Virtual Resources
Resource Guide for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Students
Find out what to expect and what resources are available for Deaf and hard-of-hearing students preparing for college.
Categories: College Experience, Online Resources, Resource Listing, Transition Post-Secondary Education
Deaf Unity seeks to provide advocacy, peer counseling, and support to Deaf/Hard of Hearing individuals whose lives and relationships have been impacted by unhealthy or dangerous relationships. Advocates are available…
Categories: Domestic Violence Support, Sexual Assault Support, Survivor Support
AL
Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind (North Campus) in Talladega, Alabama is the seat of the Gallaudet University Regional Center-South.
GURC South serves the southern portion of the United States and its…
Categories: College Experience, Education, Post Secondary Program, Resources
CA
DSPS leads the campus community in its commitment to recognize disability as a valued aspect of diversity, to embrace access as a matter of social justice, and to design environments that are more inclusive and…
Categories: Accessibility Services, College Experience, Disability Services
Ohlone College in Fremont, California is the seat of Gallaudet University Regional Center – West.
GURC-West serves the western portion of the United States and its territories in Alaska, Arizona, California,…
Categories: College Experience, Education, Post Secondary Program, Resources
CT
Categories: Individual Advocacy, Crisis Card, Inmate Resources, Peer Support
IA
Categories: Crisis Hotline, Domestic Violence Support, Sexual Assault Support
IN
Categories: Employment Program, Information, Referral, Transition Services, Domestic Violence Support, Sexual Assault Support, Peer Support, Mentoring, Advocacy, Transition, Independent Living Skills
MA
Northern Essex Community College in Haverhill, Massachusetts is the seat of the Gallaudet University Regional Center-East.
GURC East serves the northeastern portion of the United States, spanning across…
Categories: College Experience, Education, Postsecondary Education, Resources
If you would like your career to include providing services to the Deaf /Hard of Hearing/ DeafBlind communities, Northern Essex offers several options for you to choose from. Our…
Categories: ASL Degree Programs, ASL Studies Program, College Experience
MO
DeafLEAD (Leadership through Education & Advocacy for the Deaf) is a non-profit agency that provides 24-hour crisis intervention, advocacy, case management, interpreting and mental health services to Deaf,…
Categories: Crisis Intervention, Domestic Violence Support, Mental Health Services, Sexual Assault Support
NY
Categories: Career Exploration, Career Interest Inventory, College Experience, Networking
The National Technical Institute for the Deaf is one of the nine colleges of Rochester Institute of Technology, and is home to the world’s first and largest technological college for deaf and hard-of-hearing students…
Categories: College Experience, Deaf Education
TN
Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) is a federal and state-funded program providing services to help individuals with disabilities enter or return to employment. It is designed to assist individuals of work age with physical…
Categories: Employment Services, Rehabilitation & Independent Living Services
*Refer to Statewide Services: Rehabilitation Services, Administrative Office.
Categories: Employment Services, Rehabilitation & Independent Living Services
*Refer to Statewide Services: Rehabilitation Services, Administrative Office.
Categories: Employment Services, Rehabilitation & Independent Living Services
*Refer to Statewide Services: Rehabilitation Services, Administrative Office.
Categories: Employment Services, Rehabilitation & Independent Living Services
*Refer to Statewide Services: Rehabilitation Services, Administrative Office for description.
Categories: Employment Services, Rehabilitation & Independent Living Services
Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) is a federal and state-funded program providing services to help individuals with disabilities enter or return to employment. It is designed to assist individuals of work age with physical…
Categories: Employment Services, Rehabilitation & Independent Living Services
*Refer to Statewide Services: Rehabilitation Services, Administrative Office for description.
Categories: Employment Services, Rehabilitation & Independent Living Services
*Refer to Statewide Services: Rehabilitation Services, Administrative Office for description.
Additional Counselor for the Deaf: Amber Chessor: (615) 253-7293 (Voice) amber.chessor@tn.gov
Categories: Disability Services, Employment Services, Rehabilitation & Independent Living Services
Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) is a federal and state-funded program providing services to help individuals with disabilities enter or return to employment. It is designed to assist individuals of work age with physical…
Categories: Employment Services, Rehabilitation & Independent Living Services
Works with state V.R. agencies, and other interested public, private and educational resources, offering consultation and technical assistance; works with DeafBlind consumers and/or their families to identify and…
Categories: Deaf-Blindness, Employment Services, Rehabilitation & Independent Living Services, Transition
JCIL is dedicated to the provision of quality services that promote empowerment, equal access to communication, community resources, services and events to facilitate interaction between deaf and hearing people.
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Categories: Advocacy, ASL Sign Language Classes, Client Support, Community Service Centers, Interpreter Services, Outreach, Peer Counseling, Rehabilitation & Independent Living Services
Our mission is to build better Tennessee communities by providing diverse cultural visual/performing arts, education, and quality speechlanguage- hearing services to underserved, under-represented, underinsured, and/or…
Categories: Disability Services, Rehabilitation & Independent Living Services, Speech, Hearing And Language Services
Tennessee Vocational Rehabilitation Services for the Deaf, Deaf-Blind, and Hard-of-Hearing helps participants prepare for employment which can lead to meaningful and satisfying careers. Employment services are available…
Categories: Deaf-Blindness, Employment Services, Financial Assistance, Rehabilitation & Independent Living Services
The S.I.L.C. is an independent leadership not-for-profit organization that represents cross disability, consumer control, choice and empowerment. The Council is a governor appointed body comprised of Tennesseans with…
Categories: Disability Services, Rehabilitation & Independent Living Services
TRC at Smyrna is a residential comprehensive rehabilitation center operated by the Division of Rehabilitation Services, Department of Human Services. Primary programs of service include vocational evaluation,…
Categories: Disability Services, Rehabilitation & Independent Living Services
The Link, a nonprofit Christian agency, strives to empower Deaf teens and young adults to transition from surviving and coping to living the abundant life accessible to them. This program provides Deaf teens and young…
Categories: Organizations, Rehabilitation & Independent Living Services
The Tennessee Department of Human Services' Division of Rehabilitation Services recognizes the unique needs of individuals who are Deaf, Deaf-Blind and Hard of Hearing. In 2005, the division established a new unit to…
Categories: Employment Services, Rehabilitation & Independent Living Services, Transition
TX
Austin Community College in Austin, Texas is the seat of the Gallaudet University Regional Center-Midwest. GURC Midwest serves the heartland of the United States, spanning across Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas,…
Categories: College Experience, Education, Postsecondary Education, Resources