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SUMMARY:Peer Support Group - Too Many Cooks with Trish Baird
DESCRIPTION:Join PSG for a fun and hands on cooking event! Participants will learn to cook simple recipes to create a delicious three-part meal. PSG gatherings are open to any Deaf\, Hard-of-Hearing\, or non-verbal (hearing) adults with intellectual disabilities who use signs and gestures to communicate\, as well as families and support staff. Gatherings are language immersion opportunities\, conducted in ASL and Visual Gestural Communication. \nQuestions? Contact: mames@drme.org or VP 207-802-7024
URL:https://drme.org/event/peer-support-group-too-many-cooks-with-trish-baird/
LOCATION:Falmouth Congregational Church\, 267 Falmouth Rd\, Falmouth\, ME\, 04105\, United States
CATEGORIES:Deaf Services
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SUMMARY:Deaf Rights Group - Augusta
DESCRIPTION:Deaf Rights Group is an open meeting for all to share information about the needs and accomplishments of the Maine Deaf Community. Celebrating 30 years\, since 1995! Share community concerns\, rights issues\, needs and learn about resources. Come be part of the conversation! DRG serves as the Advisory Committee to the DRM board and helps to set priorities for DRM Deaf Services. \nQuestions? Contact Mames@drme.org or VP 207-805-7024. \nDownload the flyer (PDF)!
URL:https://drme.org/event/deaf-rights-group-augusta/
LOCATION:Maine DOL Frances Perkins Room\, 45 Commerce Drive\, Augusta\, 04330\, United States
CATEGORIES:Deaf Services
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SUMMARY:Opening Reception - Unspoken Resilience: Healing from the Lewiston Shooting Two Years In
DESCRIPTION:Unspoken Resilience celebrates Maine’s Deaf community through a group exhibition of work by Deaf artists and craftspeople\, in conversation with Michael Kolster’s recent series of color photographs of Lewiston. The exhibit foregrounds American Sign Language and issues of communication access\, and recognizes ASL interpreters\, who offer a linguistic and social bridge between the distinct cultures of Deaf individuals who use ASL and people who cannot sign. Co-curated with Michelle Ames and Meryl Troop\, the show is a site of both remembrance and creative action. \nMaine’s Deaf community is vibrant and bright\, and was disproportionately impacted by the mass shooting in Lewiston on October 25th\, 2023\, which left 18 people dead and 13 injured. One of the deadliest mass shootings in US history\, it is believed to be the only example in the country to impact the Deaf community so severely; over 20% of the victims were Deaf. The tragedy claimed the lives of four Deaf community members; wounded two; and traumatized many more\, as in-person ASL interpretation services were withheld by authorities at hospitals and other official settings during the unfolding event. Unspoken Resilience offers a place of healing\, recognition\, and learning\, both centering the enduring creativity of the Deaf community in the group of artworks curated by Ames and Troop\, and uplifting Lewiston in Kolster’s sensitive\, luminous cityscapes. \nReception is free\, open to the public\, and will be accompanied by two ASL interpreters. \nExhibit runs through February 7\, 2026
URL:https://drme.org/event/opening-reception-unspoken-resilience-healing-from-the-lewiston-shooting-two-years-in/
LOCATION:UNE Art Gallery – Portland\, 716 Stevens Avenue\, Portland\, ME\, 04103\, United States
CATEGORIES:Deaf Services
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SUMMARY:Visual Gestural Communication (VGC) Workshop - Houlton
DESCRIPTION:Visual-Gestural Communication (VGC) is useful to many people who need an alternative technique for expressing and understanding the wants and needs of other people in their environment. VGC is a communication mode that uses gestures\, facial expressions\, and body language. Often individuals\, who cannot communicate effectively using either a spoken language like English or a formal signed language like ASL\, will be able to communicate more effectively using natural gestures. In our classes\, we help you to think visually and conceptually\, and to use Visual-Gestural Communication to communicate more effectively with people who have limited formal language. \nRegister today!
URL:https://drme.org/event/visual-gestural-communication-vgc-workshop-9-29-25/
LOCATION:Houlton DHHS\, 11 High Street\, Houlton\, 04730\, United States
CATEGORIES:Deaf Services
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