{"id":17969,"date":"2012-03-08T16:05:48","date_gmt":"2012-03-08T21:05:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/?p=17969"},"modified":"2012-03-08T16:42:49","modified_gmt":"2012-03-08T21:42:49","slug":"empower-yourself-32312-tyler","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/2012\/03\/08\/empower-yourself-32312-tyler\/","title":{"rendered":"Empower Yourself 3\/23\/12 – Tyler"},"content":{"rendered":"

FREE Event for People who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing<\/p>\n

E M P O W E R Y O U R S E L F T Y L E R<\/strong><\/p>\n

* Guest speaker, Attorney Chris McGreal, Disability Rights Texas
\n* Know your rights about housing and transportation<\/p>\n

Others are invited, too! Family, friends, students, professionals, etc.<\/p>\n

Friday, March 23, 2012
\n6:00 – 8:30 pm<\/p>\n

Tyler Junior College WEST Campus
\n1530 SSW Loop 323, Rm 104
\nTyler, TX 75701<\/p>\n

Free Pizza and Drinks provided by Sorenson Communications<\/p>\n

Interpreters and CART provided.<\/p>\n

Contact Melissa Bell for info.
\n888-313-7851 (v\/tty), 903-705-7024 (vp)
\ndeafnessrs4a@dars.state.tx.us<\/p>\n

Funded by the Office for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services (DHHS) of
\nthe Texas Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services (DARS)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

FREE Event for People who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing E M P O W E R Y O U R S E L F T Y L E R * Guest speaker, Attorney Chris McGreal, Disability Rights Texas…<\/p>\n

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