OFFERING: Free online course for Interpreters! Hello, interpreters! SafePlace Deaf Services and Disability Rights Texas are offering a free, online-only self-paced course for interpreters in the Austin area! The online course will focus on trauma-informed interpreting in situations related with…
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Deaf women claim they were denied sign interpreter at hospital
Deaf women claim they were denied sign interpreter at hospital February 27, 2014 By JOEL BRAKKEN Two deaf woman are suing a hospital alleging they were refused the aid of a sign language interpreter. sign-language Penny Trahan and Rhonda Morgan…
Veterans and Bootz’s Law: Service Animals and Persons with Disabilities in Texas
Veterans and Bootz’s Law: Service Animals and Persons with Disabilities in Texas February 24, 2014 Originally published by Joanna Herzik. A new informational video from the State Bar of Texas explains Texas House Bill 489, “Bootz’s Law,” relating to the…
Family who Signs Needed
Family who Signs Needed I am assisting Disability Rights Texas who is looking for a family who signs (family can be deaf, hearing, or deaf/hearing mixed) that can foster a deaf boy who is 12 years old. As I understand,…
Disability rights agency helps Houston woman who is deaf in discrimination case
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 22, 2012 Contact: Edie Surtees Communications Director 512.407.2739 [email protected] Disability Rights Texas success in individual case leads to housing authority changes that benefit many who are deaf or hard of hearing HOUSTON—A recent settlement reached requiring…
Certified ASL Interpreters and CDIs Survey
Hello certified ASL interpreters and CDIs (in Austin, Texas and surrounding areas only), In 2010, SafePlace and Disability Rights Texas (formerly Advocacy Inc.) offered training for ASL interpreters on “Ethical Considerations: Interpersonal Abuse and Individual who are Deaf.”* We plan…