 The New Jersey Division of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing covers:

• Common challenges, impact, and range of hearing loss

• Strategies for effective communication

• How and when to request communication access services such as:

   ◘Sign language interpreters, including deaf interpreters

   ◘Specialized interpreters, such as a tactile interpreter for someone who is deafblind

   ◘Communication Access REaltime Translatin (CART)

•Communication access laws Information on New Jersey DDHH services

Pepperdine University

Deaf sensitivity training gives an overview of Deaf culture and effective communication strategies. Participants learn that American Sign Language (ASL) is a distinct language and may be many deaf people’s native language.

Deaf Sensitivity Training

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/. 

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