{"id":3648,"date":"2008-07-09T12:00:21","date_gmt":"2008-07-09T17:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/?p=3648"},"modified":"2008-07-10T02:46:26","modified_gmt":"2008-07-10T07:46:26","slug":"special-events-for-july-houston","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/2008\/07\/09\/special-events-for-july-houston\/","title":{"rendered":"Special Events for July &#8211; Houston"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>SPECIAL EVENTS FOR JULY<\/p>\n<p>HOUSTON CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING<\/p>\n<p>ADA \/ EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION (EEOC) PROTECTION FOR<br \/>\nDEAF AND HARD OF HEARING<\/p>\n<p>DO YOU WANT A JOB? DO YOU KNOW WHAT YOUR RIGHTS ARE UNDER ADA? DID<br \/>\nYOU KNOW THAT EMPLOYER HAS TO PAY FOR AN INTERPRETER FOR AN<br \/>\nINTERVIEW?? HOW QUICKLY MST A COMPLAINT BE MADE WITH EEOC??<\/p>\n<p>DETRA STEWART AND BRIAN DETERMAN, DEAFNESS RESOURCE SPECIALIST WITH<br \/>\nTHE TEXAS DEPARTMENT ASSISTIVE AND REHABILITATION SERVICES (DARS) &#8211;<br \/>\nDIVISION FOR THE DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING WILL HELP YOU YOUR RIGHTS<br \/>\nAND ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS!!<\/p>\n<p>TUESDAY, JULY 1ST, 2008 FROM 10:00 TO 12:00 P.M.<\/p>\n<p>EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES<\/p>\n<p>LEARN THE THREE STEPS WE NEED TO TAKE SO THAT WE ARE PREPARED FOR<br \/>\nEMERGENCIES!!! WE WILL HAVE A SPEAKER FROM THE CITY OF HOUSTON, RED<br \/>\nCROSS, CENTERPOINT ENERGY, METROLIFT, AND THE NATIONAL WEATHER<br \/>\nSERVICE. WE WILL ALSO FEATURE PREPAREDNESS PACKS FILL WITH INFORMATION<br \/>\nYOU CAN USE TO BE BETTER PREPARED!!<\/p>\n<p>WEDNESDAY, JULY 16, 2008 FROM 10:00 TO 1:00 P.M.<\/p>\n<p>ADA DAY AT HCIL<\/p>\n<p>WE WILL CELEBRATE THE SUCCESS OF THE ADA RESTORATION ACT, AND TALK<br \/>\nABOUT CHANGES COMING THAT WILL MAKE OUR COUNTRY MORE ACCESSIBLE!!!<\/p>\n<p>FRIDAY, JULY 25TH, 2008 FROM 11:00 AM TO 2:00 P.M.<\/p>\n<p>LOCATION: HCIL AT 6201 BONHOMME STREET SUITE 150s HOUSTON ,TEXAS<br \/>\n77036 IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE CALL HCIL AT 713.974.4621 TTY<br \/>\n\/ VOICE<\/p>\n<p>INTERPRETER ARE PROVIDED FOR ALL EVENTS IN JULY!!!<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;<\/p>\n<p>BETTER IP RELAY &#8211; EVERYWHERE! i711.com makes all your relay calls better.<br \/>\nBetter web calls. Better wireless calls. Better AIM calls. Why settle for<br \/>\nordinary IP relay? Go beyond! Try http:\/\/www.i711.com for free today!<\/p>\n<p>NEW! Try out our Deaf Network of Texas Calendar! 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