1. DHHS Needs Assessment
COME Tuesday July 24, 2012 6:30 – 8:00 PM
UTPA West University Drive
Auditorium, Room HSHE 1.114
MEET Edinburg, TX 78539
Lori Breslow, the new
Director of the DARS Office for Deaf
& Hard of Hearing Services (DHHS)
We want to know YOUR vision
SHARE 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
For more information about this event,
Contact: angela.feltner@dars.state.tx.us
Sign language interpreters & CART will be provided.

3. GETTING AND MOVING AHEAD IN A JOB
WHEN WORKING WITH A DISABILITY
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 4:30PM
STC Pecan Campus
Bldg. D Auditorium • Success Stories - Learn about people
3201 W. Pecan with disabilities who have achieved
McAllen, TX 78501 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
deafnessrs11b@dars.state.tx.us

4. TRAINING FOR ASL INTERPRETERS
Reading Between the Signs:
Better Understanding of Psychological Testing for
Better Interpretation (BEI CEUs will be applied for)
Doug H. Dittfurth
Outreach 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 78539
For more information or to request additional accommodations contact:
Sonia Quintero
Deafness Resource Specialist
deafnessrs11b@dars.state.tx.us 956-618-0500
Light refreshments will be provided