023

10 am to 11 am

NVRC Location
10467 White Granite Drive, Suite 312, Oakton, VA 22124

For seniors who have a balance, health and limit physical issues. The chair yoga is safe for seniors over 50 years old and it is a fun exercise. It is for one hour and you will use the chair. It is suggested to wear comfortable clothes i.e. athletic clothes. If you’re unsure, please ask your primary care physician.

You will learn:

  • How to sit on the chair with spinal alignment (no chairs with wheels)
  • Learn how to meditate with one mudra
  • Understand about diaphragm muscles related to breathing
  • Practice three to ten poses with the chair
  • Compare the difference before and after yoga
  • Brief discussion and/or questions

There are two requirements prior to participating in the yoga class. You need to sign the waiver and service agreement form. If you’re interested, please email Barbara via Barbara.yellowleafyoga@gmail.com, and she will email you the waiver and service agreement form electronically.

See the flyer for more information

What You Need to Know about Both Options

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Dr. Amy Bernstein, Au.D.

Monday, May 1, 2023 7 – 8 pm via ZOOM

Live captioning & ASL interpreting are provided

In this program, Dr. Bernstein will be discussing:

  • The differences between over-the-counter (OTC) hearing aids and prescription hearing aids in terms of candidates, products, services, warranties, and price
  • The significance of a hearing test (whether someone plans to purchase OTC or prescription hearing aids)
  • The impact of hearing on cognitive function

Amy Bernstein, Au.D., FAAA has a Doctorate in Audiology (Au.D.) from the University of Memphis. She has written articles, conducted presentations, and been interviewed on several hearing-aid-related topics, including the topic of over-the-counter (OTC) hearing aids. Dr. Bernstein specializes in personalizing hearing aid fittings in a way that accounts for the individual’s hearing loss, environment, lifestyle, and personal preferences. She also specializes in fitting custom earpieces for musicians. As a musically-trained individual and lover of music herself, Dr. Bernstein enjoys teaching her patients about hearing protection and ways to prevent hearing loss. She holds licenses in audiology and hearing aid dispensing in Virginia.

OTC vs. Prescription Hearing Aids flyer

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Jonathan Kiell

Wednesday evening, April 19th, 7 – 8 pm via Zoom

Over 1,000 people die of a heart attack every day in the U.S. As many as half of those could survive if someone nearby starts CPR (Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation) right away. Unfortunately, by the time emergency responders can be called, deploy, and arrive, it is often too late. When done properly, CPR keeps blood with essential oxygen flowing to the brain and proper use of an AED (Automatic External Defibrillator) can restart a stopped heart. This is something everyone should know how to do.

In this presentation by Jonathan Kiell, we will:

  • Introduce what CPR is
  • Discuss what the CPR certification class offers; and encourage people to take the class (typically 3-4 hours), either online or in person
  • Discuss what an AED (Automatic External Defibrillator) is. These life-saving units can be found in many public locations, and are designed to be used by the general public.

Together, CPR and AED skills can make the difference between death and recovery. Numerous deaths have been prevented because someone nearby knew what to do when it mattered.

Please join us for this important presentation. Register here.

Live Captioning and ASL interpreting will be provided.

PDF Flyer for more information

John Waldo

Date:  Saturday, February 25, 2023
Time:  10:00 AM - 11:00 AM EST (on Zoom)
Topic: Legal Updates 2023 - What's New for People with Hearing Loss
Speaker: John Waldo, Disability Rights Attorney

John Waldo is an attorney whose practice focuses exclusively on implementing the benefits and protections of federal and state disability laws for deaf and hard of hearing people, and particularly for people who communicate aurally rather than through sign language. This focus combines his 40 years of legal experience and his lived experience with a progressive hearing loss. He was the attorney on a number of the cases leading to national regulations requiring movie theaters to provide caption-viewing devices, a case ruling that live theaters must provide captioning when requested by the patron rather than when scheduled by the theater and on cases requiring providers of online education to caption their material. Through education and persuasion, he has worked to establish universally visible captioning at a number of college and professional sports venues, at lifelong-learning events and on the nation's largest ferry system. John and his wife live in Houston, but his practice is nationwide.

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Advocacy Committee Chair and Counsel
Association of Late Deafened Adults (ALDA)

Advocacy Director and Counsel
Washington State Communication Access Project (Wash-CAP)

Counsel
Oregon Communication Access Project (OR-CAP)

Register for John Waldo's Presentation

[FULL] ASL Winter Class

REGISTRATION CLOSED - CLASS FULL

Dates:  Mondays - January 30, 2023 to March 13, 2023 (No class on February 20)
Time: 7:00 to 8:00 PM EST
Cost: $150.00 

  • January 30, 2023
  • February 6, 2023
  • February 13, 2023
  • February 27, 2023
  • March 6, 2023
  • March 13, 2023

*The class is free for parents of deaf or hard of hearing children up to 18 years old.

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Debbie Jones

Tuesday, October 25, 2022 - 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM via Zoom

Presenter: Debbie Jones, Resource and Technology Manager, NVRC

Nowadays, folks use their mobile devices for everything:  phone calls, messaging, searching the Internet, participating in meetings.  It’s important to learn about the apps and features your mobile device might have available to you.  Debbie Jones, NVRC's Technology Manager, will discuss various apps and features that you can use to stay connected with the world around you.

Register in advance for this meeting:

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

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Saturday, October 22, 2022 | 10 - 11 am via Zoom

Presenter: Courtney Arroyo, Community Engagement Manager, Fairfax County Department of Emergency Management and Security

Join Fairfax County Emergency Management professionals to learn more about preparing for emergencies, what hazards affect our area, and steps you can take to protect yourself. We will talk about how to involve all citizens in emergency preparedness, mitigation, response, recovery, crime prevention, and emergency training. Learn how to also protect yourself from scams after disasters

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

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Lise Hamlin, Director of Public Policy, Hearing Loss Association of America

Tuesday, October 4, 2022 | 6:30–7:30 pm ET via Zoom

HLAA has been on the forefront of advocating for greater access to lower cost hearing health care and hearing devices for years. With the advent of Over-the-Counter hearing aids for adults with mild to moderate hearing loss, we are finally seeing the results of years of work with hearing health professionals, policy makers, federal regulators, and industry. But with as with any great change, we are also seeing confusion and concern about what the future holds.

In this presentation, Lise will provide background on HLAA, information about over the counter hearing aids and the FDA regulation of this new category of hearing aids, and what you should know before you purchase these hearing aids. She’ll also touch on what it will mean to people who still need to rely on traditional hearing aids.


Lise Hamlin joined the HLAA national staff as director of public policy in April 2008. Lise, who has a hearing loss herself, has worked as an advocate for people with hearing loss for more than 25 years. She currently represents HLAA on federal advisory committees, industry advisory groups, and consumer coalitions. In 2019 she received TDI’s Karen Peltz Strauss Award Public Policy Award and has been recognized with the Oticon Focus on People award, a Spirit of SHHH Award and the F. Michael Taff award from the Human Rights Commission of Rockville, Maryland.

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ASL interpreters and live captioning will be provided. To request for such accommodations, please contact info@nvrc.org

PARENTS of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Kids:

If you are the parent of a deaf or hard of hearing child, the fee is waived for you.

If you want to register, please send an email to cgault@nvrc.org asap indicating which class you wish to join.

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Intro to ASL

Sept 19, 26, Oct. 3, 17, 24, 31 - No class on Oct 10
7-8 PM (via ZOOM)

$100

This class is for the beginner who is brand new to ASL - Students must purchase the book called “Barron’s American Sign Language, A Comprehensive Guide to ASL 1 and 2 by David A. Stewart.


Intermediate ASL - Classifiers

Sept 22, 29 Oct, 6, 13, 20, 27
7-8 PM (via Zoom)

$100

This class is for students who know ASL well and need to practice more with ASL classifiers. Students will learn about the different kinds of hand shape classifiers associated with an object’s size and shape, depth, texture, movement and location. The basic rule for classifiers will be reinforced by learning which are appropriate and inappropriate for storytelling or conversation.. Students need to purchase Barron’s Book and select one children’s (age 0-3) book to practice ASL Storytelling.

After you register, you will receive an email confirming your registration and providing the Zoom link for the class.

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ASL 2 Beyond Basic Beginners
with Barbara Eger-Klatt
ASL INSTRUCTOR

Mondays & Thursdays, June 6-30, 2022
7-8 PM ET on Zoom

The topics focused on for these four weeks will be food, travel, shopping and the home environment. The instructor will use Barron’s book for more ASL conversational practice and Chapter 4 and 5 will be included for this class.

Participants need to know some basic sign language and fingerspelling before participating in this class. There will be games for students to practice together for fun and to learn more ASL words and ASL classifiers.

*This class require that students purchase "Barron's American Sign Language" by David A. Stewart

$100 for 8 sessions

Click here for the flyer.

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Saturday, May 14th | 10am-11am on Zoom

Our guest speakers Mardjon Hedayati, a bilingual (ASL and English) field office with the Washington, DC office of the EEOC, and Brianne Burger, Director of the Special Institutions at U.S. Department of Education, will speak about the ADA and Successful Accommodations. Join us in a Zoom meeting below.

See the flyer for more information

*After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.