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.
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.
NAD Language Deprivation Documents
Research shows 70% of Deaf, DeafBlind, DeafDisabled, and Hard of Hearing children don’t have access to language. And it’s actually worse for BIPOC deaf children. Language deprivation is a devastating reality for many deaf children, and the NAD strongly believes this is a serious and urgent health crisis. To address this, the NAD has developed several documents. Click below to learn more and view the documents.
Education
American Sign Language Teachers Association
ASLTA is a national, professional organization of ASL and Deaf Studies teachers established in 1975. ASLTA provides professional development, evaluation, certification, and networking for teachers of ASL and Deaf Studies and serves as a clearinghouse for information regarding the teaching of ASL and Deaf Studies.
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.
Wyoming Department of Education Deaf & the Educational Interpreter Performance Assessment
EIPA is looking for Deaf and/or hard of hearing students ages 5 -19 who use ASL or PSE as their primary language to communicate. The recorded video will be posted as receptive practice material for educational interpreters or as test stimulus for the educational Interpreter performance assessment. Click below to learn more.
Interpreting
Employment
Laws & Justice
A Useful tool for Traffic Stops: The Pullover Pal
Stress levels naturally rise when an individual is pulled over by a law enforcement officer, regardless of wrongdoing. However, with recent events and the current political climate, there is increased anxiety when interacting with law enforcement. Pal offers unique and useful tools for interactions with law enforcement and EMS. Click below to learn more.
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 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
Communication
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.
Activities
Miscellaneous
988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline ASL Service
The 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline provides counseling services for individuals looking for help with suicide, mental health and substance use-related crises. Individuals who use videophones and are fluent in ASL may call 988 directly as well as through their Video Relay Service. Click below to learn more.
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.