Texas Hands & Voices Advocacy Support & Training Level 1 Online Training Series WE WANT YOU TO JOIN US! Parents of children who are D/deaf, hard of hearing or Deaf Blind, Deaf Education professionals, D/HH community members, and other passionate…
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Governor Abbott Directs TEA To Take Action To Fix Special Education in Texas
Governor Abbott Directs TEA To Take Action To Fix Special Education in Texas For Immediate Distribution January 11, 2018 (512) 463-1826 Governor Abbott Directs TEA To Take Action To Fix Special Education In Texas AUSTIN – Governor Greg Abbott today…
Recommendations to Assist DeafBlind Texans
Recommendations to Assist DeafBlind Texans On January 13, 2016, the Texas Governor’s Committee on People with Disabilities (GCPD) published A Report on Support Service Providers (SSPs) which addresses an important service gap for Texans who are DeafBlind. During their nationwide…
To Judiciously Provide: The Current State of ADA, 504, IDEA, Which One Trumps?
To Judiciously Provide: The Current State of ADA, 504, IDEA, Which One Trumps? This webinar occurs several times. Please register for the date and time that works best for you. Register now!!! December 16, 2014, 10:00 a.m. or 5:00 p.m.…
Alice Cogswell Act: Contact Congress on June 27, 2013!
[Note: Video description and transcript can be found below] As part of the Child First campaign, the National Association of the Deaf (NAD) is asking Congress to pass the Alice Cogswell Act. This bill will amend federal special education law (the…
What Will Sequestration Mean for People with Disabilities?
What Will Sequestration Mean for People with Disabilities? A series of automatic, across-the-board cuts to federal government spending totaling $1.2 trillion over the course of 10 years are set to take effect this Friday, March 1. Dubbed “sequestration” these cuts,…