Deafblind Club
Sat, May 17 | 11:00 am - 2:00 pm
Deafblind Club is a community event open to anyone experiencing combined vision loss and hearing loss! ASL/Interpreting students, volunteers and anyone interested in learning more about the Deafblind community are also welcome!
Multiple languages are represented including American Sign Language (ASL) and spoken English. Protactile (PT) is also encouraged!
Join us for community updates, socializing and games! Pizza is available on site at Noon. Must bring $8.00 if you want to eat pizza. For potluck months, please bring a food item to share or $8.00. Potluck months will be announced ahead of time. You may bring your own lunch. Cans of soda pop and bottled water are available for $2 each.
When: Deafblind Club meets on the third Saturday of every month from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm. The event ends promptly at 2:00 pm and all rides including Metro Mobility should be scheduled for no later than 2:00 pm pick-up.
Where: St. Peder’s Church, 4600 E 42nd St, Minneapolis MN 55406. Metro Mobility and other ride services should use the side-door entrance on the east side of the building. The event is fully accessible to those using wheelchairs and has a wheelchair accessible restroom on site.
A limited number of Support Service Providers (SSP) and/or ASL Interpreters are available to assist with human guiding and communication as needed. Deafblind Club will not meet if there is forecast to be severe weather.
Deafblind Club is provided by the Minnesota Employment Center (MEC) Rise Inc. and is supported by DeafBlind Services Minnesota (DBSM). For more information or to volunteer, please contact Sammie Porter, Deafblind Community Specialist at porters@dbsm.org.