Welcome to Deaf Services Commission of Iowa 

 SIGN of the TIMES 

“Equal Communication, Education, and Access” 

 November 2009 

Visit the DSCI website: http://www.state.ia.us/government/dhr/ds/index.html 

Questions or Comments? 

Email us at dhr.dsci@iowa.gov or call 515-281-3164 V/TTY or Toll-Free: 1-888-221-3724 V/TTY 

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

11/5, 9, 19, 23: 7:00 — 10:00 p.m. American Sign Language Social hosted by Deaf Aware-
ness located at Coldstone Ice Cream Shop, 8779 Northpark Ct., Johnston. Games, fun and 
ice cream! Everyone interested in ASL is invited! 

11/6: 6:00 p.m. American Sign Language Social hosted by Deaf Awareness and DMACC located at 
ALL-Play 615 - 3rd Street, Des Moines. Games, eat and drink. First Friday of every month. 

11/10: 6:30 p.m. HLA—CI (Hearing Loss Association Central Iowa) invites you to come hear a 
presentation. Presenter will be Ruth A. Bentler, Ph.D. Professor, Department of Speech Pathol-
ogy and Audiology, University of Iowa located at Scottish Rite Park, 2909 Woodland Ave., Des 
Moines. The topic is What’s New? What’s Coming for Hearing Aid Technology? How to find what 
works for you. RSVP: Helping U Hear (H.U.H.) 515-276-2413 or email Betty Hebard at 
achebard@hotmail.com. Computer Assisted Real-Time Captioning (CART) will be provided. 

ANNOUNCEMENT 

IOWA HAS A DEAF DRIVE THRU! 

WHERE: Hardee’s 

                1930 State Street 

                 Bettendorf 

 
Here’s the link of a few videos of Deaf Drive Thru: http://deafdrivethru.com/videos 

If you’re interested in sharing your experiences, please email your comments to dhr.dsci@iowa.gov 
for December’s E-News. 

DSCI NOW HAS LOCAL VP NUMBERS 

It’s available on our website: http://www.state.ia.us/government/dhr/ds/Webpages/NEW.Staff.htm 

Kathryn Baumann-Reese 
VP: 515-598-7304

Barb Jones 
VP: 515-598-7323 

Stephanie Lyons 
VP: 515-598-7326 

Suzy Mannella
VP: 515-598-7327 

FYI… Click here to see H1N1 information in American Sign Language: 

http://www.deafmd.org/pub/Swine-Flu-Influenza-A-H1N1/Public-Service-Announcement 

It’s also available on our website: http://www.state.ia.us/government/dhr/ds/index.html 

INFORMATION 

'Teach Me English in American Sign Language' DVD tutorials for the Deaf 

Watch video: 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=veTHjmk3bx8 

For more information, visit ASLE.TV at 

http://www.asle.tv 

JOB POSTINGS INFORMATION 

. Operations Coordinator—Des Moines: (will be posted soon) 

 http://www.sorenson.com/company/jobs.php 

. Z Specialist—Nationwide: 

http://www.zvrs.com/company/employment/jobs