Maryland Association of the Deaf

A new law recently passed in Maryland stating that all televisions must have captioning. Deaf people can ask for captions to be turned on in bars or any other public locations, just like this! Isn’t that fantastic! We can now ask for captions to be turned on all the time in any public location. The law applies anywhere: in a bar, at the gym, in airports, doctors office waiting rooms, etc. The owner of the establishment must comply with the request by law. If he or she refuses to turn on the captions, a complaint can be filed through the Maryland Commission on Human Rights (MCHR).

For more information about your rights related to the provision of captions in public places in the state of Maryland, and about how to file an official complaint with MCHR if your request for captions is denied, visit www.mdad.tv

Thank you so much for all your help in getting this important legislation requiring captions in all public places passed in the state of Maryland!

The Maryland Association of the Deaf (MDAD) urges its members to attend the second annual Office of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (ODHH) Legislative Awareness Day and the ODHH 10th Anniversary Celebration which will take place on Monday, February 21, 2011 (President’s Day).

This is your opportunity to learn about the legislative process, access the distinguished lawmakers of the General Assembly, and meet with your elected representatives. MDAD will advocate for captioning of all television commercials by Maryland politicians, protect the ODHH, and deaf and hard of hearing civil rights during our advocacy activities during the legislative awareness day.

Register today for the ODHH Legislative Awareness Day at http//www.odhh.maryland.gov/form.html.

If you have any questions about the ODHH Legislative Awareness Day, please contact Julie Anne Schafer at jschafer@gov.state.md.us.

The Maryland Association of the Deaf (MDAD) urges its members to attend the second annual Office of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (ODHH) Legislative Awareness Day and the ODHH 10th Anniversary Celebration which will take place on Monday, February 21, 2011 (President’s Day).

This is your opportunity to learn about the legislative process, access the distinguished lawmakers of the General Assembly, and meet with your elected representatives. MDAD will advocate for captioning of all television commercials by Maryland politicians, protect the ODHH, and deaf and hard of hearing civil rights during our advocacy activities during the legislative awareness day.

Register today for the ODHH Legislative Awareness Day at http//www.odhh.maryland.gov/form.html.

If you have any questions about the ODHH Legislative Awareness Day, please contact Julie Anne Schafer at jschafer@gov.state.md.us.

Maryland Association of the Deaf presents Symposium 2010 at:

Maryland School for the Deaf
101 Clarke Place
Frederick, MD 20901
Saturday, May 22
9 am – 5 pm

Join your Deaf Community in a symposium for an exciting day of workshops, luncheon, and general meeting. Don’t miss this great opportunity to help safeguard, maintain, and advance the civic, educational, and social welfare of people who are deaf and hard of hearing in the state of Maryland.

Click the workshop schedule: MDAD Symposium 2010

**Post-Symposium Event: Mystery Dinner Fundraiser at Dutch’s Daughter for Miss Deaf Maryland**
Click for more information: MDAD Mystery Dinner 2010