More specifically we wanted
to resolve the problem which was what is going on
elsewhere. For example, you may be considering a
vacation trip to Northwest area but wanted to know
what was happening in any Northwest area next month.
You can check Deafnorthwest.com and click on ASL
Community Calendar/Information/Jobs and make your
plans according to what is being promoted in
Northwest area.
For the members of the
Deafnorthwest.com, you can select what news you want
to see and how you want to see it. You can get the
news individually or digest in Deaf Northwest news
of Yahoo group or in website or Word
Press/Facebook/Twitter. You can choose all news or
just your local news. Currently we are improving the
public calendar. What you want to see at a specific
location, locally, or everything.
Any of the
moderators, reporters/photographers/videographers in
your Northwest area, Vlog newscasters and web
editors that want to join or move to
Deafnorhwest.com are more than welcome to join us.
Simply send us a note to be added to our e-group and
website department. It is planned to automate this
process so you can do it yourself at anytime. Check
in contact us in Deaf Northwest website.
About The Deaf Northwest Team
Greeting from Lester Morris
Owner/moderator/editor/photographer/videographer of
Deaf Northwest, I grew up in California whole my
life until moved to Seattle since 1995.
My family and friend influence me to become
Photographer that I fell in love to have photography for
nature, people and much more. I enrolled to National
Technology Institute of the Deaf/Rochester Institute
Technology in Rochester, N.Y. and Ohlone College in
Fremont, California to take Photography and Graphic
course. I traveled some countries and around in America to
shoot the photography. I
received Photojournalist award from National Geographic in 1980’s.
I work short time with Eastern Kodak
and Trek Photographic Machine in Ohio.
I was young boy and my mom’s brought me to meet her
friend anchorman or newscaster for Radio stations
and He taught me a lot about radio stations for
news, sports and tour etc.
I don’t speak 100 percent yet but I love to
read the news and etc.
I have been involved different local deaf clubs,
state association organizations in California such
as member, sports and officers in different
positions. Last year I was end of term Treasurer and
Elected Trustee (2 yrs) for Washington State
Association of the Deaf. Now I still currently with Tacoma Bowling Association
of the Deaf as Chairperson for host the Northwest
Bowling Association of the Deaf this year and
committee of Annual Community Picnic for the Deaf,
Deaf-Blind and Hard of Hearing every June.
I am currently as Deaf Specialist to
bring attention of the rights of the Deaf & Hard of
Hearing in United Parcel Service to the Washington
and national negotiation table in ADA and Bates vs.
UPS legal. I also currently am running in Deaf UPS
News’ in Facebook group.
And now here to I am running this Deaf
Northwest News and I am exciting to have our new
co-moderators into team!!! “Welcome Aboard!”
Deaf Northwest proudly announced 2 new
co-moderators/editors, Karen Atwood and Lee Kelley.
To introduce myself as one of the two new
co-moderators/editors of Deaf Northwest, I am Karen
Atwood, a native of Seattle.
I have done many “firsts” in my life, which
leads to who I am today.
To name a few “firsts”: first Miss Deaf
Washington queen in 1973; the first longest running
woman president of NWRAD; the first woman president
of NWAAD [now call NWSAD-softball &
NWADB-basketball] and instructional in established
women’s sport teams; one of the two Deaf workers to
bring attention of the rights of the Deaf & Hard of
Hearing postal workers to the national negotiation
table in Washington DC with the U.S.P.S. and
American Postal Workers Union for better contract
rights.
I believe in the power of knowledge and
communication and had started the NWRAD and Deaf
Postal News’ yahoo group announcements before coming
on to Deaf Northwest.
I am exciting to work with Lester Morris and
Lee Kelley in getting as much information and
announcements out to each and all people from all
walks of life and YOU with me!
Hello from Lee Kelley – the other new
co-moderator/editor of Deaf Northwest!
“I'm so excited to be able to work with Karen
and Lester!
Let me tell u a little about myself. I'm also
a native of Seattle.
I graduated from Shorecrest High school and
went on to Central Seattle Community College where
that opened up a whole new world for me!
I was never involved with sign language prior
to college.
Sign Language opened many doors for me and
able me to be involved in many organizations. I have
worked at the Seattle Hearing, Speech and Deafness
Center, Washington Vocational Services and The
Lighthouse for the Blind. I've volunteered at ADWAS
since they first opened in 1985!
I have also served on the Board for ADWAS and
The Deaf Blind Service Center. I hope we all can
work together to make this website a success!
We would love any feedback from you!"