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Thursday March 9, 2006 5:00pm - 9:00pm 39332 10th Street West Palmdale, California
Get together with family and friends to help us, while you help
yourself to some great food- with an event like this, everybody wins.
Enjoy great Baja Fresh food while benefiting WRAD!!!!!
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Chipotle Glazed
Charbroiled Chicken Salad includes warm chicken
tenders, Chipotle glazed, roasted corn, poblano and red
peppers, grilled sweet pineapple, sliced avocado, cotija
cheese and cilantro. Served with a tangy Chipotle
pineapple vinaigrette and a savory flauta filled with
cheese and roasted corn and chiles.
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Chile Lime Chicken Salad
includes warm chicken tenders topped with cotija cheese,
black beans, roasted corn, poblano and red peppers,
grilled roma tomatoes, sweet tomato chutney and
cilantro. Served with seasoned flour tortilla chips and
chile lime dressing.
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Baja Ensalada has
Romaine lettuce, tortilla strips, Pico de Gallo salsa,
olive oil vinaigrette dressing or fat free Salsa Verde
all tossed to order and topped with shaved cheese.
Available with chicken, steak, shrimp.
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Fresh Mahi Mahi Ensalada
includes charbroiled Mahi Mahi, romaine lettuce, Pico de
Gallo salsa, Salsa Verde, topped with avocado & tomato
slices and shaved cheese.
Tostada is a hard shell flour tortilla filled with
lettuce, black or pinto beans, guacamole, sour cream,
jack cheese, tomato and fresh Pico de Gallo salsa.
Choice of chicken or steak.
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Burrito Ultimo with
charbroiled chicken or steak, melted jack and cheddar
cheese, grilled peppers, chilis, and onions, rice,
"Salsa Baja" and sour cream.
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Baja Burrito is
charbroiled chicken or steak, melted jack cheese,
guacamole, and fresh Pico de Gallo salsa.
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Burrito Mexicano is
charbroiled chicken or steak, black or pinto beans,
rice, chopped onion, cilantro, with hot or mild salsa.
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Bean and Cheese Burrito
has black or pinto beans, jack and cheddar cheese.
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Grilled Veggie Burrito
is a mixture of grilled peppers, chilis and onions,
black or pinto beans, cheese, lettuce, Pico de Gallo
salsa and sour cream.
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Burrito Dos Manos has
charbroiled chicken or steak, black or pinto beans,
rice, grilled peppers, chilis and onions, cheese, Pico
de Gallo salsa, Salsa Baja and optional sour cream.
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Baja Fish Taco is
lightly breaded, topped with cabbage, Pico de Gallo
salsa, and tangy dressing.
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Baja Mahi Mahi Taco
has sliced avocado, cabbage, Pico de Gallo salsa, and
avocado salsa.
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Baja Taco is a mini
soft corn tortillas with chopped onion and cilantro, hot
or mild salsa, and choice of: Charbroiled Chicken,
Charbroiled Steak or Charbroiled Shrimp
Dine In. Take out. Call ahead, Grab it and Go!
See you there.
Deaf and Hard of Hearing Gathering for dinner is between 5pm and 9pm.
Spread word to your family and friends.
Please bring this flyer to Baja Fresh and Baja Fresh will donate 15% of the
proceeds to WRAD.
For more information, Contact Bruce Gross at brucegross@aol.com"

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Greetings from the Chair of the 2006 Convention!
First, I would like to thank you for giving me this
wonderful opportunity to serve in the role of Chairperson of the
2006 U.S. Deaf Ski and SnowboardAssociation (USDSSA) convention.
It is great to be chosen as Chair, especially given that the location
of the convention will be Telluride. It is a town full of world class
ski slopes and is located in San Juan Mountains in Southwestern Colorado.
The town is on the edge of paradise a place filled
with the awesome force of natures artistry, the
mountains, people filled with gentle spirits, great
lifestyle with warm hearts. Telluride, once earned its
livelihood as a base for mining and is now a recreation
mecca filled with wintertime adventure.
It is a major ski resort and in the evenings you will be
able to stroll through a charming Victorian town filled
with examples of its fascinating past and modernistic ammenities
that actually dip into the future. I can say this because I was
there and its simply a wonderfully appealing site for our ski convention.
It is not too early to consider serving on the committee as it will
be a great group of people working together. Please feel free to email me at
StephenHlibok@usdssa.org if you are interested in
being part of this positive process and event. More
details will be announced during the 2004 convention in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Meanwhile, why not insert www.tellurideskiresort.com as a favorite bookmark.
Afterall, it is not too early for me to say "Welcome to the Telluride, 2006 USDSSA Convention!"
For more information, Click here
Courtesy by: Stephen Hilbok, Chairperson
2004 USDSSA.

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WRAD, Inc. welcomes you to DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING
NIGHT
AT MONTE CARLO'S RESTAURANT IN BURBANK
Tuesday, March 28, 2006
Monte Carlo's Restaurant
3103 West Magnolia Blvd.
Burbank, California 91505
We will have dinner at this great Italian restaurant
called Monte Carlo's Pinocchio Restaurant on Tuesday night March 28th as
prices are very reasonable around $6 to $15. A fundraiser for the WRAD
organization and please tell the cashier you are with WRAD or bring the flyer for WRAD
to get a 15% donation from Monte Carlo's.
Bruce Gross, Gino Giudice, and Carlos
Greenham already been to that restaurant and loved it. Lets go there as a group
on March 28th. Free parking. See you there as everyone is welcome. For
more information, contact brucegross@aol.com or by VP at 661-943-8879.

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WRAD, Inc. welcomes you to
YOM HASHOAH VE'HAGEVURAH COMMUNITY WIDE HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE DAY
SUNDAY, APRIL 23, 2006
Starting at 1:45 p.m. program
Los Angeles Holocaust Monument
7600 Beverly Blvd.
Los Angeles, California 90036
Pan Pacific Park (north end of the park) between Beverly Blvd. and
Third St. (adjacent to The Grove and Farmers Market)
KEYNOTE SPEAKER: AMBASSADOR DENNIS ROSS
A canopy will provide shaded seating for all attendees Richard Fendrich, Sign Interpreter
Requests for reasonable accommodations must be received no later than March 17, 2006
Free transportation available by pre-registration only - buses will
leave at 1:00 p.m. from the Federal Building
(corner of Veteran and Wilshire Blvd. in Westwood)
and at 12:15 p.m. from the Bernard Milken Jewish Coimmunity Campus
located at 22622 Vanowen St., West Hills and from Valley Beth Shalom
located at 15739 Ventura Blvd. in Encino.
For further information, call 310-821-9919 or 310-280-5010
We must teach our children and all humanity to never forget.
DIRECTIONS: The site of the Los Angeles Holocaust Monument
is at the north end of the city of Los Angeles' Pan Pacific Park,
situated between Beverly Boulevard and Third Street.
By car it is equidistant from the San Diego 405,
the Santa Monica 10, the Harbor 110
and the Hollywood 101 Freeways.
By bus, the MTA offers continuous service
on Fairfax and La Brea Avenues traveling North and South as well as
on Beverly Boulevard and Third Street going East and West.

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The Pasadena Playhouse invites WRAD friends and members of the deaf and
hard of hearing community to join us for an ASL Interpreted Performance of
Cornerstone Theater Company's adapation of
"As You Like It" by William Shakespeare.
Sunday, April 9, 2006 at 2:00 p.m.
The Bard's comedy is set in Pasadena and tackles issues of love, same sex marriage and politics!
These timely issues unfold hilariously in this two-act play.
Tickets are
only $15 and can be purchased online. Use code ASL for your discount.
ASL students welcome ($15 tickets with valid I.D.).
There will also be a post-performance discussion with cast immediately following
the performance. This will be ASL interpreted as well. Please help
support our 2006 ASL Series at the Pasadena Playhouse!
For more information contact Gay Iris Parker
at gparker@pasadenaplayhouseorg or visit their website at
www.pasadenaplayhouse.org to purchase tickets online.

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Have you ever wanted to travel and explore the unknown and try diving,
but have been unable to take that giant leap because of your hearing
loss? Do you find it hard to understand diving instructors in
big classes? FRUSTRATED???
Not anymore. Welcome aboard to the Sampai Jumpa where your travel
and diving worries will disappear.
Frank van der Linde and Naomi Hayim have taught many D/deaf and hard
of hearing people. Whether you want to learn to dive, or be gently
guided around the beautiful sights of the underwater world, let
us take you by the hand. Together, we can teach you scuba diving
with confidence and ease.
As soon as you jump on the boat, you can relax completely. We will
put you in an environment that caters for your needs without you
having to feel different from the group.
Following the successes of our previous trips where we had many D/deaf and
hard of hearing people join us from the United States, Europe
and Australia, please find dates for the next trips starting from
early 2006. We look forward to welcoming you!
Dates for 2006 and 2007.
2/13/06 – 2/20/06 – Similan & Surin Islands
4/10/06 – 4/17/06 – Similan & Surin Islands
4/19/06 – 4/27/06 – Burma Banks & Mergui Archipelago
3/08/07 – 3/16/07 – 10-day Manta Ray & Whaleshark Sighting Galore Trip
3/18/07 – 3/25/07 – 8-day Similan & Surin Islands Trip
3/28/07 – 4/17/07 – 3-week Andaman Trip
3/7/06 – 3/28/06 – Andaman Islands — A
very special 3-week trip to the unique Andaman Islands.
This special trip is open to everyone and is highly recommended
as it is one of the last places to see the almost extinct Dugongs
(Sea Cows).
The aim of delegating the above trips is for D/deaf/hard of hearing
divers to meet one another.
If you wish to come at other times not specified above, you are
most welcome to book any trips you wish. Naomi will be on board
at all times from October 2005. We use a wide range of communication
methods, to ensure that everyone can understand and participate,
these being BSL, ASL, lip speaking, gestures and fingerspelling.
We aim to accommodate everyone, whatever their communication needs
are.
All our trips will be a mix of D/deaf, hard of hearing and hearing
people. If you have any specific requests, contact Naomidana
via her email address: naomi@worldwidediveandsail.com
and she will provide you with any information you require.
“... the fact that communication was not an issue, was the
ultimate for me, especially when I compare it to diving in this
country and other places, where I have missed out on the dive
briefings etc. I also learnt a lot about my diving and hope I
have improved. Also, it was so much fun and there were some wonderful
people on the trip.”
Shirley Wilson, London, UK
“I
loved the diving so much that I have been thinking about whether
I want to do graphic design as my career or to go into scuba diving!!
Even my parents have noticed the change in me from when I first
went travelling to now!! I'm more positive and more like the person
I used to be 3 years ago, so you know for sure that I must have
had a cracking time!!”
Deniece Wheatley, Bristol, UK
We look forward to welcoming you on the Sampai Jumpa for diving,
sailing and travel fun!
For more information check out their website at: www.worldwidediveandsail.com.
Click here to read an article about Naomi's unique service.

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Day After Paddy's Day
OTL (Over the Line - 3 on 3 Beach Softball)
Saturday, March 18, 2006
Mission Bay in San Diego
Click here to see their flyer.
For more information, contact Paul Stuessy, Farwest Softball Association of the Deaf

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WRAD, Inc.
presents A Pizza Fundraiser at

19755 Rinaldi Street
Porter Ranch, California 91326
3rd Friday of the month 4:00pm - 10:00pm
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Our third event is Friday, March 17, 2006
Next door to the Porter Ranch STARBUCKS where deaf and hard of hearing
people gather every 3rd Friday of the month.
Tell the cashier you are deaf or hard of hearing or a friend in the
deaf and hard of hearing community for us to get a 15% benefit for the WRAD
organization.
Your support and help is greatly appreciated......
Mark your calendar for the following dates in 2006 of Porter Ranch
Pizza Cafe fundraising nights:
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Months 2006 January 20 February 17 March 17 April 21 May 19 June 16 July 21
August 18 September 15 October 20 November 17 December 15
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See you all at Porter Ranch Pizza Cafe and Porter Ranch Starbucks on
the 3rd Friday of the month.

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WRAD BIKE DAY- SATURDAY APRIL 8, 2006
SANTA MONICA TO HERMOSA BEACH AND BACK

WRAD is happy to present a 30-mile round trip bike day along the
beach from Santa Monica to Hermosa Beach round trip !!!!!! The date has been changed from March 18 to April 8th
All day Saturday
March 18th, 2006 April 8th, 2006 10:00am to 4:00pm.
The bicycle path along 15 miles from Santa Monica to
Hermosa Beach takes you through some of the most colorful beach towns anywhere.
We will stop for lunch at the Hermosa Beach courtyard around noon. Food there
is fabulous and affordable. You may shop, eat, rest, and entertain other friends at the courtyard.
Everyone is welcome. This is going to be a fun day to meet new and old friends.
Also, it is a very good exercise for your body and strengthen your muscle legs
to have 30 miles round trip on the bicycle. You will have a good night sleep
after you are exhausted from riding all day. This is a fun ride for everyone.
We are not racing against Lance Armstrong.
Meet us at the Santa Monica Pier parking lot betweeen 9:30am and
9:45am prior to our departure at 10:00am SHARP!!!!!! (The event will be cancelled if rain or heavy fog)
Click here to get a map and directions.
If you don't have a bike , you can rent them near the pier. Come early to
get good bikes at the rental shop. Parking fee is $7.00 for the day.
The weather for this time of the year would be cool and breezy so you may want to bring a light
sweater just in case.
Reynaldo Llarena, WRAD 1st Vice President and Coordinator of DHH Bike Day at the Beach. For more information,
contact Reynaldo Llarena at wradvicepresident@yahoo.com

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Location:
Fairplex, Building 8 1101 West McKinley Ave. Pomona, California 91768
www.fairplex.com
Exhibit Hours:
9 am to 6 pm Parking: Gate 9 off of White Avenue (general) Hotel Lot off of McKinley Avenue (preferred) Cost: FREE ADMISSION The event includes: - Exhibitions (FREE) - Entertainment (FREE) - Seminars & Workshops (FREE) - Children's Activities (FREE)
WRAD will have a booth.
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The National Racquetball Association of the Deaf
21st National Racquetball Tournament
April 28-30, 2006
1535 Deerpark Drive
Fullerton, California 92831
Please visit their website at www.nrad.org if you want to register to play in the
tournament. Fans are also welcome to visit.
The Fullerton Marriott is the racquetball tournament headquarters. The
address of the hotel is 2701 East Nutwood Avenue, Fullerton, California 92831. Click
here to get a map and directions.
It is only $86 per night for up to 4 people staying in the room during the
tournament weekend. Call at this number 800-228-9290 this to make a hotel reservation by April 6th.
April 6, 2006 is the deadline to reserve at this special rate.
WRAD hosted the past National Racquetball Tournament in the 1980s in
the San Fernando Valley, California with over 100 players and it was really
fun. We are glad to see the National Racquetball Tournament coming back to
Southern California in Fullerton, Orange County, and hope for a great turnout of
players.
Courtesy by: Ken Clark, Chairperson 2006 NRAD.

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Call to the 48th Biennial NAD Conference
June 29-July 3, 2006
Desert Springs JW Marriott Resort-Palm Desert, California
Andrew J. Lange, president of the National Association of the Deaf (NAD) has officially
issued a Call to the Conference. The 48th Biennial Conference of the National Association
of the Deaf will be held at the Desert Springs JW Marriott Resort in Palm Desert, California
(Palm Springs area) beginning on June 29, 2006 and ending on July 3, 2006. The theme of this
year's conference is, "Change Today for Tomorrow."
Important Note:
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2006 NAD Conference information will be updated as it becomes available. Please check this website
often - check the links to the left for information on specific conference events and activities.
What's on the Conference Agenda?
Key activities during the conference week are as follows: Opening Ceremonies, Exhibits,
Workshops, Forums, College Bowl Finals, Miss Deaf America Finals, 125th Anniversary/Closing Banquet,
Council of Representatives Meetings, Tribute to ASL and Deaf Culture, Recognition Award Presentations,
Order of Georges/ettes Breakfast, Senior Citizens Section Luncheon, and Youth Luncheon.
Important NAD Conference Deadlines
Here is a quick look at the conference deadlines.
- Early Bird Conference Registration - April 10, 2006
- Pre-Conference Registration - June 1, 2006
- Accessibility Requests - June 1, 2006
- After June 1, 2006, registration will be on-site and only Non-Combo tickets will be sold.
Biennial NAD Conferences
Rotated annually among the four regions of the United States, Biennial NAD Conferences, held in
the even numbered years, traditionally bring together more than 2,500 deaf, hard of hearing,
late-deafened, deaf-blind and hearing consumers, parents, youth, professionals, educators,
organizational and corporate representatives for five days of professional development, enrichment,
training, networking, governance meetings, receptions and related evening events.
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Who attends NAD Conferences?
NAD Biennial Conferences are open to everyone: Parents and family members; retirees; federal
employees; youth; administrators, educators, support providers and product/service providers.
NAD members receive reduced registration rates, as do NAD members who are senior citizens and students.
Attending NAD Biennial Conferences, for some, is a tradition... yet everyone who attends does so for different reasons:
- Speak out, provide feedback and make recommendations
- Enhance your professional and career skills
- Improve your personal skills and knowledge.
- Learn more about the newest gadgets, products and services
- Catch up with old friends and make new ones
- Cheer for your favorite College Bowl team
- Witness the crowning of the new Miss Deaf America
- Celebrate ASL and Deaf Culture
- Commit to the future of the NAD
- Explore the Palm Springs, CA area!
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Courtesy by: NAD Website.

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Convention of the Alexander Graham Bell
Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing in Pittsburgh, PA June 23-27, 2006
Build your bridge to the 2006 Convention with a presentation proposal designed to inform
education and hearing health professionals, parents and adults with hearing loss about
trends and current practices in the field of deafness and spoken language.
Convention Registration
Convention registration begins February 1, 2006. Look for the registration brochure
in the 2006 January/February issue of Volta Voices or plan to register online.
Educational Sessions
Educational sessions include a variety of short courses, concurrent sessions
and poster presentations designed for parents, professionals and adults who are deaf
or hard of hearing.
Topics include:
For more information, Click here

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Los Angeles Deafestival 2006 
Saturday, September 30, 2006
"***** FREE ADMISSION ***** 12-5 P.M. ***** FREE PARKING *****
Celebrating Deaf Awareness Month at
Woodley Park, 6350 Woodley Blvd, Van Nuys, CA
Hosted By Councilmember 6th District Tony Cardenas
Theatre performances including Majestik Element, Information Booths
including
WRAD, Moon Bouncer, Mobile Skate Park, Door Prizes, Rock Climbing Wall,
Storytelling, Children Fingerprinting,
Clowns, and Magicians.
Presented by Department of Cultural Affairs and CSUN's Deaf Studies
Department
For more information contact Bertha Velazquez
or 213-473-7006 voice, 213-847-0549 FAX, 213-473-5990 TTY

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Greetings fellow members of the DEAFLYMPICS family,
The 2007 Deaflympics Organizing Committee has been very busy this
year. With
all the support we now have, the 2007 Deaflympic Winter Games should
become
one of the very best ever staged!
I want to share with you what our
committee
has accomplished so far:
- The 2007 Deaflympics headquarters hotel will be Little America
Hotel in
Salt Lake City, an 880 room hotel which also was used for the 2002
Olympic
Winter Games. We have a great deal with the hotel, which includes
unlimited
gourmet buffet breakfasts and dinners. Little America Hotel will be an
"Olympic
Village" where athletes can meet, relax, and socialize. Teams staying
at Little
America Hotel will be provided with free bus transportation to the
competition venues and ceremonies. More information on Little America
Hotel and the
costs, which include meals, is available in our website,
2007 Deaflympics
- The Opening Ceremony and Closing Ceremony will be at the 2002
Olympic
Cauldron Park, 5 minutes from Little America Hotel. This will be a
gala event
with lighting of the Deaflympic flame on the 2002 Olympics cauldron.
- The alpine skiing and snowboarding competition will be at Park City
Mountain Resort, and most of the competition events will be held on the
same
courses used during the 2002 Olympic Winter Games. Park City is a 25
minute ride
from Little America Hotel.
- The Nordic skiing competition will be at Soldier Hollow Nordic
Center,
and will use the same courses used in the 2002 Olympics. Soldier
Hollow is a 45
minute drive from Little America Hotel.
- The ice hockey and curling competition will be at Steiner's Ice
Arena in
Salt Lake City, which is a 5 minute ride from Little America Hotel.
- Several entertaining arts and culture events will be held in Salt
Lake
City during the Deaflympics week; art shows, International Deaf Club,
International Deaf Coffeehouse, Deaf theatre, and more. All arts and
culture events
will be held either in Little America Hotel or within a short walk of
the hotel.
- After the Closing Ceremony, there will be a gala closing banquet
followed
with a closing party at the Salt Lake City Convention Center, a few
blocks
from Little America Hotel.
Little America Hotel is now accepting room reservations from both teams
and
fans, and room reservations may be booked.
Because Little America Hotel is in the center of most 2007 Deaflympics
activities
and will provide teams staying at the hotel with free transportation to
competition venues, I strongly encourage teams to make their
reservations at Little
America Hotel as soon as they can, before the hotel releases rooms not
reserved to Deaflympic Games fans and other visitors to Salt Lake City.
I look forward to seeing you all in Salt Lake City USA February 1-10,
2007!
Courtesy by: Dwight Benedict, Chairperson
2007 Deaflympic Winter Games Organizing Committee.

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Madrid, Spain, July 13-22, 2007
This World Congress will include many different programs, ranging from
presentations, special interest groups, workshops and training, cultural
and theatre presentations, exhibits and related events for people of any
ages from all over the world.
For more information, Click here

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Taipei, Taiwan, September 5-15, 2009
For more information, Click here

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WRAD hosted an Academy Award Oscar Day on Sunday March 5, 2006.
First we had an open captioning film of "Brokeback Mountain" at the Pacific Theatre
12 in Culver City with nearly a full-house audience of deaf and hard of
hearing people who came to see the good film that got many Academy Award
nominations. (The film won three Oscars that night)
After the movie some of us went
to SaddleRanch ChopHouse on Sunset Blvd in West Hollywood to have dinner
and to watch the Academy Award Oscars on their big television sets including one
large TV screen. The waiters and waitresses were very friendly and a few of them
knew some sign language. They made sure that we were able to watch the
Oscars with closed captioning television. Some of us were not tired to go home so
we continued to party afterwards at the After-Oscar party at the O-Bar
on Santa Monica Blvd in West Hollywood where we enjoyed chatting with our friends and
watching post-Oscar show on television. We hope to repeat this program
again next year since we had a good time.
Written by Bruce Gross
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