Room B - Seahorse

 

Eric Hausman - HIICAP Outreach Volunteer Manager

NYC Department for the Aging

 

Medicare 2024/2025

HIICAP (Health Insurance Information Counseling and Assistance Program) has volunteer counselors who help people with questions about Medicare and related health insurance. This presentation will cover Medicare Part A and Part B, Medigap/Medicare Supplement insurance, Medicare Advantage/Medicare Health Plans and Medicare Part D prescription drug coverage. We will also review programs that help with Medicare costs including Extra Help/LIS, EPIC and the Medicare Savings Programs. This will be an opportunity to learn the latest Medicare information and to get your Medicare questions answered.

 

Jason Hoang - Founder, Personal Trainer, & Nutritionist 

Access Fit

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Staying Active as We Age: Simple Fitness Tips for Deaf Asian Seniors

Ever wondered how you can stay strong and flexible as you get older, especially with unique needs as a Deaf Asian Senior? Let's explore easy and effective fitness tips that will help you keep your balance, build strength, and improve flexibility - so you can stay active and feel great at any age! 

 

Bruce Gitlin - Founder & Executive Director. Human Rights Lawyer

New York Center for Law and Justice

 

Access to Justice for the Deaf, Deafblind and Hard of Hearing Communities

Individuals will learn about their rights under the ADA and state and city laws. Additionally, individuals will learn how to access justice in Housing Court, immigration proceedings, consumer debt proceedings, places of employment and when applying for public benefits. 

 

Jeremiah Thompson - Financial Advisor

Kramer Wealth Managers

 

Estate Planning Basics

Who needs an estate plan? Chances are, you do. You may think that estate planning is just for the wealthy, but it’s not.  In fact, an estate plan may actually be more important if you have a smaller estate, because your final expenses will have a much greater impact on your estate and there’s a much greater possibility that your loved ones could suffer from a lack of financial resources. The fact is, without an estate plan, you can’t control what happens to your property if you die or become incapacitated.

Chris Woodfill - Executive Officer

New York State Deaf, DeafBlind, and Hard of Hearing Office

 

All about the NYS Deaf, DeafBlind and Hard of Hearing Office

This presentation focuses on the New York State Deaf, DeafBlind and Hard of Hearing Office and what it does for the communities in New York state. It was founded in January of 2024. Come and learn what it is and what it can do for you.

 

Dr. Nao Yoneda - Attending Physician Emergency Medicine Department

New York Presbyterian-Queens

 

Palliative Care

What is palliative care? Her talk will cover the fundamental aspects of palliative care and the appropriate times to consider it. Dr. Yoneda will explain why it’s important, the requirements for palliative care, and its applications in both terminal and non-terminal illnesses. The discussion will cover how palliative care helps people, how it supports patients in their daily lives, and what it means to be on palliative care. Setting goals and making plans for the future is important. 

 

Detective Angel Familia - Office of the Deputy Commissioner, Community Affairs

NYPD

 

Community Affairs

CODA NYPD Detective, fluent in ASL, serves as NYPD liaison to the deaf community to engage with the deaf community across the city to help them learn more about NYPD crime prevention efforts related to scams, ID fraud, and hate crime/violence against Asians.

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Room C - Oyster

 

Annmarie Buraczeski - President

New Jersey Association of the Deaf 

 

What is CERT? How Can Senior Citizens Get Involved?

The Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) program educates the residents in their community about disaster preparedness for hazards that may impact the area where they live and trains them in basic disaster response skills.

 

Octavio Cuenca Maldonado - Disaster Distress Helpline Outreach Coordinator

DeafLEAD

 

DeafLEAD's Services Overview

DeafLEAD provides 24/7 crisis intervention, advocacy, case management, interpreting, and mental health support services to victims of crime who are Deaf, hard of hearing, DeafBlind, and late-deafened individuals and their families. We also lend our expertise to victim service providers—individuals and organizations alike—in ensuring that their services for crime victims with hearing loss are culturally and linguistically appropriate.

 

Maricar Marquez - Supervisor of the Independent Living Department 

Jenee Alleman - Older Adults Program Specialist

Helen Keller National Center for DeafBlind Youths and Adults (HKNC) 

 

Resources for DeafBlind Seniors

What does HKNC do? Who do we serve? How do we support Older Adults? How to regain independence in the home? Come learn to acquire vital skills to be an independent DeafBlind Adult. 

 

Lori Timney - Accessibility Relationship Manager

T-Mobile

 

T-Mobile Accessibility - Magenta Includes Everyone

T-Mobile offers these accessible communication services and products:  IP Relay, Conference Captioning, Accessible Wireless (phones and smartwatches), and Home Internet.

 

Mary Beth Mothersell - Accessibility Relationship Manager

New York Relay

 

New York Relay...connecting people to people...One Call at a Time!

New York Relay provides services that enable people who are Deaf, Hard of Hearing, DeafBlind or those with a Speech Disability to place and receive phone calls. Relay calls can be made to anyone, anywhere in the world, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.  Relay operators are specially trained to facilitate the calls. All calls are completely confidential.