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 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 […]
Northwest Association of Deaf Basketball (NWADB) Andrea Anderson The Utah Nighthawks team merged with NorCal’s team, a local California team, went on recently to win fifth place out of six women’s teams in the 25th USA Deaf Basketball women’s tournament. On the Nighthawks were Rebecca Davenport, Ruthe-Ellen Auman and ZanDraya Schwab. The Mountaineers, who missed […]
Northwest Association of Deaf Basketball (NWADB) Andrea Anderson In the 25th’s Northwest Association of Deaf Basketball (NWADB) Women’s Tournament, Utah was able to send 2 women teams, Mountaineers and Nighthawks to Sacramento, California. In that tournament, there were 4 women teams, both Utah’s teams performed well, with the Nighthawks winning the 3rd place title and the […]