{"id":14124,"date":"2011-04-28T14:10:08","date_gmt":"2011-04-28T19:10:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/?p=14124"},"modified":"2011-04-28T14:38:09","modified_gmt":"2011-04-28T19:38:09","slug":"advocacy-strategies-for-ensuring-communication-access-serving-people-who-are-dhh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/2011\/04\/28\/advocacy-strategies-for-ensuring-communication-access-serving-people-who-are-dhh\/","title":{"rendered":"Advocacy Strategies for Ensuring Communication Access Serving People who are D\/HH"},"content":{"rendered":"

DARS Office for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services presents<\/p>\n

Advocacy Strategies for Ensuring Communication Access<\/strong><\/p>\n

Serving People who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing<\/strong><\/p>\n

Training Objective<\/p>\n

To provide training that will enhance the knowledge and ability of service
\nproviders to advocate for equal communication opportunities and effective
\ncommunication for people who are deaf or hard of hearing.<\/p>\n

Pre-requisite Required<\/p>\n

Participants are required to complete and submit a research component in
\nadvance of the training date that requires 11-12 hours of work. Participants
\nwho hold certified rehabilitation counselor certification may earn CEUs for
\nthis work as well as class time. The purpose of the research project is to
\nget everyone on the same page with the knowledge needed to provide effective
\nadvocacy for people who are deaf or hard of hearing. This project will be
\ndue by a specified date prior to the training based on each training date
\ngiven below:<\/p>\n

The training site will be provided for participants once their project has
\nbeen submitted and accepted by Randi Turner, training coordinator. A list of
\nlocal hotels near the training location will be provided after participants
\nhave registered.<\/p>\n

Projected Learning Outcomes<\/p>\n

Participants will be provided a check list of the threshold elements
\nrequired for entitlement to reasonable accommodation;<\/p>\n

Participants will learn how to apply the concepts of qualified individual
\nwith a disability, effective communication, auxiliary aids and services,
\nundue burden\/hardship, and direct threat, among others, to day-to-day
\nadvocacy strategies;<\/p>\n

Participants will be acquainted with case law impacting people with
\ndisabilities and will be provided up-to-date information on the ADA
\nAmendments Act that went into effect January 1, 2009 and the new Title II &
\nIII Regulations that went into effect March 15, 2011; and<\/p>\n

Participants, through case examples presented in breakout sessions, will
\nlearn creative and effective negotiation strategies to achieve reasonable
\naccommodations and communication access for people who are deaf or hard of
\nhearing.<\/p>\n

Presenter<\/p>\n

Randi Turner, Communication Access Specialist with the DARS Office for Deaf
\nand Hard of Hearing Services, and Wendy Wilkinson, Attorney and Director of
\nthe DBTAC Southwest ADA Center<\/p>\n

Target Audience<\/p>\n

Directors and\/or Interpreter coordination staff of independent living and
\ndeaf and hard of hearing centers, job development\/job placement staff and
\nVocational Rehabilitation Counselors serving people who are deaf or hard of
\nhearing, and individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing who want to become
\neffective advocates.<\/p>\n

To Register<\/p>\n

Send an email to dhhstraining@dars.state.tx.us, or call 512.407.3267 (V),
\n161.137.23.203 (VP), or 512.407.3251 (TTY) requesting registration
\ninformation.<\/p>\n

Pre-requisite Date: May 16, 2011<\/p>\n

Training Date Location: June 2-4, 2011 Houston, Texas<\/p>\n

June 2, 1 pm – 5 pm
\nJune 3, 8 am – 5 pm
\nJune 4, 8 am – 12 pm<\/p>\n

To print the promotional brochure, go to this link. (PDF format)<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.dars.state.tx.us\/dhhs\/trngmat\/AdvocacyStrategies2011.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

DARS Inquiries<\/p>\n

800.628.5115 (ext. 3250)<\/p>\n

866.581.9328 TTY (ext. 3251)<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.dars.state.tx.us<\/a><\/p>\n

DARS Office for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.dars.state.tx.us\/dhhs<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

DARS Office for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services presents Advocacy Strategies for Ensuring Communication Access Serving People who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing Training Objective To provide training that will enhance the knowledge and ability of service providers…<\/p>\n

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