Hours: Monday-Friday 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (Central)

Serving the Residents of Tennessee

Welcome to the public resource about hearing loss and deafness that is available to ALL Tennesseans regardless of your ability to hear! Check out our statewide event calendar; lending library of books, videos and equipment; Tennessee Directory of Services for People who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing, and more!

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Calendar of Events

Look for or post events in the deaf and hard of hearing community across the entire state of Tennessee! The calendar is also searchable by area of the state or type of event.

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Interpreted Marionette Shows

Great for children and adults alike! A variety of marionette and puppet shows performed at the Nashville Public Library are interpreted into ASL. (A sound track accompanies the videos.)
(Special thanks to Wishing Chair Productions and the Nashville Public Library Foundation!)

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Summer Camps 2017

Middle TN:

New Tennessee School for the Deaf Superintendent!

Beginning July 15, 2017, Dr. Nancylynn Ward will be the new Superintendent of the Tennessee School for the Deaf - in Knoxville and the West Tennessee School for the Deaf in Jackson. Dr. Ward currently serves as the Assistant Director of Products, Training and Dissemination at the Laurent Clerc National Deaf Education Center on the campus of Gallaudet University in Washington, D.C.

Family Voices of Tennessee is Searching for a Newborn Hearing / PEARS Program Assistant

Family Voices of Tennessee is searching for a part- time Newborn Hearing / PEARS Program Assistant.

Job Description

Family Voices of Tennessee
Newborn Hearing / PEARS Program Assistant
PART-TIME 10 hrs/week

FCC Adopts Real-Time Text Proposed Rulemaking

The Federal Communications Commission today approved a proposal to utilize real-time text to ensure that people with disabilities who rely on text to communicate have accessible and effective telephone access.

Tennesseans for Behavorial Health Access

To: All Tennesseans who are Deaf, Hard of Hearing or Deaf-Blind, Family Members, Service Providers, and Allies
From: TBHA
We need to hear your experiences. Your feedback is very important
Please take a minute to fill out the survey about Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services in Tennessee. It is provided in Sign Language.

Deaf Church Searching for Part-Time Administrative Assistant

The Deaf Church is seeking a Part-Time Administrative Assistant shall be responsible to the church, under the direction of the Deaf Church Ministers, for providing administrative support to the following areas of the Deaf Church:
 BBDC Ministers
 Camp Summer Sign
 Leadership Team
 DeafGO Ministries: Bible, Theology, Resources, Church Planting, and Missions