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Monday, June 11, 2018
TCOG's ADRC announces new educational series
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SHERMAN, JUNE 6, 2018 – Dr. Susan Thomas, Executive Director of Texoma Council of Governments (TCOG), announced today the start of a new educational series provided by TCOG’s Aging and Disability Resource Center (ADRC). By featuring unique resources each month, the ADRC of Texoma brings value to the community by educating older adults, people with disabilities, caregivers and professionals about resources that benefit them and relieve their families. To kick off the series, the ADRC facilitated a presentation and live demo, showcasing captioning telephones, special telephones that ensure phone conversations are clearly understood, by displaying text of conversations in near real-time on a large color touchscreens while also amplifying voice so users can see and hear what callers are saying.
“It involves scouting for resources, building them into our database, assisting callers, providing referrals, and educating the public." The ADRC fosters strong partnerships with providers of services and options benefiting older adults, caregivers, Veterans and people with disabilities. To learn more and get involved, contact the ADRC at (855) 9372372. The next meeting in this series covers the care practice information and will be presented by the Alzheimer’s Association. It will be held on Thursday, July 26th from 2:30pm – 4:30pm at TCOG’s offices in Sherman.
Texoma Council of Governments is a voluntary association of the local governments in Cooke, Fannin, and Grayson Counties. Established in 1968, Texoma Council of Governments promotes economy and efficiency in the coordinated planning and “Phone conversations for people with hearing development of the tri-county region through loss can be frustrating,” said Thomas. “ADRC its community and economic development has teamed up with ClearCaptions to improve activities. Either directly, or through the accessibility of captioning telephones so contractors, the Council provides housing, that people may access this resource with utility assistance, and weatherization services greater ease." for low-income citizens in the region and assists the elderly through a variety of Area “Connecting services and options to those Agency on Aging programs. The Council also who most need them is a multi-step process," facilitates the delivery of grant funding for said ADRC Program Manager Janet Karam, homeland security and criminal justice.
Call if you can, text if you can’t; text to 9-1-1 Services are available in Cooke, Fannin, & Grayson Counties SHERMAN, – Dr. Susan Thomas, Executive Director of Texoma Council of Governments (TCOG), announced on Thursday that Text to 9-1-1 Services are available in Cooke, Fannin, & Grayson Counties. “Text to 9-1-1 will allow citizens to send a text message directly to 9-1-1 in the event they are unable to make a voice call,” said Dr. Thomas. “Simply send a text as you normally would and enter 911 in the recipient field. This will start a text session between 9-1-1 and the individual needing help.” It is important to remember that text to 9-1-1 services should only be used in an emergency situation when someone is unable to speak. Examples include if the person is deaf, hard of hearing, speech impaired, or when speaking out loud would put the individual in danger. Text-to-9-1-1 also provides a silent alternative in cases such as a child abduction, active shooter or domestic abuse. When texting 9-1-1, you need to know your exact location and the nature of your emergency. Use simple language and no abbreviations or slang. Please do NOT TEXT and DRIVE! Pull over to a safe location before sending a text to 9-1-1. If you are able,
please call 9-1-1. It takes longer to get all the information when communicating through text messages. Currently, you can only Text-to-9-1-1 with the four major wireless carriers: AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon Wireless™. If you are in an area where texting service is not available to 9-1-1, you will receive a ‘bounceback’ message telling you to make a voice call. If you would like more information about Text-to-9-1-1, please visit the COG’s website at www.tcog.com. Texoma Council of Governments is a voluntary association of the local governments in Cooke, Fannin, and Grayson Counties. Established in 1968, Texoma Council of Governments promotes economy and efficiency in the coordinated planning and development of the tri-county region through its community and economic development activities. Either directly, or through contractors, the Council provides housing, utility assistance, and weatherization services for low-income citizens in the region and assists the elderly through a variety of Area Agency on Aging programs. The Council also facilitates the delivery of grant funding for homeland security and criminal justice.
TxDOT Schedules Public Meeting on FM 1417 Widening Project PARIS – Texas Department of Transportation officials today announced that a public meeting is set for 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. June 12 at Sherman City Hall (220 W. Mulberry Street) in Sherman, Texas, to share preliminary plans for the FM 1417 widening project with the public and other interested stakeholders. All interested stakeholders are invited to attend
the public meeting to view preliminary project plans and to provide their input in the planning process. No formal presentation will be given; the come-and-go public meeting format will provide interested citizens and others a chance to review project details and preliminary construction plans and schedules with TxDOT staff, City of Sherman officials and consultants page 15
