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[VIDEO DESCRIPTION: Deaf Interpreter Romduol Ngov is wearing a dark grey sweater with the sleeves pushed up. He is sitting in front of a black background looki...ng at the camera.] Disclaimer: This transcript is a back translation of the Latent Interpretation and is not intended to be a verbatim reproduction of the original message. For questions, comments, and feedback, please email [email protected] Thank you! TRANSCRIPT: [IMAGE DESCRIPTION: Governor Gavin Newsom is a white man with slicked back grey hair. He is wearing a black suit with a light blue shirt and a dark blue tie. He is speaking and gesturing with his hand. He is standing in front of three flags and from left to right, they are the American flag, California state flag and California Office of Emergency Services (CalOES) flag.] [WHITE TEXT: Video made possible with support from Xgamil’s Photography & More] DEAF INTERPRETER: Hello, This is Romduol interpreting for Governor Newsom’s press conference on December 3rd. We are currently experiencing a very serious emergency. [IMAGE DESCRIPTION: White text on red background reads BREAKING NEWS and underneath that is black text on white background and it reads COVID-19 SURGE IN CALIFORNIA] GOVERNOR NEWSOM: This month, in the state of California, we have reached a new milestone regarding the COVID-19 pandemic. If you remember, back in November we announced the number of people dying on average every day due to the disease. [IMAGE DESCRIPTION: A green arrow in the shape of a circle with the number 24 inside it.] GOVERNOR NEWSOM: Last month, this number was at 10 people per day on average. However, this month of December, that number has risen by huge numbers. [IMAGE DESCRIPTION: An image that looks like a math problem. 100 people plus the coronavirus cell and a skull with crossbones equals 1 day.] GOVERNOR NEWSOM: It now sits at an average of 100 people per day. This is serious. [IMAGE DESCRIPTION: A large hospital room with many occupied bed.] GOVERNOR NEWSOM: Additionally, our hospital’s Intensive Care Units (ICUs) that hold the most serious cases are reaching their maximum capacity. The beds will soon be full. We will be watching all six of California’s regions and these areas will need to be put under a list of very strict rules. If we do not take action, then those who need emergency attention at California hospitals may be turned away due to not having room available. None of us want this to happen. It is so important that we continue to follow the guidelines of wearing masks, social-distancing, and washing hands. This is with the understanding that stricter guidelines may be added. [IMAGE DESCRIPTION: A large group of clipart people with a not allowed symbol.] For example, only leaving the home for essential reasons. These might include things like medical reasons, grocery shopping, or just needing to get out in order to help your own mental health. This is understandable. [IMAGE DESCRIPTION: A clipart of a man walking three dogs.] GOVERNOR NEWSOM: I encourage you to go for walks outdoors and to exercise. Of course, it is important to remember to wear masks, practice social distancing, and to avoid large groups. Then, once you feel more at ease, return to staying at home. The six regions of California that we are watching can be seen in this picture. [IMAGE DESCRIPTION: The state of California split into six parts.] [WHITE TEXT: Northern California: Del Norte, Glenn, Humboldt, Lake Lassen, Mendocino, Modoc, Shasta, Siskiyou, Tehama, Trinity WHITE TEXT: Bay Area: Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Monterey, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Solano, Sonoma WHITE TEXT: Greater Sacramento: Alpine, Amador, Butte, Colusa, El Dorado, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Sacramento, Sierra, Sutter, Yolo, Yuba WHITE TEXT: San Joaquin Valley: Calaveras, Fresno, Kern, Kings, Madera, Mariposa, Merced, San Benito, San Joaquin, Stanislaus, Tulare, Tuolumne WHITE TEXT: Southern California: Imperial, Inyo, Los Angeles, Mono, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Ventura] GOVERNOR NEWSOM: These are the regions of the state that we are watching closely and have set-up newer and stricter guidelines to be followed. Some businesses will need to close down, while others can remain open. [IMAGE DESCRIPTION: A closeup of a closed sign hanging in a window.] [IMAGE DESCRIPTION: A hair salon with the word CLOSED written diagonally across it.] GOVERNOR NEWSOM: Some examples of the kinds of places that will certainly need to close down are hair /nail salons, wineries, and/or bars. These places are not safe to stay open for business and will need to be closed down if they are unable to follow the guidelines. As for the businesses that will be allowed to remain open: Schools can reopen if they sign a waiver. [IMAGE DESCRIPTION: A man with a red shirt and red cap wearing a mask and gloves holding a brown paper bag with the words SAFE FOOD DELIVERY.] GOVERNOR NEWSOM: Restaurants that can provide take-out or delivery services will be allowed to stay open. Retail stores, if they can safely follow all of the guidelines that we have set, then they can stay open too. This includes limiting the number of people inside the building at one time. If these guidelines are followed, then the business can stay open. This is what we are asking of these six regions of California. [IMAGE DESCRIPTION: A syringe injected in the rubber part of a vial.] GOVERNOR NEWSOM: Please be safe and please remember that this is all temporary. The Vaccine will soon be available. It is on the way and it will help us to better protect against COVID-19. If you have travel plans, I beg of you, please cancel. It is just for this year. I don’t want to see people traveling to other states and unknowingly bringing and spreading the virus there, or getting the virus and bringing it back here. Again, please cancel travel plans. Thank you. If you are concerned about businesses closing down and the fate of small businesses who are not making money, you’re not alone. I share those concerns as well and I also care about our businesses. The state of California has plans and we are getting money together. You can visit www.covid19.ca.gov for more information. There are lots of programs you can apply for and get tax waivers, interest waivers, cost deductions, etc. This will help sustain your business during this pandemic. [IMAGE DESCRIPTION: A group of four young professionals. Three of them are wearing a mask but one man is not wearing a mask and has his head turned and is coughing into his hand.] GOVERNOR NEWSOM: We also have programs for employees who get sick with coronavirus and cannot continue working. That program was supposed to end in December, but we decided to extend it until a date that will be decided later. When I have more information, I will let you know, or you can visit www.covid19.ca.gov. [IMAGE DESCRIPTION: A young female cashier rings up the cost of an item. She has a half smile and is wearing an apron.] [IMAGE DESCRIPTION: An older man leans over to pick food from a large green field.] [IMAGE DESCRIPTION: A female doctor stands with a male nurse. They both have stethoscopes around their necks and are smiling.] [IMAGE DESCRIPTION: A group of police officers smile at the camera.] GOVERNOR NEWSOM: We also have programs that are designed to support essential workers, such as cashiers, farmers, doctors, police officers, firefighters, etc. The programs will help take care of any medical costs and so on. We really value our essential workers and we will take care of them as best as possible. [IMAGE DESCRIPTION: A large room full of lower-income people of all ages standing at a long table waiting for medical services.] GOVERNOR NEWSOM: For those of you who do not have health insurance and are worried about being able to take the coronavirus test, do not worry. We have programs that will cover the costs of your exam so you can go ahead and get tested if you need to. This will also help us track the COVID-19 numbers up in your region. Many families told us they are worried about childcare. Caregivers need to work and they typically do so while their children are in school. However, now that schools have closed down, many caregivers and parents don’t know what to do with their children. If you need child care, visit www.mychildcare.ca.gov. That website has options for you to explore and think about so you can work and earn money while your child is being cared for. [IMAGE DESCRIPTION: A ventilator. It is a large mostly-white machine on wheels with tubes and a screen.] GOVERNOR NEWSOM: California has been making ventilators, otherwise known as breathing support machines. In March, when COVID-19 first started, we were unprepared and there were not enough ventilators. But now, we have ordered and made enough so this will not be a problem again. [IMAGE DESCRIPTION: A person in full personal protective equipment (PPE) gear. They are fully covered from head to toe in blue, except the eyes are covered by clear goggles and the hands by transparent latex. Surrounding the person are various symbols of the gear involved in PPE. Symbols include a head cover, face shield, goggles, mask, gloves, shoe covers, and a zip up clothes cover.] GOVERNOR NEWSOM: If a health care center needs more ventilators or more PPE equipment like masks, gloves, face shields, gowns, and so on, then we can make much more and give them more. [IMAGE DESCRIPTION: A homeless person lies on the sidewalk with two young children crouching behind them. There is a shopping cart filled with various items and a sign on brown cardboard that says Homeless, please help.] GOVERNOR NEWSOM: For people who are homeless or low-income we have programs that will support them. There are programs like Project RoomKey that provide free housing. We have been in communication with the federal government and we are approved for all kinds of funding. This money will be funneled into lower income communities and struggling individuals and families. [IMAGE DESCRIPTION: A syringe injected in the rubber part of a vial.] [IMAGE DESCRIPTION: The Pfizer logo is a blue circle with Pfizer in white font.] [IMAGE DESCRIPTION: The Moderna logo is red font moderna with blue dash lines underlined.] GOVERNOR NEWSOM: I’ve talked about the COVID-19 vaccine before and it will be available soon. Manufacturers like Pfizer and Moderna are sending their vaccines. Please understand, it will not be available to everyone right away. There are certain groups that will be given the vaccine first before everyone else. The first group will be [IMAGE DESCRIPTION: A group of smiling senior citizens.] [IMAGE DESCRIPTION: A homemade sign that says HOSPITAL HEROS WORK HERE with cardboard stars, hearts and balloons.] [IMAGE DESCRIPTION: A sick woman blowing her nose and holding her hand up to her forehead.] GOVERNOR NEWSOM: My last point, the vaccine will be available for the general public, meaning those who are not at high-risk for spreading or becoming deathly ill. The reason I tell you this is because I don’t want you to think your life is less important than anyone else's. No one can buy the vaccine with their own money, so even rich people have to wait the same amount of time as those who are not rich. Fairness and equality is important in California. Again, please follow the rules. Wear your mask, social distance, wash your hands, and avoid large crowds. Thank you. [FULL SCREEN: [IMAGE DESCRIPTION: Governor Gavin Newsom is a white man with slicked back grey hair. He is wearing a black suit with a light blue shirt and a dark blue tie. He is speaking and gesturing with his hand. He is standing in front of three flags and from left to right, they are the American flag, California state flag and California Office of Emergency Services (CalOES) flag.] [WHITE TEXT: Video made possible with support from Xgamil’s Photography & More] Disclaimer: This transcript is a back translation of the Latent Interpretation and is not intended to be a verbatim reproduction of the original message. For questions, comments, and feedback, please email [email protected] Thank you!

Hello.. Did you know there is Free covid-19 testing? You want to take it? There are different places all over San Diego county with many addresses to choose from. Addresses and photo will be shown at the end of this video with more details. Must make an appointment by entering www.211sandiego.org. Stay Safe!

We are thrilled to continue to coordinate the Pamela Espalin Memorial Toy Drive this year. The Toy Drive will make a significant difference in the lives of many in the San Diego Community. Deadlines for applications to receive donations will be Friday, December 11, 2020. Please email Sandra or Julie (emails below) for an application. Thank you all who have already committed to helping coordinate this effort and thank you to all who have helped in past years or hosted a famil...y. If you are able to help again this year, please contact Sandra or Julie at [email protected] or [email protected]. If you are interested in hosting a family or donating you can reach out to them. We appreciate your support and contributions. Image Description: Green background with a reindeer. Text: Toy Drive. Deadline for Toy Drive application: December 11, 2020. If you would like to donate to a family in this toy drive, please contact DCS.

Adverse weather conditions forecasted for ________ through ________ indicate increased wildfire risk that may affect the power lines serving local communities. These conditions may require us to turn off power to reduce the risk of a wildfire. If power is turned off, it will remain off until conditions are safe for restoration. When possible, we’ll notify potentially impacted customers 48 hours in advance of power being turned off.

Transcript: DCS is hosting DEAFOWEEN: Halloween Costume Contest! What is the best part of Halloween (4 different signs)? Hmm. Of course, candies and costumes! We have three categories; Children, Teens, and Adults with a 1st to 3rd place winning prizes for each category! Want to participate in the contest?! Take a photo or video of your costume and submit On your social media, use the hashtag, #DEAFOWEEN and tag DCS @DeafCommunityServices. Post and tag us by November 1st to qu...alify and winners will be announced by Friday, November 6th. See you all soon, Happy Halloween! Happy Halloween! Image Description: a person with long curly hair, in front of a black background wearing a headband with alien eyes and a black sweater with a green alien face. Another person with long brown hair in two side ponytails, in front of a beige background wearing a black shirt with green alien face on it and black eyeshadow.

The presidential election is happening November 3rd! Every U.S. citizen has a right to vote. Make an informed choice by watching the debates between this year’s candidates.

Latent Interpreting Media Ready to Post: Governor Newsom Press Conference, October 19, 2020 https://youtu.be/wYFkoJHD8Bs Thank you NorCal Services for Deaf & Ha...rd of Hearing for sponsoring this video. For donations or to sponsor a video please contact [email protected] Disclaimer: This transcript is a back translation of the Latent Interpretation and is not intended to be a verbatim reproduction of the original message. For questions, comments, and feedback, please email [email protected] Thank you! [VIDEO DESCRIPTION: Deaf Interpreter Alexis Bravo sitting in front of a textured gray background; Mexican man with a light tan, short light brown hair; wearing a black short-sleeve shirt.] TRANSCRIPT: [IMAGE DESCRIPTION: [top left] WHITE TEXT: CA Governor Newsom, October 20, 2020. IMAGE: A white male presenting with short hair, wearing a black suit with dark blue tie, Governor Newsom giving a speech during press conference; three flags behind the governor: US flag, white flag, blue flag with logo of CalOES] [IMAGE DESCRIPTION: [bottom left] WHITE TEXT: This video made possible by support from: [IMAGE] NorCal Services for Deaf & Hard of Hearing with dark blue logo spells NORCAL with Empower (purple). Educate (teal). Elevate (green) above the logo] TRANSCRIPT: DEAF INTERPRETER: Hello my name is Alexis [name sign A to 5 wiggle outward from heart] interpreting for Governor Newsom’s press conference today with three points. GOVERNOR NEWSOM: My first point today is about vaccines for COVID-19 which will hopefully help us slow the spread and keep COVID-19 positive numbers as low as possible. Even with the vaccine, there is no 100% guarantee that you will not catch COVID-19. Same thing with flu shots, when you get a flu shot, there is no promise that you will not get the flu. We have been working with one company to provide 45 million vaccines for COVID-19. [IMAGE DESCRIPTION: white background; a syringe with needle laying across a person’s hands with blue latex gloves and a person wearing a white shirt holding a white sign covering their face. The white sign has black text: COVID19] GOVERNOR NEWSOM: America is divided into 50 states. Those 45 million vaccines will be divided to all 50 states. California will get about 12% of the 45 million vaccines which equals 1 to 2 million total vaccines. [WHITE TEXT; 12% of the 45 million doses go to California] GOVERNOR NEWSOM: Those 45 million vaccines have been made by two different companies seen here. [IMAGE DESCRIPTION: a white background with blue oval logo with white text: Pfizer] [IMAGE DESCRIPTION: a white background; teal & pink mask, syringe, and medical pills with a red text that reads Moderna below Moderna are blue dotted lines and below the lines is blue text: messenger therapeutics] GOVERNOR NEWSOM: Everyone who wants the vaccines must get two shots within 21 days (3 weeks). Once California gets our vaccines, we will call people in to get their shots by groups. [IMAGE DESCRIPTION: Picture of a medical expert wearing PPE and doing some kind of lab experiment with a syringe in hand and vial in another hand] GOVERNOR NEWSOM: We will work closely with medical experts, scientists, researchers, biologists, and others who will make sure that how we give out COVID-19 vaccine shots that we do it the right way without making people become sick or sicker. We want to start with our experts when the vaccines arrive hopefully in December of this year. That is our hope. After we go through our own test with experts, we want to start vaccines to the public in 2021. [WHITE TEXT: JANUARY-MARCH; APRIL -JUNE, JULY-SEPTEMBER, OCTOBER-DECEMBER] GOVERNOR NEWSOM: We will not be able to get everyone in for vaccines right away, we need to start with different groups one after the other starting with those who have the highest chance of getting the virus to those who have the lowest chance of getting the virus. [IMAGE DESCRIPTION: Clip art of rows of abstract people without facial features all with masks including children, adults, people of different skin color, clothing, and headwear standing against a pale blue/green background] [BELOW IMAGE WHITE TEXT: 65+ age, Essential workers, Disabled people, BIPOC, people who live in rural areas] GOVERNOR NEWSOM: Before we start giving our vaccinations we want to be sure we have all the supplies we need. [IMAGE DESCRIPTION: A picture with different medical supplies including wipes, gauze, medical scissors, alcohol pads, bandages, and more] GOVERNOR NEWSOM: Some of the vaccines require ultra cold storage of below -70 degrees celsius. Other vaccines require cold storage below -20 degrees celsius. [IMAGE DESCRIPTION: A lot of vaccines in a cold storage/refrigerator with sliding glass doors; a black presenting, wearing a lab coat, stand right next to the cold storage looking at the vaccines] GOVERNOR NEWSOM: The state's California Immunization Registry (CAIR) is the system currently in place to handle the related data. This system able to keep track of who has had the vaccine and who hasn’t, who was isolated for those three weeks and who did not. Who did recover from COVID-19 and who did not. If we see that the vaccines are working, then we will ask the two companies to make more so that we don’t run out. As you go out and socialize you see that people are wearing masks. Look at me and my mask. See the mask below my nose. That is not okay because you can still get COVID-19 germs in through the nose and can spread it out from your nose too. See me cover my nose and mouth with my mask. That is how you should wear your mask to slow the spread. I now you are tired of wearing a mask. I know it is hard to breath. But please wear your mask. Wait until you are alone, alone in your car, alone at home, then you can take off your mask and take a deep breath. Don’t take deep breaths without a mask while you are in the same space with other people. [WHITE TEXT: 3,747 new cases] GOVERNOR NEWSOM: Now for an update on the number of COVID-19 positive caes. See the white text. While numbers of people in hospitals and ICU have gone down we don’t want to get too comfortable and think everything is okay when the virus is still going on and going up in some areas. Please stay safe. For the number of people who have taken the COVID-19 tests (nose swab, mouth swab, blood tests) see the white text. [WHITE TEXT: 121,581 tests] GOVERNOR NEWSOM: Remember our four-tiered county color coding system with purple, red, orange yellow. Let me show you how many counties are in each color group. See white text. [WHITE TEXT; 10 counties in purple group. 27 counties in red group. 12 in orange group and 8 counties in yellow group] GOVERNOR NEWSOM: Remember, the goal is for all counties to keep moving down the tiers and get to yellow. Keep working hard to do your part to slow the spread of COVID-19. This is serious and needs everyone to help. GOVERNOR NEWSOM: Now for my third and final point: California wildfires. [IMAGE DESCRIPTION: Picture of two firefighters putting out the wildfire with a water hose that shooting out water] GOVERNOR NEWSOM: The fires that we have right now are huge. Really huge! [IMAGE DESCRIPTION: A picture of a huge wildfire all over the land] [WHITE TEXT: More than 4.1 million acres] GOVERNOR NEWSOM: There have been 31 deaths in this wildfire season. Our hearts are with them. Last week with the high winds, our firefighters have been working hard to get control of the fires. Thank you to all of our firefighters who are trying to get these fires to stop. Again, I know you are tired of all of our reminders but again, because I care about each of you, follow our guidelines, wash your hands, avoid contact with other people, do not socialize more than you need to. Stay safe. Stay healthy. Thank you! [IMAGE DESCRIPTION: [top left image] Teal background with dark image of hands with a drop of water and lathered soap next to WHITE TEXT: Wash your heads BLUE TEXT: frequently] [IMAGE DESCRIPTION: [center left image] Teal background with dark image of shadows of several people standing close to each other with BLUE AND WHITE TEXT: Avoid cross, stay home if you can.] [VIDEO IMAGE: Animation of a woman with brown hair and light skin wearing a green blouse with black buttons and white collar is seen pulling a blue mask over her nose/mouth again and again on loop] [FULL SCREEN IMAGE DESCRIPTION: WHITE TEXT: This video made possible by: [IMAGE] NorCal Services for Deaf & Hard of Hearing with dark blue logo spells NORCAL with Empower (purple). Educate (teal). Elevate (green) above the logo] Disclaimer: This transcript is a back translation of the Latent Interpretation and is not intended to be a verbatim reproduction of the original message. For questions, comments, and feedback, please email [email protected] Thank you!

Transcript: Hello, We are happy to let you all know the Deaf Services Advisory Council (DSAC) webpage updates are now complete with accessible videos and forms. Please check out the webpage at deafcommunityservices.org/dsac/ for important dates for DSAC nominations, meetings and the elections.... If you have ideas or think you can help with either the upcoming DSAC meetings or the DSAC website content development, please let us know at [email protected]. Thank you. IMAGE DESCRIPTION: Background: a beige wall; a person with a bald, short brown beard and a dark blue polo shirt with a DCS logo on the left chest looking at the camera

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We have an exciting presentation by Nancy Rourke and Dr. McKay-Cody happening on Monday Oct 19th! Please check out the flyer for more information....See you next week!

Do you have concerns about: Voting at a ballot location? Understanding ballot instructions? Preference of voting using a different language (ASL, LSM, etc)? Don’t worry, DCS is here to help! Contact us at 619.550.3436 or visit https://deafcommunityservices.org/vre/