{"id":7959,"date":"2009-10-05T03:37:29","date_gmt":"2009-10-05T08:37:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/?p=7959"},"modified":"2009-10-05T04:15:39","modified_gmt":"2009-10-05T09:15:39","slug":"empower-yourself-texarkana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/2009\/10\/05\/empower-yourself-texarkana\/","title":{"rendered":"Empower Yourself Texarkana"},"content":{"rendered":"

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EMPOWER YOURSELF TEXARKANA<\/p>\n

FREE Event for People who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
\n* Do It Yourself!
\n* Know your rights
\n* How to get an interpreter<\/p>\n

Come learn and have fun!
\nInterpreters will be provided.<\/p>\n

Saturday, October 17, 2009
\n2:00 – 4:00 pm
\nTexarkana Public Library
\n600 W. Third
\nTexarkana, TX 75501<\/p>\n

Others are invited, too!
\nFamily, friends, parents,
\nprofessionals, etc.
\n(No small children, please)<\/p>\n

Contact Melissa Bell for more information:
\nDeafness Resource Specialist
\n888-313-7851 (v\/tty), mbell.csd.tv (vp)
\ndeafnessrs4a@dars.state.tx.us<\/p>\n

Funded by the Office for Deaf and Hard of Hearing
\nServices (DHHS) of the Texas Department of
\nAssistive and Rehabilitative Services (DARS)<\/p>\n

Communication Service for the Deaf (CSD)<\/p>\n

Download flyer: (PDF format)
\nhttp:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/download\/285\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

EMPOWER YOURSELF TEXARKANA FREE Event for People who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing * Do It Yourself! * Know your rights * How to get an interpreter Come learn and have fun! Interpreters will be provided. Saturday, October 17,…<\/p>\n

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