Visual Village is the new thing around the corner. Sign language? Definitely. Poetry, you bet. Films? Oh yes. Theater, that too! A weekend of chic, cool sign language, filled with art and films. Thursday, Friday, Saturday, 48 hours of parties, deaf artists, art works, critique and conversation, at Broadway, Whitney Museum, all on the island of the city of the world: Manhattan.

Enjoy your favorite stories and songs in sign language with interpreter and teacher Deanna. Deaf and hearing families welcome, best for ages 5 and younger with parent, grandparent, or caregiver. April workshop focuses on stories about Food, Colors and Animals. We'll meet again in May with a Family theme for Mother's day.

NYC Resources Vendors for those who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing.

Stakes are higher than ever before as SpongeBob and all of Bikini Bottom face the total annihilation of their undersea world. Chaos erupts. Lives hang in the balance. And just when all hope seems lost, a most unexpected hero rises up and takes center stage. Get ready to dive to all-new depths of theatrical innovation at SpongeBob SquarePants, where the power of optimism really can save the world!

We will present an Open Caption performance of Stephen Adly Guirgis' Our Lady of 121st Street on Saturday, June 2, 2018 at 2:00pm. For audience members who are deaf or hard of hearing, Open Caption performances feature an electronic text display, which shows what the actors are saying or singing.

New York City Black Deaf Advocates invites you to celebrate our 35th Anniversary Gala. The deadline to purchase tickets is May 20, 2018. See flyer for more details.

AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE TOURS Experience informative, entertaining, and inspiring presentations of permanent and special exhibitions for both deaf and hearing audiences with simultaneously signed and spoken tours. Email accessibility@amnh.org or call 212-313-7565 at least 72 hours in advance. Registration is required, no walk-ins accepted. Free for Members or with Museum admission. Programs subject to change. Scales of the Universe Saturday, April 21, 2018, at 12:30 pm An American Sign Language interpreted spotlight tour of the Scales of the Universe. Discover the Rose Center for Earth and Space to understand our place in the Universe, explore the range of sizes in the cosmos, and investigate what lies beyond.

April 20 - 21, 2018 Non-Manual Signals: ASL Markers (NEW!) Financial Information: How can I interpret that? Medical Interpreting: How can I interpret that?

For Deaf children ages 5–12 and their families. Be inspired by The Met collection to create your own work of art at this workshop that includes a discussion in the galleries followed by an art-making activity in the studio. Free; reservations are required. Co presenters: Debra Cole and Hollie Ecker

Opening reception of Silent Tears, a multi-media exhibition by internationally renowned photographer Belinda Mason, and emerging artists with disability, Dieter Knierim, Margherita Coppolino and Denise Beckwith. The power of this exhibition lies within the stories shared by the participants who are women with disability who have been subjected to violence and women who have acquired their disability caused by violence. Silent Tears includes the stories of 25 women with disability who come from five continents and 20 countries. The opening reception will include a panel discussion featuring members from within the arts and disability community. Exhibition Dates: April 24 – May 21, 2018. Free Event.

Orella is born deaf at the brink of the Italian Renaissance. Her journey takes her through a childhood of poverty, an adolescence in hiding, and a young adulthood at an asylum for the “cursed”. However, her drive to learn and her courage to communicate with Sign Language unites a broken kingdom, and Orella is ultimately crowned the world’s first proud Deaf queen.

Cristofer and Clarence are two gifted students from the South Bronx. After two years at a local community college being coached by faculty members, the young men are competing for a life-changing scholarship at an elite northeast university. During a campus visit, the young men are unexpectedly confronted with their shared past while trying to break through a system that seems designed to keep them on the outside.

A dazzling, richly moving new novel by the internationally celebrated author of The God of Small Things. The Ministry of Utmost Happiness takes us on an intimate journey of many years across the Indian subcontinent—from the cramped neighborhoods of Old Delhi and the roads of the new city to the mountains and valleys of Kashmir and beyond, where war is peace and peace is war.

For Deaf children ages 5–12 and their families. Be inspired by The Met collection to create your own work of art at this workshop that includes a discussion in the galleries followed by an art-making activity in the studio. Free; reservations are required. Co presenters: Debra Cole and Hollie Ecker

Visitors will participate in an orientation session using tactile models of our historic tenement as well as architectural features before going on a tour that will include touch objects and verbal description. The orientation and tour will be an hour and a half long, followed by a reception featuring local Lower East Side foods.

First annual Bluejays Deaf Expo at the Lexington School for the Deaf. Exhibit vendors, food and drinks. For more informaiton, email lexdeafexpo@gmail.com.

The College of Staten Island will be hosting an ASL Walk to bring awareness to the need for more Captioning Access around NYC. This event is co-hosted with the organization, D.E.A.F.

Celebrate our 90th anniversary SPIRITUAL CONNECTION 75.00 dollars for members and non member $85.00 For more information, contact Janet Siegel via email.

April 20 - 21, 2018 Non-Manual Signals: ASL Markers (NEW!) Financial Information: How can I interpret that? Medical Interpreting: How can I interpret that?

We're thrilled to announce another sign-language-interpreted Shabbat Service and hope that you can join us! WHAT: A Service with full readings from the Torah and Haftorah (Prophets), too Interpreters: Jessica Ames and Craig Fogel A Kiddush (refreshments and social hour) will follow Services, where all will be welcome to participate. (Please note: Out of respect for Shabbat, pen, paper and electronic devices cannot be used at T&V on Saturday morning.)

Deaf Night Out (DNO) happy hour

Opening reception of Silent Tears, a multi-media exhibition by internationally renowned photographer Belinda Mason, and emerging artists with disability, Dieter Knierim, Margherita Coppolino and Denise Beckwith. The power of this exhibition lies within the stories shared by the participants who are women with disability who have been subjected to violence and women who have acquired their disability caused by violence. Silent Tears includes the stories of 25 women with disability who come from five continents and 20 countries. The opening reception will include a panel discussion featuring members from within the arts and disability community. Exhibition Dates: April 24 – May 21, 2018. Free Event.

The Whitney Museum of American Art is proud to present a special edition of ASL SLAM. For over a decade ASL SLAM has been inviting the signing community to get on stage and break free from the daily restraints of sign language. Through the use of images and literary prompts, poet Douglas Ridloff celebrates the vernacular tradition of American Sign Language and engages the audience, creating collaborative poetry and stories.