September is Deaf Awareness Month

NVCC & available resources for you!

September is National Deaf Awareness Month, and we invite you to celebrate, advocate, and share valuable resources for the deaf and hard-of-hearing community!

Nevada Care Connection (NVCC) is our state-established network of aging and disability resource centers. It has been administered by Access to Healthcare Network (AHN) to serve as a single point of entry for assistance with information and resource navigation of long-term support services for older adults, people with disabilities (of any age), family members, and care providers for the following 12 Northern Nevada counties: Washoe, Carson City, Churchill, Douglas, Elko, Eureka, Humboldt, Lander, Lyon, Mineral, Pershing, Storey, and White Pine.

We also provide support services for the Deaf & Hard of Hearing community. We can use the ASL Anywhere app and the UbiDuo machine to communicate better with the Deaf community.

Call today to talk to a resource navigator at 844-826-2086.

We have gathered a few local resources available for you:

American Society for Deaf Children – For more than 50 years, the American Society for Deaf Children has been committed to providing support, encouragement, and information to families raising children who are Deaf or Hard-of-Hearing.

ASDC recognizes the crucial role families play in the success of children who are Deaf or Hard-of-Hearing. We affirm that families are capable and willing to guide their children’s lives. Parents have the right and responsibility to participate in decisions regarding their children’s educational and social development.
ASDC supplies the information and support families request to ensure that their decisions and actions are based on up-to-date and accurate knowledge.

https://deafchildren.org/

Nevada Hands & Voices (NVHV) – Our mission at Nevada Hands & Voices (NVHV) is to be a parent-driven, non-profit organization that exists to support, encourage, and educate families of Deaf and Hard of Hearing (DHH) children, so that they can be empowered to make choices that will enable their children to achieve their full potential.
We are a parent/professional collaborative group that is unbiased towards communication modes and methods. Our diverse membership includes those who are deaf, hard of hearing and their families who communicate orally, with sign, cue, and/or combined methods.

https://www.nvhandsandvoices.org/

Nevada Commission for Persons Who Are Deaf and Hard of Hearing – The mission of the Nevada Commission for Persons Who Are Deaf, Hard of Hearing or Speech Impaired: All Nevada citizens will have equal and full access to resources, services and opportunities in all aspects of community life. The Nevada Commission for Persons Who Are Deaf, Hard of Hearing or Speech Impaired will advocate for and support the goal that all Nevada citizens have equal and full access to resources, services and opportunities in all aspects of community life.

https://adsd.nv.gov/Boards/NCPWADHHSI/Nevada_Commission_for_Persons_Who_Are_Deaf_Hard_of_Hearing_or_Speech_Impaired/

Relay Nevada – Hamilton Relay provides telecommunications relay services for the state of Nevada including TTY, Voice Carry Over (VCO), Hearing Carry Over (HCO), Speech-to-Speech (STS), Spanish and CapTel®.

When you connect with Relay Nevada, an Operator (OPR) will connect on the phone with you. Simply give the OPR the number you wish to call and your call will be processed promptly, professionally and accurately.

https://hamiltonrelay.com/nevada/index.html

Nevada Telecommunication Equipment Distribution Program for the Deaf, Hard of Hearing and Speech Impaired (NTEDP) – The Nevada Telecommunication Equipment Distribution Program is a project of the Nevada Assistive Technology Resource Center and the Nevada Center for Excellence in Disabilities. The program provides access to telecommunication-related equipment, at no cost, that assists people who are deaf, hard of hearing, and those with speech difficulties in communicating more effectively over the telephone.

The project is a Communication Access Service Center funded by Nevada telephone users through a small monthly surcharge on phone lines in the state (NRS 427A.797). Funds are collected by the Public Utilities Commission and administered through the State of Nevada’s Aging and Disability Services Division.

https://www.unr.edu/nced/projects/ntedp