DHHS Contractors

For Fiscal Year 2023

Agency	Program	City	Contact Information	Office Located In HHSC Region
LIFE/RUN 8240 Boston Ave. Lubbock, Texas 79423	Communication Access for State Agencies	Lubbock	Michelle Crain- Director or Isaac Billalobos 806-795-5433 ext 123 Office 806-795-5607 Fax 806-535-4811 Cell michelle.crain@liferun.org isaac.billalobos@liferun.org www.liferun.org	1
Sorenson Communications PO Box 93476 Lubbock, Texas 79493	Deaf and Hard of Hearing Access Specialist Program (Serves Region 1 only.)	Lubbock	Lori Whitfield 806-686-0702 Videophone 806-999-4827 Text DHHAccess1a@hhs.texas.gov	1
Sorenson Communications Amarillo, Texas	Specialized Telecommunications Assistance Program	Amarillo	Angela Tankersley 806-344-8031 VP 806-252-9075 Text stapcontractor1@hhs.texas.gov	1
Talking Hands Sign Language PO Box 9691 Wichita Falls, 76308	Communication Access for State Agencies	Wichita Falls	Kendall Sloan 940-232-2501 Phone requestaslnow@gmail.com	2
Talking Hands Interpreting Service 1001 N Main Street Electra (serves Wichita Falls), Texas 76307 Mailing Address: PO Box 1222 Wichita Falls, Texas 76307	Communication Access for State Agencies	Electra (serves Wichita Falls)	Katrina Wiggins 940-210-8412 Office 940 495 4143 Fax - call first 940-232-2501 emergency Talkinghandsforyou@gmail.com	2
Deaf Action Center 3110 Cedar Plaza Lane Dallas, Texas 75235	Deaf and Hard of Hearing Technology Specialist Program (Serves Region 3 only.)	Dallas	Irasema Linet Panameno 214-680-9295 Mobile 214-521-0407 Office DHHTech3a@hhs.texas.gov www.dactexas.org	3
Hired Hands Inc. 720 Harwood Suite 300 Hurst, Texas 76054 Mailing Address: PO Box 55275 Hurst, Texas 76054	Communication Access for State Agencies	Hurst	Angela Franklin 817-236-3323 Office 817-236-5601 Fax info@hiredhandsinc.com	3
Deaf Seniors of DFW Metroplex 809 Memory Lane McKinney, Texas 75070	Senior Citizens Program	McKinney	William Exckstein 512-961-8810 wfeckstein1966@gmail.com	3
Texas Interpreting Services LLC Ft. Worth/Dallas, Texas 76244 Mailing Address: 5344 North Tarrant Parkway Ft Worth, Texas 76244	Communication Access for State Agencies	Ft. Worth/Dallas	Jon or Jennifier Henning 817-741-4441 Office 817-741-4333 Fax txis@1scom.net	3
Deaf Action Center 3110 Cedar Plaza Lane Dallas, Texas 75235	Specialized Telecommunications Assistance Program	Dallas	Danna Dominguez 214-448-1765 Cell stapcontractor3a@hhs.texas.gov www.dactexas.org	3
Deaf Action Center 3110 Cedar Plaza Lane Dallas, Texas 75235	Last Resort Communication Services	Dallas	Eric Patterson 214-521-0407 Office 214-377-1898 VP Comm.Access@dactexas.org www.dactexas.org	3
American Sign Language Interpreting Services 2905 Club Meadow Drive Garland, Texas 75043-1109	Communication Access for State Agencies	Garland	Andrea Raye 469 556 2307 voice and text 214 227 3829 Fax ASLISAndrea@gmail.com www.asl-terps.com	3
Collins Realtime Reporting 325 North St. Paul Street 2C Suite 2575 Dallas, Texas 75201	Communication Access for State Agencies	Dallas	Donna Collins 888-886-9121 Toll Free 214-220-2449 Phone 214-220-2777 Fax reporters@collinsrealtime.net cart@collinsrealtime.net www.collinsrealtime.net	3
Deaf Action Center 6320 Southwest Blvd (Crosslands Plaza Office Park) Fort Worth, Texas 76109	Deaf and Hard of Hearing Technology Specialist Program (Serves Region 3 only.)	Fort Worth	Leslie Kilton 817-879-2889 Voice 682-316-8191 VP DHHTech3b@hhs.texas.gov www.dactexas.org	3
Deaf Action Center 6320 Southwest Blvd., Suite 104 Fort Worth, Texas 76109	Specialized Telecommunications Assistance Program	Fort Worth	Autumn Hatch 214-448-1765 Cell stapcontractor3a@hhs.texas.gov www.dactexas.org	3
Deaf Action Center 3110 Cedar Plaza Lane Dallas, Texas 75235	Deaf and Hard of Hearing Access Specialist Program (Serves Region 3 only.)	Dallas	Bianca Walker 214-295-9654 Office 214-521-3658 Fax DHHAccess3a@hhs.texas.gov	3
Deaf Action Center 3110 Cedar Plaza Lane Dallas, Texas 75235	Communication Access for State Agencies	Dallas	Eric Patterson 214-521-0407 Office 214-377-1898 VP Comm.Access@dactexas.org www.dactexas.org	3
Texas Interpreting Services LLC Dalls/Ft. Worth, Texas Mailing Address: 8528 Davis Blvd 134-305 North Richland Hills, Texas 76182-8367	Last Resort Communication Services	Dalls/Ft. Worth	Jon or Jennifier Henning 817-741-4441 Office 817-741-4333 Fax txis@1scom.net	3
Deaf Action Center 6320 Southwest Boulevard, Suite 104 (Crosslands Plaza Office Park) Fort Worth, Texas 76109	Deaf and Hard of Hearing Access Specialist Program (Serves Region 3 only.)	Fort Worth	Sheila Grady 682-990-3601 Office 817-887-9108 Fax DHHAccess3b@hhs.texas.gov www.dactexas.org	3
Deaf Action Center 3110 Cedar Plaza Lane Dallas, Texas 75235	Senior Citizens Program	Dallas	Kim Hooten-Bond 214-377-1896 Office scopcoordinator@dactexas.org www.dactexas.org	3
Tyler Deaf and Hard of Hearing Center PO Box 6134 Tyler, TX 75771	Senior Citizens Program	Tyler	Brenda Deyo 903-617-6204 Voice 903-714-3719 Text 903-253-9655 VP coordinator@thdcc.org	4
Tyler Deaf and Hard of Hearing Center PO Box 6134 Tyler, Texas 75711	Communication Access for State Agencies	Tyler	Brenda Deyo 903 617 6204 Voice 903-714-3719 Text 903-253-9655 VP coordinator@tdhhc.org	4
Tyler Deaf and Hard of Hearing Center PO Box 6134 Tyler, Texas 75771	Last Resort Communication Services	Tyler	Brenda Deyo 903 617 6204 Voice 903-714-3719 Text 903-253-9655 VP coordinator@tdhhc.org	4
ASL Communication Service LLC 299 N US HWY 287 Palestine, Texas 75803	Communication Access for State Agencies	Palestine	Cheryl Sloan 903-391-4847 Office 903-729-6920 Fax vomer49454@mypacks.net	4
Sorenson Communications 1530 S SW Loop 323 Suite 103 Tyler, Texas 75701	Deaf and Hard of Hearing Access Specialist Program (Serves Region 4 only.)	Tyler	Teresa Dell 903-858-4577 Office 903-508-4383 Videophone 903-707-6227 Mobile DHHAccess4a@hhs.texas.gov	4
Sorenson Communications PO Box 6393 Katy, Texas 77491	Specialized Telecommunications Assistance Program	Katy	Sonia Khurana 346-377-9952 Text only 832-413-5088 Direct stapcontractor5@hhs.texas.gov	5
Visual Language Professionals LLC 957 Nasa Parkway Suite 914 Houston, Texas 77058	Last Resort Communication Services	Houston	832 564 0844 Office admin@visuallanguagepro.com	6
Webbco Enterprises , LLC dba Visual Communication Services 3934 FM 1960 Road West Suite 350 Houston, Texas 77068	Last Resort Communication Services	Houston	Erma Webb 281-914-4892 Office 281-640-1906 Fax 1-877-404-7713 toll free number ermawebb@vcsoncall.com www.vcsoncall.com	6
Sorenson Communications PO Box 6393 Katy, Texas 77491	Deaf and Hard of Hearing Access Specialist Program (Serves Region 6 only.)	Katy	Jordan Zindler 832-431-3844 VP 832-360-7038 Text DHHAccess6b@hhs.texas.gov	6
Sorenson Communications PO Box 6393 Katy, Texas 77491	Deaf and Hard of Hearing Technology Specialist Program (Serves Region 6 only.)	Katy	Charis Mallory 409-240-9923 Videophone 346-368-3784 Text DHHTech6b@hhs.texas.gov	6
Sorenson Communications PO Box 6393 Katy, Texas 77491	Deaf and Hard of Hearing Access Specialist Program (Serves Region 6 only.)	Katy	Ricky Harris 832-413-6583 Videophone 832-388-2115 Text DHHAccess6a@hhs.texas.gov	6
Sorenson Communications PO Box 6393 Katy, Texas 77491	Specialized Telecommunications Assistance Program	Katy	Tavares Perry 409-904-2368 Cell STAPcontractor6@hhs.texas.gov	6
Sign Shares 5826 New Territory Suite 2072 Sugar Land, Texas 77479	Communication Access for State Agencies	Sugar Land	Eva Storey 713-869-4373 Office coordinator@signshares.com admin@secure.signshares.com www.signshares.com	6
HOUSTON DEAF SENIOR CITIZENS LOVE FUND Houston, Texas Mailing Address: P.O. Box 131072 Spring, Texas 77393-1072	Senior Citizens Program	Houston	Jim Dermon jdermon.senior@gmail.com	6
Sorenson Communications PO Box 6393 Katy, Texas 77491	Deaf and Hard of Hearing Technology Specialist Program (Serves Region 6 only.)	Katy	Sonia Khurana 832-413-5088 Direct 346-377-9952 Text Only DHHTech6a@hhs.texas.gov	6
Sorenson Community Interpreting Services 1016 La Posada St Suite 142 Austin, Texas 78752	Communication Access for State Agencies	Austin	Althea Johnson 713 807 1176 Houston/Region 6 512-813-6485 Austin/Region 7 800-659-4783 Phone 844-720-1891 VP ajohnson3@sorenson.com communityinterpreting@sorenson.com	6
MasterWord Services 303 Stafford St. Houston, Texas 77079	Communication Access for State Agencies	Houston	Ludmila Golovine 281.589.0810 Office 281.589.1104 Fax masterword@masterword.com www.masterword.com	6
MasterWord Services 303 Stafford St. Houston, Texas 77079	Last Resort Communication Services	Houston	Ludmila Golovine 281 589 0810 Office 281 589 1104 Fax masterword@masterword.com www.masterword.com	6
Sorenson Community Interpreting Services 1016 La Posada St Suite 142 Austin, Texas 78752	Last Resort Communication Services	Austin	Althea Johnson 713 807 1176 Houston/Region 6 512-813-6485 Austin/Region 7 800-659-4783 Phone 844-720-1891 VP ajohnson3@sorenson.com communityinterpreting@sorenson.com	6
Webbco Enterprises , LLC dba Visual Communication Services 3934 FM 1960 Road West Suite 350 Houston, Texas 77068	Communication Access for State Agencies	Houston	Erma Webb 281-914-4892 Office 281-640-1906 Fax 1-877-404-7713 Toll Free number ermawebb@vcsoncall.com www.vcsoncall.com	6
Interpreters on Demand 594 Sawdust Rd NUM 418 The Woodlands, Texas 77380	Communication Access for State Agencies	The Woodlands	Angela Carley-Allmon 409-291-8336 info@interpreters-ondemand.com www.interpreters-ondemand.com	6
Crabtree, GLOBO LLC PO Box 131835 Houston, Texas 77219	Communication Access for State Agencies	Houston	Whitney Gissell 281-849-8506 Office scheduling@helloglobo.comscheduling@helloglobo.com www.helloglobo.com	6
Visual Language Professionals LLC 957 Nasa Parkway Suite 914 Houston, Texas 77058	Communication Access for State Agencies	Houston	832 564 0844 Office admin@visuallanguagepro.com	6
Texas Language Connection 363 Elk Ridge Lane Axtell, Texas 76624	Communication Access for State Agencies	Axtell	Shirley Gerhardt 254-652-8529 Phone 254-652-1742 Text info@texaslanguageconnection.com www.texaslanguageconnection.com	7
Askin Captioning LLC 1424 Melanie Trail Midlothian, Texas 76065	Last Resort Communication Services	Midlothian	Marylou Askin 972-723-2095 askincap@gmail.com	7
Dovetail Communication Group 1411 Town Creek Dr Austin, Texas 78741	Communication Access for State Agencies	Austin	Michael Moore 512-400-4238 Office dcg@dovetailcommunicationgroup.com www.dovetailcommunicationgroup.com	7
Communication By Hand 1802 W Koenig Ln Austin, Texas 78756 Mailing Address: PO Box 9064 Austin, Texas 78766	Last Resort Communication Services	Austin	Delia Mott Merritt 512-467-1917 Office 512-419-1061 Fax terp@cbhand.com www.communicationbyhand.com	7
Communication By Hand 1802 W Koenig Ln. Austin, Texas 78756 Mailing Address: PO Box 9064 Austin, Texas 78766	Communication Access for State Agencies	Austin	Delia Mott Merritt 512-467-1917 Office 512-419-1061 Fax terp@cbhand.com www.communicationbyhand.com	7
Access Vine Austin, Texas	Deaf and Hard of Hearing Access Specialist Program (Serves Region 7 only.)	Austin	Amanda Tuite 512-540-8071 Videophone DHHAccess7a@hhs.texas.gov	7
Access Vine ,	Deaf and Hard of Hearing Technology Specialist Program (Serves Region 7 only.)		Hannah Torres 361-557-0106 Mobile 737-279-6761 Videophone DHHTech7a@hhs.texas.gov	7
Central Texas Deaf Senior Citizens Waco, Texas 76705 Mailing Address: 700 N. Barbara St. Waco, Texas 76705	Senior Citizens Program	Waco	Arkley Wright	7
Sign Language Interpreting Services LLC 1501 Glade Street College Station, Texas 77840	Communication Access for State Agencies	College Station	Sherri Roberts or Kristy Krammer 979-696-5538 Voice and TTY 979-695-7092 Fax 979-268-1222 Voice 866-771-0549 VP Sherri@SLISLLC.com www.SLISLLC.com	7
The 1992 TADSC 11425 Midbury Court Austin, Texas 78748	Senior Citizens Program	Austin	Fred Newberry 512-410-1535 Tadsc1992@gmail.com	7
Sign Language Interpreting Services LLC 1501 Glade Street College Station, Texas 77840	Last Resort Communication Services	College Station	Sherri Roberts or Kristy Krammer 979-696-5538 Voice and TTY 979-695-7092 Fax 979-268-1222 Voice 866-771-0549 VP Sherri@SLISLLC.com www.SLISLLC.com	7
American Foundation for the Elderly Deaf, Inc LaVista Retirement Homes 1615 Redwood Road San Marcos, Texas 78666	Senior Citizens Program	San Marcos	Barbie Vicencio	7
Sorenson Communications PO Box 202255 San Antonio, Texas 78220	Deaf and Hard of Hearing Access Specialist Program (Serves Region 8 only.)	San Antonio	Sara Filippone 210-664-3623 Videophone DHHAccess8a@hhs.texas.gov	8
Deaf Interpreter Services, Inc PO Box 700047 San Antonio, Texas 78270	Communication Access for State Agencies	San Antonio	Marilyn Weber 844-545-2946 Phone 844-545-2946 Toll Free info@deaf-interpreter.com marilyn@deaf-interpreter.com www.deaf-interpreter.com	8
SAI Interpreting & Translation 9901 IH 10 W Suite 800 San Antonio, Texas 78230	Communication Access for State Agencies	San Antonio	Olivia Sturgess 210-960-4560 Office and fax 210-239-0797 VP Coordinator@sa-interpreters.com www.sa-interpreters.com	8
Services by Vital Signs Inc. 500 North 1604 East Suite 100 San Antonio, Texas 78232 Mailing Address: P.O. Box 701826 San Antonio, Texas 78270	Communication Access for State Agencies	San Antonio	Glenn Shell 210-590-7446 Voice and TTY 210-590-7203 Fax glenns@deaflink.com www.vitalsigns.cc	8
Job Finders LLC dba San Antonio Interpreters 9901 IH 10 W Suite 800 San Antonio , Texas 78230	Last Resort Communication Services	San Antonio	Alana Calhoun Coordinator@sa-interpreters.com	8
Sorenson Communications PO Box 2404 Bandera, Texas 78003	Deaf and Hard of Hearing Technology Specialist Program (Serves Region 8 only.)	Bandera	Mary Parks 210-693-1072 VP 210-897-6014 Text DHHTech8a@hhs.texas.gov	8
Alamo City Interpreters, LLC PO Box 380372 Leon Valley, Texas 78268	Last Resort Communication Services	Leon Valley	Amanda Lerma 210-381-4154 Phone 210-855-0107 Fax alamocityinterpreters@gmail.com	8
Kathi Ayres (Texas Interpreters Fellowship) 5811 Woodcraft San Antonio, Texas 78218	Communication Access for State Agencies	San Antonio	Kathi Ayres 201-666-2123 Phone 210-661-7627 Fax tifsa@sbcglobal.net www.tifsa.com	8
Southwest Hearing Aid Solutions Inc 1188 N. Yarbrough Suite U El Paso, Texas 79925	Specialized Telecommunications Assistance Program	El Paso	Cecilia Reyes 915-504-1715 Office STAPContractor10@hhs.texas.gov	9
Southwest Hearing Aid Solutions Inc 1188 N. Yarbrough Suite U El Paso, Texas 79925	Specialized Telecommunications Assistance Program	El Paso	Cecilia Reyes 915-504-1715 Office STAPContractor10@hhs.texas.gov	10
Sorenson Communications PO Box 11422 El Paso, Texas 79995	Deaf and Hard of Hearing Technology Specialist Program (Serves Region 10 only.)	El Paso	915-234-6853 Voice/Text 915-200-2936 VP DHHTech10a@hhs.texas.gov	10
The Deaf and Hard of Hearing Center 5151 McArdle Road Corpus Christi, Texas 78411	Deaf and Hard of Hearing Technology Specialist Program (Serves Region 11 only.)	Corpus Christi	Thomas Burnside 361-993-1154 Office 361-993-4271 Fax 866-993-1154 Toll Free DHHTech11a@hhs.texas.gov deafhhcenter.org	11
Sign Language Services 1209 S 10th St, Suite A PMB #396 McAllen, Texas 78501	Communication Access for State Agencies	McAllen	Amy Hermansen 956 588 8078 Office 956 720 8032 Fax amy@signlanguageservice.us sls-tx.com	11
The Deaf and Hard of Hearing Center 5151 McArdle Road Corpus Christi, Texas 78411	Deaf and Hard of Hearing Access Specialist Program (Serves Region 11 only.)	Corpus Christi	Aliza Long 361-356-4726 Office 361-288-8774 Videophone 361-593-6878 Text 361-993-4271 Fax DHHAccess11a@hhs.texas.gov deafhhcenter.org	11
The Deaf and Hard of Hearing Center 5151 McArdle Road Corpus Christi, Texas 78411	Specialized Telecommunications Assistance Program	Corpus Christi	Rodney Clement 361-993-1154 Office 361--993-4271 Fax 866-993-1154 Toll Free stapcontractor11@hhs.texas.gov deafhhcenter.org	11
The Deaf and Hard of Hearing Center 1618 Pecan Blvd Suite 2 McAllen, Texas 78501	Deaf and Hard of Hearing Access Specialist Program (Serves Region 11 only.)	McAllen	Marla Martinez 866-993-1154 Ext 6 Office 956-388-1864 Videophone 956-530-0169 Mobile/Text 956-627-3320 Fax DHHAccess11b@hhs.texas.gov deafhhcenter.org	11
The Deaf and Hard of Hearing Center 5151 McArdle Road Corpus Christi, Texas 78411	Last Resort Communication Services	Corpus Christi	Jim Galvan 361-993-1154 Office 361-993-4271 Fax 866-993-1154 Toll Free jgalvan@deafhhcenter.org deafhhcenter.org	11
The Deaf and Hard of Hearing Center 5151 McArdle Road Corpus Christi, Texas 78411	Communication Access for State Agencies	Corpus Christi	Jim Galvan 361-993-1154 Office 361-993-4271 Fax 866-993-1154 Voice and TTY 361-288-8781 VP jgalvan@deafhhcenter.org deafhhcenter.org	11