Links

National Deaf Organizations
National Association of the Deaf (NAD)
Telecommunications for the Deaf, Inc. (TDI)
National Black Deaf Advocates
The Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA)

National/Missouri Interpreting Organizations
Missouri State Committee of Interpreters (SCI) -- licensure - contact to file a complaint on an interpreter
Missouri Interpreters Certification System (MICS)  - take interpreting tests
Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID)

State Associations of the Deaf
(Please visit NAD's website to get URLs for the state associations you want.)

Deaf Publications
DeafLife
DeafNation

Deaf Newspaper
Deaf Digest by Barry Strassler
Deaf Sports
International Sports Organization of the Deaf
SIGNews

Deaf Publications for Teens & Kids
World Around You (for deaf teens)

Deaf Publications for Parents & Teachers
Laurent Clerc National Deaf Educational Center

Deaf Babies/Children Resources
Deaf Bilingual Coalition
American Society for Deaf Children
Hands & Voices

Joint Committee on Infant Hearing 
Laurent Clerc National Deaf Education Center 
Natural Environments for Infants and Toddlers Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing and Their Families
Children with Cochlear Implants: Where Does Sign Language Fit In?
Cochlear Implants: Navigating a Forest of Information. . . One Tree at a Time.

Missouri Government
Governor's Office
Missouri Deaf Mental Health
Missouri Commission for The Deaf and Hard of Hearing (MCDHH)
Missouri State Government

Federal Government
Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA)
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
FCC (captioning)
Social Security Administration (SSA)

Closed Captioning
Closed Captioning Web
National Captioning Institute
The Captioning FAQ

Deaf School/College/University
Gallaudet University
Model Secondary School for the Deaf (MSSD)
National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID)
Missouri School for the Deaf
Central Institute for the Deaf
St. Joseph Institute for the Deaf
Moog School for the Deaf

Deaf Culture & Sign Language
What you need to know about Deaf/HoH
Deaf Resource Center
Sign Media, Inc.

Deaf Entertainment
Peter Cook (deaf entertainer-comedian)
Matt & Liliana Morgan (deaf magicians)
CJ Jones (Missouri native -- deaf entertainer-comedian)
See What I'm Saying (group of deaf entertainers)
Keith Wann (CODA entertainer-comedian)
ASL Films (excellent movies made by the American deaf)
Deaf Movies (a collection of films in ASL & other Sign Languages)
British Sign Language Broadcasting Trust  (excellent movies made by the British deaf)
Mutt & Jeff Pictures
(excellent movies made by the British deaf)

Deaf Owned Businesses
Fuse Wireless
Harris Communications
Weitbrecht Communications, Inc.
United TTY

Deaf Social Organizations
Greater St. Louis Association of the Deaf  (GSLAD)

Missouri Interpreting Agencies
Deaf Empowerment Awareness Foundation, Inc.
(D.E.A.F. Inc.) St. Louis
Deaf-Interlink
St. Louis
Deaf Way
St. Louis
Ability Interpreting, Inc. -- St. Louis
TLC Interpreting Services -- St. Louis
Columbia Interpreting Services -- Columbia
Able Hands -- Kansas City
Deaf Expressions -- Kansas City
Interpreting Solutions -- Kansas City
Sign Language Specialists -- Kansas City
 
Interpreter Training Programs
Florissant Valley Community College (FVCC)
MacMurray College
Southwestern Illinois College (SWIC)
William Woods University (WWU)

Johnson County Community College  (JCCC)

Interpreter
Agencies/Organizations
TerpJobs - an online career and job search for Sign Language Interpreters
The Deaf Resource Library

VRSReview -
Real reviews from real people

Missouri Advocacy Organizations
Alternative Opportunities, Inc.  (A.O.)
Paraquad

Deaf Empowerment Awareness Foundation, Inc. (D.E.A.F. Inc.)
St. Louis Metro Round Table Representatives on Deafness, Inc. (RTR)
The L.E.A.D. Institute

Deaf InternationalMidland Empire Resources
The Whole Person, Inc.

Independent Living Centers

Cape Girardeau
SEMO Alliance for Disability Independence

www.sadi.org
Counties Served: Bollinger, Cape Girardeau, Mississippi, Perry, Scott  

Columbia
Services for Independent Living
www.silcolumbia.org
Counties Served: Audrain, Boone, Callaway, Cooper, Howard,
Montgomery, Randolph
 

Crystal City
Disability Resource Association
www.disabilityresourceassociation.org
Counties Served: Jefferson  

Farmington
Living Independently for Everyone
www.lifecilmo.org
Counties Served: Madison, St. Francois, St. Genevieve 

Gallatin
Access II Independent Living Center
www.accessii.org
Counties Served: Caldwell, Carroll, Daviess, Grundy, Harrison,
Livingston, Mercer, Ray
 

Hannibal
Northeast Independent Living Services
www.neilscenter.org
Counties Served: Clark, Lewis, Marion, Monroe, Pike, Ralls  

Jefferson City
Independent Living Resource Center 
Counties Served: Moniteau, Morgan, Cole, Osage, Miller, Camden, Maries 

Joplin

The Independent Living Center, Inc.
Counties Served: Barry, Barton, Dade, Jasper, McDonald, Newton  

Kansas City
The Whole Person, Inc.

www.thewholeperson.org
Counties Served: Cass, Clay, Jackson, Platte  

Kennett
Bootheel Area Independent Living Services
www.bails.org
Counties Served: Dunklin, New Madrid, Pemiscot, Stoddard

Kirksville
Rural Advocates for Independent Living
Counties Served: Adair, Chariton, Knox, Linn, Macon, Putnam, Schuyler, Scotland, Shelby, Sullivan  

Nevada
On My Own, Inc.
www.onmyowninc.com
Counties Served: Bates, Cedar, Hickory, St. Clair, Vernon 

Poplar Bluff
Independent Center of Southeast Missouri
http://ilcsemo.org/
Counties Served: Butler, Carter, Ripley, Wayne  

Rolla
Tri-County Center for Independent Living
Counties Served: Laclede, Phelps, Pulaski  

Springfield
Southwest Center for Independent Living
www.swcil.org
Counties Served: Christian, Dallas, Green, Lawrence, Polk, Stone, Tancy, Webster  

St. Charles
Delta Center for Independent Living
www.dcil.org
Counties Served: Lincoln, St. Charles, Warren  

St. Joseph
Midland Empire Resources for Independent Living

www.meril.org
Counties Served: Andrew, Atchison, Buchanan, Clinton, Holt, Nodaway, DeKalb, Gentry, Worth 

St. Louis
Paraquad, Inc.
www.paraquad.org
Counties Served: Franklin, Gasconade, St. Louis City, St. Louis County
 

Viburnum
Disabled Citizens Alliance for Independence
Counties Served: Crawford, Dent, Iron, Reynolds, Washington


Warrensburg
Warrensburg Independent Living Services
www.w-ils.org
Counties Served: Benton, Henry, Johnson, Lafayette, Pettis, Saline  

West Plains
Ozark Independent Living
Counties Served: Douglas, Howell, Oregon, Ozark, Shannon, Texas, Wright

 


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 Time:
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