Job Vacancy — Communication Access Oversight Specialist Office of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services Location: Austin, Texas The Communication Access Oversight Specialist is hired by, is accountable and reports to the Director and performs highly complex (senior-level) consultative service…
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Interpreter: DARS DHHS 2016 Summer Institute!
DARS DHHS 2016 Summer Institute! Training for pre-certified interpreters… coming soon!! The DARS Office for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services (DHHS) has partnered with various entities to offer several ‘Summer Institute’ trainings this year! Each training in the Summer…
Deaf Community Concerned About Possible Service Changes
Deaf Community Concerned About Possible Service Changes By Chris Van Horne February 18, 2016 A decision by the state legislature last year has many in the North Texas deaf and hard of hearing community concerned about the future of state…
URGENT: DARS-DHHS Public Meeting – Fort Worth, Midland and San Antonio
URGENT: DARS-DHHS Public Meeting – Fort Worth, Midland and San Antonio Public Meeting Dates & Times The Texas Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services (DARS) and the Public Consulting Group (PCG) will conduct the following meetings in Fort Worth, Midland,…
Community Deafhood Workshop 1/24/15 & 1/25/15 – DFW
COMMUNITY WORKSHOP FOR SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETER As ALLIES, we will explore deafness vs. Deafhood, Colonialism, and Audism so we can re-frame our thoughts. Enlighten ourselves on the dimensions of being Deaf and understand the impact the “system” had on…
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.…