Victor Galloway, first deaf superintendent of the Texas School for the Deaf, dies January 17, 2013 Sign the Obituary guest book for Victor Galloway http://www.legacy.com/guestbooks/statesman/guestbook.aspx?n=victor-galloway&pid=162429742&cid=view& By Asher Price American-Statesman Staff Victor Galloway, the first deaf superintendent of the…
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Annette Long: A Life Lived Fully, and a Day to Remember
A Life Lived Fully, and a Day to Remember (Annette Long) By JENNIFER COLTON December 14, 2011 Hermiston Herald Wednesday night, my family will decorate the Christmas tree, an annual tradition that has been, as long as I can remember,…
David Myers of DARS-DHHS – Retirement Highlight
David Myers of DARS-DHHS – Retirement Highlight News Flash! David Myers who has served for 18 years as Director of DARS, Office for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services (DHHS) and as Executive Director, Texas Commission for the Deaf has announced that…
Deaf Interpreter Test Development
Deaf Interpreter Test Development This is to share some great news. In January of this year DARS/DHHS/BEI partnered with the National Center for Interpretation Testing, Research and Policy (NCITRP) University of Arizona, to draft and submit a grant funding proposal…
A defense lawyer for the deaf
A defense lawyer for the deaf Local justice gets boost with young lawyer’s sign language skills. By Steven Kreytak AMERICAN-STATESMAN STAFF Sunday, Jan. 2, 2011 When Amber Farrelly Elliott was 9, her mother enrolled her in an American Sign Language…
DARS/DHHS Trilingual Interpreter Training
DARS/DHHS Trilingual Interpreter Training DARS/Office for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services (DHHS) has Hispanic trilingual interpreter training under way this week at SWCID in Big Spring. This training, from July 20-25, is the second such trilingual training offered by…