CONNECT SOCIETY - DEAFNESS EDUCATION ADVOCACY & FAMILY SER

EARLY INTERVENTION PROGRAM - A UNIQUE DEVELOPMENTAL PROGRAM SPECIALIZING IN SERVING YOUNG CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES AFFECTED BY HEARINF LOSS PROVIDING INFORMATION AND SUPPORT THROUGH CONSULTATION HOME VISITS AND PLAY GROUPS EARLY CHILDHOOD SERVICES - PROGRAM FOR PRESCHOOL AND KINDERGARTEN CHILDREN WHO ARE DEAF / HARD OF HEARING OR DEAF-PARENTED DESIGNED TO PROMOTE LANGUAGE AND OVERALL DEVELOPMENT. FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICES - OFFERS ASSISTANCE TO FAMILIES WITH A DEAF OR HARD OF HEARING MEMBER TO PROMOTE STRENGTHENED RELATIONSHIPS SAFE AND NUTURING HOME AND SCHOOL ENVIRONMENTS AND ACCESS TO THE RESOURCES FAMILIES NEED. LITERACY - OFFERS ADULT AND FAMILY LITERACY PROGRAMS TO INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE DEAF OR HAVE A CHILD WITH A HEARING LOSS. FAMILY LITERACY PROMOTES EARLY LITERACY AND SOCIAL INTERACTION SKILLS FOR YOUNG CHILDREN AND THEIR PARENTS. ADULT LITERACY SUPPORTS ADULT LEARNERS TO GAIN FOUNDATIONAL SKILLS AND IMPROVE THEIR LITERACY. DEAFBLIND SUPPORT SERVICE PROGRAM - ENTAILS BOTH DEAF AND HEARING SUPPORT SERVICE PROVIDERS (SSPS) WHO SUPPORT DEADBLIND INDIVIDUALS AS WELL AS HARD OF HEARING (OR LATE-DEAFENED) BLIND INDIVIDUALS INDIVIDUALS WITH LOW VISION AND HEARING BY PROVIDING TRANSPORTATION & SUPPORT IN MANY ACTIVITIES TO PROMOTE INDEPENDENCE & EMPOWERMENT COMMUNITY LIVING SUPPORTS SERVICES - PROVIDES SUPPORTS TO DEAF ADULTS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES ASSISTING THEM IN ACCESSING SERVICES AND ENCOURAGING THE DEVELOPMENT OF THEIR SOCIAL AND INDEPENDENT LIVING SKILLS.