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[Visual description: Amy, a Latinx woman, wearing a black t-shirt with a DCARA logo. Joey, a white man with long curly dirty blond hair, wearing a black polo shirt with a DCARA logo. Kata, deaf white woman with gray hair, wearing a black t-shirt with a DCARA logo. Roberta, a white woman, wearing a black t-shirt with a DCARA logo. Rebecca, a white woman, wearing a black t-shirt with a DCARA logo. Andy, a white male, wearing a black t-shirt with a DCARA logo. Patty, a white woman, wearing a black t-shirt with a DCARA logo.]
[Video opens with archival footage of the Deaf Community Center Grand Opening. It cuts to Amy at her desk, smiling as she watches the footage on her computer. Amy then looks toward the camera]
Amy: That was moving. I do LOVE how in 1962, DCARA was built BY the Deaf community, is for the Deaf community, and backed by the Deaf community. DCARA has gone through a lot the past year. And so have you.
Joey: Climate Change – earthquakes, fires, floods
Kata: Dismantling of the Education System
Roberta: Cost of Living Increases – gas increase, rent increase, food increase
Amy: ICE Raids
Rebecca: Loss of Human Rights
Andy: SNAP Benefits On Hold
Patty: Federal Shutdown
[Video displays an orange paper frame with a slideshow of pictures and the years counting from 1962 to 2025.]
[Video shows the big Giving Tuesday logo then a small text in orange/teal slides up: “Donate at dcara.org/GivingTuesday2025”]
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