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Disability-Related Resources
Deaf / Hard of HearingCONNECTICUT Commission on the Deaf and Hearing Impaired, State of Connecticut The Commission was created by the Connecticut Legislature in 1974 to advocate, strengthen, and implement state policies affecting deaf and hard of hearing individuals and their relationship to the public, industry, health care, and educational opportunities. DeafConnect is the Internet version of World Deaf Directory's residential email address and is one of the first services of its kind. Visit their site for thousands of email addresses accessible by clicking on listings and/or regional maps. Go directly to the Connecticut Deaf Directory by clicking here. Disability Resources is a nonprofit organization estaglished to promote and improve awareness, availability and accessibility of information that can help people with disabilities life, learn, love, work, and play independently. They serve thousands of individuals with disabilities through a multidisciplinary network of service providers and consumers. In order to reach as many people with disabilities as cost effectively as possible, they target their services and publications to libraries, disability organizations, independent living centers, rehabilitation facilities, educational institutions, and health and social service providers. Visit their site for Connecticut resources via the above link or visit their home page at www.disabilityresources.org.
DeafConnect is the Internet version of World Deaf Directory's residential email address and is one of the first services of its kind. Visit their site for thousands of email addresses accessible by clicking on listings and/or regional maps.
Established in 1880, the NAD is the oldest and largest constituency organization safeguarding the accessibility and civil rights of 28 million deaf and hard of hearing Americans in education, employment, health care, and telecommunications. A private, non-profit organization, the NAD is a dynamic federation of 51 state association affiliates including the District of Columbia, organizational affiliates, and direct members.
If you are looking for information about deaf and hard of hearing children, you have come to the right place! The Center is pleased to offer you a wealth of information and resources on the educational, linguistic, social, and emotional development of deaf and hard of hearing children. Info to Go, formally known as the National Deaf Education Network Clearinghouse, is one of six national clearinghouses on disability-related issues. Info to Go provides information on topics dealing with deafness and hearing loss in children and young people under 21 years of age. Info to Go responds to a wide range of questions from the general public, deaf and hard of hearing people, their families, and professionals who work with them.
PEPNet-Northeast, based at Rochester Institute of Technology, home of the National Technical Institute for the Deaf, is one of four regional centers funded by the Department of Education. The mission of the PEPNet-Northeast is to assist secondary and postsecondary institutions to improve educational access and enhance educational opportunities for students who are deaf or hard of hearing.
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