Social Security, SSI, and Medicare: What you absolutely need to know in ASL Social Security, SSI, and Medicare: What you absolutely need to know about these vital programs in American Sign Language Click Here to go to Social Security Website…
Tag: TTY
Text to 911 Update: Bounce Back Messages
Text to 911 Update: Bounce Back Messages You may have seen reports about a recent action taken by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regarding “text-to-911” and wondered if it is possible in an emergency to reach 911 by text message.…
The History of 3 Bridges
Signing Ceremony – Jim Scoggins (L), poses with Lloyd Bridges, as Representative John Boyle, Senator Jack Hightower, Bobbie Beth Bridges, and Martha Pruitt watch Governor Preston Smith sign into being, House Bill 1293 creating a State Commission for the Deaf…
DARS Inquiries TTY Line to be Shut Down on May 1, 2013
DARS Inquiries TTY Line to be Shut Down on May 1, 2013 Dear Stakeholders, Changes in technology require changes in communication methods. Text telephone, or TTY, is a technology that has become obsolete thanks to advances in Internet communications, videophones,…
TTY and IP relay users – Travis County
TTY and IP relay users – Travis County Will O’Neill, DARS-Business Continuity and Emergency Management Coordinator, is seeking 10 TTY user volunteers and 10 IP Relay user volunteers who live in Travis County only for a 2nd Emergency Notification test…
11/15/12 – NPR’s Talk of the Nation Features Segment on ASL Interpretation Using Captioning for Individuals who are D/HH
NPR’S TALK OF THE NATION FEATURES SEGMENT ON SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETATION USING CAPTIONING FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING Not long after Superstorm Sandy hit New York City, Mayor Michael Bloomberg addressed the public with an update…