Summer Offers Great Opportunity for Youth Employment – Austin and/or Travis County The Work-Based Learning/Summer Youth Employment program (WBL/SYEP) is a joint venture of the City of Austin and Travis County Health & Human Services Departments. The program is for…
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ASL Interpreted Show: Toil and Trouble – Austin
ASL-interpreted show: Toil and Trouble DATE: 11/4 and others TBA TIME: 6 pm on 11/4 ADDRESS: 2803 E Manor Rd Austin, Texas WEBSITE: http://www.troublepuppet.com Hello to our friends who are deaf and hearing-impaired: Trouble Puppet Theater Company is excited to…
ASL Interpreted Show: Double, Double, Toil and Trouble – Austin
Dear Austin-area educators and members of the deaf community: Trouble Puppet Theater Company is excited to present Toil and Trouble, our original adaptation of Macbeth, and we want to let you know that we welcome groups, especially student groups, and…
APD Settles With Deaf Woman Over Arrest
APD Settles With Deaf Woman Over Arrest August 22 2012 A lawsuit against the Austin Police Department is leading to some changes in how the department deals with the hearing-impaired and deaf community. In 2009, Ester Valdez was walking down…
City Settles Suit With Deaf Citizen
City Settles Suit With Deaf Citizen Jail and several courtrooms will get videophones BY JORDAN SMITH AUGUST 3, 2012 For the second time in a decade, the city of Austin has settled a federal civil rights suit, reaffirming its agreement…
Group sues City of Austin, businesses for allegedly discriminating against people with disabilities
Group sues City of Austin, businesses for allegedly discriminating against people with disabilities By Juan Castillo AMERICAN-STATESMAN STAFF July 26, 2012 A state advocacy group for people with disabilities said Thursday it is suing the City of Austin and more…