Join disability advocates from across Maine for Disability Awareness Day at the State House. This is an opportunity to educate and inform legislators about issues impacting Mainers with disabilities. Speak […]
Save the date for ASL Tax Day 2025! This event is free and will take place on March 1, 2025. Snow date: March 8th! To sign up, email: mames@drme.org or […]
About the festival: Points North Institute, home of the Camden International Film Festival (CIFF), brings the 5th edition of Cabin Fever Film Fest to the Camden Opera House on March […]
Join DRM on March 18th from 1-3pm in Falmouth for our next Deaf Rights Group meeting, at the Maine Deaf Senior Citizens gathering. Deaf Rights Group is an open meeting for all to come and share information about the needs and accomplishments of the Deaf Community in Maine. Celebrating 30 years, since 1995! Share community […]
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 not a language like English, American Sign Language, or French. It is a communication mode that uses gestures, facial expressions, and body language. Often individuals, who […]
The Peer Support Group will be gathering on April 29th from 10-11am! Location: GBSD Cafe, at the ME Educational Center for the Deaf & Hard of Hearing. Peer Support Group (PSG) is a monthly gathering for adults with intellectual & developmental disabilities who use signs and gestures to communicate. On April 29th, we'll have a […]
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 not a language like English, American Sign Language, or French. It is a communication mode that uses gestures, facial expressions, and body language. Often individuals, who […]
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 […]
Save the Date! Disability Pride is back again! This year, we will celebrate the 35th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Download and share the flyer (PDF) Accessibility Information The pavilion is a hard, flat, paved surface. Pavement extends beyond the pavilion before the surface of the park turns to level grass. There is […]
To increase access to DRM’s Disability Pride programming this year, we are offering several virtual webinars this July! This is the first in a three-part series. This panel discussion will feature DRM's Executive Director, Kim Moody, and Deaf Services Program Director, Michelle Ames, who will share about disability rights history. ASL and CART will be […]
Join DRM for the second part of our virtual Disability Pride Month webinar series! Learn from a panel of disability advocates from Maine about the importance of self-advocacy. ASL and CART will be provided. Register today! Questions? Contact Julia Endicott at jendicott@drme.org or 207-626-2774 ext 212.
To increase access to DRM’s Disability Pride programming this year, we are offering several virtual webinars this July! As we mark the 35th anniversary of the ADA, we must also […]