by DBCA | Sep 3, 2019 | Blogs/News
Written by: DBCA President Amita Srinivasan Image Description: Kelvin Crosby exploring a tactile map of the the Portland International Airport. Large tactile shapes indicate information like the location of the pet relief area, ticket counters, flight gates, etc....
by DBCA | Mar 31, 2019 | Blogs/News
Written by: George Stern When the seminal Deafblind Young Adults in Action seminar took place in June of 2009, it was the advent of many pivotal firsts: the first time advocacy and accessibility were systematically combined to provide a fully-accessible leadership...
by DBCA | Nov 22, 2018 | Blogs/News
Report of the Vice President/Program Coordinator (View an accessible PDF version here) The following is, hopefully, a concise and accurate rendering of DBCA’s summer activities for 2018, along with comments, suggestions, and feedback from other key players. We will...
by DBCA | Sep 3, 2018 | Blogs/News
My experience with Deaf-Blind Citizens in Action I’m Nathan Mathewson and I am a 24 year old college graduate who is deafblind through a genetic mutation called Charge Syndrome. I graduated in May 2018 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Library Science. In early...
by DBCA | Sep 3, 2018 | Blogs/News
I was excited to have the opportunity to advocate in front of the department of transportation on Wednesday June 27 2018. I first considered speaking about the lack of accessible crosswalk signals for the deafblind, but then I decided to talk about paratransit. At...
by DBCA | Sep 3, 2018 | Blogs/News
One thing I’d like to share upfront with everyone here is that I am a firm believer of everything that happens during its time period for a reason. We go through the best and the worst thing life has to offer, and we use these experiences as a tool. We learn and grow...
