Parent Support – Virtual Events – February 2026
February 23 @ 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Parent Support – Virtual Events
Supporting Your Child Through Educational Transitions
Virtual Event:
You may have met Karen and Steve at the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Awareness Game at Yankee Stadium, or at one of our other family events! As parents themselves, they are always ready to offer support and encouragement to other parents on the journey of raising their deaf or hard of hearing child.
Join Karen and Steve at our February virtual parent support meeting for their insights on supporting their daughter Amara in her educational transitions all the way from early intervention, through ACCESS-VR, college graduation from RIT/NTID, and landing her dream job last year. Includes time for discussion and Q&A.
Steve and Karen Engel are founding board members of Hands & Voices of New York. Steve is a musician, and guitar instructor. He serves as Zone Chair and President of the Chatham Lions Club. Karen is a retired Special Education teacher for the Hudson City School District, and a member of Alpha Delta Kappa. She is also a board member for Columbia County ARC, and a member of their Guardianship Committee. Together the Engels serve on the Foundation Board for the Rochester Institute of Technology/National Technical Institute for the Deaf and the Albany Medical Center Patient and Family Advisory Council. They are passionate about supporting families with children who are deaf/hard of hearing, and creating outreach opportunities.
Registration is required: Register link the virtual event
or use the QR code:
When: Monday, February 23
Time: 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Location: Online
Have Questions?
Contact Hands & Voices of NY:
Email: handsandvoicesny@gmail.com
“What works for your child is what makes the choice right.”
