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Hearing Loss Information and Advocacy - Oakton, Northern Virginia Resource Center for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Persons
Empowering deaf and hard of hearing individuals and their families through education, advocacy and community involvement.
Empowering deaf and hard of hearing individuals and their families through education, advocacy and community involvement.
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Education - Staunton, Virginia School for the Deaf and the Blind
VSDB is both a school and a state agency that provides educational services to students ages 2-22 within the Commonwealth of Virginia, who are Deaf/Hard of Hearing, Blind/Visually Impaired, DeafBlind, and deaf or blind with additional disabilities. A student may enroll as either a day or residential student. Residential students attend VSDB during the week for school and return home to their families every weekend. Students attending VSDB are served through special education services and have an Individual Education Program (IEP). VSDB is no cost to public school districts or to families. VSDB offers all diploma options and follows all state educational regulations for special education services, including state assessment options for the Standards of Learning as prescribed by each student's IEP. VSDB is a fully accessible educational environment that utilizes specially designed instruction and where learning extends beyond the classroom into the Residential Program. Students who attend VSDB have the opportunity to be leaders, participate in sports, learn in a fully accessible educational setting, develop social skills through peer interactions, and develop independent living and workforce skills that support a successful transition after graduation. In consideration for admission, students may attend VSDB for the TEMP program as an opportunity to experience VSDB's services and programs.
VSDB is both a school and a state agency that provides educational services to students ages 2-22 within the Commonwealth of Virginia, who are Deaf/Hard of Hearing, Blind/Visually Impaired, DeafBlind, and deaf or blind with additional disabilities. A student may enroll as either a day or residential student. Residential students attend VSDB during the week for school and return home to their families every weekend. Students attending VSDB are served through special education services and have an Individual Education Program (IEP). VSDB is no cost to public school districts or to families. VSDB offers all diploma options and follows all state educational regulations for special education services, including state assessment options for the Standards of Learning as prescribed by each student's IEP. VSDB is a fully accessible educational environment that utilizes specially designed instruction and where learning extends beyond the classroom into the Residential Program. Students who attend VSDB have the opportunity to be leaders, participate in sports, learn in a fully accessible educational setting, develop social skills through peer interactions, and develop independent living and workforce skills that support a successful transition after graduation. In consideration for admission, students may attend VSDB for the TEMP program as an opportunity to experience VSDB's services and programs.
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Closed Captioning Services - Taylorsville, CaptionCall by Sorenson Virginia Chapter
CaptionCall uses advanced technology and a communications assistant to quickly provide written captions of what callers say on a large, easy-to-read screen. It works like a regular telephone – simply dial and answer calls as usual – speak and listen using a phone handset like always. Plus, CaptionCall offers exceptional sound quality with audio and frequency settings that can be customized to each person's hearing loss.
CaptionCall uses advanced technology and a communications assistant to quickly provide written captions of what callers say on a large, easy-to-read screen. It works like a regular telephone – simply dial and answer calls as usual – speak and listen using a phone handset like always. Plus, CaptionCall offers exceptional sound quality with audio and frequency settings that can be customized to each person's hearing loss.
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