Texas Hands and Voices

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Texas Hands and Voices helps families find the resources and information they need to improve communication and educational goals for their children. The organization is made up of parents, professionals, children and adults who are deaf or hard of hearing and community members connected by deafness.

Hands and Voices is a place to explore options and learn from others. They provide support across the state. Their services include outreach, conferences, advocacy support, parent-to-parent networking, newsletters and much more.

Texas Hands and Voices offers Guide by Your Side™, a program also known as GBYS™. GBYS™ and Hands and Voices’ mission is to provide support in a fair manner to families with children who are deaf or hard of hearing. Specially trained guides work directly with families to provide the kind of support that can only come from someone who has walked the same path. Families and guides share their experiences and knowledge.

Hands and Voices has a national quarterly newsletter, The Communicator. You can also connect with Hands and Voices through Facebook, X (formerly Twitter), Instagram and YouTube. They offer webinars and workshops, Tuesday Talk discussions (monthly chat), a parent video training series and more. Spanish language resources are also available.

For more information or to request services, visit or email the GBYS™ coordinator at [email protected]. Their contact number is 936-463-8948 (936-463-TXHV).

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