Welcome to Deaf Services Commission of Iowa SIGN of the TIMES 
“Equal Communication, Education, and Access” 
April 2009 
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Email us at dhr.dsci@iowa.gov or call 515-281-3164 V/TTY or Toll-Free: 1-888-221-3724 V/TTY
 
SUBMITTING ARTICLES, NEWS, RECENT EVENTS, OR INFORMATION CALENDAR OF EVENTS
The deadline for submission to the May issue is April 30th. Send e-mail submissions to the editor dhr.dsci@iowa.gov

CALENDAR OF EVENTS 
 
4/3: 6:00 pm American Sign Language Social hosted by Deaf Awareness and DMACC located at ALL-PLAY at 615 - 3rd
Street, Des Moines, games, eat and drink. First Friday of every month.

4/11: 8:30 am -5:30 pm: Workshop presented in ASL by two excellent presenters, Ella Mae Lentz and Genie "GG" Gertz
from Claifornia called, "In Search of Deafhood" hosted by CRAD (Cedar Rapids Association of the Deaf) located at
100 Phillips Hall (PH), The University of Iowa, 16 N. Clinton Street, Iowa City.

4/18: 1:30 - 3:00 pm. Iowa Hands & Voices Presents Information on Interpreter The Licensure in Iowa; 
What it's all about? What is changing July 2009?; How might these changes affect my child's interpreter 
services? Presented by Kathryn Baumann-Reese, Deaf Services Commission of Iowa, located at Blank Hospital, 
Hill Auditorium, 1200 Pleasant Street, Des Moines.

4/23: 6:00 —7:30 p.m. Come and Join the Deaf Family Night presenting Deaf Magician Matt Morgan and Liliana 
located at Capitol View Elementary. Popcorn and drinks provided by Capitol View PTA and Anderson Erickson. 
Sponsored by Townsend Vision and Des Moines Public Schools. 

4/25: 4:00 p.m. Annual Spring Festival located at American Legion Hall in Jesup, IA. Social from 4 - 6 pm 
then Dinner at 6:00 pm 

4/30: 6:30 p.m. HLA-CI, (Hearing Loss Association of Central Iowa) will meet at Scottish Rite Park,
2909 Woodland Ave., Des Moines. The program topic will be "How to use the t-coil on your hearing aid", and 
other technologies other technologies available to the person with hearing losss. Presentation by Renee' 
Coppock. She will bring materials from TAI, Telecommunications Access of Iowa. She will be available to 
answer questions regarding services offiered by TAI. 

SAVE THE DATE 
The Relay Iowa Swimming Party will be held in Des Moines this summer! The party will be held on Saturday, 
July 11th from 4-6 p.m. The location and details will be announced soon! Mark your calendars now for fun 
and games at the Relay Iowa Summer Splash event held for deaf, hard of hearing and speech impaired 
individuals and their families!