Deaf / Hard of Hearing (HOH)
Conditions that affect a person’s ability to hear and process auditory information.
Resources
Gallaudet University, located in Washington D.C. and one of the TAPDINTO-STEM Alliance Northeast Hub campus partners, is a private university for deaf and hard of hearing students.
Chartered in 1864, Gallaudet University ensure the intellectual and professional advancement of deaf and hard of hearing individuals through American Sign Language and English. GU maintains a proud tradition of research and scholarly activity and prepares its graduates for career opportunities in a highly competitive, technological, and rapidly changing world.
GU is also the number one source for information on the deaf and signing communities.
Learn more from Gallaudet.edu.
The National Association of the Deaf (NAD) was established in 1880 and is the nation’s premier civil rights organization of, by and for deaf and hard of hearing individuals in the U.S.. NAD carries out its federal advocacy work through coalition efforts and represents the U.S. to the World Federation of the Deaf.
The advocacy scope of the NAD is broad, covering a lifetime and impacting future generations in the areas of early intervention, education, employment, health care, technology, telecommunications, youth leadership, and more.
Learn more at NAD.org.
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