Deaf Rights Training
1 CommentBy Longster | Feb.15, 2010 | Filed in: SupportMonthly Schedule
March 3, 2010 ~“What is the American with Disabilities Act?”
April 7th, 2010~ “ADA- Title I Employment”
May 5th, 2010~ “What is Reasonable Accommodation?”
June 2, 2010 ~“When to Disclose Your Disability”
July 7, 2010~”When do I Need an Interpreter for my Workplace?”
August 4th, 2010 ~”Hearing VS Deaf Culture- Communication Strategies” continue »
Challenges at work
3 CommentsBy ozinabox | Feb.05, 2010 | Filed in: Blogs, NewsThe other day, I was talking to one of my deaf friends, and the subject came up that he was planning to continue to attend school. This was after the fact that he’s almost finished with his MBA. His aspirations were bigger than anticipated, so he decided to pursue another continue »
Houston Walk 4 Hearing
1 CommentBy Nabeel Keblawi | Oct.01, 2009 | Filed in: ArticlesAs of 2009, the number of people living in the U.S. with deafness or some degree of hearing loss amounts to more than 31 million. With the current national population, 1 for every 10 people have a hearing loss and 65% of them are continue »
Houston Deaf Awareness Week A Success!
4 CommentsBy Billy Koch | Sep.29, 2009 | Filed in: NewsHouston Deaf Awareness Week was BACK in Houston after a decade of sitting underneath a rock. For the last decade Houston has not really had a deaf awareness week to expose our culture, our language, our self being into the deaf community. But “THANKS” to continue »
UPDATE-Deaf Awareness Schedule – Sept 26
RespondBy Longster | Sep.25, 2009 | Filed in: ActivitiesMinor updates on Houston Deaf Awareness Week (DAW) event on Saturday, September 26, 2009 at Woodhaven Baptist Deaf Church from 10am-4pm. Free admission, entertainment, games and door prizes. Church will sell food if you are hungry. There will be 28 vendors on site this year so bring the whole family! Also, we will have FREE flu shots for kids from 10 am to 2 pm, come on and get your kids a flu shot. For more information, contact Kathy Walters, Houston DAW Chairperson at kathyladell@yahoo.com. Thanks to Rara and DeafNetwork for the updates.
Deaf Awareness Week Events at LSC-CF
RespondBy Longster | Sep.16, 2009 | Filed in: ActivitiesCome and watch Deaf people tell about their lives and experiences. Also watch stories being performed through American Sign Language and gestures. There will also be time for some Deaf trivia and prizes. We hope to see you there!!! continue »
Deaf Awareness Week Schedule – Sept 20-26
2 CommentsBy Billy Koch | Sep.14, 2009 | Filed in: ActivitiesDeaf Awareness Week is BACK in Houston! Thanks to a great team in Houston for bringing Deaf Awareness Week (DAW) back to Houston. Read the rest of the schedule for the upcoming events! continue »