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  • Family Matters

    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.

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  • Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) - Closed Captioning & Movie Theatres

    "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..."

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  • Camp - Bear Lake

    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

    "We offer an opportunity for families of youth(s) who are deaf or hard of hearing to participate in a weekend camp.  Parent activities will include relevant topics by guest speakers and opportunity to talk with other parents in a comfortable setting.  Activities for the whole family will be spread out throughout the weekend." (usually late June)

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  • Camp - Tuhsmeheta "Camp T."

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

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  • Children's Special Health Care Services

    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.

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  • Transition - Michigan Rehabilitative Services (MRS)

    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...

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  • National Deaf Center (NDC) - Post-secondary Outcomes

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

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  • Gallaudet University - Undergraduate Programs for Students exclusively who have a hearing loss...

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

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  • 100 Basic Signs

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

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  • Very Well Health articles on hearing loss

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

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  • Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing

    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! 

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  • American Sign Language Browser ~ MSU

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

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  • Better Hearing Institute

     
    The Better Hearing Institute (BHI) is a not-for-profit corporation that educates the public about the neglected problem of hearing loss and what can be done about it.  Founded in 1973, we are working to:
    • 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.
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  • Division on Deaf and Hard of Hearing

    "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..."  

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  • Ear Infection Information

     
    A service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine and the National  Institutes Of Health
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  • Hearing Aid Tax Credit (HATC), H.R. 1882

     
    ...would provide a $500 tax credit per hearing aid purchased. 
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  • Hearing Aid Financial Assistance for Adults

    Hearing Aid Financial Assistance for Adults  

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  • Listening and Spoken Language Knowledge Center

     
    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. 
     
    The Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.
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