This group of hearing advocates teaches each other and anyone who's interested in learning more about strategies for effective communication and assistive technologies for people with or without hearing aids. Our door is always open to answer hearing related questions. Meets in NSSC's Weber Room.

The Thresholds Deaf Program offers comprehensive community-based services for persons with serious mental illnesses who are deaf or hard of hearing. Staffed by employees fluent in the use of American Sign Language (ASL) who understand the unique cultural needs of the deaf community, the Thresholds Deaf Program provides a full range of specialized services and connects clients to other services, both within Thresholds and elsewhere. Through the Thresholds Deaf Program, clients have access to many services, including:?Psychiatric and medical careHousing options (group homes, supportive apartments, and unstaffed housing located throughout the Chicagoland area)Outreach services (home visits, resource referral, and advocacy)Life skills and social groups

Goodwill Industries of Metropolitan Chicago - Goodwill Workforce Connection Center - Englewood offers comprehensive case management services to individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing. Clients work with a staff that is fluent in American Sign Language (ASL) through individual one-on-one employment counseling, vocational training, job placement, and job coaching to ensure successful employment and job retention.

North Shore Senior Center offers a hearing loss support group to learn more about assertiveness, self-advocacy and new assistive technologies that can help you live life to the fullest with hearing loss. Share your solutions and successes, as well as frustrations with hearing loss with those who "get it."

Works in collaboration with public school settings that have clusters of Deaf/HOH students in grades 6 - 12 using presentations that are conducted in American Sign Language and other diverse learning styles, utilizing the evidence-based curriculum "Too Good For Drugs".

Anixter Center offers therapy and counseling in American Sign Language (ASL) for the Deaf, DeafBlind, and Hard of Hearing communities. They offer help with stress, grief, trauma, and other things that may be troubling you.Therapy is offered either in-person or online via Zoom.