Deaf Information-and-Entertainment

Information Links

Deaf Network of Texas: Largest Deaf Community Resources & Newsletter in Texas & surrounding states — Owned and Operated by Grant Laird Jr.

deafnetwork.com/wordpress

Access News: News presented in print as well as signed and captioned video by Civication and Austin Community College

http://accessnews.us/

DeafDigest: (established 1996) America's Unique Deaf Stories

http://deafdigest.net/

http://deafdigestsports.com

ADVOCATES/SPECIALISTS

Deaf Action Center- Fort Worth/Metroplex

Crosslands Plaza Office Park

6320 Southwest Boulevard

Suite #104

Fort Worth, TX 76109

Sheila Grady

Deafness Resource Specialist

Office Phone:....................... 682-990-3601

Fax:....................................... 817-887-9108

Email: [email protected]

Winden Royalty

Hearing Loss Resource Specialist

Office Phone:....................... 817- 879-2889

Fax:....................................... 817-386-3117

Email: [email protected]

Leslie Seggelink

STAP Outreach Specialist

Cell/ Text- Office Phone:.....214- 991-1962

VP:.........................................214-758-7991

FAX:.......................................817-386-3117

Email:

Deaf Action Center- Fort Worth/Metroplex

Funded by DARS/ Office for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services- Austin, TX

SUPPORT GROUPS

AA Meeting – Dallas

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214-352-0681

3530 Forest Lane, Suite 61

Dallas, Texas 75234

Site: Park Forest Plaza

ASL Interpreter: Every Monday at Noon

http://www.aadallas.org/non_cms/meetings.php?iGroupID=17

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972-867-1115

2109 W Parker Rd, Suite 728

Plano, Texas 75023

One block W of Custer, turn by Pawlak Auto

ASL Interpreter: Every Wednesday at 6:30 PM

http://www.aadallas.org/non_cms/meetings.php?iGroupID=95

Dallas Intergroup Association

Website: http://www.aadallas.org/

Entertainment Links

D-PAN: Deaf Professional Arts Network

www.d-pan.com

The Silent Network TV: Original programs presented in sign language, subtitles and full sound.

http://www.thesilentnetwork.tv

SOME HELPFUL LINKS

Tax Incentives for Equal Access

http://www.ada.gov/taxincent.htm

Interpreter Code of Professional Conduct

http://www.rid.org/UserFiles/File/NAD_RID_ETHICS.pdf

List of Local Interpreting Service Providers

http://deafnetwork.com/wordpress/main/service/

DARS Office for Deaf and

Hard of Hearing Services

http://www.dars.state.tx.us/dhhs/index.shtml

College Resources for Students

http://www.bestcolleges.com/resources/disabled-students/

Study Abroad Info

https://millionmilesecrets.com/guides/preparing-for-a-study-abroad-program-if-you-have-a-physical-disability/

Life Skills/Assisted Living/Supported

Employment for multiple handicapped Deaf

http://hillcountrysignsofhope.blogspot.com/

Tax Tips for the Deaf

https://turbotax.intuit.com/tax-tools/tax-tips/Tax-Deductions-and-Credits/Tax-Tips-for-the-Deaf/INF22297.html

Green Lasso-

Pro Bono Interpreting Services for family/social situations (weddings,

birthdays, funerals, baby showers, etc) with RID certified interpreters)

http://greenlasso.org/

National Association of the Deaf

http://www.nad.org/

Website Resource for College Students

with Disabilities "We Connect Now"

http://weconnectnow.wordpress.com/

Gettinghired.com is a website that helps people with disabilities find jobs.

To learn about government grants and benefits people may apply for, go to www.benefits.gov/

Family Health Reference To ASL-

(This web site, found and shared by a group of Girl Scouts in Colorado who are working on their sign language badge, is just full of great information! )

http://usinsurancenet.com/family-health-reference-to-asl/

A college guide for Deaf and /or disabled students can be found here:

http://www.bestcolleges.com/resources/disabled-students/

Below is a great list of scholarship opportunities for Deaf High school and College students.

NOTE: When I visited this page to check it out, it caused a red warning page to pop up via my McAfee. I have visited several links without a problem... YET! Please proceed with caution.

http://www.vicaps.com/scholarship-information.php

Here is another link for college scholarship info:

https://couponfollow.com/research/financial-resources-for-students-with-disabilities

Are you interested in a Medical Assisting Career? Check this out:

https://www.medicalassistantdegrees.net/careers/disability-career-options/

SOME INTERPRETER

SUPPORT SITES

Texas Society of Interpreters for the Deaf

http://www.tsid.org/

Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf

http://www.rid.org/

RID Standard Practice Papers

http://www.rid.org/interpreting/Standard%20Practice%20Papers/index.cfm

The interpreters Friend

http://www.theinterpretersfriend.org/

Texas School for the Deaf

http://www.tsd.state.tx.us/

Signs of Development

http://www.signs-of-development.org/

Described and Captioned Media

http://www.dcmp.org/

Street Leverage

http://www.streetleverage.com/

SIGN & PREP RESOURCES

ASLPro:

http://aslpro.com/

Fingerspelling Practice

http://asl.ms/

Numbers Practice

http://asl.bz/

Grammar Practice & other categories for prep

(Hone your skills and help feed the hungry)

http://freerice.com

Deaf MD: Medical Signs

http://www.deafmd.org/

RID/ITP Glossary of Medical Terms

and Definitions

http://deafhealth.ucsd.edu/RID/terms/indexff.asp#top

Vocational Rehabilitation Glossary:

(this has a slow loading process on some media)

http://www.interpretereducation.org/vr_tk/

Country Signs:

http://www.aslresource.net/CountrySigns.html

ASL-STEM Forum:

Enabling American Sign Language to grow in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM)

http://aslstem.cs.washington.edu/topics/view/6

Texas Math Sign Language Dictionary

http://tsdvideo.org/

InterpreterHelper

http://www.youtube.com/user/interpreterhelper

ASL Interpreting: Science and Math Resources

http://asl-interpreting.wikispaces.com/Science+and+Math+Resources

ASL Dictionary of Religious Signs:

http://www.deafmissions.com/?PageID=18

Legal Terms in ASL _ The Midwest Center for Law and the Deaf (MCLD):

https://www.mcld.org/your-day-in-court/legal-terms-in-asl/

IRS Info in ASL

http://www.irs.gov/uac/Videos-American-Sign-Language-%28ASL%29

Needs Outreach (Technical Signs) Deaf and Hard of Hearing Information Clearinghouse (opens a downloadable phone app):

http://www.needsoutreach.org/Pages/dhabil.html

For all my Deaf friends, family and clients: You need to visit this web site

www.justice.gov/opa/pr/2012/July/12-crt-931.html

print out this page and carry it in your purse or wallet. When you go to the doctor or hospital and ask for an

interpreter and that doctor or hospital says you have to provide your own interpreter...show them this page. Below are 2 excerpts:

"U.S. Attorney’s offices across the nation are partnering with the Civil Rights Division to target their enforcement efforts on a critical area for individuals with disabilities through a new Barrier-Free Health Care Initiative...."

“These settlements ensure that deaf and hard of hearing patients can communicate with their doctors and obtain equal access to medical treatment, especially at critical moments in their care,” said Barbara McQuade, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan. “This nationwide initiative emphasizes that disability discrimination in health care is illegal and unacceptable.”

GREAT sites for CEUs.

http://ceusonthego.com/ -has a variety of webinars from different presenters including a favorite, Wendel "Wink" Smith

http://www.asl24.info/CEU.html -CEU Radio hosted by Keith Wann with a variety of topics and presenters.

http://www.unco.edu/marie/index.html -has both live and archived webinars for CEUs. Many of the webinar workshops are FREE! Get on their mailing list!

http://www.interpretereducation.org/ -lots of workshops and webinars offered by these folks. prices vary. sign up for their mailing list.

http://www.terplearn.com/ -Is a new website that has partnered with Virginia RID for CEUs that are accepted by both RID and Texas BEI. Some of the links are not up and running yet, but the Online Discussion Groups and the On Demand Webinars both are available for VERY reasonable prices ($30-$35ish). So far, they seem to focus on ETHICS, mentoring and NIC test prep.

www.deafactioncenter.org -Here is a link for the Deaf Action Center in Shreveport LA and scroll down to Current Events for an impressive list OR click on "Webcast Archives" to view what they have available On Demand. They are trying to do at least two new webcasts a month. All of the webcasts will remain on their website indefinitely and range around $35.00.