Eric Patterson Email & Phone Number

3110 Cedar Plaza Lane, Dallas Tx 75235

Oversee day to day activities of the DAC interpreting department and provide communication access between the hearing, deaf, and hard of hearing individuals through sign language interpreters, oral interpreters, deaf/blind interpreters, and real-time captioners in DFW Metroplex. Actively collaborate with and assess freelance interpreter skills to ensure they meet the qualifications to facilitate communication for consumers. Network and develop dynamic relationships with service providers, deaf/hard of hearing community, and interpreters in the Dallas / Fort Worth area to help support the continuation of DAC's programs through use of DAC's sign language interpreting services. Provide opportunities for interpreter development via mentorship, peer/community workshops, and culture immersion. Increase community awareness of what DAC's goals are with interpreting services which is to ensure that all of the deaf and hard of hearing clients receive not just certified, but qualified interpreters whom are tailored to match the client's communication skills as closely as possible through interpreter screening, networking, and collaboration. This allows communication to not just be effective but also fluid and transparent between all parties. ​

807 8Th Street, Suite 901 Wichita Falls, Tx 76301

An outreach program that serves individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing, late-deafened, deafblind and their service providers. This program offers specialized services in 30 counties within the Big Country and Red River areas in North Texas. We team with DARS/DRS counselors and other state agency staff to ensure quality services, such as assisting consumers in accessing services from state and local government agencies, service organizations, and private entities; advocating with providers to make their services accessible and readily available to the populations; providing referral services and training geared toward the consumers acquiring a better understanding of the laws which support and protect them.http://www.facebook.com/deafnessresourcespecialistr2http://www.youtube.com/deafnessrs2a