iCanConnect helps hearing, vision impaired December 11, 2013 By Phyllis Zorn, Staff Writer Enid News and Eagle Oklahomans with combined vision and hearing loss can get the latest communications technology, including iPads and smart phones, free of charge through a…
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DSAT II Training January 18-19, 2014 by DARS – Beaumont
DSAT II Promo Beaumont Januar 18-19, 2014 National Consortium of Interpreter Education Centers Participants will gain a stronger understanding of how to advocate for themselves, develop higher self esteem, understand the interpreter’s role, and how to advocate for communication access…
Sign Letter Supporting Access to Telecomm for Deaf Prisoners & Families
Sign Letter Supporting Access to Telecomm for Deaf Prisoners & Families Friends and Allies: We are in urgent need of your support and action! HEARD’s Deaf Prisoner Phone Justice Campaign needs a strong push from the Community to get us…
Fort Worth offers weather alerts tailored for blind, deaf
Fort Worth offers weather alerts tailored for blind, deaf by MONIKA DIAZ WFAA October 30, 2013 FORT WORTH — When severe weather hits, Shelly Ondich turns to her computer for weather alerts being issued by the City of Fort Worth.…
iCanConnect: A New Program for Deafblind
iCanConnect: A New Program for Deafblind WEBSITE: http://www.icanconnect.org My name is Carrie Frost, and I work through the Perkins School for the Blind as the Project Manager in Texas for the National Deaf-Blind Equipment Distribution Program (NDBEP), also known as…
Position Statement on State Mental Health Coordinators Serving Deaf and Hard of Hearing Individuals (2013)
Position Statement on State Mental Health Coordinators Serving Deaf and Hard of Hearing Individuals (2013) The National Association of the Deaf (NAD) strongly believes that in order to create a culturally affirmative mental health services delivery system for people who…