New Jersey’s Division of Deaf and Hard of Hearing (DDHH) will host its 19th Annual Deaf and Hard of Hearing Awareness Day at Six Flags Great Adventure, in Jackson, NJ, on Saturday, June 14 from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.

"Besides being a wonderful social event for our non-hearing community, DDHH uses its annual awareness events to educate the public about various communication tools available. We will have tools such as interpreters,assistive listening device (ALDS) and captioning for those who are Deaf, Hard of Hearing, Late Deafened and Deaf-Blind,available in the Showcase Theater during the performance," said Brian C. Shomo, Director of DDHH.

The internationally acclaimed Russian ensemble, Theater TOYS, whose members are all deaf themselves,will be the day’s main attraction, performing at 2 p.m. in the Showcase Theater. Their unique style incorporates various theater genres -- pantomime, dance and clowning -- so that anyone, regardless of language, race, age and belief will understand and enjoy the show, explained Shomo.

Special features available will include FM Assistive Listening Devices at show facilities, Guest Accessibility Guidebooks and TTY phones at special Guest Relations, Security and First Aid stations in the Main Park and in Safari Park, plus wheelchairs and strollers for rent. Other special stations will include an Awareness Day Ticket Booth,Photo Greeters, and a Photo Booth for photo pick-up. Other shows will include the Bugs Bunny Kids Show, Dolphin Show, and Water Ski Show.

DDHH works with the New Jersey Association of the Deaf (NJAD) and other Deaf, Deaf-Blind and Hard of Hearing organizations on the fund raising and ticket sales and schedules all performers for the Awareness Day program, which is funded by AT&T NJ Relay Services. For more information, call the NJ Division on Deaf and Hard of Hearing Hotline: 1-800-792-8339 V/TTY.