Texas Commission for the Blind Report, Volume 5, Number 2, June 1988 Page: 2
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PEOPLE IN THE NEWS
* ARNOLDO VERA is the new regional supervisor in the Commis-
sion's San Antonio District Office. A member of the Commission's
staff since 1971, VERA served as the agency's regional supervisor
in Harlingen prior to his transfer to San Antonio. He will also be
responsible for field operations out of the Victoria District
Office.
* RALPH RANGEL, a vocational rehabilitation counselor in Harlin-
gen, has been promoted to the regional supervisor slot in South
Texas. He will be responsible for field operations in Laredo, Corpus
Christi and Harlingen. Rangel joined the agency in 1986.
* ANN BARRON is the new regional supervisor in Tyler. Formerly
a regional supervisor in Dallas, BARRON has been with the Com-
mission since 1977. She will be responsible for agency field offices
in Lufkin, Texarkana, Huntsville and Tyler.
* CAROLYN WILMOT and RANDY FEILLE have been selected
as the recipients of the Commission's 1988 Employee of the Year
awards. WILMOT, an accounting clerk, has been with the agency
since 1984. FEILLE is the agency's Coordinator of Deaf-Blind
Services and has been with the Commission since 1978. Both
employees were presented with special plaques by Executive Direc-
tor Pat Westbrook during a recent staff meeting in Austin.
* Forty clients are participating in this year's College Prep Program
offered at the agency's Criss Cole Rehabilitation Center in Austin
during the summer. The program, which has been offered since
1972, gives high school graduates from across the state an opportun-
ity to prepare themselves for the challenges of college or university
life. This year's participants will be taking classes at Austin Commu-
nity College. Special classes in assertiveness training, sexuality and
advanced braille are taught at the Center. The annual summer
program concludes with the traditional tubing trip down the San
Marcos River.
* JORGE GARCIA, a vocational rehabilitation counselor in Corpus
Christi, has been awarded the 1988 Aubrey Boyd Tipps Award.
Presented annually by the Texas Association of Education and
Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired, the honor
acknowledges outstanding work in the area of employment assist-
ance services. GARCIA has been with the Commission since 1971.DEAF-BLIND
AWARENESS
"Say
hello
to a
person
who is
deaf
and
blind".. .is the theme
for this year's Helen Keller
Deaf-Blind Awareness Week
(June 26-July 2). This year's
theme focuses on communi-
cation as a necessary first
step in breaking down barri-
ers and creating better
understanding of this seg-
ment of our population.
According to Stephen S.
Barrett, Director of the
Helen Keller National Cen-
ter. "This week also draws
national attention to the
need for continued rehabili-
tation training services,
access to housing and
employment alternatives and
recreation and socialization
opportunities within the
community."
Here in Texas, the Texas
Commission for the Blind is
joining other members of the
Interagency Task Force for
Future Services to the Deaf-
Blind in creating greater
public awareness of this
observation. Members of the
Task Force will be securing
proclamations from the
Governor's Office as well as
from mayors in numerous
Texas cities. Exhibits,
speeches, workshops and
other events will be held
throughout the state to draw
attention to this week.Helen Keller
Deaf-Blind
Awareness Week
June 26-July 2
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