PSAD Greater Phila Chapter

📣 PSAD Greater Philadelphia Chapter Event

🗓 Saturday, Jan 31, 2026
📍 MacGuire Student Center, Pennsylvania School for the Deaf

🕙 General Meeting: 10 AM–12 PM (Free)
🥪 Lunch: 12–1:30 PM (Hoagie lunch $8)
🚨 CERT Workshop: 1:30–3 PM (Free)

“What Is CERT?”
Learn about the Community Emergency Response Team (CERT)—a FEMA program focused on disaster preparedness, fire safety, search & rescue, and basic medical response. Presented by Annmarie Buraczeski.

❄️ Snow Date: Feb 7, 2026
📧 Info: [email protected]

⏰ Lunch RSVP by Jan 23

Hello Happy New Years, here’s an announcement update from President Kathie.

Please view the flyer for upcoming general meeting in Feb 15th.

Please view Kathie’s vlog about this upcoming Saturday event at VV.

GPC 125th anniversary deadline extended please send the form to James Vail.

If you are Deaf, hard of hearing, DeafBlind, or know someone who is, take the time to take part of DeafCounts and ensure that you are accounted for! The goal of DeafCounts is to find out where the members of the Deaf, Hard of Hearing, and DeafBlind community are and how they communicate. This information will be used to better the emergency response for our community.

Fill out the form at www.DeafCounts.com or scan the QR Code below to give your responses and do your part to help your community! All it takes is a few minutes of your time to answer four questions; Name, Email, Street Address and your preferred method of communication. Please help to spread the word by sharing this project with other people in your community.

Have questions or issues filling out the form? Contact Taylor Anderson at [email protected]

Hello,
We PSAD Greater Phila Chapter board would like to make several announcements, First is related to the upcoming election.

VOTE411

This guide helps you to know who your local representatives are for PA state senate, U.S. Congress, and presidential candidates.

DPAN.TV – The Sign Language Channel

VP Presidential Debate on October 1st at 9pm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6MUvENd5izI

the first Deaf political science PhD, Dr. Brendan Stern, talks about democracy "Deaf America and The 2024 Elections"

PSAD of GPhC hosted the League of Women Voters workshop on September 21, 2024. Some of the participants are shown in the picture below.

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Second announcement we want to share is about FEMA, PSAD Board President Bob Probost made a video related to FEMA.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7hZb5Eu7A0

Also, for those who are PSAD members, please let us know if you live in Greater Philadelphia area and would like to be on our chapter e-blast newsletters. If you yet have become a member, you can sign up online on psad.org.

Thanks,

Greater Phila Chapter of PSAD Board

Webinar: Deaf America and the 2024 Elections