Deaf Women of Oregon and Washington

Thank you for visiting Deaf Women of Oregon and Washington (DWOW) website. DWOW, an non-profit organization, was established in 2006 in order to prepare the upcoming Deaf Women United (DWU) conference, which will be held in Portland, Oregon on July 22nd to 26, 2009.

Deaf Women United (DWU) and Deaf Women of Oregon and Washington (DWOW) invite all Deaf, Deaf-Blind, Hard of Hearing and Late Deafened Women to the 12th Biennial Deaf Women United Conference: “Honoring Our Deaf Women Pioneers” at Red Lion Janzten Beach Hotel on July 22-26, 2009!

Click DWU Conference 2009 page for UPDATED information!

(5/4/09) IMPORTANT INFORMATION! Deaf Women United has EXTENDED the DWU conference regular rate to JUNE 1, and the late registration rate to JUNE 2 TO JUNE 30!

Click HERE to download the DWU CONF 2009 Registration!

Please register at your earliest convenience and be sure to reserve your hotel room at the Red Lion at the Columbia River, Jantzen Beach, by FRIDAY, MAY 22ND at great PRICES! The rates will go up after this.

HOTEL INFORTMATION: $109.00 a night for Single and Double & $129.00 for Triple and Quad (3 or 4 people). Red Lion-Jantzen Beach on the Columbia River in Portland, Oregon. The address is 909 N. Hayden Island Dr., Portland, OR 97217.You may reserve your hotel room by calling 503-283-4466 or 1-800-Red-Lion. Please give the hotel the conference code DEAF WOMEN UNITED to receive your reduced conference rate.

To see this beautiful hotel, situated on the Columbia River, go to their website.

DON'T DELAY TO REGISTER! Hope to see you in July!
Click DWU Conference 2009 page for more info.

(4/14/09) Watch Pinky Aiello, our DWU Conference's Entertainer's vlog!

We hope that you can come to the conference. It's still not TOO late! The regular registration rate
ends June 1st. Late registration (more expensive) ends June 30th. You can pay by paypal if needed. Any questions --ask away at dwu2009@aol.com!

(4/7/09) DWOW's new Spring 2009 Newsletter is now complete!
Click here to download the newsletter.

The BW version of this NL will be mailed to members by April 10th.
Also visit our Newsletters page to view the past issues.

(3/26/09) See the DWU Conference's Keynote speaker's video!
We hope that you can come to the conference.
Please click here to register!

Miriam Richards, the Keynote Speaker, at Red Lion Jantzen Beach Hotel!

(2/18/09) The DWU Conference Planning Committee are now offering the state
of Oregon's Landmark Tour Addeums! The following tours are:

Wednesday, July 22nd: Mount St. Helens Trip - $40 person
Thursday, July 23rd: Multnomah Falls Trip - $25 person
Friday, July 24th: Oregon Museum of Science & Industry Trip - $20 person
Our guide will be our own Miriam Richards!

Download the form for RSVP. Remember these are OPTIONAL!

(2/2/09) Check out our FIRST vlog! Damara Paris, the DWU conference
chairperson talks about the exciting upcoming conference!

If you don't plan to go the DWU conference, please consider join us for the Women's Leadership Program on Wednesday, July 22nd for ONLY $40.00 from 9a to 5p!
Contact dwu2009@aol.com for more information.

DEAF WOMEN UNITED ALERT: SCAM!

It has come to our attention that various individuals have been approached by scam artists claiming to be representatives of Deaf Women United (DWU).

Click here for more details!

Please be cautious. Thanks & stay safe!

DWOW Board & Committee