{"id":235,"date":"2021-10-13T17:38:04","date_gmt":"2021-10-13T22:38:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dallashearingfoundation.fm1.dev\/adults\/"},"modified":"2024-07-03T11:56:35","modified_gmt":"2024-07-03T16:56:35","slug":"adults","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dallashearingfoundation.org\/adults\/","title":{"rendered":"Resources for Adults"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Texas Workforce Solutions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Vocational Rehabilitation Services (TWS-VRS) is a partner within the Texas Workforce System to support job seekers with disabilities as they prepare for, obtain, maintain, or advance in competitive integrated employment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) services are available to eligible individuals with disabilities across Texas and VR staff are co-located within many Workforce Solutions Offices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Texas Workforce System is intended to support everyone who wants to work, with supports and services to help them get a job or keep a job or advance in a career. This includes identification and referral of workforce customers who may be eligible for VR Services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To locate the Texas Workforce Solutions &#8211; Vocational Rehabilitation Services office nearest you that provides services for people with&nbsp;<strong>Visual<\/strong>,&nbsp;<strong>Physical<\/strong>, or&nbsp;<strong>Auditory Disabilities<\/strong>&nbsp;search by ZIP Code, County, Workforce Board Area, Program, and\/or Specialized Service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/webp.twc.state.tx.us\/services\/VRLookup\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">View Website<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Deaf Action Center<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>For more than 30 years, Deaf Action Center has empowered and equipped individuals of all ages throughout North Texas. With offices in Dallas and Fort Worth, we provide a comprehensive range of programs that combine commitment, caring, and communication to help create personal, social, and professional growth and success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/dactexas.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">View Website<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Hearing Loss Association of America<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Founded in 1979 by Howard E. \u201cRocky\u201d Stone, the Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA) is the nation\u2019s leading organization representing consumers with hearing loss. The&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hearingloss.org\/programs-events\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">programs and events<\/a>&nbsp;we offer are designed to focus on you\u2014the&nbsp;person. HLAA strives to give people the tools they need to live more successfully with hearing loss and to show them&nbsp;they do not have to face hearing loss alone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hearingloss.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">View Website<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">CapTel<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Ideal for people with some degree of hearing loss, the&nbsp;<strong>Captioned Telephone<\/strong>, or&nbsp;<strong>CapTel<\/strong>, works like any other telephone with one important addition:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It displays every word the caller says throughout the conversation. CapTel phone users can listen to the caller, and can also read the written captions in the CapTel\u2019s bright display window.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.captel.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">View Website<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Caption Call<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Communicate easier with advanced call captioning at no cost to people with hearing loss who need captions to use the phone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/captioncall.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">View Website<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><meta charset=\"utf-8\">The Specialized Telecommunications Assistance Program (STAP)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Specialized Telecommunications Assistance Program (STAP) helps people who have a disability that interferes with their access to telephone networks purchase basic specialized assistive equipment or services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hhs.texas.gov\/services\/disability\/deaf-hard-hearing\/stap-services\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">View Website<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Access Vine<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.accessvine.co\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">View Website<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">DHHS Services<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Deaf and Hard of Hearing Technology Specilaists promote quality of life for persons who are deaf and hard of hearing through technology and managing hearing loss. Services include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Assistive technology demonstration and assessment<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Consultation and training on communication strategies<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Referrals to community resources for support for hearing loss<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hhs.texas.gov\/services\/disability\/deaf-hard-hearing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">View Website<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Texas Workforce Solutions Vocational Rehabilitation Services (TWS-VRS) is a partner within the Texas Workforce System to support job seekers with disabilities as they prepare for, obtain, maintain, or advance in competitive integrated employment. 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