We are looking for an experienced logo designer who is deaf, hard of hearing, late-deafened, or otherwise has hearing loss to design a logo for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Bar Association (DHHBA). We need two versions of the logo – one in black and white, and one in color – provided in electronic file format.
This logo will be used on the DHHBA website and social media platforms including Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter. It will also be used on DHHBA letterhead, press releases, brochures, banners, and other printed materials. This logo will also be used for DHHBA merchandise including t-shirts and hoodies.
We expect that the development of the new DHHBA logo will evolve through a design consultation session with designated members of the DHHBA Board of Directors and upon design of the selected concept, we anticipate up to three rounds of final edits.
If you are interested in designing our logo, please email [email protected] by April 16, 2021 with the following:
Your name, contact information, education, and qualifications.
Description of your graphic/logo design background and experience.
Description of how you would design a logo for DHHBA, including expected turnaround times
Jefferson Cano, a minority-owned law firm in San Antonio, Texas, recently made a generous donation to the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Bar Association (DHHBA). Their donation will enable DHHBA to host several webinars with American Sign Language (ASL) interpreters and Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART) services provided.
Faye Kuo, a DHHBA member who serves on the DHHBA Education and Events Committee (EEC) assisted with securing the donation. This is not the first time Jefferson Cano has made a donation. They were one of the first sponsors of the 2020 DHHBA Conference. Jefferson Cano’s continued support promotes the advancement of people with hearing loss in the legal profession.
However, disability is not included in these diversity statistics.
In response, the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Bar Association (DHHBA) submitted comments advocating that SEC include disability in the diversity statistics to be reported by Nasdaq-listed companies.
Members of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Bar Association (DHHBA) recently elected a new Board of Directors to serve two-year terms starting on January 1, 2021 pursuant to the DHHBA Bylaws.
The new DHHBA Board consists of two federal government attorneys, one state government attorney, one federal government paralegal, an administrative law judge, a corporate vice president, and last but not least, a policy counsel for a national organization.
Today, as part of GivingTuesday, Facebook is matching up to $7 million in donations made to nonprofit organizations including the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Bar Association (DHHBA). Please consider supporting DHHBA by making a GivingTuesday donation at https://www.facebook.com/donate/1296321767389349/2855637997872989. Whether it is $1 or $100, your donation will significantly contribute to DHHBA advocacy and outreach efforts. Thank you for supporting DHHBA!
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— Deaf and Hard of Hearing Bar Association (@DeafLawBar) November 22, 2020
The Deaf and Hard of Hearing Bar Association (DHHBA) is pleased to announce its inaugural webinar! The Judges’ Panel webinar will consist of five deaf and hard of hearing individuals whose experiences span the career of judges: from the application process; to judgeship; to retirement. CART and ASL interpretation will be provided.
Date: Friday, October 30, 2020 Time: 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. EST Cost: FREE CLE Credit: DHHBA is exploring CLE credit options and more information is forthcoming.
Panelists:
Azeema Akram, Administrative Law Judge, Transportation Division, Illinois Commerce Commission
Kristy Avino, Associate, McCarter & English, LLP
Richard Brown, Retired Chief Judge, Wisconsin Court of Appeals
Charles W. Ray, Jr., Former Superior Court Judge, Bethel Superior Court, Alaska
Frederic Rodgers, Senior Judge, State of Colorado
DHHBA would like to thank our sponsors for making this webinar possible:
The Deaf and Hard of Hearing Bar Association (DHHBA) Board of Directors denounces police brutality and systemic racism against Black individuals and the Black community. We are outraged by the senseless murders of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and many other victims before them. We mourn all the victims, those whose names we should never forget and those whose names we may never know.
We recognize that our Black members of DHHBA face racial discrimination on top of disability discrimination and we surround them with love and respect. We support our Black members, the Black deaf and hard of hearing community, and the entire Black community.
As attorneys, law students, and legal professionals, we use words as our power but acknowledge that action is needed. Accordingly, we urge our non-Black DHHBA members, the non-Black legal community, and the non-Black deaf and hard of hearing community to join the fight for justice and equality for all and to support and/or donate to the following organizations:
Image taken at the U.S. Supreme Court by Michael Altner. From left to right: SCOTUS Bar Admittees: Jana Miller, Peter Pentony, Michael Sabella, Robert Reilman, Kristy Avino, Caitlin Parton, Azeema Akram, Jeremy Bolton, Anna Maria Wilson, Jessica Kennedy, and Movant, Rachel Arfa. ID: 11 individuals stand in a line in a formal room, wearing business attire in black and grey colors.
On Wednesday, December 11, 2019, ten members of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Bar Association (DHHBA) were sworn in and admitted to the Bar of the United States Supreme Court. All members are deaf or hard of hearing attorneys. DHHBA President Rachel Arfa made the motion in American Sign Language (ASL) and Spoken English, becoming the first attorney to address the Court in two languages simultaneously. Chief Justice John Roberts responded to Attorney Arfa’s motion in ASL and Spoken English, signing, “Your motion is granted,” marking the third time that he has used ASL to approve DHHBA’s motion.
The participants are:
Azeema Akram, Administrative Law Judge, Illinois Commerce Commission, Chicago, Illinois
Kristy L. Avino, Attorney, McCarter & English, LLP, Boston, Massachusetts
Jeremy Bolton, Solo Practitioner, New Orleans, Louisiana
Jessica Kennedy, Legal Director, Communication Service for the Deaf, St. Paul, Minnesota
Jana Miller, Attorney, Ashland, Kentucky
Caitlin Parton, Attorney, Disability Law Center, Boston, Massachusetts
Peter Pentony, Attorney, WilliamsFord, Shepherdstown, West Virginia
Robert Reilman, Solo Practitioner, Kalmazoo, Michigan
Michael Sabella, Attorney, Baker & Hostetler LLP, New York, New York
Anna Maria Wilson, Chief Legal Officer, Communication Service for the Deaf, Austin, Texas
This is the third time that DHHBA participated in the group swearing-in ceremony. The Supreme Court provided American Sign Language (ASL) interpreters, realtime captioning (also known as Communication Access Realtime Translation, or CART) and assistive listening devices for DHHBA participants. The ASL interpreters were Jackie Lightfoot and Carla Mathers and the Captioner was Beverly Early.
Rachel Arfa, DHHBA President and an attorney at Equip for Equality, Illinois’ designated Protection and Advocacy Agency, was part of the inaugural group of 13 DHHBA attorneys sworn into the U.S. Supreme Court Bar on April 19, 2016. A second group of 11 DHHBA attorneys was sworn in on January 17, 2018. Ms. Arfa presented the motion to admit the ten new admittees. “DHHBA is honored to present its members for admittance to the Supreme Court Bar, as a demonstrated commitment to increasing representation of deaf and hard of hearing attorneys in the legal field. Deaf and hard of hearing attorneys often have to navigate through barriers to succeed in their careers, and having them stand up in front of the greatest court of the land to be admitted is a significant and symbolic gesture for our members,” stated Ms. Arfa.
It is customary for attorneys to be admitted to the U.S. Supreme Court Bar with a group, such as a professional organization or a group of university alumni. At the ceremony, an attorney who is already a member of the U.S. Supreme Court Bar vouches for the group of prospective members, and the Chief Justice then welcomes them before they are sworn in. Attorneys admitted to the U.S. Supreme Court Bar are permitted to argue cases before the U.S. Supreme Court. Admission is only granted if an attorney is sponsored by two current members of the U.S. Supreme Court Bar and has been an attorney in good standing for at least three years. This is DHHBA’s third appearance since 2016 and the total number of DHHBA members admitted to the U.S. Supreme Court Bar is 34 deaf and hard of hearing attorneys.
Afterwards, Gallaudet University, the nation’s only liberal arts college for deaf and hard of hearing individuals, hosted a special reception in honor of the ten admittees. The reception was hosted by Gallaudet President Roberta Cordano, who is also a deaf attorney herself, and recognized the achievements of the ten deaf and hard of hearing attorneys.
For more information, please contact DHHBA President, Rachel Arfa at [email protected], (312)278-7001 (phone), or 202-247-5943 (text only). Learn more about DHHBA at https://deafbar.org.
Image taken at Gallaudet University, National Deaf Life Museum. Front row: Robert Reilman, Gallaudet President Roberta Cordano, Azeema Akram, Jana Miller, Lisa Bothwell. Back row: Peter Pentony, Rachel Arfa, Faye Kuo, Anna Maria Wilson and Jessica Kennedy.
On Wednesday, December 11, 2019, ten members of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Bar Association (DHHBA) will be sworn in and admitted to the Bar of the United States Supreme Court. All members are deaf or hard of hearing attorneys. The participants are:
Azeema Akram, Administrative Law Judge, Illinois Commerce Commission, Chicago, Illinois
Kristy L. Avino, Attorney, McCarter & English, LLP, Boston, Massachusetts
Jeremy Bolton, Solo Practitioner, New Orleans, Louisiana
Jessica Kennedy, Legal Director, Communication Service for the Deaf, St. Paul, Minnesota
Jana Miller, Attorney, Ashland, Kentucky
Caitlin Parton, Attorney, Disability Law Center, Boston, Massachusetts
Peter Pentony, Attorney, WilliamsFord, Shepherdstown, West Virginia
Robert Reilman, Solo Practitioner, Kalmazoo, Michigan
Michael Sabella, Attorney, Baker & Hostetler LLP, New York, New York
Anna Maria Wilson, Chief Legal Officer, Communication Service for the Deaf, Austin, Texas
This is the third time that DHHBA will participate in the group swearing-in ceremony. The Supreme Court will provide American Sign Language (ASL) interpreters and realtime captioning (also known as Communication Access Realtime Translation, or CART) for DHHBA participants. Rachel Arfa, DHHBA President and an attorney at Equip for Equality, Illinois’ designated Protection and Advocacy Agency, was part of the inaugural group of 13 DHHBA attorneys sworn into the U.S. Supreme Court Bar on April 19, 2016. A second group of 11 DHHBA attorneys was sworn in on January 17, 2018. Ms. Arfa will make the motion to admit the ten new members. “DHHBA is honored to present its members for admittance to the Supreme Court Bar, as a demonstrated commitment to increasing representation of deaf and hard of hearing attorneys in the legal field. Deaf and hard of hearing attorneys often have to navigate through barriers to succeed in their careers, and having them stand up in front of the greatest court of the land to be admitted is a significant and symbolic gesture for our members,” stated Ms. Arfa.
It is customary for attorneys to be admitted to the U.S. Supreme Court Bar with a group, such as a professional organization or a group of university alumni. At the ceremony, an attorney who is already a member of the U.S. Supreme Court Bar vouches for the group of prospective members, and the Chief Justice then welcomes them before they are sworn in. Attorneys admitted to the U.S. Supreme Court Bar are permitted to argue cases before the U.S. Supreme Court. Admission is only granted if an attorney is sponsored by two current members of the U.S. Supreme Court Bar and has been an attorney in good standing for at least three years.
For more information, please contact DHHBA President, Rachel Arfa at [email protected], (312)278-7001 (phone), or 202-247-5943 (text only). Learn more about DHHBA at https://deafbar.org.
