Naomi Miller and her husband Harvey have two sons, Philip and Joshua. Philip, the eldest, is deaf. During Philip's early years, Naomi and Harvey became co-founders of Parents for Deaf Awareness, Inc. (PDA), a New Jersey state-wide non-profit support, educational and advocacy group. PDA soon grew to include not only parents, but also deaf adults, adult children and siblings of the Deaf, teachers of the Deaf, audiologists, physicians, and many others concerned about Deaf rights. Realizing the lack of accessibility for the Deaf within the Jewish community, Naomi also founded the Jewish Deaf and Hearing Impaired Council, Inc. (JDHIC), a non-profit New Jersey organization whose goals include raising Deaf awareness within the Jewish community and raising monies to fund Sign Language interpreters, real time captioning, and accessbility devices. Grants are awarded to Jewish institutions to serve their Jewish constituents and to Jewish deaf individuals so that they can enjoy and be included in community programs and family weddings, B'nai Mitzvot and other special Jewish occasions. As a professional singer, Naomi has woven songs in "Sign" into her performances and all of her shows can be simultaneously interpreted into Sign Language for members of the audience who might be deaf. Naomi's cabaret shows in New York are almost always interpreted. Naomi has also had the privilege of performing for the National Congress of Jewish Deaf and other Deaf organizations. As a teacher and lecturer, Naomi has spread Deaf awareness to students, adults, congregations, and civic groups through power point presentations, song, and interactive activities. Naomi Miller has been invited to be the "Religious School Scholar in Residence at Beth Tikvah synagogue on Thursday, March 3rd. She will conduct an interactive program with the 6th graders. They will learn sign language, sing Hebrew songs in sign and watch a powerpoint presentation on deaf awareness. In the afternoon, she will perform a concert for the adults. Visit the contact page for information on contacting Naomi in regards to lecturing on deaf awareness. |
This page was last updated on: 10/16/07
Naomi Miller and her husband Harvey have two sons, Philip and Joshua. Philip, the eldest, is deaf. During Philip's early years, Naomi and Harvey became co-founders of Parents for Deaf Awareness, Inc. (PDA), a New Jersey state-wide non-profit support, educational and advocacy group. PDA soon grew to include not only parents, but also deaf adults, adult children and siblings of the Deaf, teachers of the Deaf, audiologists, physicians, and many others concerned about Deaf rights. Realizing the lack of accessibility for the Deaf within the Jewish community, Naomi also founded the Jewish Deaf and Hearing Impaired Council, Inc. (JDHIC), a non-profit New Jersey organization whose goals include raising Deaf awareness within the Jewish community and raising monies to fund Sign Language interpreters, real time captioning, and accessbility devices. Grants are awarded to Jewish institutions to serve their Jewish constituents and to Jewish deaf individuals so that they can enjoy and be included in community programs and family weddings, B'nai Mitzvot and other special Jewish occasions. As a professional singer, Naomi has woven songs in "Sign" into her performances and all of her shows can be simultaneously interpreted into Sign Language for members of the audience who might be deaf. Naomi's cabaret shows in New York are almost always interpreted. Naomi has also had the privilege of performing for the National Congress of Jewish Deaf and other Deaf organizations. As a teacher and lecturer, Naomi has spread Deaf awareness to students, adults, congregations, and civic groups through power point presentations, song, and interactive activities. Naomi Miller has been invited to be the "Religious School Scholar in Residence at Beth Tikvah synagogue on Thursday, March 3rd. She will conduct an interactive program with the 6th graders. They will learn sign language, sing Hebrew songs in sign and watch a powerpoint presentation on deaf awareness. In the afternoon, she will perform a concert for the adults. Visit the contact page for information on contacting Naomi in regards to lecturing on deaf awareness. |
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