Sign 1 class set to start Monday in Tulsa! Contact kwilson@tsha.cc by THURSDAY. More info at www.tsha.cc . Non-credit, fun class meets 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. for 10 weeks. Bring a friend, and double the fun!

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(Editor’s Note:  We are passing on this post for the benefit of those who may be interested. Contact Sharon Baker below for more information. )

THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS, we are pleased to announce that the MID-WINTER CONFERENCE  will happen and it is FREE!  It will be held February 3 & 4, 2012 at two locations in Tulsa.  PLEASE DISTRIBUTE TO LISTSERVS AND OTHERS ON YOUR EMAIL DISTRIBUTION LIST.

Friday, Feb 3^rd, 8:30am – 3:30pm

On the University of Tulsa campus, Dr. Deb Guthmann will be presenting a workshop related to substance abuse and tobacco use prevention for deaf and hard of hearing (Deaf/hh) people.  This workshop would be beneficial to professionals who work in VR, Independent Living, Mental Health, Interpreting, etc.  In addition, Deaf community members, postsecondary and secondary Deaf/hh students and parents may benefit from participation.

Friday, Feb 3^rd, 5:00pm – 8:00pm

At Happy Hands Education Center, Petra Teel will bring the latest information regarding developing visual strategies in infants and young deaf/hh children.  An hour before the workshop begins (5:00pm – 6:00pm) , we will serve pizza to workshop participants.

Saturday, Feb 4^th 8:30am – 3:30pm

At Happy Hands Education Center, Dr. Kristin DiPerri, returning for the third time to Oklahoma, will present a workshop on visual strategies for literacy development in Deaf/hh students.  She brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise in this area and we are thrilled that she is coming to broaden our understanding in this important area.

RID-CEUs are available for all three workshops.

DEAF-TU, the University of Tulsa’s Deaf Education student organization, will be handling all registrations and email correspondence.

We hope that you will join us (fingers crossed that weather cooperates) for one, two, or all three of these presentations.

Please complete the registration form and send back to us so that we can plan room set up and meals.

See you soon!  Sharon Baker

Sharon Baker, Ed.D.

Applied Professor and Director of Deaf Education

University of Tulsa

800 S. Tucker Dr.

Tulsa, OK 74104

918-631-2910

bakers@utulsa.edu

Editor’s Note: We pass this information on for those in our community who might be interested.)

Hello Everyone,

Happy New Year!  I hope 2012 has gotten off to a good start for you.

As many of you know, our meeting next week marks a very special milestone:  The Northeastern Oklahoma Cochlear Implant Support Group is having its sixth birthday.  We will celebrate that special occasion with a birthday cake to share thanks to the generosity of the University of Tulsa Student Speech-Language-Hearing Association.  If you see any of our students, please thank them in person.

Some of you have been a part of this group from the beginning, while others may be attending for the first time.  All of you are welcome.  It has been an exciting six years of learning and sharing.  It is because of the dedication and involvement of each of you that we are continuing to learn how implantable technology changes lives.  Thanks to each of you for providing information to the individuals and families who have come at all stages of having or thinking about getting a cochlear implant.

Next week we welcome back one of our favorite speakers, Paula Moore, Cochlear Awareness Manager for Texas and Oklahoma and a bilateral cochlear implant recipient.  She is always full of tools, tips, and technology to meet your listening needs so come with your questions.

Please join us as we learn new information, meet old friends and new, and celebrate.

Carol Lambert

What: Northeastern Oklahoma Cochlear Implant Support Group Meeting and 6th Birthday Party

Date/Time: Thursday, January 26, 2012 at 6:45 pm

Place: The Mary K. Chapman Center for Communicative Disorders (2820 E. 5th Street)

Speaker: Paula Moore, Cochlear Awareness Manager for Texas and Oklahoma

Topic: “Tools for Success”

SAVE THE DATES FOR UPCOMING SUPPORT GROUP MEETINGS:

February 23rd, “Enjoying Music with Your Cochlear Implant” with LeAnn Boone, AuD, Community Outreach Manager South Region with Med-El

March 29th (NOTE THIS IS THE 5TH THURSDAY OF THE MONTH BECAUSE OF SPRING BREAK), Strategies to Enhance Listening with Your Cochlear Implant” with Patricia Burke, MS, CCC-SLP, AVT, LSLS, Coordinator, Newborn Hearing Screening Program  for the Oklahoma State Department of Health and a Speech-Language Pathologist, Auditory Verbal Therapist ad Listening and Spoken Language Specialist

If you have questions or wish to have your name removed from our mailing list, please contact Carol Lambert at
carol-lambert@utulsa.edu)

The University of Tulsa does not discriminate on the basis of personal
status or group characteristics including but not limited to the classes
protected under federal and state law in its programs, services, aids, or
benefits. Requests for accommodations of disabilities may
be addressed to the University’s 504 Coordinator, Dr. Jane Corso, (918)
631-2315.
Directions to Campus
*        Take Highway 244 to the Delaware exit.
*        Turn south on Delaware.
*        Go to 5th Street and turn east.
*        The clinic is on the south side (right)
*        Limited parking is available directly in front of the building.
Additional parking is available in the lots across the street to the north.
Access to these lots is from 4th Place. From Delaware turn east on 4th Place and turn
right (south) into the 3rd driveway on the right (south side). Drive through
the parking lot till you see the signs on the right (west) side that are
labeled “Speech and Hearing Clinic Reserved” or park in any available space.
The Clinic is across 5th Street southwest of the parking lot.

It’s that time of year when we ask for help from our community with our upcoming Souper Sunday fundraiser. And this help can be a lot of fun!

We have dozens of empty pots and baskets just waiting for you to “adopt” them, fill them with goodies, and return them to be included in our Silent Auction.  Want to see?

Photos have been posted, thanks to Papa and Ray, at this address:

http://osdsaa.phanfare.com/2114318_6156861

Not only can you see some of the empty pots waiting for YOU, but you can see how beautiful some of the finished items look! Donna, our talented and creative volunteer, has the items looking more tempting every year.

Come in whenever we’re open to “adopt a pot or basket”. Perhaps you can gather a group, or a class, and have each person bring one item fitting a specific theme - you’ll end up with an AMAZING auction item! Or perhaps you work at a restaurant, or have an uncle who runs a car wash, or a friend who’s a dentist - ask if any of your connections might be able to donate a gift certificate in exchange for exposure for their business.

TSHA has always been an organization supported by grass roots, everyday people.  We hope you’ll participate in this chance to support the work that we do.

Thanks!

Our email is back in business. Thank you for your patience while the problem was resolved.

Brenda

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Thank you for your patience.

Papa Rodger and several of his fellow riders visited TSHA today. They came to present Rene’ Ryan with pins of appreciation for her time interpreting for Papa and for her high regard for our veterans.

Video and Pictures

Papa presents Rene with her pins from the PGR

PGR riders and Rene

Silent Auction items are beginning to appear up and down our halls. They are ready for the bidding.

Souper Sunday will be March 4, 2012 at the SpiritBank Event Center. Our theme this year is “TSHA’s 30th Annual Souper Sunday: A Red Carpet Event.”

To read more about Souper Sunday, go to http://tsha.cc/soupersunday.htm. Make your plans to come!

They line the hall and make the corner.

What's your flavor? Red or Orange?

(Click the link to see the video)

Holiday Closings

We have some Children’s Holiday Party pictures on the website now. You can link to the holiday party page from the front page at www.tsha.cc or go directly here: http://tsha.cc/holidayparty.htm Lots of cuties!