LINKS BELOW TARGET VARIOUS AGES, 0-ADULTHOOD

The Office of Special Education (OSE) website has added a new section for parents and families called Family Matters. You can find Family Matters listed in the navigation menu under OSE, or you can visit www.michigan.gov/specialeducation-familymatters.

"On November 21, 2016, Attorney General Loretta Lynch signed a Final Rule revising the Justice Department’s Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) title III regulation to further clarify a public accommodation’s obligation to provide appropriate auxiliary aids and services for people with disabilities. The Final Rule requires require movie theaters to..."

Deaf/ Hard of Hearing Youth Session

"Bear Lake provides a one week camp experience for youth who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing who use listening and spoken language as their primary modes of communication." (usually in July)

Weekend Family Camp

Camp Tuhsmeheta or better known in Michigan as Camp T. is a camp for visually impaired campers with a large variety of onsite activities.

Children's Special Health Care Services (CSHCS) is a program within the Michigan Department of Community Health. It is for children and some adults with special health care needs and their families.

MRS partners with individuals and employers to achieve quality employment outcomes and independence for individuals with disabilities including hearing loss.  Is your student college-bound? Don't write-off MRS's ability to assist your student as the purpose of college is to prepare to enter the workforce...

Shared information, networks and strategies to improve continuing education and training for Deaf people 

The Liberal Arts University also has Graduate Programs, etc. but the main college awarding Bachelor-level degrees require that students have hearing loss...

Attending Gallaudet

Academic Catalog

Graduate Admissions

Contains links to basic ASL signs (~100) that are frequently used between parents and their young children. 

Link to health website, specifically to the area regarding hearing loss 

The Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing helps families, health care providers and education professionals understand childhood hearing loss and the importance of early diagnosis and intervention.  Through advocacy, education, research and financial aid, AG Bell helps to ensure that every child and adult with hearing loss has the opportunity to listen, talk and thrive in mainstream society.  With chapters located in the United States and a network of international affiliates, AG Bell supports its mission: Advocating Independence through Listening and Talking! 

View a recorded video clip of signs performed on Michigan State University's website.    

• Erase the stigma and end the embarrassment that prevents millions of people from seeking help for hearing loss.
• Show the negative consequences of untreated hearing loss for millions of Americans.
• Promote treatment and demonstrate that this is a national problem that can be solved.

"This state office concentrates on helping to improve the lives of Michigan's one million Deaf and Hard of Hearing citizens. Our mission is affirming the indisputable right of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Persons to secure effective communication. It receives input from its 13-member citizens Advisory Council appointed by the Governor and provides the following services..."  

Hearing Aid Financial Assistance for Adults  

Local chapter of Hands and Voices

Hands and Voices