Austin

Texas Commission for the Deaf & Hearing Impaired
    4800 N Lamar, Suite 310
    Austin, TX 78756
County of Travis
(512) 451-8494 (Voice/TTY)
(512) 451-9316 (FAX)Direct Services Program
Ownership:  State/Local Government
Number of Staff:  9 Full-time; 3 Deaf; 6 American Sign Language Skilled;
Interpreters:  Contractual
Services Offered:  Information/Referral; Interpreter Coordination for all Services
Number of Special Devices for the Deaf:  1 Closed Captioning; 50 TTYs
Number of Deaf Clients Served:  5,500 in the Past 6 Months; 11,000 in the Past Year
Ages of Clients Served:  All Ages
Populations Served:  Black; Hispanic; Native American; Women; DWI; HIV Positive People; People with AIDS; Developmentally Disabled; Mentally Ill Chemical Abusers; Deaf; Deaf/Blind, Hard of Hearing; All Who are Deaf
Financial Arrangements:  Sliding Fee Scale

Houston

Montrose Clinic
(HIV/AIDS Service only)
    P O Box 66308
    Houston, TX 77266-6308
County of Harris
(713) 520-2000 (Voice), (713) 528-3678 (TTY)
(713) 528-4923 (FAX)
Scot A Pott, Director
Year Established:  1991 Deaf Outreach Program
Ownership:  Private Nonprofit
Number of Staff:  19 full-time; 1 Deaf; 3 American Sign Language Skilled; 2 Multi-lingual
Services Offered:  Information/Referral; Prevention/Education
Special Services for the Deaf:  5 TTYs
Number of Deaf Clients Served:  23 in the Past Year
Ages of Clients Served:  All
Populations Served:  All with HIV/AIDS
Financial Arrangements:  None
Publications:  Updated HIV Medical:  The Link Chris Durham, (713) 520-2080 (Voice), (713) 528-3577 (TTY)

Nightingale Adult Day Center
    5802 Holly Street
    Houston, TX 77074
County of Harris
(713) 981-1543 (Voice/TTY)
Paul Fincher
Ownership:  Private Nonprofit
Number of Staff:  2 Full-time; 8 Part-time; 4 eaf; 9 American Sign Language Skilled
Interpreters:  1 Part-time
Services Offered:  Alcoholism; Drug Abuse; Prevention/Education; Assessment/Intake; Halfway Housing
Interpreted AA Meetings:  In Area
Number of Special Devices for the Deaf:  1 Closed Captioning; 4 TTYs
Number of Deaf Clients Served:  15 in the Past 6 Months; 31 in the Past Year
Ages of Clients Served:  18-65 and Over
Populations Served:  Black; Hispanic; Native American; Women; DWI; HIV Positive People; People with AIDS; Developmentally Disabled; Deaf
Financial Arrangements:  Texas Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse; Texas Rehabilitation Commission

This program has been developed in the course of an agreement among the New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services (OASAS), Rochester Institute of Technology, and the Monroe County Department of Mental Health.  Copying is freely allowed so long as credit is given and the copies are not sold.