{"id":44170,"date":"2023-06-23T19:24:02","date_gmt":"2023-06-24T00:24:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/?p=44170"},"modified":"2023-06-23T19:25:16","modified_gmt":"2023-06-24T00:25:16","slug":"webinar-certificate-of-deafness-for-tuition-waiver-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/2023\/06\/23\/webinar-certificate-of-deafness-for-tuition-waiver-program\/","title":{"rendered":"WEBINAR: Certificate of Deafness for Tuition Waiver Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/66DfOiRRnVI\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Certificate of Deafness for Tuition Waiver Program<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Did you know that students who are deaf or hard of hearing and meet certain criteria can apply to have their tuition waived at state-supported, post-secondary schools in Texas?<\/p>\n<p>One of the programs under the Texas HHS Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services (DHHS) is the Certification of Deafness Tuition Waiver (CODTW) program. Come learn more about the program in this session and how it can benefit you! <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=66DfOiRRnVI\">(Click here for a description in ASL!)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Olivia Rains, a Communication Access Specialist with DHHS, will be presenting with Melissa Bell, Outreach Development Specialist at DHHS.<\/p>\n<p>This webinar is intended for professionals who work with current and prospective students who are deaf or hard of hearing, high school and college students who are deaf or hard of hearing, continuing education adults who are deaf or hard of hearing, and parents of deaf and hard of hearing students.<\/p>\n<p>Register: The HHS Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services invites you to register here: <a href=\"https:\/\/attendee.gotowebinar.com\/register\/1857496681135673686\">https:\/\/attendee.gotowebinar.com\/register\/1857496681135673686<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Date: Tuesday, July 11, 2023<br \/>\nTime: 11:30 am &#8211; 1:30 pm CST<br \/>\nCEUs: 0.2 DHHS CEUs* (General Studies)<\/p>\n<p>Register for the session, and you will receive an email with a personalized link to access the webinar. If you have questions about the registration process, or about the webinar, email your questions to dhhs.webinar@hhs.texas.gov.<\/p>\n<p>This webinar will be presented in American Sign Language (ASL) and spoken English.<\/p>\n<p>Audio access is via your computer speakers. If you do not have computer speakers, call the number provided on the GoToWebinar system.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>CEUs:<\/li>\n<li>Participants may earn 0.2 DHHS General Studies CEUs by attending the full session, and taking a post-webinar survey. CEUs may not be earned by calling in via telephone.<\/li>\n<li>DHHS is an approved continuing professional education (CPE) provider for the Texas Education Agency.<\/li>\n<li>This session has been pre-approved for 2 CRCC clock hours and TEA CPE hours.<\/li>\n<li>Certificates of Attendance will also be awarded for other continuing education documentation, such as for the Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Registration URL: <a href=\"https:\/\/attendee.gotowebinar.com\/register\/1857496681135673686\">https:\/\/attendee.gotowebinar.com\/register\/1857496681135673686<\/a><\/p>\n<p>View System Requirements: <a href=\"https:\/\/support.logmeininc.com\/gotowebinar\/system-check-attendee\">https:\/\/support.logmeininc.com\/gotowebinar\/system-check-attendee<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Thank you!<br \/>\nDHHS Training and Education<br \/>\nDeaf and Hard of Hearing Services<br \/>\nHealth and Independence<br \/>\nCommunity Services<br \/>\nEmail: dhhs.training@hhs.texas.gov<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Certificate of Deafness for Tuition Waiver Program Did you know that students who are deaf or hard of hearing and meet certain criteria can apply to have their tuition waived at state-supported, post-secondary schools in Texas? One of the programs&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link-p\"><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/2023\/06\/23\/webinar-certificate-of-deafness-for-tuition-waiver-program\/\">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":[27634,27636,1065,3698,27635,8808],"class_list":["post-44170","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-deaf-news","tag-certificate-of-deafness","tag-dhhs-training-and-education","tag-hhsc","tag-texas-education-agency","tag-tuition-waiver-program","tag-webinar"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p752R-buq","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":37796,"url":"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/2018\/06\/28\/dhhs-webinar-tuition-waiver-program-7-18-18\/","url_meta":{"origin":44170,"position":0},"title":"DHHS Webinar: Tuition Waiver Program 7\/18\/18","author":"Grant Laird Jr","date":"June 28, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"DHHS Webinar July 18, 2018 - Tuition Waiver Program \u201cODHHS Tuition Waiver Program\u201d Date: Wednesday, July 18, 2018 Time: 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm CST 0.15 DHHS CEUs (General) Register here!* https:\/\/register.gotowebinar.com\/register\/7221482810566187779 Did you know that students who meet certain criteria can apply to have their tuition waived at state-supported,\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":10550,"url":"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/2010\/05\/17\/certificate-of-deafness-for-tuition-waiver-codtw\/","url_meta":{"origin":44170,"position":1},"title":"Certificate of Deafness for Tuition Waiver (CODTW)","author":"Grant Laird Jr","date":"May 17, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"Certificate of Deafness for Tuition Waiver (CODTW) Program: Provides a certificate that verifies hearing loss for applicants for tuition waiver at state supported post-secondary schools in Texas. 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