{"id":19668,"date":"2012-08-15T02:10:06","date_gmt":"2012-08-15T07:10:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/?p=19668"},"modified":"2012-08-15T02:25:03","modified_gmt":"2012-08-15T07:25:03","slug":"2nd-annual-empower-yourself-82412-lubbock","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/2012\/08\/15\/2nd-annual-empower-yourself-82412-lubbock\/","title":{"rendered":"2nd Annual Empower Yourself 8\/24\/12 &#8211; Lubbock"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"19664\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/2012\/08\/15\/2nd-annual-empower-yourself-82412-lubbock\/2nd-annual-empower-yourself-flyer-lubbock\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/2nd-Annual-Empower-Yourself-Flyer-Lubbock.jpg?fit=600%2C770&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"600,770\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"2nd Annual Empower Yourself Flyer Lubbock\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/2nd-Annual-Empower-Yourself-Flyer-Lubbock.jpg?fit=233%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/2nd-Annual-Empower-Yourself-Flyer-Lubbock.jpg?fit=560%2C719&amp;ssl=1\" class=\" wp-image-19664 aligncenter\" style=\"border: 0px; margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 5px;\" title=\"2nd Annual Empower Yourself Flyer Lubbock\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/2nd-Annual-Empower-Yourself-Flyer-Lubbock.jpg?resize=500%2C670\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"670\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Save the Date!<\/p>\n<p><strong>2nd annual Empower Yourself Event<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Where?<br \/>\nLubbock Community Services for the Deaf<br \/>\n2414 34th Street<br \/>\nLubbock, TX 79411<\/p>\n<p>When? Friday, August 24, 2012<br \/>\nTime? 6:00 PM &#8211; 8:00 PM<\/p>\n<p>Free Pizza and drinks provided<br \/>\nFirst come, first serve<\/p>\n<p>Who?<\/p>\n<p>Rick Bullard is a program specialist for the Lubbock<br \/>\nVocational Rehabilitation Office. As a vocational rehabilitation<br \/>\ncounselor, he has worked with consumers with a hearing loss by<br \/>\nassisting them with the job search and placement and providing adaptive<br \/>\nlistening devices, as well as vocational\/school training. Rick also<br \/>\nhas a hearing loss and is familiar with the communication issues that<br \/>\nimpact people with a hearing loss. Rick holds a MS degree in<br \/>\nrehabilitation counseling from the University of Arkansas and is a<br \/>\ncertified rehabilitation counselor through CRCC.<\/p>\n<p>Why?<\/p>\n<p>Rick will talk about what the Rehabilitation Counselor for the Deaf can<br \/>\ndo for you, from employment search\/placement, school training, purchase<br \/>\nof hearing aids, and vocational training. He will also discuss<br \/>\nthe criteria under which you can apply for and receive VR services to<br \/>\nremain employed or help you reach your job goals.<\/p>\n<p>Funded by DARS Office for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services<\/p>\n<p>For more information or to request accommodations, Deadline: August 18,<br \/>\n2012<\/p>\n<p>Contact:<br \/>\nMary E. Dickson<br \/>\nDeafness Resource Specialist<br \/>\n806-686-0067 V\/VP<br \/>\n806-796-3908 FAX<br \/>\nEmail: deafnessrs1a@dars.state.tx.us<br \/>\nCSD<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Save the Date! 2nd annual Empower Yourself Event Where? Lubbock Community Services for the Deaf 2414 34th Street Lubbock, TX 79411 When? Friday, August 24, 2012 Time? 6:00 PM &#8211; 8:00 PM Free Pizza and drinks provided First come, first&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link-p\"><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/2012\/08\/15\/2nd-annual-empower-yourself-82412-lubbock\/\">Read more &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_crdt_document":"","advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[2],"tags":[6175,1095,14672,1271,298,3249,1245,996,2843,4889,9508,14671,17,884,14673],"class_list":["post-19668","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-deaf-news","tag-crcc","tag-csd","tag-employment-search","tag-empower","tag-foods","tag-hearing-aids","tag-hearing-loss","tag-lubbock","tag-lubbock-community-services-for-the-deaf","tag-mary-e-dickson","tag-office-for-the-deaf-and-hard-of-hearing-services","tag-rick-bullard","tag-texas","tag-training","tag-vocational-rehabilitation-office"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p752R-57e","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":10762,"url":"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/2010\/06\/02\/empower-yourself-lubbock\/","url_meta":{"origin":19668,"position":0},"title":"Empower Yourself Lubbock","author":"Grant Laird Jr","date":"June 2, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"Empower Yourself Lubbock *Do It Yourself *Know your rights *How to get an interpreter Learn and have fun When: June 12, 2010 Where: Lubbock Community Services for the Deaf (LCSD) 2414 34th St. Lubbock, TX 79411 Time: 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM Presenters: Mary E. 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