Helpful Agencies

These agencies may help you navigate job searches, establish independent living, and connect with others.

Vocational Rehab: https://scvrd.net/offices

ABLE SC: https://www.able-sc.org/get-support/youth-transition-services/

SC Hands & Voices: https://sites.google.com/view/schandsandvoices/

Equipment Resources

Having issues with your hearing equipment or need video relay services? These resources are a place to begin.

South Carolina Equipment Distribution Program: https://scedp.sc.gov/

Sorenson Video Relay Services: https://sorenson.com/

T-Mobile Accessibility RCC & IP Relay

RCC - https://www.tmobileaccess.com/services/captioning

IP Relay -https://www.tmobileaccess.com/services/iprelayinfo

Camps

Community with others is important. Check out these summer camps.

Camp Tiger and

RIT Summer Camps: https://www.rit.edu/k12/camp-tiger

GenCyber Summer Camp at RIT: https://gencyber.rit.edu/

National Technical Institute for the Deaf Summer Camps and Workshops: https://www.rit.edu/k12/ntid-summer-programs

AG Bell's Leadership Opportunities For Teens (LOFT) Program: https://agbellloft.com/

Gallaudet University Summer Youth Camps: https://gallaudet.edu/youth-programs/summer-youth-camps/

Prisma Health's Camp Wonder Hands: https://prismahealthchildrens.org/programs-and-services/camps/camp-wonder-hands

Transition Resources/Support

These agencies provide checklists and other helpful resources to assist with transitioning from one life stage to another.

National Deaf Center Transition/Life Skills Checklists and Resources: https://nationaldeafcenter.org/news-items/transitionlife-skills-checklists-and-resources/

Deafverse is a choose-your-own-adventure online game created just for deaf teenagers: https://deafverse.com/

National Deaf Center Family Support for Deaf Teens: https://nationaldeafcenter.org/resource-items/family-support-deaf-teens/

OCALI: The Outreach Center for Deafness and Blindness Tools for Transition for Deaf and Hard of Hearing: https://deafandblindoutreach.org/tools-for-transition-dhh

Described and Captioned Media Program Transition for Individuals who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing: https://dcmp.org/learn/572-transition-for-individuals-who-are-deaf-or-hard-of-hearing

​​RIT National Technical Institute for the Deaf: For Students: STEM Careers: https://deaftec.org/stem-employment/for-students-stem-careers/