1. Olivia Bills Hearing Loss Resource Specialist CSD of Texas Funded by : The Office for Deaf & Hard of Hearing Services (DHHS) of the Texas Department of Assistive & Rehabilitative Services (DARS)

2. Hearing Loss Resource Specialist Assist Service Providers such as: Federal, State, and Local Governments Organizations Private Businesses Educational Institutions in making their services accessible and readily available to individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing.

4. Coping Skills

5. Communication Strategies

7. DARS/DRS

11. STAP facts 30 to 60 days for you to receive a voucher. STAP is once every 5 years (unless change of disability). Product warranty – buyer beware.

12. STAP Equipment

13. Technology/Equipment Hearing aids with Manual T-Coil. FM’s, neckloops, CapTel/WebCapTel, alerting devices.

14. Telecoil switch or “T-Coil” With a telecoil used as the input source instead of (or in addition to) the microphone, the hearing aid can "hear" a magnetic signal which represents sound.

15. FM Systems Comfort Contego with neckloop

16. Pocket Talker Can be used with head phones or neckloop

17. CapTel CapTel Phone and WebCapTel

18. Alerting Devices Ring Signalers

19. DARS/DHHS Website Office of Deaf and Hard of Hearing services (DHHS) Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services (DARS) www.dars.state.tx.us/dhhs

20. Thank you! Thank you for your time and attention today! Olivia Bills Hearing Loss Resource Specialist CSD of Texas and DARS 1524 S IH 35, Suite 225 Austin, Texas 78704-2603 Email: obills@c-s-d.org Phone: 512.428.1813 Fax: 512.837.1444 D-Link VP: obills.csd.tv

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