Accessible Programs

Stand Against Racism is a movement of the YWCA with the goal of bringing people together from all walks of life to raise awareness that racism still exists. The YWCA of Nashville & Middle Tennessee is pleased to welcome a diverse group of community leaders, including Mayor Karl Dean, District Attorney-elect Glenn Funk, Carrie Gentry, Rabbi Joshua Kullock, Dwight Lewis, Remziya Suleyman and others to share a few words on diversity and community. We are also recognizing the 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which was signed into law on July 2, 1964.

Wendell 'Wink' Smith, NIC Master, enjoys researching and creating various workshops that focus on skill building through deliberate practice (RID Views, Winter 2012). Presenting workshops the last five years at national conferences (NAD, Silent Weekend) regional conferences (RID I, II, III, IV), state conferences, and local workshops across the nation has given Wink experiences to enhance applications for interpreters of all levels.

Join the Deaf Church of Brentwood Baptist for a community picnic on August 9, 2014 at 10:00am. We will meet at Shelter 1 in Fannie May Dees Park. The address is 2400 Blakemore Ave in Nashville.  Hot dogs, hamburgers & drinks will be provided for free. Cakes, cookies and drinks will be available to be auctioned and/or purchased.  Come, have fun, meet old and new friends and meet our new Pastor Aric and his family.

Les Miserables is an epic tale of broken dreams, passion and redemption, against the backdrop of a nation seething with revolution. Les Miserables is the winner of over 100 international awards and has become a global success on stage and screen. Timeless favorites from the musical score include On My Own, I Dreamed a Dream, Do You Hear the People Sing and Bring Him Home. The performance will be captioned on July 17th, 2014.

Renowned Deaf storyteller, Peter Cook, will be performing as part of the annual Tennessee Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf Conference being held at East Tennessee State University.  The performance of Southern Buffet Cookin' Up Stories in American Sign Language will begin at 7:00 pm at the Martha Culp Auditorium on the ETSU campus. His performance will be voice interpreted for the hearing. Admission is free; donations are accepted.

Because of the recent Broadway success of Pippin, (originally scheduled to be performed), the show’s producers have decided to take the show on tour, including a stop in Nashville. The license to the show was pulled because of our proximity to that location. Luckily, we were able to secure the rights to Xanadu! Xanadu is a hilarious, roller skating, musical adventure about following your dreams despite the limitations others set for you.