Zankza Project

The Zanzka Project is dedicated to supporting Deaf artists and creatives across all disciplines by creating opportunities to showcase their work, engage with the community, collaborate with other artists and creatives, and providing educational opportunities to elevate their works.

Jewish Deaf Congress

JDC functions as an inclusive and accessible Jewish Deaf national organization, network and resource center, rooted in Judaism and Deaf experiences, cultures and values of lifelong Jewish learning to discover, connect and flourish.

Turtle Island Hand Talk

We are a North American Indigenous group who works collaboratively to provide services and advocacy for Indigenous Deaf and DeafBlind people.

Our goals are to exchange our tribal cultures and our Indigenous Deaf and DeafBlind Cultures. Our group functions by consensus agreement and aims to provide an international understanding of our communal needs.

Our primary purpose: enrolled/status tribal members working together to develop educational materials, references, and academic accreditation through our Indigenous lenses. Through invitation, we will welcome non-indigenous people to join our group, to work closely with our Indigenous people as helper-solidarity.

Roc That!

Roc That!’s mission is to educate, entertain, and spread awareness of American Sign Language and Deaf communities; and creating a platform for American Sign Language users to explore the depth of the language while making an entertaining experience and raising awareness of the beauty and versatility of American Sign Language.

Charles Thompson Memorial Hall

Charles Thompson Memorial Hall is located in St. Paul, Minnesota and has been the heartbeat and principal social hub for Deaf people throughout Minnesota for over 100 years. Designed by a deaf architect, Dr Olaf Hanson, and opened in 1916, it is considered one of the oldest Deaf Clubs in the world.

Thompson Hall is proudly owned by the Deaf community and managed by dedicated Deaf volunteers.

The original mission of this 501(c)3 non-profit organization was to establish a building for the entertainment and education of deaf people in Minnesota. The mission includes preserving the language and culture of Deaf, Hard of Hearing and DeafBlind.

Thompson Hall is on the National Register of Historic Places. The organization and building continues to be used as a community center for the local deaf community. Programs are funded through charitable grants, individual donations and fundraising events.

Deaf Spotlight

Mission: To inspire and showcase Deaf Culture and Sign Languages through the arts.

Deaf Spotlight (DS) emerged from the first Seattle Deaf Film Festival in 2012 created by community members in response to the cultural debt in entertainment in the Pacific Northwest.

Programming has since expanded to include theater productions, curated visual art exhibitions and workshops for Deaf artists.

DS is a nationally recognized leader in Deaf arts. Our events feature both local and national artists who tell original stories about the Deaf experience. In April 2021, we celebrated our 10th anniversary producing events by and for the Deaf Deaf-Blind Deaf Disabled and Hard of Hearing (DDBDDHH) community.

DS believes in creating an equitable and creative space where DDBDDHH artists can thrive.