DREAMWAVE Advocates Movement Alliance, Inc.
DREAMWAVE Advocates Movement Alliance is a Deaf-led nonprofit based in Charles Town, West Virginia, advancing communication access, disability equity, and systemic reform statewide. The organization engages in policy advocacy, community education, leadership development, and cross-sector collaboration to address barriers impacting Deaf, DeafBlind, Hard of Hearing, and disabled individuals across education, healthcare, employment, and public services. DREAMWAVE focuses on sustainable structural change while strengthening community capacity and accountability.
As part of its long-term strategy, DREAMWAVE is developing Handwave Interpreting as an initiative to build and strengthen the interpreting pipeline in West Virginia. This includes education, mentorship, professional development, and advocacy to expand qualified interpreting access and promote ethical, community-centered language services statewide.
Hearing, Speech and Deaf Center
Hearing, Speech & Deaf Center (HSDC) is a resource hub redefining language and communication. Our multi-dimensional approach is driven by Deaf Culture and Sign Language and benefits the diverse community we share our lives with every day.
HSDC is a nonprofit organization serving the Puget Sound area with a center in Seattle, Washington. We foster accessible communities through communication, advocacy, and education. We offer services for people who are Deaf, hard of hearing, or have speech/language differences, as well as their families and friends. We also provide trainings for organizations that wish to better serve community members who are Deaf, hard of hearing, or have speech/language differences.
The Villages Deaf Senior Citizens
To promote the educational, economic, and social interests and needs of deaf, hard‑of‑hearing, and deafblind residents in The Villages, Florida, whose primary language is American Sign Language (ASL); to protect the legal rights of deaf, hard‑of‑hearing, and deafblind residents in The Villages; and to promote awareness and understanding of deaf, hard‑of‑hearing, and deafblind people and Deaf culture among the public in The Villages.
Mission Statement
DIG empowers Deaf and Hard of Hearing government employees to overcome communication barriers, resolve accessibility issues, and promote a fully inclusive work environment through networking and fostering professional growth.
Purpose
DIG is a national non-profit organization whose purpose is two-fold. It serves as an employee support group for local, state and federal employees who are Deaf, Hard of Hearing, DeafBlind, Deaf Disabled, and Late Deafened and as a resource for the government.
DIG coordinates and collaborates with external organizations such as the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM), U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), U.S. Congress, White House, Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA), National Association of the Deaf (NAD), State Associations for the Deaf, State Commissions for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, and other entities. DIG is an active member of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Consumer Advocacy Network (DHHCAN).
The Hearing Loss Legal Fund is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit civil rights organization engaged in promoting and defending the rights of deaf and hard of hearing individuals in the United States. It also provides legal education to the deaf and hard of hearing community regarding the judicial system, the criminal justice system, and their rights under federal and state antidiscrimination laws.
Nykitas Homeless To Home Christian Faith-Based Project
Our nonprofit, Nykitas Homeless To Home Christian Faith-Based Project, is dedicated to address the issue of homelessness by providing comprehensive support and resources to individuals in need deaf HOH blind and those with other(Dis) abilities.
With the alarming rise and homelessness across our community, our initiative aims to offer a pathway to sustainable housing for those experiencing exploited traumas that led to homelessness.