Culture to Culture

Tri-County Deaf Advocacy


Deaf Community Links


Introduction

This links page is intended to provide you with more information about topics of interest to the Michigan Deaf community. This page will be constantly updated as we learn of useful links.

Let us know when you find something interesting. Pass on those URL's.



Deaf Information and News

Deaf Watch: List of resources.

Deaf America Web: Good list of organizations and resources by state.

Deaf Information Exchange: Breaking news and information from around the country of interest to the Deaf

Deaf World Web: One of our favorite sites for culture headlines and news. Well done! Well organized. Check out the Deaf art.

Deafscape: Information about Deaf issues.

The Deaf Resource Library: This is another of our favorite sites; we are there all of the time. Karen Nakamura's collection of reference material and links.

Deaf Nation: Cool Deaf Newspaper - Online.

Deaf ZONE: This site contains many Deaf resources.

American Annals of the Deaf

National Organizations

The National Association of the Deaf (NAD)

State Organizations (Michigan)

Division on Deafness

Local Organizations

SHHH: Self Help for Hard of Hearing People. This is the premier national organization for people with hearing impairments (whose needs are often not the same as those of persons who are Deaf).

 

Federal Laws

Telecommunications Act

The Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as Amended 1992

Americans with Disabilities Act


Education

Bilingual-Bicultural Education

Gallaudet University: This page is full of a variety of great information.

Deaf Educational Resources

 

ASL (American Sign Language) Resources

Alysse Rasmussen's List of ASL Resources

 

Interpreter Information

Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID)

Bethel College: Offers Bachelors Degree in ASL/English Interpreting and an Associates Degree in ASL. Located in Mishawaka, Indiana

Madonna University: Offers Degrees in Sign Language Studies. Located in Livonia, Michigan near Detroit.

Family Resources

American Society for Deaf Children: An excellent site. Get a free one-year membership through a referral from Culture to Culture, Ask us.

Where do we go from Hear :A great resource for families with Deaf kids.

KidsCore : open captioned books on video

Rosie's Walk : a new CD-ROM educational software package for Deaf/HOH children (in both ASL and SEE , cool!)

Youth Leadership Camp: A program of NAD

Assistive Technology

Captioned Films/Videos Program: A program of NAD. Provides free-loan captioned films/videos service to Deaf/HOH, parents, teachers, and others working with Deaf/HOH; provides free captioning information to media producers/distributors and others; provides listings of captioning agencies; and evaluates captioning agencies who perform open-captioned work for the U.S. Department of Education.

TTY FAQ: Answers many question including: Why can't my PC communicate with my colleague's TTY?