Deaf/Hard of Hearing Services
The deaf/hard of hearing program provides technical assistance and staff development opportunities for administrators, teachers, interpreters, aide and parents of students enrolled in Regional Day School Programs for the Deaf (RDSPDs). It also provides technical assistance and staff development opportunities for professionals and parents of students who are auditory impaired and are enrolled in other educational settings in local districts/SSAs and charter schools. Technical assistance and staff development are designed to:
- Increase literacy
- Promote curriculum development and improvement
- Heighten parental involvement
- Help educators and parents understand the unique educational needs of these students
- Help educators and parents understand the appropriate assistive technology used to support the education of these students
- Assist in the coordination of services of ECI and local programs that serve newly identified AI children
This program also has multi-regional responsibilities that include RDSPDs and school districts located within Region 10 and the other ESCs within Cluster C (Regions VII, VIII, XII).
Technical assistance may include requests for information by telephone, fax, email, written correspondence and onsite visits.
Requests for onsite visits must be placed through the director/supervisor of the regional day school program for the deaf requesting services and the special education director responsible for that RDSPD. In those instances in which a student who is deaf/hard of hearing attends school at a local district campus, the request for an onsite visit should go through the building principal and the special education director responsible for that building/campus. Other available services include:
- Conducting program review visits upon request
- Providing opportunities for networking and sharing
- Providing information about the interpreter certification process
- Networking with early childhood intervention (ECI) programs and RDSPDs to facilitate coordination
- Disseminating information from TEA and the Texas School for the Deaf to RDSPDs
- Providing inservice programs and consultations that foster the understanding of the needs of these students
- Staff development activities designed to facilitate and support the education of students who are deaf/hard of hearing are included in the special education staff development catalogs, special flyers and brochures.
Contact:
Alicia Favila, State Coordinator, Birth to Five Years
Email: Alicia.Favila@region10.org
Phone: (972) 348-1594
Fax: (972) 348-1557
Jack Delametter , Local Contact
Email: Jack.Delametter@region10.org
Phone: (972) 348-1588
Fax: (972) 348-1589
Regional Offices of Services for the Deaf
ESC Regions 4,10, 11, and 20 provide leadership, staff development, technical assistance and support to assist Texas school districts in meeting the educational needs of students who are deaf or hard of hearing. Priorities include student communication and competence, access to the general education curriculum, literacy, and educational interpreter training.
Lead ESC Contacts
ESC, Region 4 |
Cynthia Barrett 713-744-6378 |
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ESC, Region 10 |
Alicia Favila 972-348-1594 |
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ESC, Region 11 |
Dan Diffee 817-740-7580 |
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ESC, Region 20 |
John Bond 210-370-5418 |
LINKS
Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf
American Society for Deaf Children (ASDC)
Deaf Ed Literacy Committee Resource Document
Deaf Education Resource document
List of Mentors Supporting Educational Interpreters for Deaf/HH
National Association of the Deaf (NAD)
Registry for Interpreters for the Deaf (RID)
Self Help for the Hard of Hearing (SHHH)
Texas Association of the Deaf (TAD)
Texas Commission for the Deaf/Hard of Hearing (TCDHH)
Texas Society of Interpreters for the Deaf (TSID)