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Press Release
December 10, 2009 at 5 PM
(Cameron County Commissioners' Court 1100 E. Monroe Street Brownsville, Texas)
Cameron County Judge's Office to be honored with "County Best Practice" Award (Press Release)
CLICK HERE to view video showcasing this prestigious award
SEE our announcement on www.deaflink.com, state provider of Accessible Hazard Alert System (AHAS) and www.deafnetwork.com, largest deaf community resources & newsletter in Texas with over 3,000 subscribers and www.alldeaf.com, a free Internet message board with over 11,000+ members.
Texas Association of Counties-Leadership Foundation County Best Practice Awards
(Delivery of Services: Health & Human Services)
Award Presentation for Disaster Preparedness Outreach Efforts That Include Deaf/HOH
(It's primarily focused on Hurricane Dolly ASL-interpreted emergency broadcast efforts)
Additional, subsequent outreach efforts to be showcased following the award presentation:
- Regionally-focused DVD-Public Service Announcement (English & Spanish) with ASL interpretation
- Produced & directed by Cameron County & Hidalgo County Judge's Office-Division of Homeland Security & Emergency Management (DHS&EM
- Available at local media broadcast stations and respective Web sites of Cameron & Hidalgo County Judge's Office-DHS&EM
- Interpreted by South Texas College Deaf Interpreter Training Program & edited by City of McAllen Public Information Office
- Hurricane Preparedness Brochure (English & Spanish) in Braille
- Created by Cameron County & Hidalgo County Judge's Office-DHS&EM
- Hard copies available at Cameron, Hidalgo & Willacy County (Tri-County) Judge's Office-DHS&EM & State of Texas Dept. of Assistive & Rehabilitative Services (DARS) offices in Harlingen & McAllen
- Eventually digital copies (Braille-ready computer files) will be available at respective Web sites of Cameron & Hidalgo County Judge's Office-DHS&EM
- Hard copies, digital copies & Braille conversions by DARS
- Announcement of federal grant award that will provide LIVE video remote ASL interpreting during non-emergency & emergency
- NON-emergency: eventually will be available at least at Tri-County
Judge's Office-DHS&EM & Tri-County Main Health Office
- Emergency: eventually will be available at least at Tri-County evacuation hub & certain shelters (if such shelters are open
- Announcement of future basic ASL classes for emergency first responders
- Hosted by Cameron County & Hidalgo County Judge's Office-DHS&EM
- Taught by Valley Association for Independent Living
Hurricane Preparedness Instructional Videos
Region-specific Videos
(Click Here)
Includes interpretation for
Deaf, Hard-of-Hearing, & Spanish-speakers
(created by the County Emergency Management Divisions of Cameron,
Hidalgo & Willacy) |
Statewide Videos
(Click Here)
Includes interpretation for Deaf &
Hard-of-Hearing
(created by Texas Division
of Emergency Management)
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