COVID-19 Materials Now Available in ASL The Governor’s Committee on People with Disabilities (GCPD) and the Office of the Governor (OOG) have made the following materials available in American Sign Language (ASL). GCPD will continue to interpret executive orders into…
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FCC Shares Resources on Accessible Televised Emergency Information
FCC Shares Resources on Accessible Televised Emergency Information Office of the Texas Governor, Greg Abbott Governor’s Committee on People with Disabilities Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Shares Resources on Accessible Televised Emergency Information On March 13, 2020, a national emergency was…
Planning for the Digital Accessibility Needs of Students with Disabilities as Part of a Campus Mitigation Plan for COVID-19
Planning for the Digital Accessibility Needs of Students with Disabilities as Part of a Campus Mitigation Plan for COVID-19 In response to precautions being taken in relation to COVID-19, the Governor’s Committee on People with Disabilities (GCPD) reminds Texas colleges…
Program Coordination Specialist
Program Coordination Specialist To apply: https://jobshrportal.hhsc.state.tx.us/ENG/careerportal/Job_Profile.cfm?szOrderID=441668&szReturnToSearch=1&&szWordsToHighlight=deaf Job Description: The Program Coordination Specialist is hired by, and reports to the Office of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services (ODHHS) Director and performs moderately complex (journey-level) consultative services and technical assistance work.…
Governor Abbott Declares October Persons with Disabilities History and Awareness Month 2019
Celebrating Persons with Disabilities History and Awareness Month In 2011, the 82nd Texas Legislature passed House Bill (HB) 3616, which officially designated October as Persons with Disabilities History and Awareness Month. HB 3616 encouraged public schools and state agencies to…
Governor Abbott Declares October 15th White Cane Day 2019
Governor Abbott Declares October 15th White Cane Day White Cane Day is October 15th According to the American Council of the Blind, White Cane Day was first recognized in 1964 by President Lyndon Johnson as White Cane Safety Day. Since…