Celebrating Thanksgiving with Sign Shares

Sign Shares team in the office.
Celebrating Ms. Bettye’s birthday (l-r): Eva Storey, Christina Goebel, Tonia Osberg, Anthony Butkovich, Bettye Washington (back), Sijaama Branch (front), Lorinda Hernandez-Howard, and Michael Akinosi.

We have so much to be thankful for, most of all for you and for one another!

Sign Shares has  celebrated birthday hugs and awards, supporting the disability community through arts and more.

Group of people signing to one another.
The Sign Shares family at the Disability Touching Film Festival in Austin, Texas.

Sign Shares was honored to be a part of the Coalition of Texans with Disabilities’ Cinema Touching Disability Film Festival in Austin, Texas. Sign Shares was a Director sponsor for the event.

In a recent Facbook photo album, Sign Shares’ staff Eva Storey and Michael Akinosi interact with Lizzie Velasquez. Velasquez is an international speaker and activist who is the subject of a film, A Brave Heart. The film explores how Lizzie turned a malicious viral video touting her as the “world’s ugliest woman” into a stigma-shattering victory.

Eva Story and Lizzie Velasquez talk.
Lizzie Velasquez shares a moment with Sign Shares’ Eva Storey.

The Sign Shares team also viewed the Jessica Cox film Right Footed. Cox is an advocate, pilot, and martial artist who was born without arms. The film follows her advocacy for disability rights.

 

Cynthia Carvey signing.
Sign Shares’ Cynthia Carvey in action.
Sherri Frost talking with others in background.
Sign Shares’ Sherri Frost interpreting.

Enjoy these pictures of Sign Shares’ interpreters in action.

 

Group poses for birthday in front of large balloons.
Sign Shares staff Michael Akinosi, Eva Storey, and Sherri Frost celebrated a milestone birthday with William “Randy” Gunter.

Our pictures also share our family with you–recent birthdays for Sign Shares’ family members Bettye Washington and William “Randy” Gunter, and a picture of the Sign Shares’ Lex Frieden award!

Quote: Look at everything as though you were seeing it for the first or the last time. Then your time on Earth will be filled with glory. Betty

Hands raised in blue light.On Facebook, Sign Shares’ President and CEO, Eva Storey, said, “We have more memories to create and wrap up by the end of the 2015 year. We always have you all in our hearts and minds. Love and Blue Light, the SS Family!”

Woman and man pose for selfie.
Eva Storey and Anthony Butkovich at CTD’s film festival.

 

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