[New-York-News] Fwd: MOPD Virtual Screening in Honor of Black History Month: Signing Black in America - Monday, February 28 @ 6pm

[Chancey Fleet]

Subject: Fwd: MOPD Virtual Screening in Honor of Black History Month: Signing Black in America - Monday, February 28 @ 6pm



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From: MOPDCommissioner <MOPDCommissioner at cityhall.nyc.gov>
Date: February 17, 2022 at 1:54:34 PM EST
Subject: MOPD Virtual Screening in Honor of Black History Month:  Signing Black in America - Monday, February 28 @ 6pm



[Three photos side by side showing African-American men and women signing.  Above the photo is a banner that reads: Signing Black in America.]


Join the NYC Mayor’s Office for People with Disabilities (MOPD) for a Virtual Screening of Signing Black in America
Monday, February 28, 2022 from 6pm-7:30pm
Register at link below:
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Just like spoken languages, sign languages have dialects. Black ASL is the unique dialect of American Sign Language (ASL) that developed within historically segregated African American Deaf communities. Largely unknown to outsiders, Black ASL has become a symbol of solidarity and a vital part of identity within the Black Deaf community.
In honor of Black History Month, MOPD will be hosting a virtual screening of Signing Black in America, the first documentary about Black ASL and part of the Talking Black in America project. The event will feature an introduction by Professor Joseph Hill, one of the scholars featured in the film, recorded specifically for this screening, and there will be an opportunity for discussion following the film.
The run time of the film is 27 minutes.  The full event will be approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes.
ASL interpreting, CART services and Audio Description will be provided.
If additional accommodations are needed, please contact Tony Wooden: rwooden at mopd.nyc.gov<mailto:rwooden at mopd.nyc.gov> or Noel Haight: nhaight at mopd.nyc.gov<mailto:nhaight at mopd.nyc.gov>.  You can contact us via videophone: (646) 396-5830. The deadline to request additional accommodations is Thursday, February 24 at noon.


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