HLAA-TC met on Saturday, April 17, 2021, from 9:30 am – 12:00 pm for our April HLAA-TC meeting. The speaker was U of M audiologist Katherine Teece, AudD and she spoke about a study she is conducting about how the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting those with sensory loss (vision, hearing, etc.). A meeting summary will be in the next HLAA-TC newsletter. In the meantime, here is a visual review/meeting roundup.

 

We are updating this blog and social media with up-to-date information we find on vaccine clinics offered locally that are accessible. Check out this previous blog post and see below for a listing of accessible local vaccine clinics.

ThinkSelf in St. Paul, MN on April 22: Ramsey County Public Health will host a small vaccine clinic at the ThinkSelf office on April 22. ASL Interpreters – including CDIs – will be available at all stations. This site is open to all DDBHHDDLD community members – no need to be a resident of Ramsey County! 

TO SIGN UP, YOU HAVE THREE OPTIONS:

* ONLINE: bit.ly/tsmvax

* EMAIL: vaccine@thinkself.org 

* CALL VP: 612-900-0150

Visit our previous post for more information.

Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services Division is offering two locations in coordination with the Minnesota Department of Health of COVID-19 vaccine clinics primarily for deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing and late-deafened communities in both Twin Cities and Faribault regions. Check their website for more information: https://mn.gov/deaf-hard-of-hearing/

*TWIN CITIES REGION

LOCATION: Metro Deaf School, 1125 Energy Park Drive, St. Paul, MN

DATES: Saturday, April 24 and Saturday, May 22 (for a second vaccine dose)

TIME: 9 am to 2 pm

COMMUNICATION ACCESS: Interpreters, speech-to-text apps, ProTactile and deaf interpreters will be provided.

Registration link will be posted via Division’s email and website.

* FARIBAULT REGION

LOCATION: Minnesota State Academy for the Deaf, 615 Olof Hanson Drive, Faribault, MN

DATES: Saturday, May 1 and Saturday, May 29 (for a second vaccine dose)

TIME: 9 am to 2 pm

COMMUNICATION ACCESS: Interpreters, speech-to-text apps, ProTactile and deaf interpreters will be provided.

Other Accessibility Options for Vaccines: Keystone Interpreting Solutions (KIS) is working with the Minnesota Department of Health to make the MDH community vaccination sites fully accessible. Visit covid.kisasl.com to view informational videos in ASL and to subscribe to their newsletter. You may also follow KIS on social media for more information: Instagram – @keystoneinterpreting Facebook – KeystoneInterpretingSolutions

Upcoming HLAA-TC dates:  Next HLAA-TC Chapter Zoom Meeting is Saturday, May 15 from 9:30-12. Mary Bauer, Deaf and Hard of Hearing Specialist, Deaf & Hard of Hearing Services, MN Department of Health & Human Services “Clear Speech.” Email Lionel before the meeting for link: treasurer@hlaatc.org HLAA-TC Book Club discussing the next book (TBD) will be meeting on Google Meet on a date yet to be determined. Email Laura if interested: social@hlaatc.org (if you haven’t already done so).