Alaska Chapter of Alexander Graham Bell Association

03/13/2024

Interested in a summer camp experience? NW AG Bell Pacific Northwest welcomes Alaskan school aged kids and teens to register . Financial Aid available. Please DM AK Chapter for more information.

Join Camp Westwind 2024 - https://mailchi.mp/0a1733c1c419/announcing-the-september-parent-chat-17620615

12/17/2023

Mark your calendars for PNW Chapter AG Bell Week at Camp Westwind!

July 7-12, 2024

And watch your Inbox for Registration Details, as well as a Camp Information Night on Zoom

Our AG Bell families will not be required to apply through the new lottery system. Camp Westwind is generously holding spaces for us, but they will be limited. We suggest you register when you receive the information from us in the next few months.

- https://mailchi.mp/e74cc0bd8aa8/announcing-the-september-parent-chat-17613747

11/29/2023

This Saturday!

Join us for our winter sledding, cocoa, and cookie party! December 2nd from 12:30-5:30pm at Russian Jack Park Lidia Selkregg Chalet!

11/20/2023

Join us for our winter sledding, cocoa, and cookie party! December 2nd from 12:30-5:30pm at Russian Jack Park Lidia Selkregg Chalet!

11/03/2023

There is still time to sign up! 🧗🧗‍♀️🧗‍♂️

Intro to Climbing for Kids in the Deaf & Hard of Hearing Community! Curriculum will mirror Alaska Rock Gym Intro to Climbing regularly scheduled Intro for Kids class, but they will have interpreters available as needed. Ages 5 to 13 years!

Anyone within the Deaf & Hard of Hearing community can sign up! Registration is open NOW!
Parents can call (907) 562-7265 to register over the phone or they can email: belay@alaskarockgym.com for an online registration link. Alaska Rock Gym

10/25/2023

Come climb with us!

Check out this exciting opportunity at the Alaska Rock Gym

Intro to Climbing for Kids in the Deaf & Hard of Hearing Community! Curriculum will mirror Alaska Rock Gym's regularly scheduled Intro for Kids class, but they will have interpreters available as needed. Anyone within the Deaf & Hard of Hearing community can sign up!!! Registration is open NOW! Parents can call (907) 562-7265 to register over the phone or they can email belay@alaskarockgym.com for an online registration link.
more info
Intro to Climbing for Kids is an orientation class for first time climbers that have not participated in ARGs youth programming before. Over the course of 4 weeks, kids learn the basics of the indoor climbing gym: how to navigate around the bouldering area, fall on the boulder pads, and brave the heights of the roped climbing walls. This class is designed to be taken once.
Appropriate for kids ages 5 through 13 years.
The price is $150 for 4 weeks of climbing. Class meets on Saturday mornings from 10:00a-11:30a. Dates are listed below:
November 11th
November 18th
(skip Thanksgiving week)
December 2nd
December 9th
The Alaska Chapter of Alexander Graham Bell Association is happy to provide financial assistance so that your child can participate in this event!

10/13/2023

10/13/2023

Check out this exciting opportunity at the Alaska Rock Gym
🧗🏼 🪨 🦻 🤟

Intro to Climbing for Kids in the Deaf & Hard of Hearing Community! Curriculum will mirror Alaska Rock Gym's regularly scheduled Intro for Kids class, but they will have interpreters available as needed. Anyone within the Deaf & Hard of Hearing community can sign up!!! Registration is open NOW! Parents can call (907) 562-7265 to register over the phone or they can email belay@alaskarockgym.com for an online registration link.

more info 👇

Intro to Climbing for Kids is an orientation class for first time climbers that have not participated in ARGs youth programming before. Over the course of 4 weeks, kids learn the basics of the indoor climbing gym: how to navigate around the bouldering area, fall on the boulder pads, and brave the heights of the roped climbing walls. This class is designed to be taken once.

Appropriate for kids ages 5 through 13 years.

The price is $150 for 4 weeks of climbing. Class meets on Saturday mornings from 10:00a-11:30a. Dates are listed below:
November 11th
November 18th
(skip Thanksgiving week)
December 2nd
December 9th

The Alaska Chapter of Alexander Graham Bell Association is happy to provide financial assistance so that your child can participate in this event!

07/12/2023

Please join the Alaska Chapter of Alexander Graham Bell Association for our Playground and Popsicles event Wednesday July 26th at Balto Seppala Park in Anchorage from 4pm-8pm! Connect with other families while you enjoy a sweet treat in the "heat" 😊🍦🍧🍨

05/09/2023

THREE MONTHS LEFT - Camp Westwind! - https://mailchi.mp/7adeabb6cb35/announcing-the-september-parent-chat-17033047

03/14/2023

Parents, do you need some extra strategies to get your little one listening and talking? Check out this very cool in person opportunity for parents and children! This session takes place June 18-30th! Check it out and let us know what you think 🦻🦻🦻

International Listening Spoken Language (LSL) Session 2023 English (Summer) Session June 18-30, 2023, ONSITE Open to English speaking families worldwide including the U.S. Applying Requires: Program Provides: Applying Requires: Program Provides: Benefits Include: Session Fees Total fee for child and...

03/03/2023

In honor of World Hearing Day and Women’s History Month, check out our special issue of Volta Voices dedicated to extraordinary woman who are deaf or hard of hearing making an incredible impact yesterday and today as scientists, leaders, teachers, and more.

03/02/2023

Hello AG Bell Alaska Chapter! Do you have a school-age child with hearing loss that is interested in attending overnight summer camp with other children with hearing aids and cochlear implants? Check out this unique opportunity at Camp Westwind, located just outside of Lincoln City on the beautiful Oregon coast. In collaboration with the AG Bell Pacific Northwest Chapter, your child is invited to participate August 6th-11th, 2023! The cost is $825. Check it out! Let us know if you are interested and we can connect you with other Alaskan families!

02/21/2023

Students – don’t pass up your chance to attend to the 2023 AG Bell Global LSL Virtual Symposium! The symposium scholarship application process is easy and takes less than five minutes to complete. Visit https://form.jotform.com/230224870627252 to apply today.

02/16/2023

Pacific Northwest AG Bell, in partnership with Camp Westwind is bringing back a great tradition, a summer camp experience for children who are deaf and hard of hearing who use listening and spoken language. From August 6-11, 2023 the children will enjoy the best of camp activities like canoeing, paddleboarding, crafts, tide pooling, campfires, and much more. Please click the link below to find more information about this opportunity.

https://mcusercontent.com/e6ced30b7e480e1bbf8f8cac2/files/745035e3-6c40-d4f4-d191-fc6470f88bcc/Camp_Westwind_1_.pdf

11/18/2022

Volta Voices: November 9, 2022

Debunking Myths About Being Deaf – by Their Children Who Can Hear

Children born to adults who are deaf and hard of hearing know – a lot – about the community. In this series, we talk with families who have navigated the scenario and have served as unofficial educators to the public.

To read more, visit: https://agbellvoltavoices.com/debunking-myths-about-being-deaf-by-their-children-who-can-hear/

08/18/2022

Do you have a little one headed back to school? Check out this parent chat sponsored by Cochlear!

Parent Chat happening TONIGHT!

Don't miss out on this free opportunity brought to you by

Join us for AG Bell’s August Parent Chat session TONIGHT at 8:00pm ET, for "Ready For School”: with Alex Mestres!

https://agbell.networkforgood.com/events/47029-ready-for-school-with-alex-mestres

08/02/2022

A great resource for parents and caregivers!

Parent & Infant Financial Aid Program

Providing for all of a child’s needs can be difficult for any parent, and especially for those whose child is deaf or hard of hearing. At AG Bell, we want to help lighten that load through the Parent & Infant Financial Aid Program. This support is available to parents of a child under age 4 who need help with expenses like auditory support services, speech-language therapy, technology, pre-school fees/tuition, etc. September 12 is the last day to apply for the 2022 program so don’t wait!

Find the guidelines and application using this link: https://www.agbell.org/Connect -aid