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- From: CXLNVD%RITVAX.BITNET@pucc.Princeton.EDU (Chris Lehfeldt)
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- Subject: OHIS Fact Sheet
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- PRESS RELEASE
- November 14, 1992
-
- _________________________________________________________________
- Oral Hearing Impaired Section - Fact Sheet
- _________________________________________________________________
-
- WHO ARE WE?
-
- The Oral Hearing Impaired Section (OHIS) is a part of the Alexander Graham
- Bell Association for the Deaf, Inc. (the Bell Association). The Bell
- Association is a tax-exempt 501(c) non-profit organization, headquartered
- in Washington, DC. It serves parents of children who are deaf
- and hard of hearing, oral hearing impaired adults, educators of individuals
- who are deaf and hard of hearing, and other interested persons in
- every state, and reaches out to over 54 nations.
-
- WHEN FORMED
-
- July 1964, Salt Lake City, UT
-
- MISSION
-
- The mission of the Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf, an
- organization "comprised of persons who are hearing impaired, parents,
- professionals, and other interested persons, is to empower persons who are
- hearing impaired to function independently by promoting universal rights
- and optimal opportunities for such persons, from infancy through adulthood,
- to learn to use, maintain, and improve all aspects of their verbal
- communication, including their abilities to speak, speechread, use
- residual hearing, and process spoken and written language." OHIS carries
- out this mission as a service organization devoted to volunteering
- and helping others by talking about OHIS members' life experiences
- as oral hearing impaired adults.
-
- AGE GROUP
-
- Childhood through adulthood.
-
- LOCATIONS
-
- Several recognized OHIS local groups are found in major metropolitan
- areas such as Washington, DC; Chicago, IL; San Francisco and
- Los Angeles, CA; Rochester, NY. OHIS Area Representatives, who serve
- as resource persons, are found in many states. If an OHIS member is in
- an area where there is no OHIS local group nor an OHIS Area Representative,
- the OHIS Membership Directory may be consulted to locate other
- local OHIS members.
-
- PROGRAM
-
- A newsletter, _OHIS Speaks..._, published four times a year, informs
- OHIS members of OHIS local group and OHIS Area Representative activities,
- and news about individual OHIS members. In addition, OHIS members also
- receive many other Bell Association publications, including
- _Newsounds_, _The Volta Review_, and _Our Kids_. An OHIS Membership
- Directory is provided to all new OHIS members.
-
- Children under the age of 18 receive free Junior OHIS membership and
- receive the _OHIS Speaks..._ newsletter. There is an 'Ann Landers' type
- column, "Just for Juniors" in the newsletter in which questions
- from Junior OHISers can be answered. There is also an informal
- penpal group for Junior OHIS members.
-
- In addition to other Bell Association scholarships, OHIS grants two $1000
- scholarships each year to young persons who are profoundly deaf who wish
- to attend college (contact the Bell Association for details).
-
- The OHIS Executive Committee convenes at least once a year, usually at oral
- schools for the deaf, to meet with parents, teachers, and young children
- who are deaf and hard of hearing. There is a Committee Retreat every other
- year (non-convention years) where members of standing OHIS committees
- meet at a retreat location to learn about their respective and other
- committees' work.
-
- An OHIS Liaison Officer works at the Bell Association headquarters to
- respond to immediate issues involving OHIS matters.
-
- Representation of OHIS on the Bell Association's Board of Directors is
- maintained through automatic appointment of the OHIS Chairperson, and
- other individual persons who may already be OHIS members.
-
- Many OHIS members serve as volunteer-consultants or resouce persons when
- perspectives of an oral hearing impaired person is sought for ADA-related
- issues, oral interpreter training workshops, etc.
-
- FUNDING SOURCE
-
- All support is from direct individual, corporate, foundation and
- organization contributions.
-
- No funding is requested from United Way or any governmental agency.
-
- FUNDING USE
-
- Two restricted funds, the OHIS Trust Fund and the OHIS Scholarship Fund
- generate interest for operating costs and scholarships respectively.
- Local OHIS groups raise money locally to reach local children who are
- deaf and hard of hearing, parents, educators, and to support OHIS
- convention activities.
-
- # # # # #
-
- For direct information, contact Chris Lehfeldt, CXLNVD@RITVAX.
-
- Membership inquires: Carol Ban, OHIS Membership Secretary, 609
- Bryce Trail, Roselle, IL 60172
-
- Postal inquires, for more information about OHIS or the Bell
- Association, contact: Elizabeth Quigley, OHIS Liaison Officer,
- Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf, 3417 Volta
- Place, NW, Washington, DC, USA 20007-2778
-
- _________________________________________________________________
-