This group contains announcements about events of interest to Deaf, hard of hearing, Deafblind,late deafened people; ASL interpreters, transliterators, and oral/cued speech facilitators in Massachusetts. Announcements may include (but are not limited to) postings about social, educational, news events/items of concern to the Deaf /Interpreter Communities. This list is voluntarily co-moderated by Carla Del Pizzo and Susan Stange. To contact moderators please email:

mdtmoderator@yahoo.com

All Messages are sent to moderators (Carla and Susan). They will post messages w/i 24 hrs of the time email is received. Messages are not automatically posted to the group immediately after sent; please allow enough time prior to announced event. Any message sent after an event has passed will be deleted. Any message that doesn't include the full name of the sender in the body of the email will be deleted.
Messages that do not follow the rules will be deleted.
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Moderators are not liable for the content or reliability of information posted on this list. Moderators neither endorse nor oppose any ideas or causes posted here. Moderators have no legal obligation to subscribers.

1. NO ADVERTISING INCLUDING VRS/TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANIES
2. NO REQUESTS FOR INTERPRETERS
3. NO DISCUSSION
4. NO REPEATED POSTINGS OF SAME MESSAGE. LIMIT TWICE
5. NO CHAIN LETTERS OR "CHECK OUT MY WEBSITE"
6. NO POSTINGS OF EVENTS, TOPICS OR JOBS OUTSIDE THE GROUP'S SCOPE.
8. NO POLITICAL ENDORSEMENTS/POLITICAL POSITIONS
9. NO REAL ESTATE FOR SALE/RENT THAT ENRICHES PROPERTY OWNER
10.NO DONATIONS REQUESTS OUTSIDE THE SCOPE OF THIS GROUP. Only 501c3 ORGS SERVING OUR DEMOGRAPIC
11.ALL POSTINGS MUST BE SIGNED FIRST/LAST NAME IN EMAIL.
12.NO BAD MOUTHING OTHERS
13.NO VULGAR OR INSULTING GRAPHIC