Download your Save the Date event reminder card. Announcing Underwriter Opportunities Duo currently ‘Discovering Deaf Worlds’ will reveal their globe-trekking experiences at Rochester School for the Deaf for the Adventures in Education program, October 22-23, 2008
Christy Smith, who is deaf and a former contestant on CBS-TV’s “Survivor: The Amazon” and Dave Justice, an American Sign Language/English interpreter and deaf community advocate, will be the special guest presenters at Rochester School for the Deaf, October 22-23, 2008, for RSD’s annual Adventures in Education program. .
 As co-founders of Discovering Deaf Worlds, an organization dedicated to promoting deaf awareness globally, Smith and Justice are currently overseas on the organization’s first-ever international adventure.
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The couple has traveled through New Zealand, Australia, Japan, China, Thailand and Cambodia. Smith and Justice plan visit India and Nepal, as they meet with deaf community leaders, government officials, educators, deaf youth and their families. Along the way they are documenting their experiences through videos, blogs, photography, a newsletter and their organization's website, www.discoveringdeafworlds.com.
. As they raise awareness about communication access, education and employment of people who are deaf and hard of hearing, Smith and Justice expect to be immersed in as many as 30 different signed, spoken and written languages. .
“It is an everyday challenge for deaf people to communicate with the hearing world in our own country,” says Smith. “To overcome multiple language barriers around the world, and still make international connections, is a whole other feat. As a role model to the deaf community, I want to show it can be done.” .
 The journey for Smith and Justice began on October 23, 2007, by visiting the Kelston and Van Asch Deaf Education Centres in Auckland and Christchurch, New Zealand. They anticipate returning to the United States in September of this year. Discovering Deaf Worlds has generated a strong interest from around the world.
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“Individuals and organizations from Kenya, New Zealand, Japan, Armenia, Russia, and Bhutan have already expressed their shared excitement for this project,” says Justice. “We are eager to develop these connections and work together to raise deaf awareness globally.” .
 Smith, a Colorado native and Gallaudet University graduate, and Justice, a Rochester native and a graduate from Ithaca College and Front Range Community College, both have a Sociology background. They value what can be learned from cultural diversity. The two first connected in 2003 while working together for the Aspen Camp School for the Deaf in Colorado. A shared passion to bridge the gap between deaf and hearing worlds, along with their interest in international travel, led to the establishment of Discovering Deaf Worlds.
RSD 2007 Adventures in Education Photo Gallery . George Kourounis Storm chaser, Filmmaker, Global adventurer
“Chasing Dreams”
October 17-18, 2007
Tuesday, October 16, 2007 Getting Ready for the 2007 Adventures in Education Program
Wednesday, October 17, 2007 The Adventure Begins at RSD George Kourounis Meets with RSD Middle School & ECC Students RSD Adventures in Education Underwriters Reception
Thursday, October 18, 2007 RSD Elementary Students with Storm Chaser George Kourounis Checking Out George Kourounis' Storm Chase Vehicle RSD 2007 Adventures in Education Thursday Evening Reception in the LRC RSD 2007 Adventures in Education Community Presentation To learn more about George Kourounis, visit: http://www.stormchaser.ca Click here to view our Adventures in Education Archive X
RSD 2007 Adventures in Education Photo Gallery
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