Deaf
Intervention
Services

Signed, Spoken or Both; It's Your Choice!

Our Mission Statement

Streamline support for the Deaf community by providing access through sign language interpreters, captioning, auxiliary aids, and services within the state of Wyoming.

Provide advocacy services for the state of Wyoming, hospitals, non-profits, schools, small businesses, local government, and other agencies as needed.

Educate individuals, communities, and organizations regarding the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) as well as the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).

"Deaf Intervention Services strives to support the Deaf community through advocacy, access to interpreting services, and community awareness that supports the integration of Deaf citizens into all aspects of their community.” - Dr. Kristine Frey

Lead - K

DeafIS, which was established in 2018, supports the tenets of Lead K because we recognize how vital the learning period between birth to age 5 can be for
all Deaf children. When a newborn fails a hearing screening, DeafIS is ready to assist in any way requested, whether it is to visit a deaf newborns’ home to present the variety of language and education options, to introduce deaf community members and mentors, to listen and advise regarding all areas of access, or more.
DeafIS has many resources available and wishes to encourage parents to seek available information when choosing which communication option(s) would work best for their family and deaf child(ren). It takes a village to raise a
deaf child.

For more information, or to view the growing list of available resources, please visit the DeafIS website at www.wydeafis.org. A sample of topics are shown below:

Deaf Mentors
American Sign Language (ASL)
Introducing families to Deaf communities
Doctors
Audiologists
Speech and language
Mainstream education vs Deaf Residency Programs
iCanConnect
Wyoming Parent Information Center (WPIC) - Services for children with disabilities
Wyoming Department of Education (WDH) - Language Access
And more