Community Resources

988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline - ASL Services

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ADA - Workers With Disabilities

• Resources

Census

2020 Demographic Information from the American Community Survey - Hearing Difficulties

• Washington State
• Washington State Counties

ODHH's Online Directory of Services

• Online Directory of Services

Community Directory

• Mano a Mano - An organization of trilingual (Spanish-English-ASL) Interpreters

Community Organizations

Education

• National Deaf Center
• Trade Schools

Reading with your Child

• 15 Principles for Reading to Deaf Children
• Storybook Apps
• ASL Storytime: Blackout – Washington School for the Deaf
• Welcome to Library - Educational Support Departments - California School for the Deaf (csdeagles.com)

Did you know?

Interesting Videos about Deaf Culture

• Protecting and Interpreting Deaf Culture – Glenna Cooper
• DEAF LENS - Wayne Betts Jr.

Interesting Reads of ASL and Deaf Culture

• Gallaudet President Roberta Cordano navigates through both worlds
• Information about American Sign Language
• These Hands

Interesting Resources of Inclusive Public Events and Meetings

• Like the Mic: This is a video campaign launched by Rooted in Rights and the Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA) to bring awareness that life should be accessible to everyone, regardless of their ability to hear.
• Closed Captioning: Information about the benefits and requirement of turning on closed captioning at public places.
• New Seattle Law: Seattle will require closed captioning for TVs in bars, restaurants and stadiums.
• Let's Loop Seattle: Advocacy to remove communication barriers and open doors to employment, public accommodations, state and local government services, transportation, and telecommunications.
• Text to 911: Information about the status of Text-to-911 service across Washington State

Financial & Support Resources for Individuals with Hearing Loss

• Resources

Hearing Aid Resources

• Hearing Aid Buying Guide - Hearing Loss Association of America - Washington State Association
• Hearing Aids - Hearing Loss Association of America

Revised Code of Washington (RCW) and Washington Administrative Code (WAC)

• Chapter 18.35 RCW Hearing and Speech Services
• Hearing Aids Purchasers' Rights RCW 18.35.185
• Hearing aids - General - For clients twenty years of age and younger WAC 182-547-0100

• Register to Vote

• Voters with Disabilities

Summer Youth Camps & Programs Opportunities

• Camp Taloali

• Deaf Teen Leadership Camp

• Gallaudet University Youth Camps

• Hands & Voices – Camps for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children

• Laurent Clerc National Deaf Education Center – Info to Go

• National Technical Institute for the Deaf - Youth Programs

• Northwest Youth Corps

• VISTA/CorpsThat

How to File a Discrimination Complaint

Deaf, hard of hearing and deaf-blind people often face discrimination when attempting to access employment, state/local government agencies, business, nonprofit, housing, airports, health care, mental health, education, and captioning. ODHH has prepared a listing of agencies where they can file a complaint or get help. It’s important to find out the deadline or time limit to file a specific complaint.