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1. A NOTE FROM THE EDITOR

2. THE ROAD TO ENLIGHTENMENT

3. AND *SPEAKING* OF PORTLAND...

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<< A NOTE FROM THE EDITOR >>

I know that MANY folks are on vacation already, and I know that those who aren't are probably as burned out as I am at the end of a long school year. So instead of giving you anything heavy this month, I thought I'd keep it light. I expect that the July issue of the Newsletter (which you may not see until the first week of August) will be, essentially, a double issue, carrying commentary on all the hot topics from the AHEAD conference in Portland. So, take a little breather with me and let's have some fun!

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<< THE ROAD TO ENLIGHTENMENT >>

Earlier this week, a friend sent me some Haiku poetry especially written for Jewish people. The one that struck me as funniest was this:

Hard to tell under

the lights -- white Yarmulke or

male-pattern baldness?

It also got me to thinking... and writing! So, for what it is worth, here comes my own rendition of DSS Haiku. Perhaps we should gather contributions from folks and see them published for the edification of others -- and comic relief for ourselves?!?

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Deaf students for Fall

interpreter costs rising.

What will Dean say?

New Psych Chairperson

says no such thing as LD.

Here we go again.

Tests not in drawer,

students waiting, worried looks.

Excedrin, anyone?

Documentation --

should stomach or head prevail?

Fair but flexible.

Urgent -- find place for

service dogs to pee... for THIS

I got an M.A.?

Paperwork mounts up,

substitution requests piled

on desk overflowed.

Blind student in Math

needs textbook in Nemeth.Code

There goes the budget!

Readers are reading,

interpreters are signing.

When it works it works.

Attitudes slipping --

faculty inservice on

to-do list again.

DSS Director --

working hard for others all

day -- I need a life.

He's demoralized,

about to freak. Can you spell

"disassociate?"

Disorganized, LATE.

When you look up ADD

It shows his picture.

Construction underway,

paved walkways broken, access

destroyed. Disaster!

Leg bag overflows.

Accessible bathroom ain't.

It's our problem now.

St-stuttering out

name of class -- Public Speaking.

LONG Fall term ahead.

"Can you accommodate

Johnny's wandering focus?"

"Buy a cattle prod."

Professor Smith called.

Forgot was LD is. He

NEVER had a clue.

The world is nicer

when President of college

has LD daughter.

lastly...

End of long school year,

Batteries need recharging,

Portland looms AHEAD.

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<< AND *SPEAKING* OF PORTLAND... >>

How is that for a subtle transition?!? The AHEAD conference in Portland is just around the corner, and I want to invite all subscribers to the DAIS newsletter to visit the DAIS booth (#2) in the Exhibit Hall during your sojourn out west. The DAIS Academy course schedule for the 2001-2002 school will be unveiled at the conference, and it includes five NEW classes, in addition to repeat offerings of a series of courses that continue to gain acclaim and credibility.

Just for fun, my daughter, Cottie, will be joining me in the exhibit booth during prime Exhibition Hall time, to meet and greet one an all. She will be distributing autographed copies of a poem she wrote this Spring that will be published in a children's anthology this Fall. The first line reads, "Just because I'm in a wheelchair..." Come and meet the poet in person -- I promise you, she is worth the trip (says Mom, proudly!).

See you there!!!

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