{"id":25297,"date":"2013-11-09T13:06:27","date_gmt":"2013-11-09T19:06:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/?p=25297"},"modified":"2013-11-09T13:06:27","modified_gmt":"2013-11-09T19:06:27","slug":"family-who-signs-needed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/2013\/11\/09\/family-who-signs-needed\/","title":{"rendered":"Family who Signs Needed"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>\n\t<strong>Family who Signs Needed<\/strong><br \/>\n<\/h2>\n<p>\n\tI am assisting Disability Rights Texas who is looking for a family who signs (family can be deaf, hearing, or deaf\/hearing mixed) that can foster a deaf boy who is 12 years old. As I understand, there are no disciplinary problems with this young man but he needs a foster family who uses sign language. The family can live anywhere in Texas.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span style=\"line-height: 1.6em;\">If you are interested, contact Ian Spechler at ispechler@disabilityrightstx.org<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span style=\"line-height: 1.6em;\">Thank you.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Family who Signs Needed I am assisting Disability Rights Texas who is looking for a family who signs (family can be deaf, hearing, or deaf\/hearing mixed) that can foster a deaf boy who is 12 years old. As I understand,&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link-p\"><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/2013\/11\/09\/family-who-signs-needed\/\">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":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[2],"tags":[20208,24,8116,201,20207,1412,1570,20209,191,17],"class_list":["post-25297","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-deaf-news","tag-boy","tag-deaf","tag-disability-rights-texas","tag-family","tag-foster-family","tag-hard-of-hearing","tag-hearing","tag-ian-spechler","tag-sign-language","tag-texas"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p752R-6A1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":44318,"url":"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/2023\/08\/18\/for-deaf-children-in-texas-foster-care-limited-accessibility-compounds-trauma\/","url_meta":{"origin":25297,"position":0},"title":"For deaf children in Texas foster care, limited accessibility compounds trauma","author":"Grant Laird Jr","date":"August 18, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"For deaf children in Texas foster care, limited accessibility compounds trauma By Neelam Bohra, The Texas Tribune Aug. 18, 2023 \"For deaf children in Texas foster care, limited accessibility compounds trauma\" was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans \u2014 and engages with\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;General&quot;","block_context":{"text":"General","link":"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/category\/deaf-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/For-deaf-children-in-Texas-foster-care-limited-accessibility-compounds-trauma.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/For-deaf-children-in-Texas-foster-care-limited-accessibility-compounds-trauma.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/For-deaf-children-in-Texas-foster-care-limited-accessibility-compounds-trauma.png?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/For-deaf-children-in-Texas-foster-care-limited-accessibility-compounds-trauma.png?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":21564,"url":"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/2013\/01\/24\/disability-rights-agency-helps-houston-woman-who-is-deaf-in-discrimination-case\/","url_meta":{"origin":25297,"position":1},"title":"Disability rights agency helps Houston woman who is deaf in discrimination case","author":"Grant Laird Jr","date":"January 24, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 22, 2012 Contact: Edie Surtees Communications Director 512.407.2739 esurtees@drtx.org Disability Rights Texas success in individual case leads to housing authority changes that benefit many who are deaf or hard of hearing HOUSTON\u2014A recent settlement reached requiring the Houston Housing Authority (HHA) to re-instate housing assistance and\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;General&quot;","block_context":{"text":"General","link":"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/category\/deaf-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":34375,"url":"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/2016\/10\/06\/san-antonio-vote-bexar-county-elections-dhh-workshop-101016\/","url_meta":{"origin":25297,"position":2},"title":"San Antonio Vote-Bexar County Elections D\/HH Workshop 10\/10\/16","author":"Grant Laird Jr","date":"October 6, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"SA Vote-Bexar County Elections Deaf & Hard of Hearing Workshop Bexar County Deaf & Hard of Hearing Workshop Are you registered to vote? 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