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Dr. Barbara Lee (Gelesko) McKee, a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, daughter, sister and professor, left this earth peacefully to be with her husband, Dr. James W. McKee, on May 13, 2021.
Barbara is cherished by her four children, Deborah (Andrew) San Juan, Scott, Derek
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AUSTIN, Texas, May 14, 2021 /PRNewswire/ More than a year has passed since the COVID-19 pandemic began, and Deaf and BIPOC communities continue to be disproportionately impacted by its ripple effects – including ongoing health, economic, and educational impacts. Deaf and hard-of-hearing (D/HH) children, especially adolescents, continue to face both social and linguistic isolation, especially if people in their home do not know or use American Sign Language. In fact, research shows that less than 8% of D/HH children receive regular access to sign language in the home. That s why CSD Learns, a subsidiary of Communication Service for the Deaf (CSD), is teaming up wi
NicaNote: Stop the RENACER Act! Further Action is still necessary!
05/06/2021 | 05:46pm EDT
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Message : Thank you for actions you have already taken to call and write your Congresspersons. This is important because the RENACER Act (new sanctions on Nicaragua) is now being discussed in both the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and the House Foreign Affairs Committee. It is relatively unusual to have a bill considered at the same time in both houses. Clearly the powers that be in the United States want this bill with more illegal coercive measures against Nicaragua passed ASAP to try to hurt Nicaragua in the lead-up to the November elections.