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		<title>Advocacy Strategies for Ensuring Communication Access Serving People who are D/HH</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Apr 2011 19:10:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[DARS Office for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services presents Advocacy Strategies for Ensuring Communication Access Serving People who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing Training Objective To provide training that will enhance the knowledge and ability of service providers to advocate for equal communication opportunities and effective communication for people who are deaf or [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stories from SXSW: Films That Speak to D/HH Audiences Alike</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Mar 2011 07:50:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Posted by Lauren Knapp March 15, 2011 &#160; Editor&#8217;s Note: Lauren Knapp has been in Austin all week, reporting at the SXSW Interactive Festival. This is the first in her series of stories, with more to come all week. &#160; Hundreds of filmmakers came to Austin, Texas, to attend the SXSW Film Festival this past [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2011 National ADA Symposium</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Mar 2011 04:14:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[2011 National ADA Symposium The 2011 National ADA Symposium will be held on May 8-11, 2011 in Las Vegas, Nevada! &#160; The National ADA Symposium, the most comprehensive conference available on the Americans with Disabilities Act, &#160;is designed to meet the needs of a diverse audience including ADA Coordinators, advocates, architects, code officials, government officials, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Meet TDI Board at Town Hall Meeting 3/25/11 &#8211; Austin</title>
		<link>http://deafnetwork.com/wordpress/blog/2011/02/24/meet-tdi-board-at-town-hall-meeting-32511-austin/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Feb 2011 16:46:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MEET THE TDI BOARD AT A TOWN HALL MEETING IN AUSTIN, TEXAS. MARCH 25, 2011 &#160; Mark Your Calendar Friday, March 25, 2011&#160; 7:00 pm. &#8211; 9:00 pm.&#160; &#160; TDI Town Hall Meeting Hyatt Regency Austin 208 Barton Springs Austin, Texas &#160;78704 &#160; ?? Do you have questions about&#8230; ?? &#160; What is TDI? How [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Houston Black Deaf Advocates Meeting 1/15/11</title>
		<link>http://deafnetwork.com/wordpress/blog/2011/01/10/houston-black-deaf-advocates-meeting-11511/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Jan 2011 03:15:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deaf Network</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Dr. Shirley Allen]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Kathy Walters]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Houston Black Deaf Advocates Meeting 1/15/11 If the weather cooperates, we will have the January Houston Black Deaf Advocates meeting on Saturday, January 15, 2011, at 2 PM. It will be at the Lillian Beard Deaf Connection Center located at 9920 Long Point in Houston. For more information, you may contact Dr. Shirley Allen at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Deaf Austinites say police can&#8217;t seem to listen to reason</title>
		<link>http://deafnetwork.com/wordpress/blog/2010/12/03/deaf-austinites-say-police-cant-seem-to-listen-to-reason/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Dec 2010 16:48:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tone Deaf Deaf Austinites say police can&#8217;t seem to listen to reason Note: To view pictures and videos, please click website link below. BY JORDAN SMITH Esther Valdez is deaf. That explains some, but not all, of what happened to her on June 16, 2009. In the simplest terms, the 24-year-old found herself in trouble [...]]]></description>
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		<title>National Deaf Employment and Technology Survey</title>
		<link>http://deafnetwork.com/wordpress/blog/2010/08/05/national-deaf-employment-and-technology-survey/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Aug 2010 16:50:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[National Deaf Employment and Technology Survey WEBSITE: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/DETS NATIONAL EMPLOYMENT SURVEY NEEDS YOUR HELP! Hello, many of you have responded to my previous advertisements for the National Deaf Employment and Technology Survey (DETS), but the study needs more responses to be useful to both deaf and hard of hearing communities. Allow me to explain. My [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Annual Southwest Black Deaf Advocates Regional Cookout</title>
		<link>http://deafnetwork.com/wordpress/blog/2009/08/11/annual-southwest-black-deaf-advocates-regional-cookout/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2009 07:40:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Houston Black Deaf Advocates Host Annual Southwest Black Deaf Advocates Regional Cookout ********* Dallas * Houston * Little Rock * New Orleans ********** Time: October 3, 2009 from 11am to 5pm Location: Tom Bass Park II S.W.B.D.A. Cookout Welcome all Chapters in the Southwest Region Bring ur Family and friends, Bring ur Favorite games such [...]]]></description>
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		<title>DBDA Meeting and Cookout &#8211; DFW</title>
		<link>http://deafnetwork.com/wordpress/blog/2009/07/13/dbda-meeting-and-cookout-dfw/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2009 09:47:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dallas Black Deaf Advocates General Meeting Saturday, July 18, 2009 Kiest Park S. Hampton Rd. We will setup near the park pavilions BDA Cookout &#8211; by Willie Carthon 10:00am til dusk Meeting: 3:00 p.m &#8211; 5:00 p.m Everyone is Welcome Bring you outdoor chairs, outdoor games FUN FUN FUN FUN FUN dallasbda1993@yahoo.com]]></description>
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