ITHACA HEARING LOSS RESOURCES
ITHACA, NY

ITHACA HEARING LOSS NEWS GROUP
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO RECIEVE
ASL EVENTS OR
OTHER INFORMATION OF INTEREST TO THE LOCAL COMMUNITY.
PLEASE JOIN
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/IthacaHearingLoss/

ADA
Northeast ADA and Information Technology Center
201 ILR Extension Building, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14850
Shammi Carr - Technical Assistance Specialist
(607) 255-6751 Email: [email protected]
We provide training, technical assistance and materials on the Americans with Disabilities Act and Accessible Information Technology throughout New York, New Jersey, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands.
CLUBS
ITHACA ASL CLUB
The Ithaca ASL Club is an informal conversation practice and social group for people in Ithaca and the surrounding areas who are interested in using American Sign Language. The group meets in Ithaca twice a month.
All people are welcome, regardless of ASL skill level or degree of hearing loss.
For inquiries, please email: [email protected]
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH

First Baptist Church at DeWitt Park
122 East Court Street, Ithaca, N.Y.
Every Sunday
Church building located behind the Old Court House 121East Court Street at the end of the parking lot.
Sign Language Interpreter: Suzanne Schwartz

10:00 am - Worship Service
11:00 am - Coffee, Tea and Conversation

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Rev. Wendy Fambro. Phone 273-5800 (church) or 277-0797 (home) or email her: [email protected] For TTY users, call relay operator at #711 to connect to the voice number.

HANGAR THEATER
SUMMER INTERPRETED SHOWS OR TO REQUEST FOR AN INTERPRETER
Jamie Lewis - Audience Services Manager
The Hangar Theatre, PO Box 205, Ithaca NY14851
Tel: 607-273-8588 (ext.412) Fax: 607-273-4516
[email protected]
http://www.hangartheatre.org
IF YOU NEED AN INTERPRETER, CONTACT:

Finger Lakes Independence Center, 215 Fifth Street, Ithaca, NY 14850
(607) 272-2433 TTY/VOICE (607) 272-0902 FAX
Email:[email protected] / http://www.fliconline.org

Empire Interpreting Service
24 Copeland Avenue
Homer, NY 13077
(607) 753-8338
Fax (607) 753-3165
TTY (607) 749-5741
Email [email protected]
http://www.empireinterpreting.com/

OPEN CAPTIONED MOVIES

PYRAMID MALL REGAL 10 CINEMA
40 Catherwood Road, Ithaca, NY 14850 (607) 257-7611 Box Office
Go to Regal Entertainment Group web site: http://www.regalcinemas.com/corporate/comments.html
Type in your zip code. It shows all the movie showtimes. Look at upper right corner "select a date." Pick the date you want to see the movie (zip code area). It will show a list of movies, showtimes and the ones with open captions.

SAPSUCKER WOODS SANCTUARY

Each year, nearly 100,000 people visit the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, in the Johnson Center for Birds and Biodiversity, located in beautiful Sapsucker Woods Sanctuary, Ithaca, New York. They have open captioned movie about the birds at the auditorim. A large indoor window with view of a small lake for bird watching. You can see ducks, birds and several small animals. There are several beautiful scenic walking trails for bird watching. Early morning or late afternoon best time to vist, birds come for feeding time. You need to bring your own lunch and drinks. If you want a hearing guide "listen" for the bird calls outside and show you where it is. Call to request for a guide.

For Information: 1-800-843-BIRD (1-800-843-2473) or call 1-607-254-BIRD (1-607-254-2473)
Email us: [email protected]
Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Attn: Communications
159 Sapsucker Woods Road .(off on Route 13), Ithaca, NY 14850
Hours:
Monday to Thursday 8 to 5 pm
Friday 8 am to 4 pm
Saturday 9:30 am to 4
TCAT Bus #31 goes by Sapsucker Woods
http://www.birds.cornell.edu/about/BuildingAndSanctuary/index.html

Directions: http://www.birds.cornell.edu/About/HowToReachUs.html

SIGN LANGUAGE CLASSES

Empire Interpreting Service
24 Copeland Avenue
Homer, NY 13077
(607) 753-8338
Fax (607) 753-3165
TTY (607) 749-5741
Email [email protected]
http://www.empireinterpreting.com/

Finger Lakes Independence Center
215 Fifth Street, Ithaca, NY 14850
(607) 272-2433 TTY/VOICE (607) 272-0902 FAX
Email:[email protected]
http://www.fliconline.org

SUPPORT GROUPS

Self Help for Hard of Hearing People (SHHH) Support Group
Third Tuesday of each month.
Where: Longview, An Ithacare Community/1 Bella Vista Drive/Ithaca, NY 14850
http://www.ithaca.edu/longview/
Time: 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm
Meeting room: Ithaca College meeting room on the second floor for the SHHH meeting.
Longview is located just above, and across the street, from Ithaca College's main entrance, on Rt. 96B. There is a big "Longview" sign, on Rt. 96B, marking Bella Vista Drive, or the road into Longview. Visitor parking is at the far end of the driveway, past the main entrance, near the woods. If you walk back to the front entrance, under the portico, you will see signs directing you to the meeting room.

For more information contact Laurie Hultberg at (607) 279-1311
It will be hearing accessible with open captions. Bring your family and friends - all welcome Free/Open to public.

ITHACA AREA EVENTS
Ithaca Farmer's Market
http://www.ithacamarket.com/index.asp
Cathy Koken - Market Manager - (607) 387-6952 [email protected]
IFM, PO Box 6575, Ithaca, NY 14851-6575 [email protected]
ABOUT ITHACA http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=922
ITHACA DOWNTOWN http://www.publiccom.com/downtown/
ITHACA – WEEKEND GETAWAY http://escapemaker.com/ny/ithaca/ithaca.html
WELCOME TO THE CITY OF ITHACA, NY http://www.ci.ithaca.ny.us/
NEARBY PARKS & RECREATION SITES http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/sportsInfo.php?locIndex=922
AIR
Ithaca Tompkins County Airport http://www.ithaca-airport.com/
BUS
Greyhound http://www.greyhound.com/
Shortline http://www.shortlinebus.com/
Trailways http://www.trailways.com/
TCAT BUS SCHEDULES http://www.tcatbus.com/
TRAIN
The nearest Amtrak station is in Syracuse, about 50 miles north of Ithaca. The Ithaca/Syracuse Airport Limousine provides transportation between the Amtrak station and Cornell.
FISHING LICENSE
Free Fishing License for the Blind - NY
http://www.dec.state.ny.us/website/dfwmr/seasons/foe4clic.html#FreeFis hingLicenses
GOLDEN ACCESS PASSPORT
NATIONAL PARK SERVICES
Golden Access Passport

http://www.nps.gov/fees_passes.htm
(for citizens or permanent residents of the United States who are blind or permanently disabled)
The Golden Access Passport is a lifetime entrance pass to national parks, monuments, historic sites, recreation areas, and national wildlife refuges that charge an entrance fee. The Golden Access Passport admits the pass signee and any accompanying passengers in a private* vehicle if a park has a per vehicle entrance fee. Where a per person entrance fee is charged, the Golden Access Passport admits the pass signee, spouse, and children.

Here's How:
1. Go to any National Park Service facility that charges an entrance fee.
2. Show proof of medically determined disability and eligibility for receiving benefits under federal law.
3. You will receive your Golden Access Passport, free of charge.

NY STATE PARK ACCESS PASS
NY STATE OFFICE OF PARKS, RECREATION AND PRESERVATIONS
The Governor Nelson A. Rochfeller Empire State Plaza
Agency Building 1, Albany, New York 12238
http://www.nysparks.state.ny.us/next.html
518-474-0456 VOICE
518-486-1899 (TTY)
Free NY State Park Access Pass. The Individual Acess Pass must be present by the passholder on each occasion the pass is applied toward a fee waiver. The passholder will be required to sign an official record sheet, and may also be required to present ID including proof of permanent NY State residency and to verify their disability.
LINKS
TIPS GUIDEBOOK
Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Rochester, NY
Hearing Resourses
Carmella's Office Solutions FACT SHEETS
EASTERN DEAF BIKERS
Eastern Deaf Bikers (EDB) since November 2001 is a nonprofit, unincorporated recreational and support group. EDB members are motorcycle license holders and their friends in the Washington DC region and surrounding states.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EDBMembers/
WEATHER REPORTS
(1) US Weather Service: http://www.weather.noaa.gov
(2) TV Broadcast Channel: 10 Ithaca Station
(3) Radio Stations: WICB 92 FM and VIC 106 FM
(4) The Emergency Email & Wireless Network: http://www.emergencyemail.org
MAPS
(1) MapBlast http://www.MapBlast.com
(2) MapQuest http://www.MapQuest.com
(3)
YahooMaps http://maps.yahoo.com/
(4) Free Trip Planner http://www.freetrip.com
(5) National Geographic Society - Map Machine http://www.nationalgeographic.com/resources/ngo/map

IF THERE'S A MISTAKE,WRONG INFORMATION OR LINK DOES NOT WORK, PLEASE CONTACT THE WEBMASTER: [email protected]

Last update April 29, 2005

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