Video Remote Interpreting at SSA office – Austin Greetings, I am writing to notify you of an exciting new service available in our office. In an effort to better serve the deaf and hard of hearing population in the greater…
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East Texas Medical Center Regional Healthcare System to Ensure Effective Communication with D/HH Patients
News Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 8, 2011 Contact: HHS Press Office (202) 690-6343 East Texas Medical Center Regional Healthcare System to Ensure Effective Communication with Deaf or Hard of Hearing Patients The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’…
Public Videophones at City of Houston facilities
Public Videophones at City of Houston facilities The City of Houston’s Mayor’s Office for People with Disabilities and Communication Service for the Deaf (C-S-D) have partnered to provide videophones for the deaf and hard of hearing at city facilities. The…
New Educational Video about Medicare in ASL
New Educational Video about Medicare in American Sign Language (ASL) The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has released an educational video about the Medicare program in ASL http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eskZVAg7v0o for people who are deaf or hard of hearing. The video…
Taking the First Steps to Disaster Preparedness
Emergency Responders and the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Community: Taking the First Steps to Disaster Preparedness (AWR-186). Community Emergency Preparedness Information Network (CEPIN) continues to offer its’ first course, an eight-hour DHS-certified direct delivery program, that provides emergency responders…
SafePlace: Volunteer opportunities – Austin
Volunteer opportunities WEBSITE: http://www.SafePlace.org/DeafServices SafePlace – Deaf Services staff is very pleased to announce that we recently developed volunteer program for Deaf/HH community in Austin, Texas. Please read below for six volunteer positions that we are seeking for. Currently, we…