Resources

At Deaf & Hard of Hearing Services, good, solid decisions are key to our success and to yours.  Below we have provided a list of helpful links that will assist you with additional information and resources related to help you make the best decision possible.

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Deaf & Hard of Hearing-Related Organizations

National Association of the Deaf - National Organization for the Deaf.

Michigan Deaf Association - State Organization for the Deaf.

World Federation of the Deaf - An international non-governmental organization representing approximately 70 million Deaf people worldwide.

Hearing Loss Association of America - Organization of, and for, people with hearing loss.

American Society for Deaf Children - National organization providing information/support to families raising children who are deaf or hard of hearing.

HLA of Grand Rapids - Local Branch of Hearing Loss Association of America.

Deaf Educational Resources

Laurent Clerc National Deaf Education Center - Works collaboratively with schools and programs across the country on deaf education.

Gallaudet University - Liberal Arts University for the Deaf.

National Technical Institute for the Deaf - Technical University for the Deaf.

Michigan School of the Deaf - State school for the Deaf.

Greater Grand Rapids Association of Deaf and Hard of Hearing non-profit organization that is dedicated to help distribute educational funds for the deaf and hard of hearing individuals to achieve higher education.

Deaf Services and Advocacy Resources

Division on Deaf and Hard of Hearing - State of Michigan's agency to deal with Deaf and HoH Issues.

Registery of Interpreters for the Deaf - National Organization of Interpreters for the Deaf's Code of Ethics

Michigan Protection & Advocacy Service - Free services for persons with disabilities who need advocacy.

United States Department of Justice - DOJ's American Disabilities Act Website.

Section 504 - Information on a federal law for the Disabled.

US Office for Civil Rights - United States Department's OCR Website.

Michigan Dept of Civil Rights - MI's OCR Website.

FCC Captioning - The Federal Communications Commission's site on captioning.

FCC VRS - The Federal Communications Commission's site on Video Relay Services.

FCC IP-Relay - The Federal Communications Commission's site on computer Relay Services.

Michigan Rehabilitation Services - Assistance for disabled individuals into employment and self-sufficiency.

General Resources

State Interpreter Directory - 2005 PDF document of Michigan's Interpreters for the Deaf.

Harris Communications - Products for Deaf and HOH.

e-Michigan - Statewide coalition of state agencies and organizations for and of the Deaf and HOH.

Gerontology Network - An organization to support the Senior Citizens of Grand Rapids.

Entertainment

Parents of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Kids Social Network

Closed Captioned Movies in Grand Rapids Celebration! Cinema MoPix theatre

Bill Creswell - Captioning the Internet One Video at a Time Captioned internet videos and movie trailers

Captioned Video Search - test Find captioned video from several sources

Caption Fish - find captioned movie showtimes