COVID-19 Resources for Deaf/Hard of Hearing Families
These resources are deaf and hard of hearing specific, though some may include information that pertain to non DHH folks.
Beginnings SC Resources:
Tips For Parents & Caregivers for COVID-19 School-at-Home
Blog posts: https://beginningssc.org/how-are-you/ and https://beginningssc.org/circleofsupport/
Keep the learning happening! Use our Books with Beginnings and Language Labs for some ideas!
Resources from other agencies:
Need someone to talk to immediately? Here is a hotline for DHH families.
Hands & Voices COVID-19 Resource List
South Carolina Schools Resource Page
National Association of the Deaf Resources
National Deaf Center COVID-19 Information: Great for older high school students and college students
Convo Relay COVID-19 Community Resources Tons of resources for the DHH Community
Resources about Access:
D/HH Accessible eLearning Resources:
Streamer: free captioning for academic institutions
Teaching remotely to DHH students--From the Council for Exceptional Children
Questions and Answers about distance learning for parents of DHH children from HearingLikeMe.com
Communication Considerations (read: access) during virtual meetings: (this one is for Zoom, but much of it can be adapted in other online platforms)
ASL eBooks and Resources for Deaf Kids
Bilingual ASL-English Deaf Education Library from Boston University
Kids’ stories in ASL from DPAN-the Deaf Performing Arts Network
As always, you can email any of the Beginnings SC staff, call 803-216-1171 or click below to get in touch if you have specific questions and/or concerns.