MLK Jr. Day Celebration 2026 When: Monday, Jan 19, 2026 Where: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts To reserve tickets: https://t.co/FJr2L1c0ke To stream from home: https://t.co/evwqjS0NnR Find the full schedule here:

Sharing from the community: USH Connections Conference is coming to Bloomington, MN + Virtual this summer! When: July 17-19, 2026. For more info and to register:

“[opera captions]” Deaf and Hearing-Abled Opera is coming to St. Paul! An Opera Theatre (AOT) announces the Minnesota premiere of [opera captions], a groundbreaking music-theater-film-translation-poetry performance. For more info:

Sharing from the community: The 2026 Deaf Artist Residency application is now OPEN! A number of Deaf, DeafBlind, and Hard of Hearing Minnesotans have been among the past cohorts of the DAR program - will you be part of the 2026 one? For more info:

Reminder: Survey for the Commission's 2026 Public Policy Agenda Link to the survey: https://t.co/fXIxuk8Uz2 The last day to fill out the survey is January 3, 2026.

Danelle and Keith represented the Commission at MSAD’s Winter Festival for families. It was a great way to celebrate the winter season with a day of fun, talented students, and warm cheers! Missed the Winter Program? Here is the livestream! https://t.co/sKUTkTy0K6

Sharing from Minnesota Department of Health’s Early Hearing Detection and Intervention program (EHDI): “The EHDI 1-3-6 goals video from MDH EHDI is finally available online in English, ASL, Hmong, Spanish and Somali!" Video playlist:

Sharing an upcoming webinar opportunity: People who have hearing loss communicate in a variety of ways. However you communicate, you have the right to effective communication under state and federal law. To register:

Continuing with the well-wishes from our community partners, here’s Dan Millikin from Deaf, DeafBlind and Hard of Hearing State Services with a congratulatory message celebrating the Commission’s 40 years of existence. Thank you. Video:

Sharing from Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA): “Hearing Aid Battery Packaging—What You Should Know”. Legislation to Protect Children Has Had Some Unintended Results. To read more:

Continuing with the well-wishes from our community partners, here’s Natasha Jerde from State Services for the Blind with a congratulatory message celebrating the Commission’s 40 years of existence. Thank you. Video:

Sharing from the community: Hands United is seeking Deaf and Hard of Hearing (DHH) individuals who are fluent in ASL and who also have cultural or familial heritage connected to selected languages. ASL video: https://t.co/dJXMeifpaF For more info: celena.a.ponce@gmail.com

Kicking off a series of well-wishes from our community partners, here’s Jay Wyant with Minnesota IT Services (MNIT), with a message celebrating 40 years of the Commission. Thank you. Video: https://t.co/1YYvVx7pd6 with @MNIT_Services

Sharing from the community: Deaf Seniors of America (DSA) and the National Association of the Deaf (NAD).are teaming up on the National Deaf Seniors Survey. To fill out the survey:

Sharing from the community: “A Field Guide to Captions” by Katherine Bouton. “Captions are on almost every screen these days, and they can be a huge help for people with hearing loss..." Read the post at:

Smoke alarms and carbon monoxide (CO) alarms save lives. This video explains what accessible smoke and carbon monoxide alarms do and where you can find them, and why accessible smoke and carbon monoxide alarms are essential. Video:

Innivee Strategies is partnering to support the Gallaudet University Deaf and Hard of Hearing Child Resilience Center on research to develop mental health tools designed with and for the DDBHH community (ages 7+). https://t.co/fVAYaZRFW1

Come celebrate the Commission's 40th anniversary! Last day to purchase tickets is Thursday, Nov 6th. We are offering a BOGO, two tickets for the price of one. More details at the link: https://t.co/erTTRUDzSD

Today is Election Day! Be ready to make a difference!

If you have any questions about the voting process or your rights as a voter, reach out to our civic engagement team at jessalyn.akerman-frank@state.mn.us.