Organizations

Websites

Deaf Students With Disabilities Network

This site is a resource for educators and parents of deaf and hard of hearing students with disabilities. The site includes discussion forums designed to promote information sharing and ongoing...

Alberta Education - Supporting Every Student Website

This link brings you to the Alberta Education website where you can learn about current initiatives to support every student in Alberta schools.

Alberta Deaf Sports Association

The ADSA is a non-profit organization with programs that bring awareness to Albertans and support athletes with hearing loss at all levels of sports. This organization sends qualified individuals...

Deaf Children’s Society of BC

The Deaf Children's Society of British Columbia (DCS) is a not-for-profit agency that provides resources, programs, support and information to families with Deaf and Hard of Hearing (D/HH)...

Canadian Cultural Society of the Deaf, Inc.

The Canadian Cultural Society of the Deaf is focused on the Deaf community, and celebrating Deaf life. The Canadian Cultural Society of the Deaf runs the Deaf Culture Centre, which provides...

AG Bell Association for the Deaf

The Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (D/HH) helps families, health care providers and education professionals understand childhood hearing loss and the importance...

Deaflympics

This website gives you the history and spirit of the Deaf Olympics termed "Deaflympics".

Family Support for Children with Disabilities (FSCD) Program

The FSCD program uses a family-centered approach to provide parents with funding to access a range of supports and services that strengthen their ability to promote their child’s healthy growth...

World Federation of the Deaf (WFD)

The World Federation of the Deaf (WFD) is an international non-governmental organization representing approximately 70 million Deaf people worldwide.

VOICE for Hearing Impaired Children – Alberta Chapter

VOICE for Hearing Impaired Children offers support to families with children who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing (D/HH) across Canada.

Hands & Voices – Alberta Chapter

Hands & Voices is dedicated to supporting families with children who are deaf or hard of hearing without a bias around communication modes or methodology.

The Alberta Association of the Deaf

This website will help you find information on provincial deaf associations and Deaf Alberta events.

Canada Deaf Sports Association

A non-profit organization that supports the development of the practice of sports within the Deaf community, particularly Deaf youth.

Canadian Hard of Hearing Association (CHHA)

CHHA is the national voice for hard of hearing Canadians. It is a non-profit organization run by and for persons who are hard or hard of hearing.

Association of Visual Language Interpreters of Canada

AVLIC is a professional association that represents interpreters in Canada whose working languages are English and American Sign Language (ASL).

Association of Sign Language Interpreters of Alberta (ASLIA)

ASLIA is a registered, non-profit society whose members are professional sign language interpreters who provide interpreting services to hearing, and Deaf and Hard of Hearing (D/HH) individuals....

Deaf and Hard of Hearing Society

Deaf & Hard of Hearing Society (DHHS) is a charitable community based organization that has been providing services in Alberta since 1961.

Laurent Clerc National Deaf Education Center Resources

The Clerc Center offers publications as free downloadable documents on a variety of topics related to the education and development of children who are deaf or hard of hearing.

The Canadian Helen Keller Centre

The Canadian Helen Keller Centre’s goal is to inform persons who are deaf-blind, their families, service providers, volunteers, supporters, and the general public about the needs, concerns and...

Canadian Deaf-Blind Association: Alberta Chapter

The Canadian Deaf-Blind Association – Alberta Chapter promotes services for those who are Deaf-Blind.

 Videos

Turning Tables at Gallaudet University: What is Normal?

Watch this video that describes life at Gallaudet University, a university for the deaf and hard of hearing. This Annenberg Learner teacher resource is from the "Neuroscience & the Classroom...