Standing Committee on Communication Access Members
Chair, Ann Ito
Ed Chevy
Tamar Lani
Dr. Lucy Miller
Dr. Lawrence Scadden
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Disability and
Communication
Access Board
919 Ala Moana Blvd., Room 101
Honolulu, Hawaii 96814
Phone Numbers:
Oahu: (808) 586-8121 (V/TTY)
(808) 586-8129 (Fax)
email: dcab@doh.hawaii.gov
Maui: (808) 984-2400
ext. 6-8121
Kauai: (808) 274-3141
ext. 6-8121
Big Island: (808) 974-4000
ext. 6-8121
Molokai and Lanai:
1(800) 468-4644
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Message from the Committee
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The Standing Committee on Communication Access wishes you a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
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Legislative Session 2013
The 2013 Legislative Session open ceremonies will be held on January 16, 2013 at the Hawaii State Capitol, 415 South Beretania Street in Honolulu. If you need an auxiliary aid or accommodation due to a disability, please contact the Senate Clerk's office by phone, (808) 586-6720.
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American Sign Language Videos
A series of educational online videos about the Americans with Disabilities Act in American Sign Language (ASL) are almost complete.
The first video entitled, "Americans with Disabilities Act Title III - Effective Communication in Medical Settings" is posted on the Disability and Communication Access Board website and YouTube. The link is:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OdJ6WOeU61Q
Our office and committee members received many praises about the online video. Many look forward to the next two videos that are in the editing stages to include audio description for the blind and people who have low vision.
For more information, please contact Communication Access Specialist Kristine Pagano by email, dcab@doh.hawaii.gov. |
Workshops for Sign Language Interpreters
The Disability and Communication Access Board, Kapiolani Community College - American Sign Language Interpreter Program, Hawaii Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf Inc., and Hawaii Interpreting Services will co-sponsor the March 15 and 16, 2013 workshops for sign language interpreters at Kapiolani Community College.
The purpose of the workshops is to provide interpreters in the community the opportunity to develop and increase knowledge and competency in the interpreting field while maintaining their credential. Continuing education units are provided to assure the public that interpreters are trained with the necessary skills to meet the definition of a qualified interpreter under the Americans with Disabilities Act in providing effective communication.
The workshops registration, agenda, location and times will be announced in our next E-News. Please reserve the March 15 and 16 dates, if you are interested in participating.
For more information, please contact Communication Access Specialist, Kristine Pagano by email, dcab@doh.hawaii.gov.
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Department of Human Services,
Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Information
The Department of Human Services, Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Services (DVR) announced their agency's name change from Vocational Rehabilitation and Services for the Blind Division to Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Services. The name change reduces confusion that any person with a disability not only the blind can receive vocational rehabilitation services.
The Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Services issued one Request for Proposal, HMS-802-1403 Job Placement and Retention Services for the Deaf on Oahu. The deadline to apply is January 14, 2013. For more information, please visit the website:
http://hawaii.gov/spo2/health/rfp103f/search_results_public.php
The Deaf and Hard of Hearing Advisory Board (DHHAB) supports the establishment of a Comprehensive Deaf Center to improve the quality of life and increase the statistics of employment for the Deaf, Hard of Hearing and Deaf-Blind.
The DHHAB will work with DVR to establish a Comprehensive Services Center.
The Pacific Basin Rehabilitation Research and Training Center received $300,000 to provide classes for DVR Deaf and Hard of Hearing clients to improve American Sign Language, English and Math skills necessary for employment.
For more information, please contact Division of Rehabilitation Services Director, Joe Cordova by phone, (808) 586-9741 or email, jcordova@dhs.hawaii.gov |
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Emergency Text to 9-1-1 Information
On December 12, 2012, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) proposed to require all wireless carriers, including certain providers of text messaging applications, such as iMessage, to make it possible for consumers to send emergency text messages directly to 9-1-1. However, there are 9-1-1 centers that are not ready to accept text messages.
The four largest wireless carriers, Sprint Nextel, AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon, voluntarily committed to make 9-1-1 text messaging possible by May 15, 2014. Text to 9-1-1 trials were implemented in Black Hawk County, Iowa; City of Durham, North Carolina; and State of Vermont.
The FCC will require by June 30, 2013, an automated "bounce back" error message to consumers who send text messages to 9-1-1 centers that are not ready to receive texts.
This means, after June 30, 2013, if you have an emergency and send a text message to a 9-1-1 center that does not have the ability to accept texts, you will receive a text message that explains to reach 9-1-1 in another way.
The Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (FCC 12-149) link is:
In an emergency, please make a voice, relay or TTY call to 9-1-1 until text messaging is available in our State.
For more information about text to 9-1-1, please visit the FCC website at:
http://www.fcc.gov/text-to-911
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Hawaii Quality Assurance System (HQAS)
The Hawaii Quality Assurance System (HQAS) was established in 2000 and offers sign language interpreters who do not hold national certification an opportunity to obtain credentials valid within and recognized by the State of Hawaii. The next HQAS test is January 17 and 18, 2013.
The deadline to apply is January 3, 2013. Two or more candidates who live on the neighbor islands may take the HQAS or HQAS+H test on their respective island, pending available funding. For more information, please contact Kristine Pagano, Communication Access Specialist, by phone at (808) 447-1397 or email, kristine.pagano@doh.hawaii.gov. |
Calendar of Events
December 2012 to March 2013
December 25, 2012 State Holiday: Christmas Day DCAB office closed January 1, 2013 State Holiday: New Year's Day DCAB office closed January 15, 2013 Disability and Communication Access Board Standing Committee on Communication Access Meeting 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Queen Liliuokalani Center for Student Services Ground Floor, Room 012 2600 Campus Road Honolulu, HI 96822 For more information, please contact Kristine Pagano by phone, (808) 447-1397 or email, kristine.pagano@doh.hawaii.gov January 17, 2013 Disability and Communication Access Board General Board Meeting 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. 919 Ala Moana Blvd. Honolulu, HI 96814 For more information, please contact DCAB by phone (808) 586-8121 or email, dcab@doh.hawaii.gov January 19, 2013 Department of Human Services Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Deaf and Hard of Hearing Advisory Board 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Hawaii School for the Deaf and the Blind Cafeteria 3440 Leahi Avenue Honolulu, HI 96815 For more information, please contact LisaAnn Tom by email, lisa2tom@gmail.com January 19, 2013 Aloha State Association of the Deaf Town Hall Meeting 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Hawaii School for the Deaf and the Blind Cafeteria 3440 Leahi Avenue Honolulu, HI 96815 For more information, please contact Billy Kekua by email, wkekua@gmail.com
January 21, 2013
State Holiday: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
DCAB office closed
February 18, 2013
State Holiday: President's Day
DCAB office closed
March 15 and 16, 2013
Workshops for Sign Language Interpreters
Kapiolani Community College
For more information, please contact Kristine Pagano by phone, (808) 447-1397 or email, kristine.pagano@doh.hawaii.gov
March 21, 2013
Disability and Communication Access Board
General Board Meeting
11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
919 Ala Moana Blvd.
Honolulu, HI 96814
For more information, please contact DCAB by phone (808) 586-8121 or email, dcab@doh.hawaii.gov
March 26, 2013 State Holiday: Prince Jonah Kuhio Kalanianaole Day DCAB office closed March 29, 2013 State Holiday: Good Friday DCAB office closed
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About the Disability and Communication Access Board (DCAB)
The mission of the DCAB is to advocate and promote the full integration, independence, equal access, and quality of life for persons with disabilities in society.
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