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A qualified professional addresses the needs
of people who are hard-of-hearing or late-deafened, helping
them learn to live with this loss with coping strategies,
assistive listening and alerting devices, and training in
the use of the Relay Texas service. DAC has a Technology
Center where people can learn about and try various assistive
listening devices. Presentations are given to community groups
and home visits are made to educate and train hard of hearing
and late-deafened people in coping strategies, assistive devices
and Relay Texas Service.
Support groups are available around the Dallas area for persons
with a hearing loss.
Make an appointment to see the Coordinator of the Hard of
Hearing Program.
Call 214-521-0407 voice or TTY. All services
are free of charge.
"You Should Hear What You Are Missing,"
is a 14:30 minute video written and produced by the Hard of
Hearing Program of Deaf Action Center.
This video shows four problem situations
that hard of hearing people face and then shows the situation
with solutions to these problems. The video also shows
a variety of assistive listening and alerting devices that
people can use to help them live with their hearing loss.
The video won the Governor of Texas Committee on Disabilities
Barbara Jordan Award for people with disabilities. The
video will be placed in every library in Texas along with
a resource manual on where people can find help for their
hearing loss.
"You Should Hear What You Are Missing" is open-captioned
and also has a second version with Spanish subtitles.
Check out this video at your local library! "You Should
Hear What You Are Missing" is now available at every
Public Library in Texas!
For more information about how to obtain
a video, call Esther Kelly at 214-521-0407 or send e-mail
to hoh@deafactioncentertexas.org
Hard of Hearing Services
Esther
Kelly,
Hard of Hearing Specialist, addresses the needs of people
who are hard of hearing or late deafened. Some of the services
available are:
1.
Living With Hearing Loss classes offering information on
psychosocial issues, coping strategies, assistive technology,
creative communication and understanding hearing loss and
wearing hearing aids
2.
One on one in the office or in the home for shut-in
people. Evaluate what your hearing needs are and find solutions
to these needs.
3.
Assessment of needs in the work place to help people
succeed in their job. There are many types of technology and
various coping strategies.
4.
Our office has a technology lab where people can see and
try various types of devices available.
5.
Classes on creative communication such as help in lip
reading and sign signals are available on an on-going basis
6.
Esther Kelly is available to give short presentation or
full day workshops.
7.
Workshops are held in 11 different Texas cities each year
“Hearing Loss In Action – Beyond Methodology.” These workshops
offer CEU’s to Audiologists, Speech Pathologists, Hearing Aid
Dispensers, VR Counselors, ECI, and other professionals. The
workshops are also open to people with hearing loss their
family, friends and co-workers.
To make an
appointment with the Hard of Hearing Specialist call or e-mail:
Esther
Kelly at 214 521-0407
Ekelly@deafactioncentertexas.org
Other Hard of Hearing
Services Available
Ashley Kuehne,
STAP and Resource Specialist, plans and hosts Hard of
Hearing Support Groups in 5 locations throughout North Texas.
These groups meet once a month and current locations are as
follows:
Every First Tuesday
Lewisville Senior Activities Center
10:00 AM
1950-A S. Valley Parkway
Lewisville, TX 75067
972-219-5050
Every First Thursday
Texas Council of Governments Bldg. 2nd
Floor
9:30 AM
1117 Gallagher
Sherman, TX 75090
903-813-3559
Every Second Tuesday
First United Methodist Church
10:00
AM
505 W. Marvin Avenue
(Except
Dec)
Waxahachie, TX
972-935-0327
Every Third Wednesday
Maurice Barnett Wellness Center
1:00 PM
401 W. 16th St.
(Except Nov
& Dec)
Plano, TX 75075-7069
972-941-7335
Fourth Thursday
La Voz Del Anciano
Every other
month
3316 Sylvan
Avenue
10:00 AM
Dallas, Texas
(call for
schedule)====č
214-741-5700
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Deaf
Action Center is collecting used hearing aids for use in our
program to help people who have no income to purchase hearing
aids. This program is administered by Ms. Kuehne. To donate
hearing aids, or for this type of assistance, please contact him
for more information.
Ashley Kuehne
214.521.0407
Akuehne@deafactioncentertexas.org
Specialized Telecommunications Assistance Program
Are you
hard of hearing?
Are you
deaf?
Are you
deaf/blind?
Are you
vision impaired?
Are you
speech impaired?
Are you
mobility impaired?
Are you
cognitive impaired?
Equal Access for all Texans
The State
of Texas has passed a law that will help Texas residents that
need assistance, to receive specialized telephone equipment
through the Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services
- Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services (DARS-DHHS)
Equipment Available
Amplified
Telephone
for
people who can comprehend speech on phone but need to control
volume for clarity.
VCO or
Captioned Telephone
for
people who have difficulty hearing on the phone but wish to
talk to their party and read what the caller is saying to them
on the display screen.
TTY/TDD
for
people who cannot hear or talk on the telephone. TTY Software
and modem, Video Call Kit with Software also available.
Speech
Impaired equipment
for
people who have speech difficulty or no speech and require
specialized telephones to convey their message.
Mobility Impaired equipment for people who have
difficulty dialing or holding a phone.
Vision
Impaired equipment telebraille (for Deaf/Blind) and
phones with large Buttons. Other equipment is also available.
Cognitive
Impaired
adaptive
equipment; picture memory telephone
How to Receive this
Equipment
1.
Make an appointment to come into our office to try out
the equipment best suited for your needs. We will help you
complete an application and certify need for the equipment
requested. (Partial list above).
2.
Mail application to Department of Assistive and
Rehabilitative Services – Division of Deaf and Hard of Hearing (DARS-DHHS)
with a copy of proof of Texas residency.
3.
DARS-DHHS will send you a voucher for the equipment needed.
4.
Take the voucher to a registered vendor, on the list provided by DARS-DHHS and exchange the voucher for the equipment.
If you have
any questions please contact:
Ashley Kuehne
– 214 521-0407
Akuehne@deafactioncentertexas.org
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