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Advocacy & Outreach
Local
Disability Link
755 Commerce Drive, Suite 415
Decatur, GA 30030
1-800-239-2507 (voice/TTY)
Contact: Rebecca Tuttle (director), dacable@mindspring.com
Resources and services for the disabled community.
Gate Communications
www.gatecommunications.org
Links hearing and deaf communities locally and abroad through
ministry and education.
Georgia Advocacy Office, Inc.
100 Crescent Centre Parkway, Suite 520
Tucker, GA 30084 1- 800-537-2329 (voice/TTY)
Contact: Denise Quigley (Initial Services advocate), HN5298@earthlink.net
Protection and advocacy for Georgians with disabilities.
http://www.thegao.org
Georgia Americans with Disabilities Act Coordinator’s
Office
www.state.ga.us/gsfic/ada
Provides comprehensive educational and technical support to ensure
all programs, services and activities sponsored by the state of
Georgia are accessible to the disabled community.
Georgia Association of the Deaf, Inc.
www.gadeaf.org
2006 Georgia
Disability Vote Project
Any questions please contact:
Sherita Robinson
ph: (770)270-6860
TTY: (770)270-5671
email: srobinson@silcga.org
Georgia Hands & Voices
www.handsandvoices.org
Hands and Voices is dedicated to supporting families with children
who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing without a bias around communication
modes or methodology.
Terri Patterson, Executive Director of Georgia Hands & Voices
terripat@earthlink.net
678-574-9082
Georgia Self Helf for Hard of Hearing
www.georgiashhh.org
Information, education, support and advocacy for Georgians
with hearing loss.
Georgia State Outreach and Technical Assistance Center
Georgia Perimeter College Center for Disability Services
www.dc.peachnet.edu/cds/CDS.html
555 North Indian Creek Drive Clarkston, GA 30021
404-299-4038 (voice/TTY)
Contact: Katherine Bruni (specialist), KJBRUNI@aol.com
G.R.E.A.T. D.A.Y., Inc., and Foundation
www.greatdayinc.net
246 Sycamore Street, #240
Decatur, GA 30030 404-377-9224 (voice/TTY), info@greatdayinc.net
Mental health services for Georgians of all ages who are deaf,
hard of hearing or deaf-blind. Resources and support for family
members and friends also offered.
Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind Youth and
Adults
www.hknc.org
Peachtree Rainbow Deaf Society
www.deafqueer.net/prds
Nonprofit organization for gays and lesbians who are deaf.
Signs of Serenity
P.O. Box 15392
Atlanta, GA 30333
404-288-8346 (voice/TTY)
Contact: Zan Thornton (consultant), zan-drach@mindspring.com
Advocacy, addiction, consulting and Americans with Disabilities
Act services.
Tools for Life
www.gatfl.org
1700 Century Circle, Suite 300
Atlanta, Georgia 30345
1-800-497-8665 (voice), 1-866-373-7778 (TTY)
Increases access to assistive technology devices and services
for Georgians with disabilities so they can function independently
in their communities.
National
Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard
of Hearing
www.agbell.org
A resource, support network and advocate for listening, learning,
talking and living independently with hearing loss.
Association of Late Deafened Adults
www.alda.org
Works collaboratively with other organizations around the world
to serve the needs of people who are late deafened.
Deaf Native
www.deafnative.com
A place where American Indians, Alaska natives and First Nations
Indians (Canada) who are deaf, deaf-blind, visually impaired,
hard of hearing or late deafened can access information about
their heritage, traditions and cultural beliefs.
Emergency Pager
www.emergencyemail.org
A weather warning service of the emergency e-mail network.
Hands and Voices
www.handsandvoices.org
Hands and Voices is dedicated to supporting families with children
who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing without a bias around communication
modes or methodology.
Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind Youth & Adults
www.hknc.org
Southeastern Regional Office
1003 Virginia Avenue, Suite 104 Atlanta, GA 30354
404-766-2820 (TTY), 404-766-9625 (voice)
Contact: Susan Lascek (southeast region representative), slhknc4@aol.com
Free consultation, training, education and technical assistance
for states, local agencies and schools serving people who are
deaf-blind.
National Association of the Deaf
www.nad.org
Promotes, protects and preserves the rights and quality of life
of deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals in the U.S.
National Black Deaf Advocates
www.nbda.org
Promotes the educational, cultural, social and economic advancement
of deaf and hard-of-hearing African Americans.
Self Help for Hard of Hearing People (national chapter)
www.shhh.org
Information, education, advocacy and support for people with hearing
loss.
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