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DHHS Needs AssessmentTuesday July 24, 2012 6:30 – 8:00 PM
UTPA West University Drive Auditorium, Room HSHE 1.114
Edinburg, TX 78539Lori Breslow, the new
Director of the DARS Office for Deaf & Hard of Hearing Services (DHHS)
We want to know YOUR vision for Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Services for Texans
Light refreshments will be provided To request additional accommodations, make your
request by July 10, 2012
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For more information about this event, Contact: [email protected]
Sign language interpreters & CART will be provided.
• Success Stories - Learn about people with disabilities who have achieved success in a variety of jobs.
• Your Concerns and Dilemmas• The ADA and Employment: An
Overview• Navigating the Hiring Process• About Reasonable Accommodations• Talking to Employers: requesting a
reasonable accommodation and/or disclosing a disability
• Closing: about your concerns and dilemmas
There is no cost for this training. If you have a disability & may require an accommodation to fully participate in this activity, please contact: Sonia Quintero
Deafness Resource Specialist 956-618-0500
PRESENTATION BY: RANDY TURNER Communications Access Specialist
DARS - Office for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services DHHS
Presentation for DRS/DBS STAFF & any other invited community partner (staff) Wed. July 25th 1:30 to 4:30PMSTC Pecan CampusBldg. D Auditorium3201 W. PecanMcAllen, TX 78501
GETTING AND MOVING AHEAD IN A JOB WHEN WORKING WITH A DISABILITY
TRAINING FOR ASL INTERPRETERS Reading Between the Signs: Better Understanding of Psychological Testing for Better Interpretation (BEI CEUs will be applied for)
Doug H. DittfurthOutreach Development Specialist
DARS/Office for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services (DHHS)
• Become familiar with and internalize common testing protocol;• Become familiar with and use of a variety of commonly used testing
instruments;• Increase familiarity of vocabulary used within the test and
measurement world; and• Increase sign vocabulary of testing/mental health terminology
Monday July 23rd 2012 5:30-9:00 PM
UTPA West University Drive Room Health Sciences and Human Services (HSHW) 1.402
Edinburg Texas 78539For more information or to request additional accommodations contact:Sonia QuinteroDeafness Resource [email protected] 956-618-0500
Light refreshments will be provided