Monday, December 1, 2008

Deaf/HH supplements for movies in NYC/NJ

I came across this NYT article about the lawsuit against Regal Cinemas in 2004. While it says that 3 screens in Northern NJ will now have this technology, I can't seem to pull it up on the fomdi.com searches.

But the theaters show up on the Regal website. Gosh, I wish this info was more consolidated!

Sunday, November 30, 2008

Reposted!

I am reposting this ABout.com article!

Social Services Organizations
New York City offers deaf and hard of hearing people services through a handful of social services organizations. The best known ones are the New York Society for the Deaf Services of FEGS (www.fegs.org), which has many services including mental health services. Another one is the League for the Hard of Hearing at 50 Broadway, 6th Floor, New York, NY, which includes communication therapy in its array of programs and services. (The League is where I had my own speech therapy as a young child). Then there is the Deafness Research Foundation, a scientific and health organization that researches treatment and prevention of hearing loss; it is at 9 E. 38th Street, 7th Floor New York, NY.
Social Opportunities
Deaf and hard of hearing New Yorkers have a selection of options:

* Movies
o Open Captioned (words on the screen)
+ The Walter Reade Theatre at Lincoln Center
+ Clearview Cinema 100 in nearby White Plains
o Rear Window Captioned (words visible with a hand-held device)
+ AMC Bay Plaza Cinemas in the Bronx
+ AMC Empire 25 in Manhattan
* Theater - Broadway and other theaters have regular interpreted performances. The website Handson.org provides a cultural calendar listing interpreted performances.

Some museums also offer sign language workshops.

Deaf people also have regularly scheduled get-together events at places like Jillian's in Farmingdale, which hosts monthly deaf events. There are "deaf nights" at places like the Europa Bar in Brooklyn. New York City also has a Deaf Professional Happy Hour (one is at Webster Hall, 125 E. 11th Street New York City, NY). Another bar, the Sports Bar at 349 Amsterdam Ave at 77th St., is also known to host monthly deaf events. Gay and lesbian deaf meet at places like Starbucks, and the Club Atlantis in Jackson Heights.
NYC Deaf Clubs and Chapters
New York City has several deaf clubs and chapters:

* Both Gallaudet University and the National Technical Institute for the Deaf have alumni chapters in NYC.
* For hard of hearing people, there is the New York State Association of Self Help for Hard of Hearing People, Inc. (Website www.nysashhh.org/)
* A chapter of Deaf Women United, Deaf Women United Greater New York
* Deaf International Club of Greater NY
* Metropolitan Asian Deaf Association
* New York City Black Deaf Advocates
* Beth Torah of the Deaf, a Jewish deaf club (information provided by an About visitor)

Deaf NYC Festivals
New York City is the site of two annual deaf festivals:

* The American Deaf Exposition, "Deaf Seaport," held at the South Street Seaport in Manhattan. American Deaf Exposition also holds deaf professional trade shows at the New York Hall of Science in Queens, and at Lexington School for the Deaf. In addition, they sponsor an annual deaf picnic in Long Island's Eisenhower Park. (Website: www.americandeafexposition.com)
* NYCDeafFestival, held at the Lincoln Center, Manhattan in the fall during Deaf Awareness Week.

NYC Deaf Churches
Deaf New Yorkers seeking places to worship have a choice of St. Marks Lutheran Church of the Deaf, housed in the Mount Zion Lutheran Church in the city (421 West 145th Street), the St. Matthew's Lutheran Church for the Deaf in Elmhurst (41-01 75th St.), or the St. Ann's Church for the Deaf in the city (209 E 16Th St).
Interpreter Training and Agencies
New Yorkers seeking to become interpreters can get interpreter training at LaGuardia Community College. In addition, New York has a chapter of the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf, and several interpreting agencies:

* American Sign Language Learning Center (Brooklyn)
* Birnbaum Interpreting Services (Forest Hills)
* The Comprehensive Network Sign Talk (Brooklyn)
* Deaf Enterprises, Inc. (Brooklyn)
* Deaf & Hard of Hearing Interpreter Services, Inc. (Long Island City)
* Hands On (NYC)
* Sign Language Interpreting (NYC)

Captioning Agencies
As a media center, New York City is home to the headquarters or branches of several captioning service providers.

* CaptionMax
* Captions, Inc.
* IProbe Multilingual Solutions
* National Captioning Institute
* Soundwriters (Long Island City)
* Voltage Video
* WGBH Media Access Group

Thursday, April 3, 2008

First post!

Hello!

This is meant to be a resource for those living in or visiting the NYC/Northern NJ areas! Please make suggestions if you have a link or thought to share!

Best,
Hanalei