{"id":45901,"date":"2026-05-01T16:20:45","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T21:20:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/?p=45901"},"modified":"2026-05-01T16:41:45","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T21:41:45","slug":"sorenson-community-chat-in-dallas-houston-and-austin-may-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/2026\/05\/01\/sorenson-community-chat-in-dallas-houston-and-austin-may-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Sorenson Community Chat in Dallas, Houston and Austin &#8211; May 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"45909\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/2026\/05\/01\/sorenson-community-chat-in-dallas-houston-and-austin-may-2026\/sorenson-logo-primary-light_background\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Sorenson-Logo-Primary-Light_Background.png?fit=542%2C74&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"542,74\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&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=\"Sorenson-Logo-Primary-Light_Background\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Sorenson-Logo-Primary-Light_Background.png?fit=542%2C74&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-45909\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Sorenson-Logo-Primary-Light_Background.png?resize=542%2C74&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"542\" height=\"74\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Sorenson-Logo-Primary-Light_Background.png?w=542&amp;ssl=1 542w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Sorenson-Logo-Primary-Light_Background.png?resize=300%2C41&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Sorenson-Logo-Primary-Light_Background.png?resize=260%2C35&amp;ssl=1 260w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Sorenson-Logo-Primary-Light_Background.png?resize=160%2C22&amp;ssl=1 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 542px) 100vw, 542px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Sorenson Community Chat in Dallas, Houston and Austin<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You\u2019re invited to a Deaf Community Chat with Wendy Adams, Sorenson Chief Relationship Officer. Be part of a meaningful conversation \u2014 connect with community leaders, share your experiences, and influence the future of communication accessibility.<\/p>\n<p>ASL Video via IG: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DXuQZ2LmVCR\/\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DXuQZ2LmVCR\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Event details<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Wendy Adams, Sorenson Chief Relationship Officer and Brooke Grossinger, Sr. Community Relations Manager<\/li>\n<li>Guest speakers from the Deaf community<\/li>\n<li>Updates on accessibility initiatives<\/li>\n<li>Live Q&amp;A and community feedback<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you need accommodations, please email communityrelations@sorenson.com.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Date: Wednesday, May 6, 2026: Dallas Association for the Deaf<\/strong><br \/>\nTime: 6:00 to 9:00pm 4215 Maple Ave Dallas, Texas 75219<\/li>\n<li><strong>Date: Thursday, May 7, 2026: Pickleball Village<\/strong><br \/>\nTime: 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. 6541 Stockdick School Road Katy, Texas 77449<\/li>\n<li><strong>Date: Friday, May 8, 2026: Progress Coffee + Beer with LOTZ BBQ<\/strong><br \/>\nTime: 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. 750 FM2001 Buda, TX 78610<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>More info: <a href=\"https:\/\/sorenson.com\/lpc\/vrs\/join-us-for-a-community-chat-none-evnt-na-0305\/\">https:\/\/sorenson.com\/lpc\/vrs\/join-us-for-a-community-chat-none-evnt-na-0305\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>CONTACT PERSON NAME: Brooke Grossinger<br \/>\nCONTACT EMAIL ADDRESS: bgrossinger@sorenson.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sorenson Community Chat in Dallas, Houston and Austin You\u2019re invited to a Deaf Community Chat with Wendy Adams, Sorenson Chief Relationship Officer. Be part of a meaningful conversation \u2014 connect with community leaders, share your experiences, and influence the future&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link-p\"><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/2026\/05\/01\/sorenson-community-chat-in-dallas-houston-and-austin-may-2026\/\">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":[28020,35,3608,64,28015],"class_list":["post-45901","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-deaf-news","tag-brooke-grossinger","tag-community","tag-sorenson-vrs","tag-videophone","tag-wendy-adams"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p752R-bWl","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":45870,"url":"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/2026\/04\/23\/community-chat-with-sorenson-vrs-dallas-austin-houston\/","url_meta":{"origin":45901,"position":0},"title":"Community Chat with Sorenson VRS &#8211; Dallas, Austin &#038; Houston","author":"Grant Laird Jr","date":"April 23, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Join us for a chat! 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