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SUMMARY:Winter Play Meet-Up (Rhinebeck\, NY)
DESCRIPTION:Download Image\n    \n\n\n\n\n\nWinter Play Meet-Up\n\n\n\nFamilies with Deaf / Hard of Hearing children are invited to join us for a fun winter event at At Play in Rhinebeck\, NY.  \n\n\n\nWe well meet to connect\, play\, and learn from one another. Food\, drink\, and ASL interpretation will be provided. \n\n\n\nOur events are also open to professionals who work with D/HH kids. \n\n\n\nSo please sign up using the link below or the QR code on the attached invitation.  We’ll send out some reminder emails as we get close to the date as well!  \n\n\n\nRegistration is required for this free event sponsored by NY EDHI and Hands and Voices of NY: Winter Play Meet-UP \n\n\n\nor use the QR code: \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhen: Sunday\, February 8th Time: 10:15 am – 12:00 pmLocation: At Play28 Spring Brook ParkRhinebeck\, NY 12572Contact Andrea with questions:andreaegrieco@gmail.comPhone: (845) 527-1265 \n\n\n\n\n“What Works for Your Child is What Makes the Choice Right.”
URL:https://handsandvoicesny.org/event/winter-play-meet-up-rhinebeck-ny/
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SUMMARY:Parent Support - Virtual Event - February 2026
DESCRIPTION:Download Image\n    \n\n\n\n\n\nParent Support – Virtual Event\n\n\n\nSupporting Your Child Through Educational Transitions\n\n\n\nVirtual Event: \n\n\n\nYou 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. \n\n\n\nJoin 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. \n\n\n\nSteve 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. \n\n\n\nRegistration is required: Register link the virtual event \n\n\n\nor use the QR code: \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhen: Monday\, February 23 Time: 7:00 pm – 8:00 pmLocation: OnlineHave Questions?Contact Hands & Voices of NY:Email: handsandvoicesny@gmail.com \n\n\n\n\n“What works for your child is what makes the choice right.”
URL:https://handsandvoicesny.org/event/parent-support-virtual-events-february-2026/
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SUMMARY:Parent Support - Virtual Event - March 2026
DESCRIPTION:Download Image\n    \n\n\n\n\n\nParent Support – Virtual Event\n\n\n\nReading with your Child using ASL\n\n\n\nVisual Strategies for Engaging Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children\n\n\n\nVirtual Event: \n\n\n\nWe invite parents to an hour of learning about visual strategies that will help you engage and read with your deaf and hard of hearing child. These strategies are based on research about how deaf adults get and maintain deaf children’s visual attention. See how other hearing parents have included these visual strategies\, and the impact on their child’s access to language. We will provide information about how and why visual strategies are important\, we will demonstrate the impact of the lessons\, and we will share valuable resources to help you on your journey. \n\n\n\nElaine Gale is the program leader of the Hunter College Deaf and Hard of Hearing teacher preparation program. She is also one of the Principle Investigators for Family ASL\, an NIH supported project investigating hearing parents learning to sign with their deaf children. \n\n\n\nShane Blau received his PhD in Linguistics from Gallaudet University (‘23) where he studied language acquisition in deaf infants. He is an adjunct instructor at Gallaudet and Ohlone College (CA) and a certified hearing interpreter. His research work now focuses on how hearing parents engage with their deaf and hard of hearing children as part of the Family ASL Project. \n\n\n\nGreat for families who are just starting to learn ASL with their deaf or hard of hearing child. Interpreted event. All are welcome. \n\n\n\nRegistration is required: Register link the virtual event \n\n\n\nor use the QR code: \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhen: Wednesday\, March 11 Time: 7:00 pm – 8:00 pmLocation: OnlineHave Questions?Contact Hands & Voices of NY:Email: handsandvoicesny@gmail.com \n\n\n\n\nWhat works for your child is what makes the choice right! \n\n\n\nWe support families of Deaf or Hard of Hearing children\, unbiased towards communication methods. We aim to provide resources for parents around all communication modes or methodologies. Our aim for our virtual events is to share a variety of perspectives and insights with parents on the many considerations that play into communication modes & methods.
URL:https://handsandvoicesny.org/event/parent-support-virtual-events-march-2026/
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SUMMARY:Deaf Night Out Bowling (Clifton Park)
DESCRIPTION:Download Image\n    \n\n\n\n\n\nDeaf Night Out Bowling\n\n\n\nHosted by Hands and Voices of NY \n\n\n\nJoin us for a fun night out for our first school-aged event. Any family with a D/HH member aged 5-99 are invited for a free night of bowling funded by Hands and Voices of New York.  \n\n\n\nRegistration is required by 3/18 to book lanes: Deaf Night Out Bowling \n\n\n\nor use the QR code: \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhen: Saturday\, March 28 Time: 4:00 pm – 6:00 pmLocation: Spare Time Clifton Park Bowling1668 US-9Clifton Park\, NY 12065Contact us with questions:Phone: (518) 364-9657 \n\n\n\n\n“What Works for Your Child is What Makes the Choice Right.”
URL:https://handsandvoicesny.org/event/deaf-night-out-bowling-clifton-park-ny/
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SUMMARY:Spring Event (Saratoga\, NY)
DESCRIPTION:Download Image\n    \n\n\n\n\n\nSpring Event\n\n\n\nSaratoga Children’s Museum\n\n\n\nJoin us at a private event at the Saratoga Children’s Museum for a fun filled morning of imaginative play and a science demonstration about rainbows!  \n\n\n\nAll entries will be covered thanks to Hands and Voices of NY and EHDI and an ASL interpreter will be available.  \n\n\n\nPlease note that the entrance is in the back of the building! \n\n\n\nPlease RSVP by March 22 for our Spring Event at the Saratoga Children’s Museum \n\n\n\nor use the QR code: \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhen: Sunday\, March 29 Time: 10:00 am – 12:00 pmLocation: Saratoga Children’s Museum65 S BroadwaySaratoga Springs\, NY 12866Contact us with questions:Phone: (518) 364-9657 \n\n\n\n\n“What Works for Your Child is What Makes the Choice Right.”
URL:https://handsandvoicesny.org/event/spring-event-saratoga-ny/
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SUMMARY:Parent Support - Virtual Events - April 2026
DESCRIPTION:Download Image\n    \n\n\n\n\n\nParent Support – Virtual Event\n\n\n\nCreating Language-Rich Environments at Home\n\n\n\nIntentional and purposeful use of bilingual strategies for Deaf and hard of hearing (DHH) children\n\n\n\nVirtual Event: \n\n\n\nThis two-hour session explores how pairing American Sign Language (ASL) with spoken language fosters optimal language\, cognitive\, and social-emotional development. Participants will learn the evidence behind bimodal-bilingual approaches\, discover practical strategies for embedding ASL and spoken language in daily routines\, and explore fun ways to create language-rich environments for DHH children. Through interactive discussion and real-world examples\, we will examine why ASL and spoken language together provide a strong foundation for language development and discuss strategies for creating language-rich environments at home. Participants will leave with actionable strategies to foster a dual-language approach and create environments where DHH children can thrive. \n\n\n\nDr. Kimberly Ofori-Sanzo is the Director of Language First and a speech-language pathologist (SLP) who has experience working at a school for the deaf\, as well as presenting and publishing on topics related to language acquisition\, bilingualism\, and language deprivation. \n\n\n\nASL Interpreted Event \n\n\n\nRegistration is required: Register link the virtual event \n\n\n\nor use the QR code: \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhen: Sunday\, April 26 Time: 4:00 pm – 6:00 pmLocation: OnlineHave Questions?Contact Hands & Voices of NY:Email: handsandvoicesny@gmail.com \n\n\n\n\nWhat works for your child is what makes the choice right! \n\n\n\nWe support families of Deaf or Hard of Hearing children\, unbiased towards communication methods. We aim to provide resources for parents around all communication modes or methodologies. Our aim for our virtual events is to share a variety of perspectives and insights with parents on the many considerations that play into communication modes & methods.
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