Tag: deaf

Super Bowl Party 2/2/14 – Austin

SUPER BOWL PARTY  February 2, 2014  1PM ‘til Game Over  Admission:  With paid square = FREE  Without paid square = $5.00  $5, $10 & $20 squares Please bring potluck!  If not bring potluck – $3 additional admission charge!  Watch NFC…

Getting Real about Workforce Diversity

Getting Real about Workforce Diversity December 8, 2013 by Brian Patrick Jensen Speech transcript on “Real About Diversity” first delivered to the Tri-State Human Resource Management Association Diversity Program (October 26, 2012). Learn more about this keynote & view presentation…

The Double Divide: Deaf and Native

The Double Divide: Deaf and Native Eisa Ulen November 25, 2013 Deaf Natives who live on isolated reservations, said Judy Cummings Stout (Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina), can often “live between two cultures,” marginalized from mainstream America because of their…

Deaf Action Center returns to its core focus – Louisiana

Deaf Action Center returns to its core focus Shreveport facility enlists technology to try to increase interpreter pool December 2, 2013  Ronald Williams finds companionship and conversation at a Shreveport center that serves the deaf. He is among regulars at…

iCanConnect helps hearing, vision impaired -Oklahoma

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…

You Speak So Well!

You Speak So Well!  November 22, 2013 By Brian Patrick Jensen Hard to Hear Compliments Whenever I meet someone new face-to-face, the introduction inherently requires a preemptive mention that I am profoundly hard of hearing. The goal is to put…