Deaf Action Center
06/08/2026
What does effective communication look like? What are auxiliary aids?
Come and join us to find out! We’re collaborating with Deaf Mission Church UMC at Walnut Hill Church for an interactive presentation, led by Valerie Barker, one of our Deaf and Hard of Hearing Access Specialists. Learn how ADA Title II protects equal access and effective communication, including qualified interpreters and auxiliary aids.
🗓️ Sunday, June 28, 2026
⏰ 12:30PM - 1:30PM
📍UMC Deaf Mission, 10066 Marsh Lane, Dallas TX
🤟 Presented in ASL and open to all
📧 For inquiries, please email us at [email protected]
—IMAGE DESCRIPTION: A flyer with a dark blue background.
A subtitle text: “A DAC PRESENTATION.”
A header photo shows a book cover titled “ADA Americans with Disabilities Act” in between two pens on a surface.
A title text: “Americans with Disabilities Act Title II”
A section text: “Learn Your ADA Title II rights!
Equal Access
Effective Communication
Qualified interpreters
Auxiliary aids with bullet points”
There is a section of four lines.
In the first line and next to a calendar icon is a text “Sunday, June 28, 2026”
In the second line and next to a clock icon is a text “12:30PM - 1:30PM
In the third line and next to a location pin icon is a text “UMC Deaf Mission, 10066 Marsh Lane, Dallas TX”
In the fourth line and next to an email icon is a text “[email protected]”
There is a row showing from the left to the right: the DAC logo, four social media logos (Instagram, Facebook, Linkedin and YouTube), Valerie Barker’s professional headshot, and a smaller section of text: “Presented in ASL and by: VALERIE BARKER, Deaf and Hard of Hearing Access Specialist”
There is a row of line reading, “ADVOCACY. COMMUNICATION. EMPOWERMENT.”
At the very bottom is the funding line that reads, “Access - Funded by HHSC Office of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services and The Dallas Foundation.”
Your lived experiences matter, and your access matters.
Come join us for Communication Access Open Forum, a DAC community event where we can connect, share our experiences, learn about communication access and barriers and ultimately, build a more empowered community together.
🗓️ Friday, June 12, 2026
⏰ 6:30PM - 8:30PM
📍3110 Cedarplaza Ln, Dallas, TX 75235
🤟 Presented in ASL and open to all
🍽️ Bring your own meals (BYOM)!
📧 For inquiries, please email us at [email protected]
—VIDEO ACCESSIBILITY
The video opens with Valerie, one of DAC’s Access Specialists, standing at the front desk with the front sign.
Valerie signs to the camera, “Have you experienced barriers to communication access?” The camera nods its head figuratively.
Valerie asks, “Have you felt like your experiences are not being listened to or validated?” The camera nods its head figuratively.
Valerie grabs a chair out of the frame and sits on it in the frame. Valerie continues signing to the camera, “Here at Deaf Action Center, we understand. We’re hosting a community event on Friday, June 12th at 6:30PM - 8:30PM, titled “Communication Access Open Forum.” This is a space where we get together as a community. No one needs to be alone. We’re all in this together. This is an opportunity to share experiences about barriers, ask questions, and learn how to break the barriers. For this 6:30-8:30PM event, bring your own meal and coexist as a community. The goal is to gain knowledge, community building, and power in numbers. See you here!”
Valerie concludes. The video cuts to the DAC logo with a white background. Below the logo, the tagline appears in three following words in a wipe effect: “Advocacy”, “Communication.”, and “Empowerment.”
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