Tag: disabilities

Texas students with disabilities will no longer take modified STAAR exam

Texas students with disabilities will no longer take modified STAAR exam By Letters to the Editor [email protected] May 16, 2014 Re: “Unanswered questions — Korinna Kirchhoff: Special needs students won’t take a modified STAAR next year, but what will they…

Webinar: Nontraditional Emergency Shelters and People with Disabilities 5/8/14

Webinar: Nontraditional Emergency Shelters and People with Disabilities The Great Lakes ADA Center is pleased to announce that the next session in the Emergency Preparedness Webinar Series is scheduled for May 8, 2014. This series is brought to you through…

AT&T and the Wireless RERC Launch Mobile Device Training For People with Disabilities

AT&T and the Wireless RERC Launch Mobile Device Training For People with Disabilities Today, AT&T Foundation announced a $50,000 contribution to Shepherd Center to assist researchers in the Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center for Wireless Technologies (Wireless RERC) in launching a…

Common Ground: Listening to others helps us all out

Common Ground: Listening to others helps us all out by Chante warren April 08, 2014 Graduating senior Tammy Garner, 18, wears a hearing aid, reads lips, can use sign language and she talks. Her biggest challenge has been to show…

Job Opportunity: Job Coach – San Antonio

Job Coach (Vance Jackson & 410) Compensation: The position is part-time, on-call and pays $10.00 hourly, including mileage reimbursement; weekly pay. Contract job part-time A Job Coach works with persons who may have a variety of disabilities, including physical, intellectual, emotional and…

REMINDER & UPDATED: Deaf Healthcare Assistance

Deaf Healthcare Assistance ** UPDATED** Shanna Sorrells, who is a Deaf certified Navigator and is fluent in ASL will be presenting at the Ruiz Library (1600 Grove Blvd, Austin, Texas 78741) tomorrow night (3/28/14) from 7-8:30pm about the Affordable Care…