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NORCAL SERVICES FOR DEAF & HARD OF HEARING
NORCAL SERVICES FOR DEAF & HARD OF HEARING #65631017
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4044 North Freeway Boulevard
Sacramento, Sacramento
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916-349-7500
NorCal Services for Deaf & Hard of Hearing is a non-profit community-based organization serving Deaf individuals in 24 northeastern counties of California. Their One-Stop Staff who are fluent in American Sign Language (ASL) are happy to help you in finding the right resources to maximize your job opportunities. They work with Employers.
They also offer "I Am Hard of Hearing" cards for pickup at their headquarters or they can email a printable file.
For Job Seekers we offer:
- Free use of CalJobs via Internet
- Assist with Job Search
- Help with Resume/Cover Letter
- Assist with Job Applications
- Practice Interview
- Job Support
- Use of Computer and Resources
Web pages:
CALIFORNIA TELEPHONE ACCESS PROGRAM (CTAP) - CPUC
CALIFORNIA PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION #70267017
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1300 Ethan way STE 105
Sacramento, Sacramento
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English / ASL
800-806-1191
California Telephone Access Program (CTAP) offers specialized telephone equipment and network services at no cost to qualified California residents who have difficulty using a standard telephone.
Equipment is available for people who have difficulty:
- hearing
- seeing
- moving
- speaking
- learning or remembering
There are free trainings on how to make a smartphone work better for people with disabilities.
To be eligible, you must be certified as having a permanent or temporary disability and you also must:
- Live in California
- Have access to telephone service
- You must have access to either cell phone or land line service to participate in the program.
Find Equipment
CTAP products are geared to meet many needs, and they include:
- Telephones
- Amplifiers
- Ring-signal and speech devices
- Headsets
- Switches
- and accessories
ASSISTANCE DOG SPECIAL ALLOWANCE (ADSA) PROGRAM - CDSS
CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES #86868165
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California Department of Social Services, Office of Services to the Blind
Sacramento, Sacramento
The Assistance Dog Special Allowance (ADSA )Program provides a monthly payment to eligible persons who use a guide, signal, or service dog to help them with their disability-related needs. The allowance is to help pay the costs of food, grooming, and health care for the dogs.
To be eligible for the ADSA program, an individual must meet all four of the following criteria:
1. Lives in California
2. Is blind, deaf, hard of hearing, or disabled
3. Uses the services of a trained guide, signal, or service dog
4. Receives benefits from one or more of these programs:
- SSI - Supplemental Security Income
- SSP – State Supplementary Payment
- IHSS – In-Home Supportive Services
- SSDI – Social Security Disability Insurance(SSDI recipients must also meet federal poverty guidelines)
- CAPI– Cash Assistance Program for Immigrants
California Department of Social Services, Office of Services to the Blind
744 P Street, MS 9-7-96
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BLIND AND LOW VISION RESOURCES - SOCIETY FOR THE BLIND
SOCIETY FOR THE BLIND #4660867
Society for the Blind provides programs and services for people who are blind or visually impaired.
Services include
- Classes & services
- Programs for 55+ including the Senior IMPACT project
- Youth programs
- Low vision clinic
- Store with assistive technology
Web pages from above with visible url links
- Classes & services - https://societyfortheblind.org/programs-services/classes-services/
- Programs for 55+ including the Senior IMPACT project - https://societyfortheblind.org/programs-services/programs-for-55/
- Youth programs - https://societyfortheblind.org/programs-services/youth-programs/
- Low vision clinic - https://societyfortheblind.org/low-vision-clinic/about-our-clinic/
- Store with assistive technology - https://societyfortheblind.org/store/
BRAILLE & TALKING BOOK BLIND SERVICES - CBTBL
CALIFORNIA BRAILLE AND TALKING BOOK LIBRARY #4662138
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900 N Street
Sacramento, Sacramento
Braille and Talking Books for the Blind and Physically Handicapped. California Braille and Talking Book Library offers free services to anyone who can't read standard print materials because of a physical disability including those who can't hold a book.
California State Library services:
- CA State Library specializes in providing library services to individuals with visual impairments
- CA State Library loans braille, cassette and digital talking books, magazines and playback equipment to Northern Californians unable to read conventional print
- Reading materials and magazines are provided in alternate formats, including Braille, cassette, and digital flash memory cartridge
- The book collection contains thousands of fiction and nonfiction titles, including classics, biographies, mysteries, westerns, romances, politics, how-to, and self-help guides
- A reading and reference room is available along with a Braille embosser
- There is a small collection of locally …
DEAF ACCESS PROGRAM - CDSS
CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES #4661994
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744 P Street
Sacramento, Sacramento
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Phone 1
916-651-8848
The Deaf Access Program provides the following services:
- Communication Services - sign language interpreters and translation of documents for deaf clients with low language skills
- Advocacy Services
- Job Development and Placement
- Information and Referral
- Counseling
- Independent Living Skills Instruction
- Community Education
- Home - https://www.cdss.ca.gov/deaf-access
- Contact info for all region offices -https://www.cdss.ca.gov/deaf-access/deaf-access-program-dap-service-providers
4044 N. Freeway Blvd.
Sacramento, CA 95834
916-349-7500 (Voice)
916-993-3048 (Videophone)
916-550-9355 (Videophone P3)
Email:piar@dss.ca.gov
Website: www.norcalcenter.org
GUIDE DOGS FOR THE BLIND
GUIDE DOGS FOR THE BLIND #65630958
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PO Box 151200
San Rafael, Marin
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Phone 1
800-295-4050
Guide Dogs for the Blind is a nonprofit, charitable organization with a mission to provide Guide Dogs and training in their use to visually impaired people throughout the United States and Canada. Their dogs and services are free to those they serve, thanks to the generosity of donors and support of volunteers. Students have access to instructors, counselors and veterinarians, a full-time nursing staff, a dedicated dormitory staff all of whom attend to students' needs in order to make their stay pleasant and enjoyable. They also offer follow-up services to each graduate of their program at their home or place of business for the lifetime of their guide dog partnership.
AMERICAN SPEECH-LANGUAGE-HEARING ASSOCIATION
AMERICAN SPEECH-LANGUAGE-HEARING ASSOCIATION #65630861
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2200 Reasearch Boulevard
Rockville, Montgomery
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800-498-2071
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) is the national professional, scientific, and credentialing association for more than 150,000 audiologists, speech-language pathologists, and speech, language, and hearing scientists in the United States and internationally. Audiologists specialize in preventing and assessing hearing and balance disorders as well as providing audiologic treatment including hearing aids. Speech-language pathologists identify, assess, and treat speech and language problems, including swallowing disorders.
Web pages
- Home - https://www.asha.org/
VISION LOSS INFORMATION LINE AND SERVICES
AMERICAN FOUNDATION FOR THE BLIND #65630853
The American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) is a national nonprofit that expands possibilities for people with vision loss.
Web pages
- Home - https://www.afb.org/