Hearing Loss Resources

CREEC is a nonprofit membership organization whose goal is to ensure that everyone can fully and independently participate in our nation’s civic life without discrimination based on race, gender, disability, religion,…

Disability Rights Tennessee (DRT) provides free legal and advocacy services in an effort to protect the rights of Tennesseans with disabilities. If you need help, you can contact our Intake Advocates at 1-800-342-1660…

EARS is a 501(c)(3) non profit organization. Our mission is to provide emergency preparedness training, appropriate early warning equipment, and the coordination of emergency services for the benefit of persons…

Provides information, emotional support, and resources for families who have children with special health care needs: disability, chronic illness, and physical or mental health conditions. Operated by and for…

Family Voices of TN PEARS is a statewide program that directly supports families and their children who are D/deaf or hard of hearing by connecting them with a Parent Guide and providing the opportunity to connect…

Provides free access to distance communication technologies to people with significant combined hearing and vision loss who meet federal income guidelines. In Tennessee, iCanConnect is administered by the Tennessee…

MCRC is a retirement and community center in the planning and organizational stages. It's primary target population will be seniors who are deaf, deaf-blind or hard of hearing

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…

Closed captioning and CART services for television broadcasts, meetings, and other events.

Established by law in 1978, TCDHH is charged to advocate for the Deaf, Hard of Hearing, and Deaf-Blind, gather relating statistics, be a bureau of information, encourage the development and coordination of programs,…

The Tennessee Council on Developmental Disabilities is an independent office in state government funded through the federal Developmental Disabilities Act. The Council works to ensure that Tennesseans with…

The Tennessee Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Program promotes the hearing screening of all infants prior to hospital discharge or by ONE month of age; audiologic evaluation by THREE months of age for infants…

Tennessee Disability Pathfinder connects individuals with disabilities, their families, caregivers, and service providers to appropriate community resources and assists those who need help navigating disability…

TPAC houses three theatres that are accessible to people who are hard of hearing through infrared assistive listening devices upon request at the theatres. One sign language interpreted performance of each of the TPAC…

The Resource Center for the Visually Impaired is located on the campus of the Tennessee School for the Blind in Nashville, Tennessee. The services of the RCVI are available to public school systems, to eligible,…

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…

Learn basic sign language vocabulary, ASL grammar, and Deaf culture while meeting new people and having fun! Through our 8-week, virtual, American Sign Language course, you'll learn the building blocks of…