<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">There is not a different agency that serves those that are hard of hearing DeafBlind. I don’t know if my responses to the list are getting through. But I live in Pennsylvania and if I had been in charge of this program, like previous to 2019, Scott I would hope that you would have wanted to live in Pennsylvania.<br><br><div dir="ltr">Marsha drenth <div>Sent with my IPhone </div><div><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">Please note that this email communication has been sent using my iPhone. As such, I may have used dictation and had made attempts to mitigate errors. Please do not be hesitant to ask for clarification as necessary.</span> </div></div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Mar 15, 2022, at 2:05 PM, Scott Davert via NFB-DB <nfb-db@nfbnet.org> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><span>Hi Traci.</span><br><span>That's a great question. From the description, with no references at</span><br><span>all to any part of the hard of hearing population, it would seem they</span><br><span>are either discounting it all together and discriminating, or that</span><br><span>maybe PA has another agency supporting the HOH population? If they are</span><br><span>supposed to be serving both the deaf and hard of hearing populations,</span><br><span>well, that will be state number 2 that I will never live in for this</span><br><span>reason.</span><br><span></span><br><span>Scott</span><br><span></span><br><span>On 3/15/22, Tracie Inman via NFB-DB <nfb-db@nfbnet.org> wrote:</span><br><blockquote type="cite"><span>Hello:</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span> I'm just curious, but if they are singling out only those who are Deaf</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>culture/ASL speakers for the job opportunity isn't that a violation of</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Equal Employment Opportunities and therefore considered to be</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>discriminatory practices? Your thoughts?</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>- Tracie</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>On Tue, Mar 15, 2022 at 9:51 AM Marsha Drenth via NFB-DB</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span><nfb-db@nfbnet.org></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>wrote:</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Since I live in the state for which this job opportunity is advertising</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>and since I can neither recieve services since there are no ssp</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>available.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>And since I no longer have anything to do with this program. I will say</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>your views are correct Scott. This program does not want anyone who is</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>hard</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>of hearing deafblind to run this program. And nor do they provide</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>services</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>to those who are hard of hearing deafblind. Its just really really to</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>bad.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Marsha drenth</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Sent with my IPhone</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Please note that this email communication has been sent using my iPhone.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>As such, I may have used dictation and had made attempts to mitigate</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>errors. Please do not be hesitant to ask for clarification as necessary.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>On Mar 14, 2022, at 6:56 PM, Scott Davert via NFB-DB <nfb-db@nfbnet.org></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>wrote:</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Passing along. I noticed there is no mention of the requirement forhard</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>of hearing culture and that ASL fluency is required. I guess they only</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>want</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>a someone who is DEAF STRONG for this. Maybe my impression is off? I'm</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>passing this along as FYI...</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Scott</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Sent from my iPhone</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Begin forwarded message:</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>*From:* Richard <prmcgann@comcast.net></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>*Date:* March 14, 2022 at 10:47:04 EDT</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>*To:* NADBAmericans@groups.io, aadb-l@googlegroups.com, "Professionals</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Serving DeafBlind Consumers (PSDBC)" <psdbc@googlegroups.com></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>*Subject:* *[AADB-L] Fwd: Now Hiring - Please Share*</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>*Reply-To:* aadb-l@googlegroups.com</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>to all,</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>passing around.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>-------- Forwarded Message --------</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Subject: Now Hiring - Please Share</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2022 10:39:02 -0400</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>From: SSP Program <ssp@deafstone.org> <ssp@deafstone.org></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>To: SSP Program <ssp@deafstone.org> <ssp@deafstone.org></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Hello!</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Please share the following open positions:</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>* Director of DeafBlind Services - West PA</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>* Director of DeafBlind Services - East PA</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>* SSP Coordinator - East PA</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Job descriptions attached in Word and PDF documents.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Thank you,</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Jessica K Adams, CI & CT</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>COO</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Email: JAdams@DeafStone.org</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Phone/Text/FaceTime: 412-616-0400</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Pronouns: She/Her/Hers</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>www.DeafStone.org</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>--</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>You received this message because you are subscribed to the “AADB-l”</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Google Group.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>To post to this group, send email to aadb-l@googlegroups.com</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>To subscribe to this group, send an email to:</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>aadb-l+subscribe@googlegroups.com</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Rules:</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>1. 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