ADVOCACY SERVICES

Deaf Action Center is proud to provide Advocacy Services for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing who face communication barriers, accessibility issues, or service challenges in their workplace, community, or home.

Our Deafness Resource Specialist in the Dallas / Fort Worth area and Wichita Falls coordinate projects through local service providers to assist, state, local, and federal agencies, public agencies and organizations, and private entities in making their services accessible to individuals with hearing loss. Our programs also address attitudinal and cultural barriers hindering successful service delivery to Deaf and Hard of Hearing individuals, provide information and referral services, and provide training for improved relations between the people we serve and businesses and public service providers.

DAC Advocacy Services are contracted with the Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services Office for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services (DARS DHHS).
They include:
• Current information related to workplace and medical office accommodations for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
• Community Training and Informative Seminars on Topics and Issues relating to The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
• Communication and Accommodation Assessments of Schools, Medical Facilities, Offices, Civic and Community Buildings, Lodging and Entertainment Complexes, etc.
• TTY and 9.1.1 Training
• Youth Empowerment and Leadership Training

To schedule an appointment with an Advocacy specialist:
Dallas: (214) 521-0407, or heather.bise@dactexas.org
Fort Worth: (817) 484-6776, or norma.castillo@dactexas.org
Wichita Falls: (940) 228-3005 or eric.patterson@dactexas.org