Three New Members Named to the AG Bell Board of Directors
The Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (AG Bell) today announced the appointment of three new members to its Board of Directors for the 2009-2012 term. Patricia "Corrine" Altman, Holly Clark and Catharine McNally were appointed at the recent AG Bell Board of Directors meeting November 7-8, 2009, in Washington, D.C. Altman and Clark are parents of adult children who are deaf or hard of hearing who listen and talk. McNally most recently served as a junior counselor for AG Bell's Leadership Opportunities for Teens program, and has a profound hearing loss.
"These individuals represent the core of the AG Bell community in that they are tireless advocates for those who choose a listening and spoken language outcome," said AG Bell President John R. "Jay" Wyant. "Their contributions to the organization, its mission and its membership are immeasurable and they are outstanding representatives of our volunteer leadership." Click here to learn more about the new board members.
| Google Introduces Automated Captioning for YouTube
Longtime AG Bell member, recipient of the 1998 AG Bell Award of Distinction and Internet pioneer Vint Cerf announced today that Google will launch automated captioning based on speech recognition technology for video content on YouTube. The announcement is a significant milestone in the long-running effort to increase accessibility of Internet video content for people with hearing loss.
Currently, captions can only be accessible if the content supplier actually provides the transcripts. Using speech recognition technology, captions can now be provided automatically, or "machine generated," without having to rely on the content supplier to provide a transcript. At an event at Google's Washington, D.C., location attended by AG Bell Director of Communications and Public Affairs Catherine Murphy, Google software engineer Ken Harrenstein, who is deaf, stated that the new feature is still in the introductory phase and is limited to content provided by 13 education partners, including universities such as Stanford, Yale and Duke. However, Google spokespersons stated that their intent is to continue to expand the offering of captioning services beyond this initial beta group as they continue to adjust and enhance the technological capability. To read news coverage of the announcement, click here. To visit the official Google blog announcement, click here.
| Select AG Bell in the Combined Federal Campaign!
If you are a federal employee, you can choose AG Bell as part of the Combined Federal Campaign (CFC), the only campaign authorized to collect contributions on behalf of charitable organizations from federal employees in the workplace. During the 2009 CFC campaign season -- September 1 to December 15 -- federal civilian, postal and military personnel, and their friends and families, can find AG Bell listed as CFC #11852 under “Health and Medical Research Charities of America” and make a donation to support children who are deaf or hard of hearing pursuing a listening and spoken language outcome. |
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|  | AG Bell 2010 Biennial Convention Sponsorship and Exhibitor Prospectus Now Available!
AG Bell 2010 Biennial Convention Hotel Reservations Now Available!
|  Your A-to-Z Guide to a Career in Listening and Spoken Language
The November/December issue of Volta Voices outlines the step-by-step process to a career in the field of listening and spoken language. From undergraduate and graduate-degree coursework to professional development and Listening and Spoken Language Specialist certification, Volta Voices provides you with a map to navigating a rapidly evolving field. This issue is the prelude to the highly anticipated Volta Review monograph on professional preparation and development (to be published in June 2010). Click here to access the member login page and read the issue online before you get it in your mailbox. Additional copies are available for sale through the AG Bell Bookstore.
| Maximize Your Potential – Desire
The next edition of Dr. Paul Jacobs’ regular column, “Psychosocial Potential Maximization,” has now been posted to the AG Bell Web site. The column discusses attributes of desire and how identifying and fostering desire can lead to personal and professional success. AG Bell has also created an online forum for readers to discuss the author’s columns and ideas. Click here to read Dr. Jacobs’ column and participate in the discussion forums. Please note that everyone is welcome to read the columns, but you must be an AG Bell member to participate in the discussion forums. Click here to become a member of AG Bell.
| Get Connected - Join AG Bell's Social Networking Communities
AG Bell is pleased to offer online communities for members and supporters through popular social networking Web sites:
- Click here for more information about AG Bell's Shared Interest Groups or to find out about becoming a SIG leader .
- Click here to view the AG Bell Facebook group.
- Click here for Twitter updates.
- Click here to join the AG Bell LinkedIn network.
- Click here to view AG Bell videos on YouTube.
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