Resources
Here at DeafIS, we strive to assist the Deaf, Hard of hearing, and their families in any way we can. With our extensive list of resources, we hope to take this initiative even further. Below you will find information on education, employment, advocacy, interpreting, and more! If you would like something added to our list of resources feel free to contact us.
Advocacy
Advocacy Letters
The National Association of the Deaf Have provided several Advocacy letters to help you advocate for your rights including but not limited to; Education, Businesses, and Healthcare. These letters are not a promise of legal representation and using them does not mean that the NAD represents you.
Wyoming
Protections & Advocacy
Visit the Wyoming Protection and Advocacy Systems website for assistance with equal Access Issues.
We the Deaf People
We the Deaf People is planned as a humanitarian organization, a watchdog, and a Deaf - rights advocacy group. Visit the Facebook pages of the official group and the Wyoming Chapter by clicking below.
Relay Access while Incarcerated
November 3rd, 2022 ~ The FCC recently announced it has adopted a rule to require most correctional facilities in the U.S. to provide deaf people who are incarcerated with access to video relay ASL interpreters or other relay services.
Click to read more.
Deaf Self-Advocacy Training Toolkit
This specialized curriculum is devoted to teaching deaf individuals to self-advocate for effective interpreting services. The content of the curriculum includes concepts of self-esteem and self-determination, the law, ethics of working with interpreters, video relay interpreting, preparing for self-advocacy, and how to effectively tap resources. Click below to learn more.
Education
Lead-K
The Language Equality and Acquisition for Kids (LEAD-K) Campaign aims to end language deprivation through information to families about language milestones and assessments that measure language milestone achievements, and data collection that holds our current education system accountable.
Online College Guide for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Visit Intelligent.com for a comprehensive online college guide for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing students.
National Association of the Deaf Education Statement
The National Association of the Deaf has a long-standing statement on the rights of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students throughout the Education system.
Wyoming Instructional Network
The Project WIN website is a project of the Wyoming Department of Education, Division of Special Education Programs to provide information about special education resources, evidence-based instructional practices, professional development, and other events to educators, families, and other agencies.
WY Department of Education IDEA/Special Education Resources
Click Below for an extensive list of resources regarding the Wyoming Department of Education's IDEA and Special Education Programs.
Wyoming ASL Degree Programs
Three higher education schools in the state of Wyoming currently offer American Sign Language degree programs. Click below to view more information on each program.
Wyoming Department of Education Deaf & Hard of Hearing Services
WDE Deaf or Hard of Hearing Services provides consultative services and instructional leadership by offering training, support, and guidance to all Wyoming school districts, child development centers, and community organizations.
Interpreting
Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID)
Visit the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf website for assistance in finding certified interpreters for the Deaf.
Rural Interpreting Talk
The registry of Interpreters for the Deaf held a town hall-style meeting about working interpreters in rural communities. Deaf intervention Services; Scott Foor took part.
Hiring Qualified Interpreters
The National Deaf Center on Postsecondary Access has released a document on the importance of Hiring Qualified Interpreters.
Employment
National Deaf Center
Visit the NDC website for data on Post-Secondary Outcomes and careers for deaf adults.
Wyoming Department of Workforce Services
Visit the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services Vocational Rehabilitation program website to seek help with employment.
Wrong Ideas You May Have About Hiring
The National Association of the deaf has made a video Discussing misconceptions businesses may have about hiring deaf employees. It has been uploaded to LinkedIn to reach more employers. Click below to watch.
Laws & Justice
National Association of the Deaf (NAD)
Visit the NAD website for more resources for and about the Deaf/Hard of Hearing community
Department of Justice
Visit the DOJ website for guidance, resolutions, and updates regarding the ADA.
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
Visit the ADA website to view the entirety of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Title II relates to the provision of interpreters and other auxiliary Aides.
Guide for Law Enforcement Officers
Visit the ADA website for this guide for law enforcement officers when in contact with people who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing.
NAD Justice Statement
The National Association of the Deaf continues to advocate for equality and to ensure that lawyers, the police, jails, and the courts comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Rehabilitation Act. Click Below to view their statement.
Hearing Disabilities in the Workplace and the Americans with Disabilities Act
This document provides information on how the ADA applies to job applicants and employees with hearing disabilities.
HARD OF HEARING SERVICES IN WYOMING
This document
provides information on current services, challenges, and gaps to better understand the current
landscape for Deaf and hard-of-hearing services in Wyoming.
Support
Uplift Wyoming
Uplift helps families of children in need of emotional and behavioral support to recognize and embrace their strengths, utilize their voices for impactful change, and benefit from mutual connections with others. Through a team-building, peer support model, Uplift helps elevate your family toward positive change and emotional well-being.
Wyoming Hands & Voices
Wyoming Families For Hands & Voices is a parent-driven, non-profit organization that provides unbiased support to families of deaf and hard-of-hearing children to assist them in reaching their fullest potential.
Wyoming Early Hearing Detection & Intervention
The Wyoming Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) Program works to ensure that infants, toddlers, and preschoolers with hearing loss are identified as early as possible. If hearing loss is found, they then help the child and his/her family get the timely and appropriate intervention they nee
Wyoming
Independent Living
Wyoming Independent Living, Inc. (WIL)is dedicated to the philosophy that every person, regardless of disability, deserves to experience dignity, safety, health, and personal independence.
Communication Companies
Sorenson Video Relay Service (SVRS)
Sorenson Relay combines innovative products with the highest-quality, professional interpreters, so you can focus on what matters: connecting with others. Click below to sign up for Relay.
Purple Video Relay Services
Purple Communications provides accurate ASL interpreting services for the deaf and hard-of-hearing through leading VRS technology including P3 and SmartVP.
Z Video Relay Service
The mission of Z VRS is to grow and bridge two worlds with innovative, accessible communication solutions creating more opportunities in our Deaf and Hard of Hearing Community. Click Below to learn more.
Wyoming Relay
Wyoming Relay is a no-cost public service for people who have a hearing loss or speech disability to communicate with standard telephone users. Click below to visit the Wyoming Relay Website, find information on their equipment Distribution loan program, or the Wyoming Relay Resources Page.
Communication Devices
Visit the Wyoming Outreach Services for Deaf/Hard of Hearing website for assistance with communication devices.
Convo Relay
The mission of Z VRS is to grow and bridge two worlds with innovative, accessible communication solutions creating more opportunities in our Deaf and Hard of Hearing Community. Click Below to learn more.
Activities
Deaf Climbing
Visit Sonja Wilson, Deaf Climber's website for more information on climbing as a Deaf person, along with her consulting, and workshop services.
Free National Parks Access Pass
Did you know that if you or your child are deaf or hard of hearing and a US citizen you can get a free lifetime Access pass to all the national parks? Visit the National Park Service Website for information on how to get your free Park pass.
Deafopia Events
Deafopia is a nonprofit organization that provides service to Deaf and hard of hearing people with events. Click below to see Deafopia's current list of events.
DeafNation Expos
DeafNation has been holding Deaf Trade Shows throughout the U.S. for 20 years. Click below to see their current calendar of events.
Miscellaneous
Deaf Cultural
Resource Center
The Deaf Cultural Resource Center is available to provide public information about the deaf communities and the library communities of America and globally.
Cochlear Implants
View this document put together by Gallaudet University for information pertaining to Cochlear Implants.
Wyoming Institute
for Disabilities
The Wyoming Institute for Disabilities (WIND) is an academic unit in the College of Health Sciences and a University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCEDD). WIND works to assist individuals with developmental disabilities, their families, professionals, and University of Wyoming students through education, training, community services, and early intervention.
Deaf People
& World War II
The Rochester Institute of Technology has compiled a collection of videos, books, articles, and more on the experiences of Deaf People during World War Two. Click Below to view the collection.
Wyoming Groups of the Deaf Social Media Pages
Click Below to Visit the Facebook Pages for different Deaf Groups in Wyoming.