Early Intervention
The design and provision of products, services, environments, and facilities that can be easily accessed, understood, and used by all people, regardless of their abilities or disabilities.
K-12
Services for individuals who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing aim to address the unique needs and challenges faced by this community, promoting accessibility, inclusion, and equal opportunities.
Transition Services
Services for individuals who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing aim to address the unique needs and challenges faced by this community, promoting accessibility, inclusion, and equal opportunities.
Communication Modalities
Emergency responders play a crucial role in ensuring the safety and well-being of all Deaf and Hard of Hearing individuals during emergencies.
Resources
Parent-Infant Program (PIP)
PIP is part of the Idaho School for the Deaf and the Blind and provides early intervention services to infants and toddlers with hearing loss. The program focuses on helping families support their child’s communication development.
Idaho Educational for the Deaf and the Blind
A non-profit agency that provides 24-hour crisis intervention, advocacy, case management, interpreting and mental health services to Deaf, hard of hearing. IESDB has ASL classes available to family members of DHH students
Early Hearing Detection and Intervention System (EHDI)
refers to the effort to identify infants with permanent hearing loss as early as possible. It starts with screening every newborn for hearing loss, ideally before one month of age.
Hands & Voices
Hands & Voices is a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting families of children who are deaf or hard of hearing. They offer parent support, advocacy, and resources tailored to the needs of families.
Idaho Parent Unlimited
IPUL provides advocacy, training, and information for families with children who have disabilities, including those who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing.
Americans with Disability Act
Disability rights are civil rights. From voting to parking, the ADA is a law that protects people with disabilities in many areas of public life.
Idaho Sounding Beginnings
A non-profit agency that provides 24-hour crisis intervention, advocacy, case management, interpreting and mental health services to Deaf, hard of hearing.
Idaho project for children and youth with Deaf-Blindness
ICYDB works to enhance the educational services provided to children and youth (birth to 21) with combined vision and hearing losses.
Idaho Department of Health and Welfare
Children's and Families. IDHW is dedicated to helping Idahoans by offering programs and services that promote health and wellbeing.
ISU Hatch Lab
The HATCH lab focuses on research related to early intervention and assessment practices with children who are Deaf/Hard of Hearing.