THE COLORADO ASSOCIATION OF THE DEAF (C.A.D.)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
C.A.D. APPOINTS A NEW GENERAL OFFICER
Denver, CO -- 1 June 2011 / The Colorado Association of the Deaf (CAD) announces the appointment of Julie Moers as the new general officer. She begins her duties on 20 June 2011.
Educated at the National Technical Institute for the Deaf, Rochester Institute of Technology, New York, Julie Moers has 12+ years experience working with adults and children and with public and private organizations ranging from Hewlett-Packard to Vocational Rehabilitation
to Rocky Mountain Deaf School. Julie and her husband, Cliff, have four children.
She will pull together the scattered obligations of the CAD, and begin to develop a 5-year strategic plan. According to various sources, there are an estimated 4,000 to 38,000 deaf Coloradans.
Editor David Anthony of The Deaf Coloradan monthly notes: "Julie is an ideal person to serve in this capacity. She is a real conciliatory go-getter.
Her many accomplishments include being a member of the Rocky Mountain Deaf School’s small visionary founding team, and previously serving as vice president of the CAD. As far as we know, the CAD may be the only state association of the deaf with a paid administrator."
The mission of the CAD, a non-profit, tax-exempt entity dedicated to the welfare of the deaf in Colorado, established in 1904 by George W Veditz, is to promote, advance, and enhance the status of deaf Coloradans in all area of life: Educational, vocational, recreational, social, and spiritual. The CAD vision statement reads: "Every deaf Coloradan shall be the equal of every non-deaf citizen of our state."
Contact:
Raymond Kilthau, President
The Colorado Association of the Deaf
10940 South Parker Road, #217
Parker, CO 80134
email: president@cadeaf.org
Phone: 720.210.5501
Fax: 303.265.9111
Website: http://www.cadeaf.org
If you’d like more information about this topic, or to schedule an
interview with Raymond Kilthau, please contact him.
The Deaf Coloradan, newsletter, is now posted.
Please click below to download the newsletter PDF.
As you might know, the word “pageant” kind of sends the wrong image of what
“Miss Deaf America Ambassador” is all about or sends away the donators and the
motivated young ladies. The term “pageant”, however, in the dictionary is described as
a beauty contest.
The National Association of the Deaf (NAD) had been debating how to attract the young
ladies to participate because it is also the beginning point of a journey as an ambassador, not just outer beauty alone. As we all know, inner beauty is what makes us beautiful on the outside.
An ambassador is as the dictionary describes: a diplomatic official of the highest rank, sent by one state to another as its representative. In other word, it means a person who has leadership skills and is able to be a representative of one’s organization.
NAD has altered the title from “Miss Deaf America Pageant” to “Miss Deaf America
Ambassador program”. It’s very true, as you know, the winner of the Miss Deaf America
title travels all over the nation, giving presentation, being the pulse of NAD,
empowering youth, educating Americans about The deafness. All of the above fits the terms, “ambassador”
Now, the Miss Deaf Colorado Ambassador program is not just a beauty contest. The
Ambassador program is an event in which young deaf ladies of Colorado display their intelligence, talent, personality, poise, and self-confidence in their quest of the “Miss Deaf Colorado Ambassador” title. Above all, the position is a fine, dignified, and beautiful way to encourage young deaf ladies to become leaders of tomorrow! There is also opportunity to win cash prizes. The “Miss Deaf Colorado Ambassador” program is sponsored by the Colorado Association of the Deaf as a worthwhile to promote success and self-esteem in young deaf ladies.
Now, you don’t need to be tall, thin, or beautiful to participate. Anyone with a leadership
quality can join!
If you are interested to participate in this program and represent Colorado at the National Association of the Deaf. “Miss Deaf America Ambassador’, please click this link for an application form. www.MDCAP.wordpress.com
After approval from the CAD Board, Daisy Bravo has been appointed as the new Miss CAD Ambassador Program Manager. She will start in her new role on March 14, 2011.
If you are interested in getting involved with this program, please contact Daisy via email at: atlarge2@cadeaf.org.
Welcome to your new role as Miss CAD Ambassador Program Manager, Daisy!
Rev. 14 March 2011
The Deaf Coloradan, newsletter, is now posted.
Please click below to download the newsletter PDF.
Background "Supporting members" is a new membership category, approved by the CAD membership on August, 2010. Supporting members may voice opinions at CAD meetings and in CAD publications, but can neither vote nor hold office.
Action The CAD board recommended that the membership dues/fee for supporting members be $1.00 per year.
Result CAD members voted to to approve the CAD board's recommendation. We will put "Supporting member" application forms on the website,
General Officer (GO) position
Background As approved by CAD members, also on August, 2010, the GO, a paid position, will function in the capacity of an executive officer under the direction and supervision of the CAD board.
Action The CAD board recommended rescinding this position.
Result CAD members voted against the board's recommendation. So we plan to hire a GO this coming June.
I appointed four CAD members (Ody Allen, David Anthony, Larry Pike, and Eldon Ragland) to serve on the GO core committee to draw up the job description and other recommendations to present to the CAD board no later than 1 May 2011. Eldon Ragland is the contact person of this committee. If you want to share your comments, ideas, opinions, suggestions about hiring
for this position, you can email him your comments, etc. His email address is <atlarge4@cadeaf.org>.
Further details about the GO core committee will be announced in The Deaf Coloradan and on the CAD website.
The Deaf Coloradan, newsletter, is now posted.
Please click below to download the newsletter PDF.
Special meeting on December 11th, 2010 at SAC Hall, 1575 Elmira Street, Aurora, at 10:00 AM regarding: 1) General Officer position, 2) Supporting membership fee/dues.
The Deaf Coloradan, newsletter, is now posted.
Please click below to download the newsletter PDF.
Hello. This is Angie Lawson. I recently presented on substance abuse issues at the CAD Annual Meeting. Thank you all again so much for giving me the time at your Annual Meeting to discuss this very important topic with you. I really appreciated all of the comments and feedback I received. That information will help the Daylight Project to develop guidelines for serving deaf and hard of hearing individuals, and it will inform training for providers.
As requested, I am sending some additional information about the Daylight Project. You can find information about the Daylight Project at: <http://www.csi-policy.org/daylight/index.htm>. In addition, a visual organizational chart is attached. There are a few abbreviations on the organizational chart. MHCD stands for the Mental Health Center of Denver, and FTE is full time employee. We are now in the process of creating a vlog that describes the Daylight Project. Once that is available, I can send the link.
Thank you again for your feedback and time. I really appreciated it! Please feel free to contact me at <mailto:angielawson22@gmail.com> with any questions.
Purchase tickets, go to Oktoberfest website
Deaf Awareness Week - September 26 to October 2, 2010
CAD ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT...
To CAD members:
Here are two links for you to download.
First link, the special issue of The Deaf Coloradan, July 2010, containing the "proposed, revised CAD bylaws and standing rules (2010) is now ready. There are 54 pages, but they are easy to read, with lots of white space. Click here <http://www.cadeaf.org/PDF/bylaws/2010_bylaws_proposal_long_version.pdf> to download the pdf.
>>> THANKS go to thank Julie Moers, our vice president, and to her bylaws committee members for their hard work to make this happen.
We will meet on 20 August 2010 at 6:30 PM at MDAD, 1575 Elmira Street, Aurora, to consider the bylaws.
Thanks for your patience and understanding. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.
Raymond L Kilthau, President
Colorado Association of the Deaf
C.A.D. ANNOUNCEMENT
To CAD members and friends:
We do most sincerely apologize....
As announced through <ColoradoDeaf.com> on 30 June 2010, for various reasons -- holidays, vacations, personnel schedule conflicts, personal family issues, "technical difficulties", etc. -- The Deaf Coloradan for July 2010 (both the regular issue and the special bylaws issue) was delayed.
Now we are pleased to have caught up -- better late than never.
You will find the regular issue of The Deaf Coloradan for July 2010 by clicking here.
The special issue of The Deaf Coloradan, July 2010 -- containing the proposed, revised CAD bylaws and standing rules (2010) is emailed to CAD members only.
Thanks for your patience and understanding. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact <president@cadeaf.org>, thanks.
Raymond L Kilthau, President
Colorado Association of the Deaf
Oktoberfest - September 25, 2010
Purchase tickets, go to Oktoberfest website
Deaf Awareness Week - September 26 to October 2, 2010
The Deaf Coloradan, newsletter, is now posted.
Please click below to download the newsletter PDF.
Consider NAD Youth Leadership Camp (YLC) in Stayton, Oregon!!
The NAD YLC is a sensational four-week summer camp program for deaf and hard of hearing high school students. The camp provides campers the ability to develop their scholarship, leadership, and citizenship qualities in nature environment. Being outdoor has an amazing way of inspiring campers. Campers experience self-discovery, learn about self-identity, confidence, and self-esteem and understand the significance of leadership development.
Application Deadlines -
Camper Application - March 19th
Staff Application - March 26th
Please apply online at www.nad.org/2010ylc. Please share this with your students, colleagues, friends, and family.
I hope to see you this summer!!
Best,
Allie Rice
NAD Youth Programs Coordinator
The Deaf Coloradan, newsletter, is now posted.
Please click below to download the newsletter PDF.
Date January 14, 2010 To The newly elected board of directors of the CAD
From Ody Allen, on behalf of Carol Reynolds and the Center for Independent Living (DCIL), 4821 East 38th Avenue, Denver, CO 80207
Message that we have recognized improvements for CAD members and the deaf community in the state of Colorado. We are proud and are praising you for your hard work in communicating better with all members of the deaf community. We acknowledge your work in communicating and sending out announcements via
, and the CAD newsletter and web site. We are pleased to see that the CAD is working hard to deliver better services and to act to the best of your ability to identify the previous concerns and grievances.
Last but not least, we would like to extend our gratitude to CAD members, petitioners, supporters, Ms. Karen Boyd (CAD special statewide meeting facilitator), and Mr Sheldon Friedman (Judicial Arbitration & Mediation Services (JAMS)) for all for their support and efforts in assisting and improving our organization last year.
Please continue to use our mission statement of the CAD and the current bylaws to maintain our non-profit status. Also, the most important keys to remember to enhance our organization’s goals are unification, transparency, accountability, and credibility. We believe in CAD for being in good faith to all of us and thank you for the opportunity of making CAD a better organization with integrity.
Please post this letter in the CAD web site, the CAD newsletter, and
as we would like every deaf member in Colorado to see this letter.
Have a great new year!
The Deaf Coloradan, newsletter, is now posted.
Please click below to download the newsletter PDF.
C.A.D. Deaf Awareness Week 2010 Report
by Eldon L. Ragland, CAD/DAW 2010 Chair
Contest Time!
Hello! Are you a designer, an illustrator, a sketch artist, or a generally creative person? We just wanted to throw one last reminder out there for the DAW 2010 logo contest. (See TheDeafColoradan, January 2010, for details.) We asked you to submit the logo design before or by 28 February 2010.
Newly-formed CAD/ DAW 2010 committee
The following individuals have accepted the chair's invitation to join the CAD/DAW 2010 committee:
General chair
Secretary
Assistant secretary
Program book
Program book editor
Finance
Public Relations
Awards
Web-Media
Interpreting coordinator
Volunteer coordinator
Children coordinator
Exhibits
Workshop
Fundraising
Eldon Ragland
Avis Taylor-DuPree
Martina Milan
Diane Kilthau
Kirk Neuroth
Joe Motylinski
Patty Wolfangle
Ray Bellofatto
Daisy Bravo
Patricia Chavez
Julia Motylinski
(seeing a volunteer)
(seeing a volunteer)
(seeking a volunteer)
Cathy Strunk
Other locations
We have not forgotten inviting and involving Colorado cities to participate in DAW events. At this time, the cities are Colorado Springs, Pueblo, Fort Collins, and Grand Junction. President Raymond informed me that Robert Ferguson will be happy to be Colorado Springs volunteer. They need to reserve space for Deaf Awareness Week event soon.
If you are interested to volunteer or want to discuss with me, you are welcome to contact me at
303-835-7446 vp or email at pgrep@cadeaf.org
COUNT DOWN TO DEAF AWARENESS WEEK 2010
By Eldon L. Ragland <pgrep@cadeaf.org>, Chair, CAD Deaf Awareness Week 2010 Committee
PLANNING FOR DEAF AWARENESS WEEK 2010
The Colorado Association of the Deaf (CAD) will host Deaf Awareness Week (DAW) celebrations this year from 25 September through 2 October 2010.
The primary goal of DAW is to offer week-long series of informational, educational, and social opportunities that will open doors for increased community collaboration and communication between our hearing coworkers, neighbors, friends, family members - and ourselves, leading to better understanding of abilities and capabilities of deaf Coloradans and of deaf culture and heritage in our state.
Most events will be interpreted in both sign and spoken language as needed, and with live captioning.
Several exhibitors are scheduled to be on hand during the opening day celebration. There will be children's activities, proclamations by dignitaries, and community awards.
The DAW theme will be announced at a later date, as will locations of various events.
Contest: DESIGN A LOGO FOR DEAF AWARENESS WEEK 2010!
Here’s the scoop: If you're a designer, an illustrator, a sketch artist, or a generally creative person, consider designing the Deaf Awareness Week 2010 logo!
What can you come up with to visually represent the Rocky Mountains? The State of Colorado? And incorporate "DAW" and "2010" - or "Deaf Awareness Week 2010" - and "Colorado"? Maybe a formal system of hand gestures on the Denver skyscrapers? Or on a Colorado peaks and plains image?
To allow more people to participate, we'll hold a DAW 2010 logo contest and let our Deaf Awareness Week 2010 committee members vote for the best one.
If your design is chosen as the "official" CAD/DAW 2010 logo, it will appear on hundreds of T-shirts, on web sites receiving millions of hits, and on all printed material preceding and during the actual week-long event in September 2010.
Cities and communities in the state of Colorado may use this logo. Also, local DAW organizers may incorporate the "official" CAD/DAW logo in creating their own logos to represent their location, event, or community.
The rules
You must incorporate the words "DAW" (or "Deaf Awareness Week") and "2010" and "Colorado” into your design.
Your logo will have no pornographic or profane images.
Your logo has to look okay printed in black and white. You can use color; just make sure that turning it 'grayscale' won’t ruin it, since all the printed matter will be in black and white. (Bear in mind that every extra color makes the T-shirts more costly!)
You have until 28 February 2010 midnight MST to submit your logo idea.
The decision of the CAD/DAW 2010 committee will be final.
Logos will be officially entered into the contest with the delivery of a .jpg or .png or .pdf to pgrep@cadeaf.org no later than midnight MST on 28 February 2010.
If you’re working on a logo and want feedback, feel free to email your ideas to Daisy Bravo or to me. If you have some good ideas but can’t draw to save your life, email your ideas to Daisy Bravo or to me, and maybe another community member will like your suggestion enough to draw it.
For more information, please contact:
Eldon Ragland
303-835-7446 video phone (VP) daw@cadeaf.org
PO Box 370294
Denver, CO 80237
January 10, 2010
January 10, 2010
COUNT DOWN TO DEAF AWARENESS WEEK 2010
By Eldon L. Ragland <pgrep@cadeaf.org>, Chair, CAD Deaf Awareness Week 2010 Committee
PLANNING FOR DEAF AWARENESS WEEK 2010
The Colorado Association of the Deaf (CAD) will host Deaf Awareness Week (DAW) celebrations this year from 25 September through 2 October 2010.
The primary goal of DAW is to offer week-long series of informational, educational, and social opportunities that will open doors for increased community collaboration and communication between our hearing coworkers, neighbors, friends, family members - and ourselves, leading to better understanding of abilities and capabilities of deaf Coloradans and of deaf culture and heritage in our state.
Most events will be interpreted in both sign and spoken language as needed, and with live captioning.
Several exhibitors are scheduled to be on hand during the opening day celebration. There will be children's activities, proclamations by dignitaries, and community awards.
The DAW theme will be announced at a later date, as will locations of various events.
Contest: DESIGN A LOGO FOR DEAF AWARENESS WEEK 2010!
Here’s the scoop: If you're a designer, an illustrator, a sketch artist, or a generally creative person, consider designing the Deaf Awareness Week 2010 logo!
What can you come up with to visually represent the Rocky Mountains? The State of Colorado? And incorporate "DAW" and "2010" - or "Deaf Awareness Week 2010" - and "Colorado"? Maybe a formal system of hand gestures on the Denver skyscrapers? Or on a Colorado peaks and plains image?
To allow more people to participate, we'll hold a DAW 2010 logo contest and let our Deaf Awareness Week 2010 committee members vote for the best one.
If your design is chosen as the "official" CAD/DAW 2010 logo, it will appear on hundreds of T-shirts, on web sites receiving millions of hits, and on all printed material preceding and during the actual week-long event in September 2010.
Cities and communities in the state of Colorado may use this logo. Also, local DAW organizers may incorporate the "official" CAD/DAW logo in creating their own logos to represent their location, event, or community.
The rules
You must incorporate the words "DAW" (or "Deaf Awareness Week") and "2010" and "Colorado” into your design.
Your logo will have no pornographic or profane images.
Your logo has to look okay printed in black and white. You can use color; just make sure that turning it 'grayscale' won’t ruin it, since all the printed matter will be in black and white. (Bear in mind that every extra color makes the T-shirts more costly!)
You have until 28 February 2010 midnight MST to submit your logo idea.
The decision of the CAD/DAW 2010 committee will be final.
Logos will be officially entered into the contest with the delivery of a .jpg or .png or .pdf to pgrep@cadeaf.org no later than midnight MST on 28 February 2010.
If you’re working on a logo and want feedback, feel free to email your ideas to Daisy Bravo or to me. If you have some good ideas but can’t draw to save your life, email your ideas to Daisy Bravo or to me, and maybe another community member will like your suggestion enough to draw it.
For more information, please contact:
Daisy Bravo
720-210-5633 video phone (VP) daw@cadeaf.org
4904 South Routt Street
Littleton, CO 80127
We have new three navigation tabs: ARCHIVES, NEWSLETTER AND VLOGS in this website.
September 16, 2009
NEW C.A.D. BOARD -- TWO MORE REPRESENTATIVES NEEDED
* We, the CAD Board, are looking for representatives to fill the two regional vacancies --
Representatives --
Great Plains: >>> To be appointed*
GREAT PLAINS REGION (GPR), covering the counties of Arapahoe, Bent, Cheyenne, Elbert, Kiowa, Kit Carson, Lincoln, Prowers, Washington, and Yuma; and
Sand Dunes: >>> To be appointed*
SAND DUNES REGION (SDR), covering the counties of Alamosa, Baca, Conejos, Costilla, Crowley, Custer, El Paso, Fremont, Huerfano, Las Animas, Otero, Pueblo, Rio Grande, and Saguache.
If you are interested or have questions, please contact me A S A P. Thank you.
Ody's letter from C.A.D. grievance Committee - PDF
September 14, 2009
Published
C.A.D. Grievance Committee - Recommendation Letter
to C.A.D. Board - PDF
September 13, 2009
Published
NEW OFFICERS (EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE) 2009 - 2011
President: Raymond L Kilthau
Vice President: Julie Moers
Secretary: Noel Rivera
Treasurer: Glen Wolfangle
REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVES
Dinosaur County Region: Patrick Carton
Mesa Verde Region: Heidi Zimmer
Sand Dunes Region: Vacant
Great Plains Region: Vacant
Pawnee Grasslands Region: Eldon Ragland
Mile High Region: Martina Milan
More details about the statewide conference will be announced soon.
