04/09/2026
We’re back for another Deaf Coffee Chat! ☕️
Valerie, one of our Access Specialists, will present about communication access in emergencies and how it is a protected right. Grab your coffee or tea, sip, and chat with us.
🗓️ Friday, April 17, 2026
⏰ 7:00PM - 8:00PM
📍Coffee Shop, 8026 Park Lane, Dallas, TX 75231
🤟 Presented in ASL and open to all
📧 For inquiries, please email us at access@dactexas.org
—IMAGE DESCRIPTION: A flyer with a white background.
A subtitle text: “A DAC PRESENTATION”
A header photo showing an EMERGENCY sign.
A title text: “DEAF COFFEE CHAT” next to a coffee cup with two hands holding coffee cups and a text section: “Let’s Chat About: ‘Effective Communication During an Emergency”
A section text: “In an emergency, communication becomes a life‑safety issue. If we cannot hear instructions, cannot understand responders, or cannot communicate their symptoms or needs, the consequences can be severe. Emergencies can occur without warning, and effective communication is essential to ensure safety, understanding, and an appropriate response. Individuals with communication barriers — including those who are Deaf, hard of hearing, have limited English proficiency, or have speech or cognitive disabilities — must still be able to receive information and express their needs. Communication access is not optional; it is a protected right. Ensuring access is not optional — it is a legal requirement and a moral responsibility.”
There is a section of four lines.
In the first line and next to a handshake icon is a text “Friday, April 17, 2026”
In the second line and next to a clock icon is a text “7:00PM - 8:00PM”
In the third line and next to a location pin icon is a text “8026 Park Lane, Dallas, TX 75231”
In the fourth line and next to an email icon is a text “access@dactexas.org”
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.”