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February 28 @ 6pm</span><br>
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<div dir="ltr"><b>From:</b> MOPDCommissioner <MOPDCommissioner@cityhall.nyc.gov><br>
<b>Date:</b> February 17, 2022 at 1:54:34 PM EST<br>
<b>Subject:</b> <b>MOPD Virtual Screening in Honor of Black History Month: Signing Black in America - Monday, February 28 @ 6pm</b><br>
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<b><span style="font-size: 16pt; color: black;">Join the NYC Mayor’s Office for People with Disabilities (MOPD) for a Virtual Screening of Signing Black in America</span></b></p>
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<span style="font-size: 16pt; border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0in; color: black;">Monday, February 28, 2022 from 6pm-7:30pm</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:16.0pt; border:none windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0in">Register at link below:</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black;"></span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 16pt; border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0in; color: black;">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.</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 16pt; border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0in; color: black;">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.</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 16pt; border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0in; color: black;">The run time of the film is 27 minutes. The full event will be approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes.</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 16pt; border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0in; color: black;">ASL interpreting, CART services and Audio Description will be provided.</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 16pt; color: black;">If additional accommodations are needed, please contact Tony Wooden:
<a href="mailto:rwooden@mopd.nyc.gov">rwooden@mopd.nyc.gov</a> or Noel Haight: <a href="mailto:nhaight@mopd.nyc.gov">
nhaight@mopd.nyc.gov</a>. You can contact us via videophone: (646) 396-5830. The deadline to request additional accommodations is Thursday, February 24 at noon.</span></p>
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