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Self Help for Hard of
Hearing People
Texas SHHH
The Texas State SHHH Office carries out on the state level the mission, activities,
and programs of the National SHHH organization.
National SHHH
The National SHHH website contains a wealth of valuable information on hearing
loss and deafness.
Other Local Chapters and State Associations
Other Hearing Loss Organizations
Association of Late Deafened Adults (ALDA)
AGBell
Austin Association of the Deaf
National Association of the Deaf (NAD)
SayWhatClub
A non-profit, internet-based organization dedicated to enhancing interpersonal
communication for people who are hard of hearing, deafened, or have a serious
interest in hearing loss.
Email Lists and Newsgroups
Austin Deaf Events.
Free calendar of events of interest to deaf and hard of hearing people in
Austin and around Texas. To join, send your request by email with the subject
header "Add me to your mailing list". Include your first and last name in
the text of the message.
Beyond Hearing Listserv
(bhList).
Moderated discussion list on topics related to hearing loss including technology,
accessibility, communication barriers, research, cochlear implants, etc.
Beyond Hearing News
(bhNews).
Yahoo E-Group. Free daily news reports from around the world with an emphasis
on deafness and cochlear implants. Open membership. Discussion not moderated.
Archives accessible to members only.
HOH-LD News.
Yahoo E-Group. Free weekly news magazine providing news and information for
people who are hard of hearing or late-deafened. Its stated purpose is to
increase awareness of issues and concerns within the HOH/LD communities. Open
membership. Only the moderator may post. Archives open to the public.
SayWhatClub
operates several general interest and special topic email discussion lists
for adults with an interest in hearing loss. For information on joining one
of these lists, email the SWC Hospitality Committee. SWC also
publishes SWC Online Voices,
an excellent monthly online newsletter. Newsletter archives are open to the
public.
Texas Hearing Loss List.
Yahoo E-Group. This list is primarily for Texas residents with hearing loss
who want to communicate with each other about hearing loss issues and just
have a little fun. Restricted membership. Not moderated. Archives available
only to members.
alt.support.hearing-loss.
Open newsgroup for topics related to deafness and hearing loss. Discussion
is not moderated and flame wars are common. Use a disposable email address
when participating to advoid spammers. You may access this newsgroup through
Google Groups or your ISP's
news server.
bit.listserv.deaf-l.
Open newsgroup for topics related to deafness. Discussion is not moderated.
Use a disposable email address when participating to advoid spammers. You
may access this newsgroup through Google Groups or your ISP's news server.
Internet Relay Services
CSD/Sprint USA Video Relay Service
Video Relay
Governmental Organizations
Brown Heatly Library
Texas Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Texas Governor's Committee on People with Disabilities
Texas Rehabilitation Commission
Travis County Services for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Access and Advocacy
Advocacy, Inc.
Professional Organizations
Texas Society of Interpreters for the Deaf
Captioned Movie Theaters
in Austin
Alamo
Drafthouse Open Captioned Schedule
Insight Cinema
(open caption schedule)-
All movies are at Regal Westgate 11 Theatres. Enter your zip code to search
Westgate Theater infomation or check your local paper for show times.
Rear Window
Captioning-
The installation of the Rear Window Audio Description/Captioning equipment at AMC Barton Creek Square,
2901 Capital of Texas Highway, is complete and installed in auditorium 7. Go to www.mopix.org for the most
updated information on what movies are playing with captions and description. Consult theater and your local paper for more information.
Entertainment
VSA arts of Texas (formerly Access
Arts Austin)
WGBH Media Access -- Developed Rear Window Captioning and Descriptive Video Services. Lists all US theaters equipped to show RWC and DVS movies.
Computer Security
Although not directly related to
hearing loss, computer safety is an important issue for those of us who rely,
perhaps more heavily than most, on email, instant messaging, Internet relay,
and similar computer-based methods of reliably sending and receiving information
in text form.
McAfee
Norton
Steve Gibson
ZoneLabs