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Coronavirus Information and Resources

Several national organizations, including the CDC (ASL Video Series), have posted information regarding the Coronavirus and related resources.

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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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World’s Largest American Sign Language Database Launches

Source: The Brink - March 22, 2021 http://www.bu.edu/articles/2021/worlds-largest-american-sign-language-database-makes-asl-even-more-accessible/ Posted: 4/14/21

Healthcare and Face Coverings: Reducing Communication Barriers for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Patients

Source: Northwest ADA Center © Copyright 2021 ADA National Network. All Rights Reserved. May be reproduced and distributed freely with attribution to ADA National Network (www.adata.org). Posted 4/13/21

Coronavirus Information and Resources

Several national organizations, including the CDC (ASL Video Series), have posted information regarding the Coronavirus and related resources. Please see the attached list. It will be updated as new information is posted, so please check back.

Updated 1/22/21

Railroad’s Compliance with Noise Regulations May Violate ADA

From SHRM Online News: https://www.shrm.org/resourcesandtools/legal-and-compliance/employment-law/pages/court-report-compliance-with-noise-regulations-may-violate-ada.aspx

By Jeffrey Rhodes December 2, 2020

Posted December 8, 2020

click on "Railroad's Compliance..." for full article

ONLINE STUDY FOR ASL SIGNING KIDS

Gallaudet University: https://my.gallaudet.edu/intranet/announcements-archive/paid-zoom-study-seeking-children-from-ages-2-5-to-5-years-old-who-know-asl
Posted 11/19/20

Paid Zoom study! Seeking children from ages 2.5 to 5 years old who know ASL

Captioning Options and Video Conferencing

Updated 4/20/20

BLACK DEAF PERSPECTIVES ON SYSTEMATIC RACISM, SOCIAL JUSTICE, AND EQUALITY

Two video conversations held the week of June 7, 2020 - NBDA & VOCA
Sources: YouTube and Facebook (links are provided next to each archived program
Posted June 12, 2020