Helping the World, One Child at a Time
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SWCED Conference
Mission: Possible at the SWCED 2026 Conference, June 25-27, 2026, in Spring, Texas.
T.A.P.E.D.
Our Mission
Families, educators, and communities collaborating to ensure excellence, equality, and success for students who are deaf or hard of hearing.
Supporting Deaf/Hard Of Hearing In Texas
Founded in 1984, the Texas Association of Parents and Educators for the Deaf became the “statewide voice” for educators and parents for the deaf. One of T.A.P.E.D.’s first goals was to support a Statewide Conference. Since inception, the SWCED Conference has continuously brought in outstanding state and national presenters. No other Texas conference has the support of such a wide variety of stakeholders involved with children who are deaf and or hard of hearing.
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T.A.P.E.D. seeks to advance state-of-the-art education for the deaf by providing a forum in which ideas, new techniques, and educational approaches and issues can be discussed. T.A.P.E.D. is supported by:
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Families & educators collaborating to ensure excellence & equality for students who are deaf
THE DEAF EDUCATOR’S TOOLBOX: TIPS, TRICKS, NEWS, & RESOURCES
Summer 2025 SUMMER READING SUGGESTION: To Read Stuff You Have to Know Stuff: Helping Students Build and Use Prior Knowledge
Kristina’s Chronicles May/June 2025
Traveling with Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children: A Guide for Parents Traveling as a family is an incredible opportunity
Kristina’s Chronicles March 2025
Because of my position as Regional Day School for the Deaf coordinator, I was prepared when I took my daughter