Resources
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Health and Mental Health:
Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (DBHDD)
Deaf Health
Deaf Hotlines:
Deaf Lead – Deaf Crisis Line VP: 321-800-3323
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
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National Deaf Organizations:
National Association of the Deaf (NAD)
World Federation of the Deaf (WFD)
National Black Deaf Advocates (NBDA)
American Association of the Deaf-Blind (AADB)
Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind Youths and Adults (HKNC)
Hearing Loss of America Association (HLAA)
Latinx Deaf, DeafBlind, Deaf Disabled, Hard of Hearing ​and Late Deafened Communities
Deaf Seniors of America (DSA)
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State Organizations:
Georgia Association of the Deaf (GAD)
Georgia Association of the DeafBlind (GADB)
Georgia School for the Deaf Alumni Association
DeafBlind Access of the South (DBAS)
The Atlanta chapter of the Association of Late-Deafened Adults (ALDA Peach)
American Sign Language Classes:
GCDHH American Sign Language Courses
Georgia State University – Perimeter College
University of Georgia (UGA)
American Sign Language Teachers Association (ASLTA)
Education:
Georgia School for the Deaf (GSD)
Atlanta Area School for the Deaf (AASD)
Gallaudet University
National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID)
Georgia State Department of Education/Deaf & Hard of Hearing
Laurent Clerc National Deaf Education Center
Accessible Materials Project (AMP)
Online College Guide for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students
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Emergency Preparedness:
Center of Disease Control -ASL Videos (natural disasters)
Georgia Emergency Preparedness Coalition for Individuals with Disabilities and Older Adults
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Families of Deaf Child:
American Society for Deaf Children (ASDC)
Hearing Aids:
Georgia Charitable Care Network
Interpreter Organizations:
Georgia Registry Interpreter for the Deaf (GARID)
Registry Interpreter for the Deaf (RID)
World Association of Sign Language Interpreters
National Association of Black Interpreters (NAOBI) - Atlanta
Law relating to Deaf:
Deaf Child’s Bill of Rights
Educational Interpreting License
IDEA
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
Title I – Employment
Title II – State & Local Government
Title III – Public Accommodations & Commercial Facilities
Mobile App (iOS or Android):
ASL Baby Sign
Marlee Signs
SignSchool
Home additions and apps for the Deaf and HoH
State Government/State Agency:
Centers for Independent Living
Georgia Vocational Rehabilitation Agency (GVRA)
State of Georgia ADA Coordinator’s Office
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Video Relay Services:
Convo Relay
Purple
Sorenson
ZVRS
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