This section of our Web site includes a comprehensive collection of documents relating to persons who are deaf, hard of hearing, or late-deafened.  The documents are from a variety of Web sites and other resources.  In most cases, the source of the document is indicated.

ADA Documents Specific to Deaf, Hard of Hearing or Late-deafened

• "Obligations of Physicians and Health Care Providers Under the ADA" (Title III) (ADA and Doctors)
• "Health Care Providers, Deaf Patients: When are Interpeters Required?" (Title III) (ADA and Doctors)
• "Attorneys: Obligation to Ensure Effective Communication to Clients Who are Deaf" (Title III) (ADA and Lawyers)
• "Auxiliary Aids in State and Local Courts" (NAD Law Center) (ADA and the State and Local Courts)
• "Responsibilities of State/Local Government Agencies under Title II of the ADA" (NAD Law Center) (ADA and State and Local Government in General)
• "ADA and Commonly Asked Questions Regarding Emergency Telephone Services"
• Access for 9-1-1 and Telephone Emergency Services
• "Public Entities and TTY Access" (Title II)
• "Working Effectively with Persons who are Deaf/Hard of Hearing (Title I")
  (ADA and Employment)
• "Commonly Asked Questions About Services Animals" (Title III)
• ADA and Effective Communication: Conferences and Conventions

Sign Language Interpreting

• What is Professional Sign Language Interpreting? (RID)
• Frequently Asked Questions Regarding Sign Language Interpreting and ITP´s
• RID Code of Ethics
• National Testing System
• Description of the CI and CT Rating Scales (RID)
• Team Interpreting (RID)
• Interpreting in Medical Settings (RID)
• Cumulative Motion Injury (CMI) (RID)
• Mentoring (RID)
• Multiple Roles (RID)
• Use of a Certified Deaf Interpreter
• Ethical Practices System (RID)
• Business Practice: Billing Considerations

Deaf Culture and Deafness in General

• ASL: A Distinct Culturally Rich Language
• ASL as a Foriegn Language
• Deaf Culture : Culture, History, and Importance

Hard of Hearing Issues

• SHHH Publications Catalog (hundreds of documents and other materials, actual documents not available online, but you may order print copies from SHHH)
• Communication Tips for People who are Hard of Hearing (Speaker and Listener)

Causes of Hearing Loss

• Anatomy of the Ear (high resolution graphics, longer download time)
• Fundamentals of Hearing (Part 1)
• Fundamentals of Hearing (Part 2)
• Causes of Deafness
• Noise and Hearing Loss
• How Loud is Loud?
• Does Your Child Have a Hearing Loss?
• "Mommy and Daddy, My Ear Hurts" (Otitis Media)
• What is an Audiological Evaluation?
• Hearing Evaluations (general info)
• Current Progress in finding Genes Involved in Hearing Impairment
• Genetic Evaluation and Counseling for Hearing Loss
• How the Balance System Works
• Ears and Kidneys: What´s the Connection?
• Dominant Progressive Hearing Loss
• Living with a Progressive Hearing Loss
• Alport Syndrome
• Branchio-Oto-Renal (BOR) Syndrome
• Cytomegalovirus
• Meniere´s Disease
• Hydrop and Meniere´s Diet Suggestions
• Osteogenesis Imperfecta and Hearing Loss
• Neurofibromatosis and Hearing Loss
• Otosclerosis-Personal: A Personal Perspective
• Tinnitus
• Usher´s Sydrome: Personal Perpesctive

Technology Issues (TTYs, hearing aids, ACDs, etc.)

• Hearing Aids
  • A Hearing Aid Could Change Your Life
  • Frequently Asked Questions About Hearing Aids
  • SHHH Position Paper: Hearing Aids
  • SHHH Position Paper: Telecoils
  • SHHH Position Paper: Group Hearing Aid Orientation Programs
  • Essential Highlights in the History of Hearing Instruments
  • Characteristics of Hearing Aids
  • Glossary for Hearing Aid Users
  • Hearing Aids: Common Problems and Solutions
  • Hearing Aid Costs and Services
  • Are All Hearing Aids the Same?
  • Digital Hearing Aids
  • Digital Technology & Hearing Aids: The Promise & The Reality
  • New Hearing Aid Technology
  • How to Select a Hearing Aid
  • Sound Advice on Purchasing Hearing Aids
  • Mail Order Hearing Aids
  • EMI in Telecoil Hearing Aid Applications
  • Hearing Aids and EMI
  
  
• Assistive Listening Devices
  • Assisitve Listening Systems (ATBCB Tech Document)
  • What are Assistive Listening Devices?
  • Solving Interference Problems Affecting Infrared Assistive Listening Devices
  • SHHH Position Paper: Hearing Assistance Technologies
  • Manufacturers of FM Assistive Listening Systems

• Cochlear Implants
  • SHHH Position Paper: Cochlear Implants

• Captioning
  • Frequently Asked Questions About Captioning
  • Overview of Closed Captioning
  • FCC Report and Order on Captioning: Summary
  • "Captioning Becomes Mandatory - Slowly But Surely"
  • Federal Captioning Mandates: What They Are and What They Mean to You
  • "More and Better Captioning: You Can Make it Happen"
  • Offline (Pre-taped) Captioning
  • Online (Live) Captioning
  • Digitial/Internet/MPEG Captioning
  • Educational Uses of Captioning
  • Closed Captions: An Untapped Resource in Combating Illiteracy
  • Closed Captioned Local News: Getting Started in Your Town
  • Captioning Municipal Government
  • A Guide to Captioning for Municipal Governments
  • "Why Captions Look the Way They Do"
  • "Solving Captioning Problems"
  • How to Hire a Realtime Captioner
  • "Weer Not Bad Spelerz
  • "Murphy was a Captioner"
  • Captioning Equipment
  • Terminology Used in Closed Captioning and Television
  • Captioning Technical Fact Sheets Volume 1: "Captioning - The Essentials
  • Captioning Technical Fact Sheets Volume 2: "The Lowdown on Upgrades - FCC Standards, Digital and PAL Encoding Equipment"
  • Captioning Technical Fact Sheets Volume 3: "Closed Captioning - State of the Art"
  • Captioning Technical Fact Sheets Volume 4: "Translating the Facts - Captioning Around the World"
  • Captioning Technical Fact Sheets Volume 5: "Set-top vs. Built-in Decoders - Remaining Compatible as New Captioning Features are Introduced"
  • Captioning Technical Fact Sheets Volume 6: "Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, REFORMAT"
  • "Technical Stuff"
  • Speech Recognition Technology
  • Closed Captioned Radio
  • Advanced Television Closed Captioning
  • "Captioning the New Frontier"
  • "How to Get a Real-time Captioning Job"

Alcohol and Drug Addiction

• Chemical Dependency Treatment: Specialized Approaches for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Clients
• Barriers to Treatment and Recovery
• Counseling Deaf and Hard of Hearing Persons with Substance Abuse and/or Mental Health Issues: Is Cross Cultural Counseling Possible?
• The Gray Area: Ethics in Providing Clinical Services to Deaf and Hard of Hearing Individuals
• Factors Affecting Sobriety After Treatment: An Outcome Study
• Is There a Substance Abuse Problem Among Deaf and Hard of Hearing Individuals?
• Rehabilitation and Substance Abuse Treatment Working Together to Serve Deaf Clients
• Assessing Substance Abuse Problems with Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students
• Providing Substance Abuse Treatment to Deaf and Hard of Hearing Clients
• Helping Deaf and Hard of Hearing Young People Deal with Alcohol and Other Drugs
• An Analysis of Variables That Impact Treatment Outcomes Of Chemically Dependent Deaf And Hard of Hearing Individuals
• Access to Treatment Services for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Individuals
• Positive Youth Development: Helping Postsecondary Students Deal with Pressures to Use Alcohol and Other Drugs
• Alcohol and Other Drug Use Among Post Secondary Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students