STANDING TOGETHER FOR CHANGE



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ZP Goes to Washington DC


CEO Sherri Turpin, along with a coalition of deaf leaders and influencers including recording artist and CEO of “Wawa’s World” Warren “Wawa” Snipe, celebrated film director Storm Smith, and Oscar-winning actor Troy Kotsur, went to Washington D.C. to take a stand for full communication access for the deaf and hard of hearing community.


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Employee Spotlights


"I'm learning new things like never before..."

-Damian Burt




Lisa Maseure

Interpreter


"I really enjoy working for ZP because ZP's company philosophy truly puts Deaf people first..."


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Damian Burt

Customer Experience


"My grandfather is my hero. He's always been there for me...."


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Employee Spotlights


"I'm learning new things like never before..."


-Damian Burt



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Lisa Maseure

Interpreter


"I really enjoy working for ZP because ZP's company philosophy truly puts Deaf people first..."


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Damian Burt

Customer Experience


"My grandfather is my hero. He's always been there for me...."


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TOTAL ACCESS


Your Communication Access is our Passion
Our Community is our Purpose


We at ZP Better Togther strongly support Total Access, a nationwide advocacy campaign. This involves educating the public, the business community as well as congressional and policy leaders, on the need to level the playing field of communications access as a fundamental human right.  Among the many others speaking out for this right are deaf leaders like Warren “Wawa” Snipe, Wesley Arey, and Joel Barish.  Here are their statements -- and to learn more, click the button below.  



Wesley Arey


Warren "Wawa" Snipe


Joel Barish


A Portal Story


A customer talks about her experience with the Portal


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"You're right! I love it. I've decided to use Facebook Portal. I got it from Purple and will use this for my live vlogs because you can see clear, smooth video.  It has beautiful picture quality.  It's large, and zooms in on everything.

Very nice and smooth - I love it! See how it zooms?


Congratulations Sherri Turpin

2022 Best CEO Awards Honoree

We’re proud to announce that our CEO Sherri Turpin was nominated by the Austin Business Journal for their 2022 Best CEO award. 


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ZP Product Highlights


Facebook Portal


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Your video-calling experience can't get any better than this. The Facebook Portal+ comes with intelligent face tracking, interactivity, and so much more. This is truly unlike any videophone you've ever seen.

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CloudVP


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CloudVP opens your video call to new possibilities - like Live Captions!  Enjoy the accuracy, mobility, and freedom of using CloudVP on your Google Chrome browser and enable Live Captions to add to your experience.

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Tips and Reminders


E-911


Did you know that firefighters recommend that we check batteries in our smoke detectors every month? We even replace batteries every 6 months!  While you do that, take the time to check your e911 location in your VRS account!


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Phone Trees


You know what it's like as deaf people ready to make a video call. We get connected to an interpreter who dials out and... ugh, we get a recording. Here are some tips for how to make this experience better and easier!



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Deaf Community Events



STDateEvent Name
WashingtonDC2/2/2023CloudVP Workshop at Gallaudet University
SeattleWA2/4/2023Deafopia-Seattle
LargoFL2/15/2023FCD Bingo Pizza Party
St. LouisMO2/18/2023Deafopia - ST LOUIS
Bloomington (Minneapolis)MN3/11/2023Deafopia - MN
Ellicott CityMD04/01/23MSD's 50th Anniversary Celebration: The Golden Dream- Golden Gala
GreensboroNC4/15/2023DeafNation - Greensboro NC
NewarkNJ04/22/23New Jersey Cornhole
RichmondVA04/22/23Virginia DeafBlind Expo
RochesterNY04/25/23NTID - The Next Big Idea (NBI):College Competition 2023
FrederickMD04/28/23MSD Hoy Tournament 2023
ColumbusOH04/29/23DeafNation - Columbus OH
FremontCA04/29/23Ohlone College Deaf Studies 50th Gala
PhiladephiaPA04/29/23PSD Transition and Resource Fair
DenverCO04/29/23Rocky Mountain Deaf Festival
San MarcosTX05/01/23Texas Jail Association Conference
PasadenaCA05/6/23DeafNation - Pasadena CA
RochesterNY05/06/23Deafopia - ROCHESTER
IndianapolisIN05/07/23PTCO Day
FrederickMD05/13/23MD ASL Festival
WaterburyCT05/20/23Connecticut Deaf Expo
PhiladephiaPA05/20/23PSD Annual Alumni Day
OmahaNE05/21/2342nd AJA Conference and Jail Expo
Kansas CityMO05/21/23ADA National Symposium
WashingtonDC06/14/23DIG's National Training Conference (NTC) 2023
HollywoodFL06/24/23DSA 17th Biennial Conference 2023
OrlandoFL07/10/23Disability IN Conference 2023
GaylordMI7/14/23
WashingtonDC07/17/23National Deaf People of Color (NDPC) Triennial Conference 2023
MiamiFL7/21/23Florida Deaf Art Show, Inc.
ChicagoIL07/25/23DWU Biennial Confernce 2023
BaltimoreMD07/26/23RID Conference
College ParkMD7/27/23Telecommunications for the Deaf, Inc.
BirminghamAL8/7/23National Black Deaf Advocate (NBDA)
CentraliaWA8/9/23Washington State Deaf Seniors Citizens
Fort WashingtonPA8/11/23Greater Washington Asian Deaf Association (GWADA)/Metropolitan Asian Deaf Association (MADA)
FrederickMD8/12/23Maryland Association of the Deaf (MDAD)
DarienWI8/19/23Southern Lakes Association of the Deaf
WashingtonDC8/20/23Gallaudet University
StaytonOR8/31/23Deafopia / WDT
AlexandriaVA9/2/23Global Deaf Muslim USA
East RutherfordNJ9/9/23Deafopia
San DiegoCA9/16/23Deafopia
Fort WayneIN9/16/23Northeast Indiana Deaf Awareness Council
AlbuquerqueNM9/21/23National Association of the Deaf
NapervilleIL9/21/23American Deaf Cornhole Nationals (ADC)
NashvilleTN9/22/23Bridges for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing- Nashville
AtholID9/22/23North Idaho Deaf Club
Ocean ViewDE9/23/23Delaware Deaf Senior Citizens
WarrenNJ9/23/23NJ Deaf Awareness, Inc.
AustinTX9/29/23Texas School for the Deaf Foundation
PortlandME9/30/23Maine Deaf Festival
RochesterNY9/30/23Partners in Deaf Health, Inc.
Sylvan LakeMI9/30/23Deaf CAN
PhoenixAZ9/30/23Phoenix Association of the Deaf (PAD)
AuroraCO10/1/23Relay Colorado
MesaAZ10/7/23DeafNation - Mesa AZ
San JoseCA10/7/23Deafopia
ClarkNJ10/7/23New Jersey Association for the Deaf, Inc (NJAD)
RochesterNY10/13/23NTID 55th Anniversary Reunion
PortlandOR10/14/23DeafNation - Portland OR
ConcordNH10/14/23New Hampshire Association of the Deaf (NHAD)
SalemOR10/20/23Oregon School for the Deaf
PhoenixAZ10/21/23Arizona Association of the Deaf Inc (AZAD)
WashingtonDC10/21/23Deafopia
SavannahGA10/30/23Society of Human Resources Management (SHRM)
Salt Lake CityUT11/1/2023Holiday Bazaar
GilbertAZ11/3/2023National Deaf Pickleball Tournament
West HartfordCT11/4/2023Connecticut Association for the Deaf
Safety HarborFL11/4/2023DEAFinitely Arts and Music Fest
ChicagoIL11/4/2023Deaf Nation Chicago
FrensoCA11/18/2023Valley Deaf Festival - The Big Fresno Fair/
Nationwide12/9/2023JDC “Be the Light: Together, Brighter” Gala