President’s Corner Happy April Fool’s Day! No worries, I’m not trying to fool anyone here. Everything stated below is true. 🙂 The legislative session ended March 10th. That’s a big relief for a lot of us since that took up a lot of our time. Good news, the legislators have accepted all of our recommended […]
Legislative Session – HB325 President’s Corner Wow! What a rollercoaster ride for the month of February 2016. As you may all know, the legislators have voted and decided that Utah State Office of Rehabilitation (USOR) is the best fit under Department of Workforce Service (DWS). Division of Services of the Deaf and Hard of […]
NAD visits Utah Philippe Montalette Every quarter, the NAD board meets community and visits schools in different cities in USA. We were fortunate that NAD agreed to meet in Salt Lake City from January 13th to 17th. We stayed at a rental house in Mill Creek. We want to take this opportunity to provide you […]
The UAD Board expresses thanks to our community in support of UAD to stay strong. We wish you a wonderful Christmas and Happy New Year! We encourage you to join UAD OR you can always donate money to UAD before end of […]
UAD Conference a Success Valerie Kinney Held in the Provo Marriott Hotel, the conference entitled “ASL Now and Then,” opened Friday afternoon with registration. Adele Sigoda and her assistants were busy processing people. The evening banquet was well attended, with over 90 enjoying an excellent dinner of Chicken Chausser with green beans, roasted red potatoes […]
Sean Forbes Performance Philippe Montalette Utah Association of the Deaf decided to host a special deaf owned music program. It was a smashing success!. Over 300 people were excited to come and watch the Sean Forbes performance. After the performance, many people took opportunity to take pictures with him and his band. They were fortunate […]
Utah Schools for the Deaf and Blind News Michelle Tanner School has begun! What a wonderful time of year! The students are eager to start and believe it or not, the teachers can’t wait to get back to the job they love…. Teaching. The beginning of the school year is extremely busy. Each division director […]
Jean Massieu School News Aimee Breinholt Summer has been packed full of fun and learning. We have had several camps during the month of July. Students have participated in an adventure camp in Ogden, several preschool camps, soccer camp, dance camp, drama camp and our first summer reading clinic. We would like to express our […]
Jean Massieu School News Aimee Breinholt Summer time has brought hot days, building construction and summer camps! The JMS building is closed for the summer months as the roof is being replaced. We have set up an office at the Highland building (3098 Highland Drive # 205, Salt Lake City) and can be reached there […]
Jean Massieu School News Aimee Breinholt Our school year is coming to a close. We are excited for our high school graduates and wish them the very best as they venture forth. We are also proud of all of our students’ accomplishments as they advance to the next grade. Both teachers and students have earned […]