| Resources for Teens | Educational Courses | Sign Language & Interpreting Services | PA Schools for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing | Captioning Services & Technology | Office for the Deaf & Hard of Hearing | Deaf Blind Resources | Web Sites
Resources for Teens
Summer ProgramsNAD Youth Leadership Program - The NAD Youth Leadership Camp (YLC) is a sensational four-week summer camp program for deaf and hard of hearing high school students. AG Bell's Leadership Opportunities for Teens (LOFT) - LOFT is a great opportunity for high school and college-bound teens interested in a leadership experience away from home with their peers. |
Social Networkingdeafteens and it's creator's Facebook page |
Educational Courses
Self Study Course for Parents, Advocates and Teens; Conservation Corps Opportunities for 19 - 25 yr olds: Self-Study Course for Parents, Provider and Teens with Hearing Loss: An Advocacy resource Nina Eagin Phone: (651) 209-9900 x27
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No Limits for deaf and hard of hearing children Mission Statement The mission of No Limits is to meet the auditory, speech and language needs of deaf children and enhance their confidence through the theatrical arts and individual therapy as well as provide family support and community awareness on the needs and talents of deaf children who are learning to speak. Vision Statement We believe in building the self esteem and communication skills of every child with a hearing loss by giving the highest quality of services so they can reach his/her potential regardless of his/her economic status. We strongly believe that parents must be actively involved and educated in this process as they are a key a factor in the success of their child We use our theatrical and educational program to:
For more information please visit: http://kidswithnolimits.org/ |
Distance Education for Parents John Tracy Clinic's Distance Education for Parents of Young Children with Hearing Loss provides materials on:
Three different courses at no cost to parents are available online and by mail if needed. The easy-to-use format allows parents to move around within the Courses and focus on their interests. Parents can choose how much to read, how many ideas to try and how often to submit comments. Experienced educators reply to parent concerns with individualized suggestions. The emphasis is on language learning for children ages birth to five who are deaf or hard of hearing! Courses created just for parents!
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Sign Language & Interpreting Services
Langue des Signes, llc (LDS) Workshops, Sensitivity Training, Sign Language Classes, Deaf/Blind Services, Advocacy
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GET QUICK SIGN INSTRUCTION VIA YOUR PICTURE-APPs on CELL PHONE
For example if they request "who" we will send them info on how to do the eyebrows for a who question. If they ask for "baseball" we will send them info on deaf baseball players. These are called TIPS. We have the current list of TIPS at http://cgi4.cc.gatech.edu/php4/research-groups/ccg/SMARTSign-TIPS/index.htm We want to be sure we cover interesting and useful topics and also provide accurate info about deaf people, ASL, education, and culture. Send this to any others you think may have an interest. Could you take a look at the TIPS and send me comments. Hamilton, Harley J [harley.hamilton@cc.gatech.edu] |
Deaf Hearing Communication Centre (DHCC) Creates ASL TV Videos for Kids AVAILABLE on Comcast Cable On Demand DHCC, a Swarthmore based non-profit organizations that advocates for communication access for deaf and hard of hearing individuals, worked with a local film company to produce 10 videos to teach kids 5 to 8 years of age some sign language. Jesse Thomas wrote the scripts and Elena Thomas and Adam Buck star in the videos. |
ASL Interpreted Performances Hands Up Productions offers a full schedule of ASL interpreted theatrical performances.
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Check Out Our Resources!
The sign language DVDs were developed by teams of Deaf and hearing professionals to provide a comprehensive list of terms for each subject area. The signs included reflect well-accepted signs that were not influenced by regional variances. These DVDs can be ordered for $5.00 from PEPNet. |
Captioning Services & Technology
Described and Captioned Media Program |
The DVD 'Only God Could Hear Me' can be viewed in its entirety at the link below: Brought to you by Bruce Baker and Semantic Compaction Systems, the creation story of the 'Minspeak' method is told in parallel. |
| Do you have a child in your classroom or at home who has difficulty understanding educational media because he or she is visually impaired, blind, hard of hearing, deaf, or deaf-blind? A solution to this problem is the free-loan collection of described and captioned educational media provided by the Described and Captioned Media Program (DCMP) through funding by the U.S. Department of Education. The DCMP is also the go-to center for information about educational media access, including tips for effective use, research reports which support the need, and how-to guidelines for adding descriptions and captions to media. And there is more-we answer teachers' questions about equal access and help parents advocate for their children's educational needs. Share this information with your friends and colleagues-pass it on! |
Caption Fish - a search engine for captioned movies.
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Free phone from CaptionCall!!! CaptionCall has begun to install the phones, and we were among the first to try it out. Here's what we learned:
More news from CaptionCall! The phone is still available for free for a limited time when you use Promo code HS1060 on your online order. ***If the promo code does not work online, please call the customer support line. They will help you order your phone.*** If you are waiting for the phone, please be patient. There were many orders! It's worth the wait! |
Office for the Deaf & Hard of Hearing (ODHH)
What is ODHH?
- We are your resource!
- Within the PA Department of Labor and Labor & Industry
- Has offices in Harrisburg, Allentown, Johnstown and Erie
- Staff of 5
- Provide service to everyone- no restrictions!
- We are your one stop shop!
- A place to purchase assistive listening devices
- Or borrow it from: Assistive Technology Lending Library www.temple.edu/instituteondisabilities (search “AT lending library”)
ODHH does...
- Administer the interpreter Registration Act
- Act as a clearinghouse of information
- Make referrals
- Ensure the service provider is accessible
- Advocate for patient rights
- Improve communication in the work place
- Collaborate with DPW’s Office of Children Youth & Families (OCYF)
ODHH does not...
- provide direct services
Pennsylvania Schools for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
| The Western Pennsylvania School for the Deaf (WPSD) is a non-profit, tuition free school with high academic expectations. WPSD provides quality educational services and a complete extracurricular program to Deaf and hard-of-hearing children from birth through Grade 12. | DePaul School is Western Pennsylvania's auditory-oral school specializing in teaching children who are deaf or hard of hearing to listen, to speak and to learn without sign language. DePaul School serves children from birth to age 14. | Clarke Schools for Hearing and Speech provide children who are deaf and hard of hearing with the listening, learning and spoken language skills they need to succeed. Clarke’s Bryn Mawr and Philadelphia campuses serve children from birth to age 6 through early intervention and preschool programs. |
| The Pennsylvania School for the Deaf educates a diverse student body from its urban environment within the city of Philadelphia. While some students have residual hearing that supports listening and spoken language skills, the majority of PSD's students communicate primarily through sign language. |
The Scranton School for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children advances the philosophy of an All-Inclusive Communication Environment where American Sign Language, sign-supported English and spoken English are practiced. |
Deafblind Resources
| Webcast from Perkins School for the Blind addressing issues families face raising children who are deafblind. | Perkins School for the Blind Deafblindness resources. | Deaf-Blind Perspectives is a free publication with articles, essays, and announcements about topics related to people who are deaf-blind. |
| A-Z Deafblindness | National Family Association for Deaf-Blind | NICHCY Disability Fact Sheet |
Are you looking for literacy strategies for children with sensory losses? Children who do not use a formal language system? Children who have multiple disabilities and complex learning challenges? If the answer is YES then you are encouraged to visit a new literacy website developed by the National Consortium on Deaf-Blindness (NCDB 2.0). |
Do you have a child in your classroom or at home who has difficulty understanding educational media because he or she is visually impaired, blind, hard of hearing, deaf, or deaf-blind? A solution to this problem is the free-loan collection of described and captioned educational media provided by the Described and Captioned Media Program (DCMP) through funding by the U.S. Department of Education. The DCMP is also the go-to center for information about educational media access, including tips for effective use, research reports which support the need, and how-to guidelines for adding descriptions and captions to media. And there is more-we answer teachers' questions about equal access and help parents advocate for their children's educational needs. Share this information with your friends and colleagues-pass it on! |
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Web Sites
Especially for Parents is an online community where parents of children and youth with special heath care needs can share knowledge and offer support. Visit us by going to www.pamedicalhome.org and click on the “Parents” button. |
Tots-N-Tech provides newsletters to support families of infants and toddlers in the use of assistive technologies. http://tnt.asu.edu/home/news to view newsletters or subscribe for email delivery. |
The Hearing Loss Association of America provides assistance and resources for people with hearing loss and their families to learn how to adjust to living with hearing loss. |
| Liability laws for non profits and volunteers: http://www.nonprofitrisk.org/downloads/state-liability.pdf | Baby Sign Language is a project for parents teaching infants and toddlers early communications skills. | ASL Tales sells children's books with an ASL DVD. |
| Dr. Wonder's Workshop - 30 minute TV program available on DVD where Christian role models share life-changing truths with your children – all your children – in sign language, English, and captioned Spanish as well. | ASL Films is an independent, deaf owned and operated production company for all feature film media. | The Deaf Bilingual Coalition promotes the basic human right of all Deaf infants and young children to have access to language and cognitive development through American Sign Language (ASL). |
| Magic Ear Kids - a compilation of resources for parents of children with hearing loss and personal experiences of one family raising a hard of hearing daughter. | American Society for Deaf Children - helping families raise children who are deaf or hard of hearing since 1967. | Sign Media is the nation's leading producer of videotape and print materials on American Sign Language and Deaf Culture. |
| The Deaf Apostolate provides pastoral care, sacramental preparation, religious education, and a regular schedule of Masses in American Sign Language with the Catholic community who are deaf or hard of hearing. | DeafRead is an aggregator that gathers blogs from all over the internet into one central location. | My Baby's Hearing is a resource to help parents when their baby is first diagnosed with a hearing loss. |
| American Sign Language Teachers Association (ASLTA) | The Mind Hears: Tuning In With a Cochlear Implant | FDA Information on Cochlear Implants |
| The Deafhood Foundation is dedicated to achieving economic and social justice for all Deaf people. | The Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing helps families, health care providers and education professionals understand childhood hearing loss and the importance of early diagnosis and intervention. | The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) is the professional, scientific, and credentialing association for 145,000 members and affiliates who are audiologists, speech-language pathologists and speech, language, and hearing scientists. |
| Oral deaf education enables children who are deaf and hard-of-hearing to listen and talk. | The National Consortium on Deaf-Blindness (NCDB) is a national technical assistance and dissemination center for children and youth who are deaf-blind. | Deaf Linx is your resource for information on deafness, deaf culture, American Sign Langauge (ASL) and all other related topics. |
| Raising Deaf Kids - a world of information about children with hearing loss. | The National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) is mandated to conduct and support biomedical and behavioral research and research training in the normal and disordered processes of hearing, balance, smell, taste, voice, speech, and language. | The purpose of PHONAK's Guide to Access Planning (GAP) program is to provide information that is important for high schoolers to effectively advocate and be responsible for your communication access supports and, in particular, hearing assistance technologies. |
| DeafMD provides clear and concise health education in American Sign Language. | National Association of the Deaf (NAD) is the nation's premier civil rights organization of, by and for deaf and hard of hearing individuals in the United States of America. | The National Cued Speech Association supports effective communication, language development and literacy through the use of Cued Speech. Cued Speech is a mode of communication based on the phonemes and properties of traditionally spoken languages. |
| The Laurent Clerc National Deaf Education Center at Gallaudet University provides information, training, and technical assistance for parents and professionals to meet the needs of children who are deaf or hard of hearing. | News and Notables is an electronic publication of the Laurent Clerc National Deaf Education Center on the campus of Gallaudet University. To be added to their mailing list, please e-mail clerccenternews@gallaudet.edu. | www.myhiplifestyle.com - this website is dedicated to living well with hearing loss. Be sure to view the section, HIPFlix, to learn about the new technology that is being used to make the talking in movies easier to understand. |
| Medical Homes @ Work e-Newsletter - your medical home e-Newsletter--offering valuable resources for implementation. Brought to you by the National Center for Medical Home Implementation (NCMHI) | Communicate PA provides information about Communication as a Basic Human Right, Benefits of Communication, How to Promote Communication for Inclusion, and Action Steps for getting started. |
The Association of Medical Professionals With Hearing Losses, abbreviated as “AMPHL,” provides information, promotes advocacy and mentorship, and creates a network for individuals with hearing loss interested in or working in health care fields |
| iPhone/iPod/iPad Apps | AudiologyNet - Information on cochlear implants | Deaf Websites - Online Deaf Web Directory |
| Bike Safety with Hearing Loss | Education Law Center - Helping kids. Improving schools. | Parents Exchange is an information, referral, and advocacy service for parents and caregivers of children with disabilities and professionals who work with our families. |
| TSA Cares - Government web site for travelers with disabilities and medical conditions. | ||
| Remember to check on Communicate PA's calendar for training events near you and online! "This virtual community is funded by the Office of Developmental Programs, Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare and implemented by the Institute on Disabilities at Temple University" |
Create an Accommodation Card to let doctors and health care professionals know about your language and communication needs. |
The Pennsylvania Society for the Advancement of the Deaf provides education, advocacy, and other services to Deaf/Hard of Hearing individuals in PA. |