Student Transition Fair
For Deaf/Hard-of-Hearing High School Students
An Event Sponsored by ESC Region 11
When? Thursday, October 10, 2019
9:30 AM - 2:00 PM
Where?
Education Service Center Region 11
1451 South Cherry Lane
White Settlement, TX 76108
Who?
- Deaf/hard-of-hearing high school students from all over North Texas
- Parents of deaf/hard-of-hearing students
- Teachers, interpreters, other professionals who work with deaf/hard-of-hearing students
What?
- Breakout learning sessions
- College and technical school representatives
- Community resources representatives
- Technology and social media information
- Mock interviews (seniors only)
Event Schedule
9:30 AM: Event begins
9:30 - 10:00 AM: Registration and Exhibits Open
10:00 - 10:25 AM: Breakout Session #1
10:30 - 10:55 AM: Breakout Session #2
11:00 - 11:25 AM: Breakout Session #3
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM: Large Group Session
12:00 - 12:30 PM: Lunch
12:35 - 1:00 PM: Breakout Session #4
1:05 - 1:30 PM: Breakout Session #5
1:30 - 2:00 PM: Exhibits
2:00 PM: Event concludes
Breakout Learning Sessions
- Envision Your Future: Interacting with a panel of deaf/hard-of-hearing college students and adults
- Choose Your Future: Navigating Texas Reality Check
- Strategize Your Future: Visiting with exhibitors, colleges, and community agencies
- Live for Your Future: Taking care of your mental and physical health
- Preparing for Your Future: Writing resumes and getting ready for job interviews
Exhibitors (to date)
ACCESS 18+ Program
CapTel DFW
Caption Call
Clear Captions
Collin College
Dallas Hearing Foundation
Deaf Action CenterEducational Resource Center on Deafness (ERCOD)
Financial Planning Services, Cary Terry/Edward Jones
For Families with Special Needs (Legal Firm)
Gallaudet University
Goodwill Industries of Fort Worth
Guide by Your Side
Hearing Loss Association of America, Fort Worth Chapter
Health & Human Services Commission, Office of Deaf/HH Services
Job Corps
Oticon Pediatrics
REACH of Fort Worth
Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT)
Sertoma
Southwest Collegiate Institute for the Deaf (SWCID)
STAP: Specialized Telecommunications Assistance Program
The STEPS Program at Tarrant County College
Supplemental Security Income
Tarrant County College
Tarrant County College Interpreter Training Program
Texas Hands & Voices
Texas School for the Deaf Summer Programs
Texas Workforce Solutions, Vocational Rehabilitation Services
More exhibitors are being added every day!
Would you like to be an exhibitor at the D/HH Student Transition Fair?
Please contact Anne Darr, Consultant for D/HH Services, ESC Region 11
adarr@esc11.net or 817-740-3698