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The latest addition to the Hearing, Speech & Deafness Center’s
family of services is the Deaf
Services Program. Working closely
with other nonprofit, educational and government agencies that serve
Deaf and Deaf-Blind individuals, the Center has been examining community
needs in the development of this program.
The following are the six primary areas being addressed in this
bold new program:
- Fostering collaboration through quarterly focus groups and ongoing
best practices roundtables with agency and community leaders.
- Developing leadership opportunities and training for Deaf youth.
- Offering basic sign language classes for the community to better
communicate with Deaf and hard of hearing friends, family, customers
and colleagues.
- Creating employment services, professional training and development
for individuals who are Deaf and hard of hearing.
- Assisting businesses in better understanding and addressing the
needs of their constituents with hearing loss.
- Community support, education and awareness about the daily issues
faced by those with hearing loss.
For more information, visit the Deaf
Services portion of our site, or contact Ariele Belo at
206.323.5770 V/TTY or Deaf & Hard of Hearing Services Dept.. |
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