Oklahoma Department of Rehabilitation Services

American Society for Deaf Children (ASDC) is the premier source of information for people who must make decisions about deaf children: parents, families, providers, educators, legislators, and advocates.

Deaf Linx is a resource for information on deafness, deaf culture, American Sign Langauge (ASL) and all other related topics.

Starkey Hearing Foundation’s mission is to give the gift of hearing to those in need, empowering them to achieve their potential.

The Oklahoma Seniors Cabaret Hearing for Seniors Program assists individuals with limited income in purchasing new, high end, digital hearing aids at the reduced price of $100 per hearing aid. The program is a collaborative effort among The Oklahoma Seniors Cabaret, ReSound, and the Department of Communication Sciences & Disorders.

The National Association of the Deaf (NAD), is an organization that is safeguarding the accessibility and civil rights of 28 million deaf and hard of hearing Americans in education, employment, health care, and telecommunications.

Programs and activities include grassroots advocacy and empowerment, captioned media, certification of American Sign Language professionals; certification of sign language interpreters; deafness-related information and publications, legal assistance, policy development and research, public awareness, and youth leadership development.

The acting company is comprised of deaf and hearing actors has touring the nation and the world for over 50 years. Each performance unfolds simultaneously in two languages: for the eye, American Sign Language, and for the ear, the Spoken Word.

The mission of the Oklahoma Association of the Deaf (OAD) is to promote, protect and preserve the civil rights and quality of life of deaf and hard of hearing individuals in Oklahoma.

DRS services for those with hearing loss include a variety of programs and informational services. We provide services to individuals who are Deaf, hard of hearing, late-deafened, deaf-blind and those with speech impairments.

OSD is a residential and day school providing specialized educational services to children and youth who are deaf or hard of hearing. The School also serves as a statewide resource for the education of deaf and hard of hearing children who attend public schools in Oklahoma. Programs include:

• Early Childhood Development Program for children ages 2-6;
• Regional preschools in Collinsville and Edmond are provided by OSB in cooperation with local schools;
• A comprehensive curriculum for residential and day students, with instruction in reading, language arts, math, social studies, science, physical education, fine arts, communication skills, computer skills, and other subjects;
• Vocational and technical training;
• Work experience in the community;
• Social, cultural and recreational activities;
• Student organizations;
• Sports and athletic competitions; and
• Outreach services including psychological and audiological evaluations, parent education programs, captioned videos, vocational and career education, counseling, and sign language instruction.

OSD Satellite Pre-schools:
Edmond Regional Preschool
University of Central Oklahoma
Box 176
Edmond, OK 73034
405-974-5961 Voice

Chickasha Early Childhood Center
on campus of USAO in Chickasha
Click link for contact information: https://usao.edu/academics/education-and-speech-language-pathology/jane-...

Reading and Literacy Program for Children who are Deaf. For deaf and hard of hearing youth ages 11-17 (5th - 11th grades) are held in the summers. The five-day program helps students learn to appreciate reading and advance their literacy skills. Students are tested and grouped by reading level. They receive five hours of instruction each day. Afternoons and evenings are filled with recreation and field trips.

Official Oklahoma School for the Deaf Website: https://www.osd.k12.ok.us/

Oklahoma Relay provides a full telephone interpreting service between people who can hear and those who are deaf, hard-of-hearing, deaf-blind or speech-disabled. Communications Assistants (CAs) have computers that enable them to hear the voice users as well as read the signals from the TTY users.

Oklahoma Relay Numbers
800-522-8506 Standard Phone User

800-722-0353 TTY to Voice/Hearing Carry-Over

866-826-6552 Voice Carry-Over

877-722-3515 Speech-to-Speech

888-269-7477 Voice/CapTel Customer Service

Sign Language interpreter service for the state of Oklahoma.

TDI is a national advocacy organization dedicated to shaping America’s public policy, specifically in telecommunications, media, and technology, to ensure all people who are deaf, hard-of-hearing, late-deafened, deaf-blind, and deaf-plus (with other disabilities) have full access.

USA Deaf Sports Federation (USADSF) serves as the national governing body of deaf sport organizations in the United States. Its purpose is to regulate the rules of competition for affiliated organizations, facilitate the participation of US teams in international deaf competitions, and promote human rights and equity through sports.