Client Council
Lincoln Training Center's Client Council is a body of 10 participants
from our work services program who serve as representatives of their peers to
the Center's Management and Board of Directors on issues pertaining to the facility,
programs and services, social activities, self-governance, and other issues.
Staff facilitation has been provided for guidance and self-advocacy training
with the goal of having this leadership body function independently. The Council
has developed their own set of Bylaws to structure their rules of order. Within
the Council, the following official positions were elected: President, Vice
President, Secretary, Assistant Secretary, Treasurer, Assistant Treasurer, Sergeant-at-Arms,
Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms, Public Relations Officer, and Assistant Public Relations
Officer.
Signs of
Music
| The "Signs of Music" is a 15 member choir comprised of participants from our work services program who perform popular songs in American Sign Language (ASL) at public events. As tape recorded music is played, the choir provides the audience with an ASL interpretation/translation of the song's lyrics. The performances are very moving to witness. It should be noted that only two of the choir members utilize ASL as their primary means of communication. The remaining 13 have no impairment to their hearing, and have learned ASL as a second language. | |