Bulletins by Pamela Mower
October 2017 Issue
President’s Corner Thank you all who came to our 47th Biennial UAD Conference. It was a success! We’re getting lots of positive feedback about the conference and how everyone really appreciated having Wayne Betts, Jr. as the keynote speaker and we learned a lot! He focused a lot on Deaf Ecosystem and it got us […]
July 2017 Issue
President’s Corner Happy Mid-Summer everyone! Time is flying by fast! Time is precious! Time never stops! So onward we go. The last three months (April, May, June) was eventful with Linsay Darnall Jr.’s Leadership training workshop, a couple restaurant fundraisers, some advocating efforts, a hiking event and two town hall meetings (Prison and VRI). I’m […]
April 2017 Issue
President’s Corner Happy April Fool’s Day! Everything I’ve stated below is true. 🙂 Legislation took up most of our time during the last three months. We advocated for HB 60 which the governor just signed into law on March 17th! What this bill does is replace the term “hearing impaired” with “deaf and hard of […]
October 2016 Issue
President’s Corner One of the biggest happenings of the last three months was going to the National Association of the Deaf (NAD) conference in Phoenix, Arizona as a representative for UAD. It was definitely an eye opener since it was my first time as a delegate. I got to see all the discussions about various […]
March 2016 Issue
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 […]
June 2015 Issue
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 […]