Deaf cultural program Jan. 23 will be part of ALA Midwinter Conference

City of Dallas sent this bulletin at 01/13/2012 02:43 PM CST

 

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 Jan. 13, 2012                                                            Karyn Choi – Dallas Public Library

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Deaf cultural program will be part of ALA Midwinter Conference;
The event will be held Jan. 23 at the Dallas Central Library

DALLAS – In her 35-year career with the library, deaf advocate Alice L. Hagemeyer has always been passionate about reaching out to other deaf people. On Jan. 23, Hagemeyer will join Alec C. McFarlane of Silver Spring, MD, and Grant Laird, Jr., of Garland, CEO of the Deaf Network of Texas, to celebrate Deaf Legacy and Texas at the Central Library, 1515 Young St.

 

Their presentation from 6 to 8 p.m. is part of the American Library Association’s (ALA) Midwinter Conference Jan. 20-24 at the Dallas Convention Center. It is being held in partnership with the Friends of the Dallas Public Library Inc, Deaf Action Center, Texas Association of the Deaf and the National Association of the Deaf.

 

McFarlane, who has worked with Hagemeyer on the Bridging Deaf Cultures presentation series for three years, will highlight deaf cultures and organizations serving the deaf in Texas. Laird will pay tribute to "Deaf" Smith, Texas deaf folk hero on the 225th anniversary of his birth.

Hagemeyer said she wants to see local people joining with the nation's libraries to celebrate deaf education and sign language while paying tribute to the founder of the first school for the deaf in the world, Abbé Charles Michel de l'Épée, honoring his 300th birthday celebrated in 2012.

The program will have ASL/voice interpreters. 

The American Library Association is the voice of America’s libraries. The ALA Midwinter Meeting draws more than 10,000 leaders in the library and information industry for some 1,800 meetings and events. About 425 exhibits feature the latest in books, videos, computers and other materials and resources available to millions of library users.

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