{"id":35508,"date":"2017-04-13T13:03:17","date_gmt":"2017-04-13T18:03:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/?p=35508"},"modified":"2017-04-13T13:03:17","modified_gmt":"2017-04-13T18:03:17","slug":"tadnow-legislative-day-agenda-42717-austin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/2017\/04\/13\/tadnow-legislative-day-agenda-42717-austin\/","title":{"rendered":"TADNOW Legislative Day Agenda 4\/27\/17 – Austin"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>TADNOW LEGISLATIVE DAY<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mission: As a state association, the mission of the Texas Association\u00a0of the Deaf (TAD) is to preserve, protect, and promote the civil, human\u00a0and linguistic rights of deaf and hard of hearing people in the great\u00a0state of Texas. \u00a0The advocacy scope of the TAD is broad, it covers,\u00a0the breadth of a lifetime and impacts all current and future\u00a0generations in the areas of early intervention, education, employment,\u00a0health care, mental health, technology, communication accessibility,\u00a0and youth leadership.<\/p>\n

Date: Thursday, April 27, 2017
\nTime: 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n

1:00-1:20 p.m. Opening\/Welcome, TAD President: Karlin Hummel<\/p>\n

1:20-1:30 p.m. Community Development Outreach, Mike Swoboda<\/p>\n

1:30-1:45 p.m. Governor\u2019s Committee on People with Disabilities, Ron Lucey<\/p>\n

1:45-2:00 p.m. LEAD-K Texas, Beth Hamilton<\/p>\n

2:00-2:15 p.m. Texas School for the Deaf, Superintendent Claire Bugen<\/p>\n

2:15-2:30 p.m. DeafBlind\/Support Service Providers, Heather L. Withrow<\/p>\n

2:30-3:00 p.m. Interpreting Rights\/Issues, David Myers, Shelley Hardell, Cynthia\u00a0Plue<\/p>\n

3:00-3:45 p.m. Roundtable Sessions<\/p>\n

3:45-4:00 p.m. Closing\/Wrap-up<\/p>\n

***SPECIAL APPEARANCES DURING OPENING AND CLOSING***<\/p>\n

Capitol auditorium
\n1100 Congress Ave
\nAustin, Texas<\/p>\n

See the flyer and the address here:\u00a0http:\/\/wp.me\/p752R-9do<\/a><\/p>\n

YouTube #1:\u00a0https:\/\/youtu.be\/Yulyi2Ayk34<\/a>
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\nY<\/a>ouTube #3:\u00a0https:\/\/youtu.be\/IeyCmcKjyzY<\/a><\/p>\n

For more information, go to\u00a0http:\/\/www.txad.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

TADNOW LEGISLATIVE DAY Mission: As a state association, the mission of the Texas Association\u00a0of the Deaf (TAD) is to preserve, protect, and promote the civil, human\u00a0and linguistic rights of deaf and hard of hearing people in the great\u00a0state of Texas.…<\/p>\n

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