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Services

Communication Advocacy Network Corporation

CAN’s primary purpose is to advocate as a centralized statewide agency with auxiliary support services for deaf, hard-of-hearing, deaf-blind, and persons with hearing losses, regardless of race, age, and gender and ensure those services most citizens take for granted are also accessible to  those citizens who cannot hear.

Connecticut Commission on the Deaf and Hearing Impaired

CDHI serves deaf and hard of hearing persons regardless of hearing loss. Individuals, families, parents organizations, community groups, and schools will find a wealth of information about the deafness. The services are interpreting referral, counseling services and information referral.

Disabilities Network of Eastern Connecticut

DNEC provides advocacy, peer support, independent living skills training, and information and referral services to individuals with disabilities and their families living in eastern Connecticut, and works to enable individuals to live independently in the community.

FSW, Inc.

Individuals who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing recognize FSW as a leading provider of services such as education, case management, advocacy and sign language interpreting services in Bridgeport.

Affiliations

Connecticut Council of Organizations Serving for the Deaf

This organization represents over twenty-two (22) representatives who are delegates for their organizations, businesses, schools or state agencies. Its website is open to everyone about the activities, community events, and updates.

Social Life

Hartford Deaf Club

To protect and promote the mutual of its members. To create a closer fellowship in order to promote the best interest of all deaf and hard of hearing person. To foster and improve recreational, social, and athletic activities.

Schools

American School of the Deaf

The ASD offers deaf and hard of hearing students ages 3-21 a full range of educational programming from pre-school through twelfth grade.

Collegiate Education for Deaf & Hard of Hearing Program
at Northwestern CT Community College

CEDHH assures that deaf and hard of hearing students have full access to the campus by providing a comprehensive array of support services including but not limited to: academic tutoring, advisement, placement testing, consultation and training by a staff communication specialist, sign language or oral interpreting for academic classes and co-curricular activities, notetakers for classes, live classroom captioning, counseling, and specialized remedial and developmental courses in English and mathematics. In addition, CEDHH also supports a popular student organization at NCCC: the Northwest Deaf Club.