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<br /> <br />Signs of Fun -submi?ed by ReBecca Benne?- signing4uall@gmail.com <br /> <br />From 2023’s report, we, the Deaf community, want to reiterate these points: <br /> <br />· Establish on-going training that include CERT drill and exercise events for First <br />Responders when managing an emergency situa?on or evacua?on for community <br />members with a disability and specifically train first responders on the use of Deaf/Hard- <br />of-Hearing (HH) placards. <br /> <br />· Increase funding for emergency preparedness programs (i.e. ASL interpreta?on <br />services) have interpreters standing next to those personnel voicing the emergency <br />announcements ON CAMERA when events are televised or posted on social media. <br /> <br />· Increase availability of in-person ASL Interpreta?on Services in Hawaii County. <br /> <br />· Require all County Departments to provide for ASL Interpreta?on Services during <br />community mee?ngs, emergency messaging, and community events etc. <br /> <br />· Provide ASL Interpreta?on Services for all Civil Defense and Mayoral verbal messaging <br /> <br />· Increase availability for Deaf/Hard-of-Hearing educa?onal opportuni?es <br /> <br />2024 <br /> <br />Signs of Fun, an advocacy team and a Deaf program, has been scheduling monthly <br />ac?vi?es for our local keiki. Our keiki cannot fully par?cipate in discussions of Hawaii’s <br />history due to the language barrier because Hawaii’s museums do not have their videos <br />cap?oned, so. Sugges?ons include: <br /> Cap?ons available on all screens <br /> Video interpreters transla?ng videos and do a side by side screen so all keiki can <br />enjoy and understand videos <br /> Vie for Hawaii island to have satellite offices, staffed with those who know ASL, to <br />serve our Deaf/DeafBlind/DeafDisabled community. <br /> <br />Successes for this year: <br /> <br />· Mass transit-we have been working with mass transit to offer Picture Exchange <br />Communica?on system (PECS) cards to benefit all who may have communica?on <br />barriers, be they Deaf or ESL speakers (English is not their na?ve language) <br />· We are working with the state library system to add a Deaf Digital Library <br /> <br />16-566 Keaau Pahoa Road 188-641 Keaau, HI 96749 V: (808)491-2694 VP: (540)645-5044 <br /> <br />