On Saturday, September 12th, 2009, The Massachusetts State Association of the Deaf (MSAD) and The Massachusetts Registry of Interpreter for the Deaf (MassRID) hosted the biennial state conference in Charlton, Massachusetts which is 15 miles southwest of Worcester, Massachusetts. More than 150 Deaf, hard of hearing, and hearing people attended the state conference.  They have several different workshops and provide various communication accommodations (e.g. spoken English/ ASL interpreting, Deaf interpreting, tactile interpreting, and C-print). The evening performance named Three Deafies which is partially influenced from the popular show in 1970’s called Three Company. The performance is performed in American Sign Language (ASL). Finally, the state conference increased my knowledge of ASL, Deaf culture, and Deaf services. Other state conferences host various dates of the year 2009. You can check out the link at http://www.nad.org/community/state-association-affiliates

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Larry Stephen

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