
Resources and referrals
Useful Links
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National Deaf Organizations:
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National Association of the Deaf (NAD)
Telecommunications for the Deaf, Inc. (TDI)
The Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA)
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National/State Interpreting Organizations:
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Missouri State Committee of Interpreters (SCI)
Missouri Interpreters Certification System (MICS)
Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID)
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Colleges & Universities:
National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID)
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Federal Government Agencies:
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Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Social Security Administration (SSA)
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Missouri State Government Agencies:
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Missouri Department of Mental Health - Deaf Services
Missouri Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (MCDHH)
Missouri Commission of Human Rights
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Illinois State Government Agencies:
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Illinois Deaf and Hard of Hearing Commission (IDHHC)
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State Associations of the Deaf:
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Illinois Association of the Deaf (IAD)
Missouri Association of the Deaf (MoAD)
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Captioning Services:
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Described and Captioned Media Program (DCMP)
National Captioning Institute (NCI)
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Religion Services:
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First Baptist Church of Arnold- Deaf Ministry (FBCA)
St. Louis Deaf Catholic Society
St. Thomas Deaf Episcopal Church
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Bi-state Schools for the Deaf:
Central Institute for the Deaf (CID)
Illinois School for the Deaf - Jacksonville, IL (ISD)
Missouri School for the Deaf - Fulton, MO (MSD)
Moog Center for Deaf Education
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Interpreter Agencies:
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Metro Deaf Professionals, LLC
Deaf Empowerment Awareness Foundation, Inc. (DEAF Inc.)
Interpreter Training Programs:
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St. Louis Community College - Florissant Valley Campus (FVCC)
MacMurray College - Jacksonville, IL
Southwestern Illinois College - Belleville, IL (SWIC)
William Woods University - Fulton, MO (WWU)
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Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services:
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Impact Center for Independent Living (CIL) - Alton, IL
Deaf Empowerment Awareness Foundation, Inc. (DEAF Inc.)
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