National Hearing Loss Resources
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From Our Founder - Missy Keast
I am deaf and have taught ASL to thousands of students in the last 30 years. I built this website to incorporate all the lessons I have learned teaching those…
Our Mission Statement
The mission of CueSign, Inc. is to provide knowledge and information to various stakeholders that promotes the development of academics and communication for each deaf…
OIC Movies is a terrific way to study your ASL. With a variety of native deaf signers and over 2,000 videos in American Sign Language, captioned in English, it's the perfect place for practice.
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Thanks to start-up support from the Maine Dept. of Education, USM has a B.A.-level interpreter training program in ASL/English Interpreting as a concentration within the Linguistics major. Dr. Judy Kegl, a well-known…
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E.H. Gentry is a full service vocational and educational rehabilitation program serving adults who are deaf or blind and those with other or multiple accommodation needs. Gentry’s mission is to provide quality…
AIDB is the nation’s most comprehensive education, rehabilitation, and employment system serving individuals who are deaf, blind, deafblind, and multidisabled, and their families. AIDB serves thousands annually…
Our Objective is Simple:
“Support the Continued Growth and Development of the Profession”
It is the mission of ALRID to provide international, national, regional, state, and local forums and an…
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Mission Statement:
AZRID promotes the continued growth and development of the professions of interpretation, translation, and transliteration of American Sign Language and English.
We are committed to excellence and innovation in:
- Education for all children, throughout Arizona, who are hard of hearing, deaf or have vision loss
- Leadership…
The Phoenix Day School for the Deaf provides a full array of educational and support services to day students in Elementary, Middle School and High School. These services include counseling, communication instruction…
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Vision
The California School for the Deaf is an internationally renowned leader of bilingual education, providing a positive learning environment in which all Deaf students thrive. …
Deaf and Hard of Hearing Service Center opened in 1984 as the only non-profit 501(c)3 organization in Central California dedicated to serving Deaf, Hard of Hearing, DeafBlind, and Late Deafened individuals and their…
Deaf and Hard of Hearing Service Center opened in 1984 as the only non-profit 501(c)3 organization in Central California dedicated to serving Deaf, Hard of Hearing, DeafBlind, and Late Deafened individuals and their…
Deaf and Hard of Hearing Service Center opened in 1984 as the only non-profit 501(c)3 organization in Central California dedicated to serving Deaf, Hard of Hearing, DeafBlind, and Late Deafened individuals and their…
Deaf and Hard of Hearing Service Center opened in 1984 as the only non-profit 501(c)3 organization in Central California dedicated to serving Deaf, Hard of Hearing, DeafBlind, and Late Deafened individuals and their…
“Sign It ASL” is the short name for “Sign It! American Sign Language Made Easy”. It is an online, self-paced American Sign Language course taught by many well-known educators and entertainers from the ASL community.…
It is the mission of the Southern California Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf to promote best practices, equity, and representation within the profession of Sign Language Interpreting; provide professional…
Taft Deaf and Hard of Hearing (DHH) Program is a regionalized program serving students from birth to 6th grade from Santa Ana and other districts in central Orange County. The program has two components. …
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Gallaudet University’s ASL Connect program has the online courses you need to help you communicate with the diverse Deaf people around you.
Mission Statement
PCRID's mission is to support the continued growth and development of the sign language interpreting profession.
PCRID is committed to advancing the quality, professionalism and integrity of…
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Georgia Center of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing strives to support the community by respecting the rights, differences, diversity, and dignity of others. Providing a gathering place for the deaf and hard of…
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Hawai‘i RID, Inc. is an affiliate chapter of the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf, a non-profit professional organization dedicated to the advancement of the field of professional interpreting. As an…
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Providing Communication Access; Hearing and Assistive Technologies; and Support Services for Persons who are Deaf, DeafBlind and Hard of Hearing.
INTERPRETER SERVICES & CAPTIONING
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Our Purpose
KAI-RID is an innovative and vibrant organization of unified sign language interpreters. We affirm each member as a valuable resource, actively engaged in our ongoing development as professionals…
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KYRID is a non-profit organization of interpreters for the D/deaf and hard-of-hearing persons, students of interpreting and consumers. The principle objective of KYRID is to initiate, sponsor, promote, and execute…
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Our community-focused agency provides programs, advocacy, education, and community events for the Deaf, DeafBlind, Hard of Hearing, and Late-Deafened communities.
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MassRID recognizes the minority status of Deaf people and the long history of linguistic and cultural oppression they have endured. We therefore publicly proclaim our respect and…
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A national organization of families and professionals committed to education, empowering and supporting parents and families to create opportunities for their children who are deaf and hard of hearing in gaining…
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Mission
To promote the profession of sign language interpreters, ensure effective collaboration with Michigan Deaf, DeafBlind, and Hard of Hearing Communities and promote an inclusive environment…
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Mission Statement
"It is the mission of the Minnesota Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (MRID) to provide state and local forums and an organizational structure for the continued growth and…
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The Mississippi Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf is an affiliate chapter of the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID).
Mission Statement
It is…
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The mission of NCRID, Inc. is to provide state and local forums and an organizational structure for the continued growth and development of the profession of interpretation and transliteration of American Sign…
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Community Outreach Program for the Deaf - New Mexico (COPD-NM) is a community-based organization that empowers Deaf and hard of hearing individuals to live independently and achieve their personal goals. COPD-NM…
The NM Center for Language Access is the training branch of the Language Access Services Unit at the NM Administrative Office of the Courts. Our mission is to improve the quality of language access services for…
To create a community of interpreters that collaborates to grow as a profession and in turn provide the highest quality of communication access to the Deaf community of New Mexico. The mission of the New Mexico…