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.

Center for ASL Acquisition and Access

The Center for ASL Acquisition and Access is a nonprofit organization headquartered in Missoula, Montana. Our mission is to increase access to language resources for deaf and hard of hearing children in rural or underserved areas. We work to: promote and facilitate access to ASL for rural families with young deaf or hard of hearing children; create and distribute resources for acquiring and learning ASL; model and promote positive bilingual deaf identity and community; and promote and facilitate collaboration and support between nonprofit organizations with similar missions.

Community Access and Empowerment

Community Access and Empowerment (CAE) was founded in November 2023 with the mission of empowering Deaf and Hard of Hearing (DHH) individuals, to thrive in communication, career, and life. Recognizing the critical need for services that provide accessible communication, career opportunities/development, and life skills for the Deaf community, CAE was established to bridge gaps and create pathways to success. The organization is driven by a team of experienced educators, community leaders, and industry partners dedicated to fostering independence and positive outcomes for Deaf and Hard of Hearing individuals with unique strengths and challenges.

National Hispanic Latino Association of the Deaf

The mission for National Hispanic Latino Association of the Deaf NHLAD is to build an alliance between Deaf Latino and the Hispanic community through the preservation of the language culture customs. We recognize the importance of gaining empowerment through the promotion of leadership and education in the Hispanic and Latino community. It focuses on establishing partnerships engaging the community serving as a resource and assisting youth

These initiatives include community-building social events and workshops on leadership Latin American history and culture as well as the Deaf Hispanic Latino Spotlight which celebrates the achievements of individuals within the community. The Sign to Se as Project helps hearing families learn basic signs with plans to expand to include Latin American sign languages. We also offer a youth program to support the development of skills leadership identity and involvement in activities that expand their future prospects NHLAD outreach extends both nationally.

Greater Agency Los Angeles for Deafness (GLAD)

Our goal is to protect the civil rights, and ensure equal access for the deaf, hard of hearing, deafblind, and deaf disabled communities in particular areas of California, including the counties of Los Angeles, Orange, Kern, Ventura, Santa Barbara, San Bernardino, Riverside, and San Luis Obispo, to all of life’s opportunities.

GLAD’s general purpose and powers shall be to promote the educational, health, housing, vocational, cultural, social and recreational welfare of its deaf and hard of hearing constituents.

The organization’s specific and primary purposes shall be to act as a coordinating agency addressing the broad social service needs of deaf, hard of hearing, deafblind, and deaf disabled individuals through direct service provision, advocacy, research and dissemination of information to the consumers, professionals and parents.

Orange County Deaf Equal Access Foundation

The mission of the Orange County Deaf Equal Access Foundation (OC DEAF) is to ensure equal access of the deaf, hard of hearing, deafblind and deaf disabled community to the same opportunities afforded their hearing counterparts. The organization’s general purposes and powers are directed around the promotion of the social, recreational, cultural, educational, and vocational welfare of its deaf, hard of hearing, deafblind and deaf disabled constituents.

OC DEAF’s specific and primary purpose is to act as a coordinating agency that addresses the broad social service needs of deaf, hard of hearing deafblind and deaf disabled people through direct service provision, advocacy, research and dissemination of information regarding deafness to parents, professionals and consumers.

Tri-County GLAD

Tri-County GLAD is a Subsidiary of the Greater Los Angeles Agency on Deafness, Inc. Non-Profit Organization that serves the Deaf, Hard of Hearing, DeafBlind, and Deaf Disabled community in the Ventura, Santa Barbara, & San Luis Obispo counties. Our purposes and powers are directed around promotion, of the social, recreational, cultural, educational, and vocational welfare of its Deaf and Hard of Hearing constituents. Also, to act as a coordinating agency that address the broad social service needs of Deaf & Hard of Hearing people through direct service provision, advocacy, research and dissemination of information regarding deafness to parents, professionals, and consumers.

Bakersfield-Greater Los Angeles Agency on Deafness

B-GLAD, the Bakersfield outreach of the Greater Los Angeles Agency on Deafness, Inc. has been serving the needs of the deaf and hard of hearing residents of Kern County since 1984. The mission of B-GLAD is to ensure equal access of the deaf and hard of hearing community to the same opportunities afforded their hearing counterparts. The organization’s general purposes and powers are directed around the promotion of the social, recreational, cultural, educational, and vocational well-being of its deaf and hard of hearing constituents.

B-GLAD’s specific and primary purpose is to act as a coordinating agency that addresses the broad social service needs of deaf and hard of hearing people through direct service provision, advocacy, research and dissemination of information regarding deafness to parents, professionals and consumers.

B-GLAD is committed to the philosophy “…of, by, for and with the deaf and hard of hearing community.”

Arizona State Schools for the Deaf and the Blind

The Arizona State Schools for the Deaf and the Blind (ASDB) is an Arizona state agency, with its administrative headquarters in Tucson.[1] It operates three schools for the deaf and blind, and five regional cooperatives throughout the state:
Phoenix Day School for the Deaf-Phoenix Campus (PDSD)
Arizona School for the Deaf-Tucson Campus (ASD)
Arizona School for the Blind-Tucson Campus (ASB)
Regional Cooperatives: These regional cooperatives are voluntary partnerships between public education agencies (school districts and charter schools) throughout the state and ASDB. The Cooperative staff serve students and families in five regions: North Central, Eastern Highlands, Desert Valleys, Southwest and Southeast. School staff and the Cooperative staff work together in local schools to promote success for students who are deaf, hard of hearing, blind or visually impaired.

Deaf Community Services

Deaf Community Services (DCS) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that has ben making a difference in the San Diego Deaf community for over 50 years. Our purpose is to empower the Deaf community who are struggling with communication access by developing programs and services, such as advocacy, recovery programs, and ASL interpreting—to name a few, that will foster productive lives with equal access to the rights, privileges and opportunities that are available to the mainstream public.