In July 2018, the CCDHHDB received a two-year grant from the Colorado General Assembly’s Joint Budget Committee :

• Works to bring sign language interpreting services to rural areas 
• Provides outreach to let rural communities know how they can receive free interpreting services
• Available for medical, legal, employment, or other situations — are free for the consumers as well as the providers.

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Sign language interpreting services include training interpreters at the initial and advanced level and conducting community outreach.

Sign language interpreting services

Mead, A. (2021, February 2). Enhancing services for deaf, hard of hearing, and deafblind patients in rural America. The Rural Monitor. Retrieved November 29, 2021, from https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/rural-monitor/enhancing-services-for-deaf/. 

Enhancing Services for Deaf, Hard of Hearing, and Deafblind Patients in Rural America

American Sign Language (ASL) is the predominant language used by Deaf people in the United States. It is a visual language with a unique grammar and syntax, which differs from English.

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