Organizations Filed Purposes:
TO SERVE AN EMPOWERED AND UNITED COMMUNITY IN WHICH THE DEAF, HARD OF HEARING, AND HEARING EQUALLY PARTICIPATE AND ARE EQUALLY VALUED.
BRIDGES FOR THE DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING STRIVES TO BE THE HUB OF THE DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING COMMUNITIES, SERVING THEM THROUGH A VARIETY OF PROGRAMS FROM BIRTH THROUGH ELDER YEARS. OUR MISSION IS TO SERVE AN EMPOWERED AND UNITED COMMUNITY IN WHICH THE DEAF, DEAF, HARD OF HEARING, AND HEARING EQUALLY PARTICIPATE AND ARE EQUALLY VALUED, AND WE ENVISION A WORLD WITHOUT BARRIERS IN WHICH POTENTIAL IS UNLIMITED AND SELF-REALIZATION IS POSSIBLE. ADULT EDUCATION & OUTREACH SERVED 1,927 UNDUPLICATED CLIENTS. THERE WERE 200 STUDENTS IN ASL I, II, AND III CLASSES THAT WERE ONSITE, ONLINE, OR COMMUNITY BASED. AEO PRESENTED 43 WORKSHOPS ON DEAF CULTURE AND ASL IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE BUSINESSES, UNIVERSITIES, CONGREGATIONS, AND AGENCIES AND HOSTED ONE WEEKEND SSP (SUPPORT SERVICE PERSON) FOR THOSE WORKING WITH THE DEAF-BLIND.
INTERPRETING SERVICES SERVED 742 INDIVIDUALS, NOT INCLUDING STUDENTS AND AUDIENCES. ALMOST 24,000 HOURS OF INTERPRETING SERVICES WERE PROVIDED BY TWO STAFF INTERPRETERS AND MORE THAN THIRTY CONTRACT INTERPRETERS, INCLUDING 634 HOURS BY DEAF INTERPRETERS. CERTIFIED DEAF INTERPRETERS (CDIS) ARE HIGHLY-QUALIFIED INTERPRETERS WHO TEAM WITH HEARING INTERPRETERS TO MEET THE SPECIFIC NEEDS OF CLIENTS WHERE THERE IS AN ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE BARRIER. INTERPRETING SERVICES ALSO PROVIDED 11,716 VIDEO REMOTE INTERPRETING (VRI) MINUTES. VRI ALLOWS US TO PROVIDE SERVICES QUICKLY AND COST-EFFECTIVELY TO REMOTE AREAS BUT NEVER REPLACES THE VALUE AND QUALITY OF HAVING AN INTERPRETER IN PERSON.
YOUTH EDUCATION & SERVICES, DUBBED THE 'THE SIGNING ACES,' (ADVOCACY, COMMUNITY, EMPOWERMENT) HAD A GREAT YEAR. STUDENTS, K-12, IN OUR AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAM DEMONSTRATED SIGNIFICANT GROWTH. 67% OF STUDENTS INCREASED ONE READING LEVEL IN FAILURE FREE READING, THE HIGHEST RANKED, NON-PHONICS-BASED READING INTERVENTION. 78% OF STUDENTS MASTERED 80+ MULTIPLE MEANING WORDS IN AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE. 100% INCREASED THEIR WRITING SKILLS, AND 78% OF STUDENTS MASTERED 95, GRADE LEVEL VOCABULARY WORDS IN ENGLISH. 89% OF STUDENTS DEMONSTRATED GROWTH IN SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL LEARNING. WE TOOK OUR MIDDLE TENNESSEE SIGNING ACES TO VISIT THE NATIONAL CIVIL RIGHTS MUSEUM. LITTLE ACES SERVES CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES FROM BIRTH TO START OF SCHOOL, OFFERING WEEKLY CLASSES FOR PARENT AND CHILD TOGETHER AND A MONTHLY VISIT FROM A DEAF MENTOR. THE YOUTH DEPARTMENT WELCOMED A CERTIFIED DEAF EDUCATOR TO THE STAFF, AND SHE PARTNERED WITH QUALIFIED DEAF ADULTS TO DEVELOP AN OUTSTANDING CURRICULUM AND EVALUATIONS. ALL THE CHILDREN MADE SIGNIFICANT GAINS OVER THE YEAR, AND PARENTS REPORTED A 50% INCREASE IN FEELINGS OF COMPETENCY. THESE EARLY INTERVENTION PROGRAMS ADDRESS THE SEVERE LANGUAGE DEPRIVATION DEAF CHILDREN BORN TO HEARING PARENTS. ALMOST 95% OF DEAF CHILDREN ARE BORN TO HEARING PARENTS, 75% OF WHOM NEVER LEARN TO SIGN. ALL CHILDREN IN OUR EARLY INTERVENTION PROGRAM DEMONSTRATED MEASURABLE GROWTH IN BOTH EXPRESSIVE AND RECEPTIVE LANGUAGE, AND PARENTS REPORTED A HIGHER SENSE OF COMPETENCY AND COMMUNICATION. CLUB SIGN ME UP, AN AFTER-SCHOOL CLUB TO LEARN ASL AND DEAF CULTURE, WORKED AT THREE SCHOOLS IN NASHVILLE.
ADULT EDUCATION & OUTREACH SERVED 1,927 UNDUPLICATED CLIENTS. THERE WERE 200 STUDENTS IN ASL I, II, AND III CLASSES THAT WERE ONSITE, ONLINE, OR COMMUNITY BASED. AEO PRESENTED 43 WORKSHOPS ON DEAF CULTURE AND ASL IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE BUSINESSES, UNIVERSITIES, CONGREGATIONS, AND AGENCIES AND HOSTED ONE WEEKEND SSP (SUPPORT SERVICE PERSON) FOR THOSE WORKING WITH THE DEAF-BLIND. AFTER 1,056 EMPLOYEES OF THE METRO NASHVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT TOOK MANDATORY IN-SERVICE ABOUT SERVING THE DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING LAST YEAR, ALMOST 200 MORE COMPLETED THE TRAINING THIS YEAR. THE IN-SERVICE CONSISTED OF THREE, TWENTY-MINUTE VIDEOS--ADA AND DEAF DRIVER SAFETY, DEAF LANGUAGE AND CULTURE, AND LEGAL INTERPRETING. IN COMMUNITY BUILDING, AEO HOSTED EIGHT, MONTHLY GAME DAYS AND WITH INTERPRETING SERVICES, FOUR OUTINGS TO CHAFFIN'S BARN DINNER THEATER.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Nancy Denning-Martin | PRESIDENT AND CEO | 45 | $97,048 |
| Angie Ciklin Md | BOARD INTERN | 1 | $0 |
| Lynn Winans | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Patrick Stecker | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Alex Sadler | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Russell Palk | VICE CHAIR | 2 | $0 |
| Veronica Mallett Md | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Ed Hickey | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Brian Embrey | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Larry Martin | TREASURER | 2 | $0 |
| Wanda Wilson | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Alex Hughes-Sadler | IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR | 2 | $0 |
| Jason Ross | CHAIR | 2 | $0 |
| Anna Walker | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Nawal Zahid Kirmani | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Marie Stewart | SECRETARY | 2 | $0 |
| Nelson Eddy | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Jan Robinson | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Gregory Crutchfield | VICE CHAIR | 2 | $0 |
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