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You can apply below to volunteer for all opportunities.  We need SSPs/CNs & Interpreters! 

SSPs/CNS

  1. What does a Support Service Provider (SSP) or Co-Navigator (CN) do?
    • Act as a sighted guide.
    • Facilitate communication.
    • Provide visual and environmental information (e.g., describing the physical layout of a room, building or other environment; identifying who is in the room; describing personal interactions).
    • Ensure the safety of a person with combined hearing and vision loss.
    • (Optional) Drive the person or act as a guide on a train, bus, cab, in the airport or on a plane.
  2. Is a SSP/CN required to be fluent in American Sign Language (ASL)?
  • Each SSP/CN Request form will include the DeafBlind consumer's preferred mode of communication. (ASL, Tactile, Voicing, or such)

 SSPs/CNs at SOCIAL EVENTS

We are excited to announce that DBCTX is experimenting with providing volunteer SSPs/CNs to work with DeafBlind consumers at DBCTX events only! Also SSPs/CNs will be paid (thanks to a generous donation)!

The process will be this

  1. Each DB consumer wishing to attend a DBCTX event, must must fill out  the SSP/CN request form (also found on the website)
  2. The Event SSP/CN Coordinator will moderate all incoming forms. Who wants spam? Smile! If good, the SSP/CN Request form will be forwarded to every SSP/CN anonymously on our SSP/CN listserv.
  3. Interested SSPs/CNs will contact the DB consumer directly to work out the logistics.
  4. After the event is completed, the SSP/CN will have 30 days to submit a SSP/CN invoice to get paid (Found here). Otherwise, we will consider it a donation and send a thank you receipt.

Please be patient with us while we continue tweaking and improving the process. We hope that you are as excited as us to join this new adventure into the future for the DeafBlind Community in Texas!

 1. How to become an eligible SSP/CN?
  • Attend DBCTX Camp.
  • SSP/CN Workshops may be considered.
 2. What happens if a SSP/CN doesn’t show up?
  • 1st Strike: No payment.
  • 2nd Strike: No payment and next event is Pro Bono.
  • 3rd Strike: No payment and next 3 events are Pro Bono.
 3. What happens if a DeafBlind consumer doesn't show up?
  • 1st Strike: A warning.
  • 2nd Strike: Deny DeafBlind consumer's next SSP/CN Request form.
  • 3rd Strike: Deny DeafBlind consumer's next 3 SSP/CN Request forms.
 4. When is the last day a DeafBlind consumer can submit a SSP/CN Request form?
  • 3 days before the event.
 5. What happens if a DeafBlind individual shows up without a SSP/CN Request form?
  • Will not assign a SSP/CN.
 6. What if I have questions?
7. How much will a SSP/CN get paid?
  • $20 per DBCTX event. (The funds comes from a one-time and generous donation from an anonymous donor. The funds may depleted by 2019). 
IF INTERESTED, COMPLETE THE VOLUNTEER MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION ABOVE!

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2504 Wild Life Run

Cedar Park, TX 78613

Email:  Info@dbctx.org


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