About the Shenandoah Valley Chapters
The Harrisonburg/Rockingham County Virginia Organizing Chapter has been working on immigration reform issues including opposing anti-immigrant policies in the Virginia General Ass ...
Read More »Gallaudet U. Police Chief Trains Virginia Police Recruits on Communicating With Deaf People
Published by NBC Washington. Police recruits in Fairfax County, Virginia, received valuable training for communicating with people who are deaf or have partial hearing loss. Galla ...
Read More »Police Training and the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Community
Published by Michigan Department of Civil Rights. Contact: Vicki Levengood 517-241-7978 Agency: Civil Rights Lansing — Communication with law enforcement will be easier for indivi ...
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Virginia Organizing Calls on Rep. Goodlatte to Protect Health Care
What: Public demonstration in support of the Affordable Care Act When: Saturday, February 25 at 12 p.m. Where: Court Square, Harrisonburg, Va. Harrisonburg, Va.—The Harrisonburg C ...
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Fight for Your Rights as a Patient
This letter was published in The Nelson County Times. My wife Peggy and I are deaf and need sign language interpreters whenever we have important doctor appointments. My wife had ...
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Statewide Power Analysis
Today, leaders from across the state came together in Harrisonburg for our Statewide Power Analysis. We took a break from workshops to stand in solidarity with the People's Climat ...
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Harrisonburg: Virginia Organizing to Hold Demonstration to Support Health Care for All People
What: Public demonstration in support of the Affordable Care Act When: Tuesday, January 3 at 4:30 p.m. Where: Court Square, Harrisonburg, Va. Harrisonburg, Va.—The Harrisonburg Ch ...
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Secretary Thomasson to Join Virginia Organizing for Restoration of Rights Celebration
What: Restoration of Civil Rights Information Session for Returning Citizens When: Wednesday, October 5 at 7 p.m. Where: Lucy Simms Center (620 Simms Avenue, Harrisonburg, VA 2280 ...
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Virginia Organizing to Screen ‘Love is Never Silent’ at Wayne Hills Deaf Fellowship
What: Screening of Love is Never Silent to benefit Virginia Organizing When: Friday, September 30 (doors open at 5 p.m. and movie begins at 6 p.m.) Where: Wayne Hills Deaf Fellows ...
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Virginia Organizing Takes Action Across the State on Health Care
In our December 2016 newsletter, we wrote about how important it was to protect, improve, and expand health care coverage for all people. Since then, Congress has taken steps to m ...
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