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Commission on the Deaf and Hard of Hearing

Executive Department/Established in 1977. Restructured in 1992.

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Transition Services from School to Work

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ASL/CC Videos

Transition Tips in ASL by Rosa Lee Timm

Rosa Lee Timm, a person who is deaf, presents a summary in American Sign Language (ASL) about the transition rights of special education students and briefly describes the Disability Law Center's on-line transition manual, available at www.dlc-ma.org. She explains what transition services are, why they are important, how to advocate for them effectively, and how you can ask a school to communicate with you in your native language. She concludes with information about how you can call the Disability Law Center if you have additional questions. Watch the Video »

Communication

Adaptive Telephone Equipment Loan Program (ATEL)

ATEL provides demonstrations, training and long term loan and device reutilization services of specialized telephone equipment to qualified individuals who are Deaf, Hard of Hearing, have a speech impairment, or who suffer from neuromuscular damage or disease, that hinders them from using a standard telephone. Website »

Hamilton Relay

Hamilton Relay provides traditional relay services for the state of Rhode Island including TTY, Voice Carry Over (VCO), Hearing Carry Over (HCO), Speech-to-Speech (STS), Spanish-to-Spanish and CapTel. Website »

Coping with Hearing Loss

Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA)

HLAA is to open the world of communication to people with hearing loss by providing information, education, support and advocacy. Website »

Financial Aid

Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing

College Scholarships for Students with Hearing Loss offered though other organizations. Website »

Free Application for Federal Student Aid

Federal Student Aid, a part of the U.S. Department of Education, is the largest provider of student financial aid in the nation. At the office of Federal Student Aid, our 1,200 employees help make college education possible for every dedicated mind by providing more than $150 billion in federal grants, loans, and work-study funds each year to more than 13 million students paying for college or career school. We are proud to sponsor millions of American minds pursuing their educational dreams. Website »

Gallaudet Clerc Center – Financial Aid

List of different financial assistance available for deaf, hard of hearing and hearing students who are seeking career goals include service to deaf and hard of hearing people. Website »

Publications & Articles

A Key to Evaluation

A Lifetime of Learning and Earning: A Transition Series for Families

Impact Chart from Communication by John Luckner

Transition Skills Guidelines

Technology

Assistive Technology Access Partnership (ATAP)

ATAP is designed as a statewide partnership of organizations, each with a targeted assistive technology focus, working together to improve access to and acquisition of assistive technology for individuals with disabilities. Website »

Pepnet 2 Tipsheets