Hearing Loss and ADA Presentation – Victoria Empower Yourself! Deaf & Hearing Loss Communities Unite!! Special Guest: Chance Heinsohn, Attorney and Counselor at Law Come and learn about the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Learn how to request a reasonable…
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Denied Access by Wells Fargo?
Denied Access by Wells Fargo? File Your Claim By January 29, 2012 http://www.nad.org/news/2012/1/denied-access-wells-fargo-file-your-claim-jan-29 The National Association of the Deaf (NAD) urges customers who were refused access to Wells Fargo Bank or Wachovia Bank services before June 1, 2011 to file…
The Silent Treatment
The Silent Treatment Imagine serving decades in prison for a crime your sibling framed you for. Now imagine doing it while profoundly deaf. By James Ridgeway December 16, 2011 “This is a collect call from a correctional institution,” says the…
D/HH Advocacy & Assistive Technology Awareness Night – Bryan / College Station
Deaf/Hard of Hearing Advocacy and Assistive Technology Awareness Night – Bryan/College Station Monday, November 21, 2011 Listen up! Here are questions for you all. 1) Has your request for an accommodation (i.e., interpreter) to ensure effective communication been denied by…
Miss Deaf America raises awareness of disability
Miss Deaf America raises awareness of disability Rachel Mazique, Miss Deaf America ambassador for the National Association of the Deaf, discusses the difficulties of being the only deaf teacher and graduate student in the English Department at UT, Mazique shed…
Mayor’s Office for People with Disabilities Job Opening – Houston
Mayor’s Office for People with Disabilities Job Opening 9/21/11. Closes 9/27/11 Posted: 9/22/11 Colleagues: HCIL has received notification of the Executive Director position of the Mayor’s Office for People with Disabilities (MOPD) position opening. This is the second time that…