Resources for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing

Following is a list of resources for the deaf and hard of hearing for your information. This list does not include all resources available.  The State of Vermont, Division of Vocational Rehabilitation does not endorse the products/services listed.

To go to any of the categories, click on the link in the table below.

Accessibility/ADA

Access Guide (portal page).  Detailed and hands on information on how to make workplaces accessible to everyone, including deaf and vision related disabilities. http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/ped/accessforall/

ADA Questions and Answers for Health Care Providers.  http://www.nad.org/infocenter/infotogo/legal/ada3qa.html

Communications Access Information Center.  The Communication Access Information Center  provides information for  people employing or in need of Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART), also known as realtime captioning. The site is sponsored by the National Court Reporters Foundation and supported by the National Court Reporters Association's CART Task Force.  http://www.cartinfo.org/

Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center on Hearing Enhancement.  National project funded by National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) and the US Dept of Education with a mission of finding technological solutions for people with hearing loss. We conduct research, hold seminars and training sessions, disseminate the results of our research, and provide information to users on amplification and assistive technology. http://www.hearingresearch.org/  

Rights of the Deaf And Hard of Hearing Under the ADA. http://www.zak.co.il/deaf-info/old/ada_rights.html

Associations

ALDA (Association for Late-Deafened Adults).  International organization for individuals who are late-deafened.   http://www.alda.org/

National Association of the Deaf .   http://www.nad.org/

SHHH (Self-Help for the Hard of Hearing).  National association for people who are hard of hearing with local chapters.  http://www.shhh.org/index.cfm

Chatrooms/List Serve

 DeafChat.  Chatroom for the Deaf http://www.deafchat.com/  

DeafVermont. E-newsgroup with open-to-the-public forum http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DeafVermont/

Conferences/Workshops

ADA Distance Learning Program  - Effective Communication.  Courses relating to Americans with Disabilities Act – Effective Communication with Marc Charmatz, Director of Law Center, National Association for the Deaf.  http://www.gldbtac.org/transcript/communication.htm  

Education

Austine School For The Deaf.  http://www.austine.k12.vt.us/index.htm

Gallaudet University.  Undergraduate and graduate programs for deaf, hard of hearing, and hearing students.  http://www.gallaudet.edu/

Interpreter Education Project at Northeastern University.   Goal of the Project is to develop and enhance interpreter resources for Deaf, hard of hearing and Deaf Blind people in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. http://www.asl.neu.edu/nuiep/ 

Post-Secondary Education Programs Network (PEPnet) http://www.pepnet.org/ 

RIT National Institute for the Deaf.  Technical  college for the deaf and hard of hearing. http://ntidweb.rit.edu/ .

Entertainment

National Theatre of the Deaf.  http://www.ntd.org/

Health

Cerebral Palsy and Deaf Organization.  http://www.cpado.org/

Deaf Stroke Project .  Information on strokes for people who are deaf . http://www.city.ac.uk/deafstrokes/    

Promoting Awareness in Healthcare, Medical and Deaf (PAH) at the University of Rochester.   http://www.urmc.rochester.edu/smd/stdnt/pahmd/welcome.htm

 Usher Syndrome Page.  http://www.deafblind.com/usher.html

Newsletters

USA-L News.  News/information of, for and about the Deaf and Hard of Hearing around the world.  http://groups.yahoo.com/group/USA-L_News/

DeafDigest Web.  Online newsletter for the Deaf.  http://www.deafdigest.org/              

Resources/General Information

Cultural Identity—Deaf or deaf?  http://gradschool.gallaudet.edu:82/survey

Deaf Business Resources. By completing this survey, you will help improve services for deaf people in business. This is sponsored by Deaf and Hard of Hearing Entrepreneurs Council. http://fs3.formsite.com/DeafDigest/form25851931/index.html

Deaf Greeting Cards - Cartes Virtuelles SOURD-PRISE. http://www.cvm.qc.ca/dcb/carte/

Deafness Hard of Hearing - Home Page.  http://deafness.about.com/?once=true&

Deaf Resources Shopping Index. Unique, hard-to-find American Sign Language, Deaf products and gifts. http://www.deafresources.com/

Deaf Spot!   Resource Directory.  http://www.deafspot.ds.net/ 

DeafView Homepage. Opinion poll about topics and issues affecting the Deaf community. http://www.deafview.com/

Free Fact Sheet - Deaf Friendly Check List. Provides information to assist businesses & organizations to become "Deaf Friendly” http://www.seattlediversityworks.com/

Hearing Loss Web.    Information on events, issues, medical topics, resources, and technology for hard of hearing, late deafened, and oral deaf.    http://www.hearinglossweb.com/   

Information on Deafness from Info to Go—Larent Clerk National Deaf Education Center, Gallaudet Unitersity.  http://clerccenter.gallaudet.edu/infotogo/index.html

Information for Persons with Hearing Impairments. http://codi.buffalo.edu/hearing.htm

Where do we go from Hear.  Information for families of infants and children with hearing loss and professionals who work with them.  http://www.gohear.org/      

Service Dogs

Top Dog Endeavors.  http://209.150.105.58/html/404.html

Sign Language Interpreters 

Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf  http://www.rid.org/

Vermont Interpreter Referral Service. http://www.virs.org/

Sports

USA Deaf Sports Federation.   http://www.usadsf.org/        

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