Service Animal Guidance for Texans This year the Governor’s Committee on People with Disabilities (GCPD) has had a higher than usual number of questions regarding service animals. Some of the most common questions asked include: Can only dogs be service animals? Are…
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SIGNificance of Communicating Effectively
SIGNificance of Communicating Effectively By Connie Gonzalez September 3, 2014 Note: See Video with CC, see link below. It’s estimated there are as many as 50 members of the San Angelo community that are deaf. Without the ability to effectively communicate,…
SIGNificance of Communicating Effectively
SIGNificance of Communicating Effectively By Connie Gonzalez September 3, 2014 Note: See Video with CC, see link below. It’s estimated there are as many as 50 members of the San Angelo community that are deaf. Without the ability to effectively…
Appeals Court Upholds Right to Captioning in Classroom
Legal Case Paves the Way for Students WASHINGTON, D.C. – January 15, 2013 – The Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (AG Bell) applauds the decision of the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals which…
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…
Court interpreters translate into high cost for Lubbock County
Court interpreters translate into high cost for Lubbock County Scant qualified court interpreters and increased demand has translated into higher costs for Lubbock County. January 14, 2012 By BY LOGAN G. CARVER AVALANCHE-JOURNAL Scant qualified court interpreters and increased demand…