{"id":31961,"date":"2015-09-23T15:35:58","date_gmt":"2015-09-23T20:35:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/?p=31961"},"modified":"2015-09-23T15:35:58","modified_gmt":"2015-09-23T20:35:58","slug":"disability-in-action-know-your-rights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/2015\/09\/23\/disability-in-action-know-your-rights\/","title":{"rendered":"Disability in Action &#8220;Know Your Rights&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Resource Specialit Programs are funded by DARS\/Office for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services(DHHS)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Concerns:<\/strong><br \/>\nNobody knows sign language in my town. Not the Police, Not the Sheriff, Not the Fire Department, Not Paramedics, Not Nurses. Who could communicate with me in sign language in an emergency room at a hospital?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Having problems following lectures in classrooms at college.<\/li>\n<li>Sign Language Interpreter denied.<\/li>\n<li>No, you can&#8217;t do it because you are deaf.<\/li>\n<li>Lost your hearing. Cannot hear the phone ringing.<\/li>\n<li>Jobs require me to answer phones.<\/li>\n<li>Job Discrimination?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Become your own personal self-advocacy journey. Empower Yourself and Rock the World.<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><strong>Solutions to your needs:<\/strong><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>Advocacy Help<\/li>\n<li>Self-Advocacy Training<\/li>\n<li>Information and Referral Services<\/li>\n<li>Specialized Telecommunications Assistance Program<\/li>\n<li>Resources for assistive technology<\/li>\n<li>Vocational Rehabilitation programs<\/li>\n<li>Americans with Disabilities Act training<\/li>\n<li>Certificate of Deafness Tuition Waivers<\/li>\n<li>Empowerment and Motivational Lectures<\/li>\n<li>Free Presentations, Workshops and Seminars<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><strong>Contact Information:<\/strong><br \/>\nRicky Harris, Deafness Resource Specialist<br \/>\nDisability In Action<br \/>\n3305 N. 3rd Street, Suite 320<br \/>\nAbilene, Texas 79603<br \/>\nVP: 325-400-5782<br \/>\nVoice\/TTY: 325-672-5460<br \/>\nFAX: +1-325-672-2903<\/div>\n<div>Email: deafnessRS2a#dars.state.tx.us<br \/>\nFacebook: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/drsr2a\">www.facebook.com\/drsr2a<\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Jim Wise, Hearing Loss Resource Specialit<br \/>\nOil and Gas Building<br \/>\n813 8th Street, Ste. 550 H<br \/>\nWichita Falls, Texas 76301<br \/>\nOffice: 940-264-4002<br \/>\nCell: 940-500-7269<br \/>\nFAX: +1-940-263-0120<br \/>\nEmail: hlrs2a@dars.state.tx.us<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Capture4.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"31962\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/2015\/09\/23\/disability-in-action-know-your-rights\/capture-20\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Capture4.jpg?fit=449%2C692&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"449,692\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Christine Snider&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1443020353&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;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Capture\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Capture4.jpg?fit=449%2C692&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-31962\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Capture4-195x300.jpg?resize=195%2C300\" alt=\"Capture\" width=\"195\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Capture4.jpg?resize=195%2C300&amp;ssl=1 195w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Capture4.jpg?resize=260%2C401&amp;ssl=1 260w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Capture4.jpg?resize=160%2C247&amp;ssl=1 160w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Capture4.jpg?w=449&amp;ssl=1 449w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 195px) 100vw, 195px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Resource Specialit Programs are funded by DARS\/Office for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services(DHHS) Concerns: Nobody knows sign language in my town. Not the Police, Not the Sheriff, Not the Fire Department, Not Paramedics, Not Nurses. Who could communicate&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link-p\"><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/2015\/09\/23\/disability-in-action-know-your-rights\/\">Read more &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"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":[3472,34,24,1412,24188],"class_list":["post-31961","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-deaf-news","tag-americans-with-disabilities-act","tag-dars","tag-deaf","tag-hard-of-hearing","tag-know-your-rights"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p752R-8jv","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":18362,"url":"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/2012\/04\/18\/deaf-self-advocacy-training-el-paso\/","url_meta":{"origin":31961,"position":0},"title":"Deaf Self-Advocacy Training &#8211; El Paso","author":"Grant Laird Jr","date":"April 18, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"Deaf Self-Advocacy Training - El Paso We are inviting all Deaf and Hard of Hearing to attend a Deaf Self-Advocacy Training (DSAT)-El Paso, TX. 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