Community Events

Deaf Awareness Night

When: May 17, 2010, 7:05 PM

Description:
2^nd Annual Deaf Awareness Night

Ticket Price: $6.50

Mail the registration form to Ft. Myers Miracle at 14400 Six Mile Cypress Parkway, Ft. Myers, FL 33912

Tickets NOT ordered online will be available at will call on the day of the game

MAKE CHECKS PAYABLE TO THE FORT MYERS MIRACLE

For more info contact -
Gary Sharp

gsharp@miraclebaseball.com

239-768-4210

Fax 239-768-4211

Silent Dinners

When: First Friday of every month, 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Where: Edison Mall, 4125 Cleveland Avenue, Fort Myers, FL 33901

Description:

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Members of the Fort Myers Deaf community gather for this informal social event on the first . Come to the Edison Mall food court to join in the fun.

Silent Dinners are open to Deaf people, hard of hearing people, hearing people, beginning signers, advanced signers, parents, children, interpreters, and teachers. Everyone is welcome!

Deaf Chat Coffee

When: Third Friday of every month, 6:00 pm

Where: Blackhawk Caf� in the Bell Tower Shops, Daniels Pkwy and U.S. 41, Fort Myers, FL 33907

Description:

Deaf Chat Coffee get-togethers are open to Deaf people, hard of hearing people, hearing people, beginning signers, advanced signers, parents, children, interpreters, and teachers. Everyone is welcome!

Southwest Florida Association of the Deaf

The SWFAD sponsors events in the Fort Myers area - Poker Nights, Coffee Chats, and a softball team. Check their website at www.SWFAD.org for more information.

Interpreted Church Services: Faith United Methodist

When: Every Sunday at 10:30am (beginning April 4, 2010)

Where: Faith United Methodist Church

15690 McGregor Boulevard, Ft. Myers, FL 33908

Contact Person:
Alice Fasig at aliceRID@phase-6.net

Signing Eagles ASL Club

The Signing Eagles ASL Club is a Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU) organization which is open to Deaf, hard of hearing, hearing, beginning signers, advanced signers, interpreters, educators, and others who are interested in Deafness. Their purpose is to integrate American Sign Language, Deaf culture, the local Deaf and hard of hearing community, and interpreters with college students from FGCU and the southwest Florida area. For more information, please visit www.SigningEagles.com.

Captioned Movies

Captioned films are shown locally at:

Regal Cinemas at Gulf Coast Center

10028 Gulf Center Drive

Fort Myers, FL 33913

454-4731 (phone)

454-0788 (fax)

www.regalcinemas.com/movies/open_cap.html

Regal Cinemas

Naples, FL

Location - TBA

DTS-CSS CINEMA SUBTITLING SYSTEM FAQ

InSight Cinema is a non-profit organization dedicated to bringing the big screen movie-going experience to the 30 million deaf, hard of hearing, and English as a second language audiences in the U.S. Check www.insightcinema.org for captioned films in theaters near you. If there are no captioned movies provided in your local theater, InSight Cinema may help you request these services.

DSC Sign Language Classes

The Deaf Service Center offers beginning, intermediate, and advanced ASL classes. Please sign up at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DSCevents/ to receive new email updates about the DSC sign language class schedule and other DSC events.